business and finance

AMC stocks turn vulnerable as SIP closure rises to 70% in March

Equity funds account for 42 per cent and 52 per cent of AUMs for HDFC AMC and Nippon AMC, respectively




business and finance

Coronavirus spoils the show for media and entertainment business

The industry is at the cusp of a transformation, according to an EY report that came out in the early weeks of the Covid-19 onslaught




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Companies shift focus on reskilling workforce for post-Covid world

With job losses and redundancies looming large, firms have taken to the idea of reskilling their workforce with gusto




business and finance

Covid-19 impact: Demand, pricing pressures to weigh on Coal India

Costs unlikely to fall; does not bode well for earnings




business and finance

Commodity picks: 27 April, 2020

For the week ahead, the price of cotton seed oil cake could head towards Rs 1,990 per quintal




business and finance

Statsguru: Why crude oil went berserk last week and is it just a blip?

Oil traded at a negative price on a one-month West Texas Intermediate futures contract, but it didn't for successive months' futures contracts




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Retail unsecured loans, cross-selling may decline post moratorium

Lenders say the larger challenge is to communicate to borrowers the difference between moratorium and waiver




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Statsguru: Key indicators point to grim economic outlook amid lockdown

PMI's services did contract, with trade, hospitality coming to a grinding halt, though the pace of fall in the index was not as steep as that of the core sector




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Hindustan Unilever ends 1% lower after GSK sells stake in open market deal

According to the term sheet, an over 133 million shares - 5.7 per cent of the total equity shares - are being offered in the range of Rs 1,850-1,950 to investors through a special block window.




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YES Bank logs Rs 2,629 cr net profit in Q4 on one-time gain; stk jumps 20%

The earnings were better than what most of the analysts had expected. Kotak Securities, for instance, estimated the private lender to log net loss at Rs 4,404.4 crore in the quarter under review




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Varun Beverages extends fall, slips 7% on weak volume growth in March qtr

Organic volumes for the company got severely impacted in the last 10 days of March due to the spread of Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdown restrictions, the company said.




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AU Small Finance hits new low, slips 14% in 4 days post March qtr results

Analysts believe the bank will be unable to maintain high AUM growth and will likely see a sharp rise in credit cost & deterioration in incremental deposit mix, amid the current lockdown




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Paint stocks trade weak on concern of demand destruction in near term

Asian Paints, Berger Paints India, Kansai Nerolac Paints and Akzo Nobel India slipped in the range of 2 per cent and 5 per cent on the BSE.




business and finance

Unacademy data hacked, names and passwords put on sale: Security firm

Unacademy says its internal investigation had found e-mail data of around 11 million users was compromised.




business and finance

Industry in Ahmedabad face first day jitters of complete lockdown

The first day impact has been more on the pharma especially in the wake of 26 workers at Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd.'s facility in Ahmedabad testing positive for COVID-19




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HCL provides protective equipment to healthcare workers in Coimbatore

HCL has provided 7,000 PPE kits complying to the SITRA and HLL specifications, 20,000 three-ply masks, 55 liters of sanitizer and two hands-free wash basins to the district administration.




business and finance

Beauty takes back seat as essential items become priority amid lockdown

Beauty products segment witnesses 0.8% decline in March, says Nielsen




business and finance

PPEs, work-life balance the new normal as pharma salesforce hits the field

GSK leads the charge with staggered return-to-work, others plans yoga sessions and health care webinars for salesperson's family




business and finance

NCLT orders insolvency procedure for Eason Reyrolle on SBI, Canara plea

The banks together claimed over Rs 230 crore from the company, along with interest and other charges




business and finance

Creative exchange between Dutch and Indian artists in the age of Rembrandt

The Mughals had expanded their rule over much of the subcontinent, while the Dutch arrived to set up the Dutch East India Company




business and finance

Adani Ports raises Rs 125 crore through non-convertible debentures

Adani Ports arm has raised Rs 125 crore today by allotment of 1,250 rated, listed, secured, redeemable, non-convertible debentures (NCDs) of the face value of Rs 10,00,000 each




business and finance

Amul clocks 17% uptick in FY20 sales at Rs 38,550 cr in tepid dairy market

GCMMF has been achieving a CAGR of more than 17 per cent since last 10 years on the back of higher milk procurement




business and finance

HDFC Bank's advances rise 21% in March quarter; deposits go up 24%

The deposit base of the private sector lender stood at Rs 11.46 trillion in Q4FY20 compared to Rs 9.23 trillion in the same period last year




business and finance

Wipro to kick-start IT earnings season on April 15 with Q4 results

TCS will hold its board meet the next day (April 16) for approval of its financial statements




business and finance

Wipro posts 6.3% YoY fall in Q4 profit; skips revenue guidance for Q1FY21

Revenue from operations stood at Rs 15,711 crore, up 4.69 per cent against Rs 15,006.3 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal.




business and finance

Private Banks' Q4 nos may not reflect full extent of Covid-19 hit: Analysts

Among large banks, the brokerage sees ICICI Bank's PAT declining 49 per cent QoQ to Rs 2,100 crore in Q4FY20, followed by a 68 per cent sequential decline in Axis Bank's PAT at Rs 564.6 crore.




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HDFC Banks' PBT rises 2.5% to Rs 9,174 crore; makes higher provisions

It had reported a pre-tax profit of Rs 8,954.38 crore in the same period last financial year (Q4FY19).




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Infosys Q4 net up 6.3% at Rs 4,321 cr, suspends FY21 guidance

Company abstains from giving annual revenue projections owing to COVID-19 uncertainties, appoints new board member




business and finance

ACC reports drop of nearly 7% in Q1 consolidated net profit at Rs 323 cr

The company, which follows January-December financial year, had posted a profit of Rs 346.02 crore in the same quarter a year ago, ACC said in a BSE filing




business and finance

Hyundai's profit slumps 44%, its lowest first-quarter level in a decade

Net profit for January-March was $376 million, far below than expectations




business and finance

American Express quarterly profit plunges 76% on $1.7 bn reserve build

Shares of the company were up nearly 2%, as it kept a tight lid on costs to weather the impact of the pandemic on its business




business and finance

Mindtree Q4 FY20 net profit up 3.9% to Rs 206.2 cr, sees dip in demand

Mindtree posted a net profit of Rs 198.4 crore in the same period last year




business and finance

IndusInd Bank Q4 preview: Profit may dip 95% QoQ on exposure to telecom cos

According to analysts at ICICI Securities, the Rs 8,800 crore-exposure to the telecom sector may cast shadow over the bank's asset quality.




business and finance

Axis Bank to report Q4 earnings today; here's what analysts expect

Analysts at MOFSL believe the Mumbai-based bank's credit cost may stay elevated led by higher slippages. Besides, asset quality could witness some pressure along with modest loan growth.




business and finance

IndusInd Bank's Q4 profit slumps 77% QoQ to Rs 302 cr, provisions jump 2x

To cushion against the uncertainties arising due to the outbreak of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the bank has provided for Rs 260 crore under the provisions and contigencies segment




business and finance

Adani Power Q4 pre-tax loss widens to Rs 1652.6 cr due to high expenses

The company's total income fell to Rs 6,327.57 crore in the quarter from Rs 8,077.89 crore in the year-ago period




business and finance

Axis Bank reports net loss of Rs 1,388 cr in Q4FY20; NII at Rs 6,808 cr

The private lender's net interest income (NII) came in at Rs 6,808 crore for the period under review




business and finance

Axis Bank reports Rs 1,878-crore pre-tax loss in Q4 on Covid-19 provisions

the bank reported a 17 per cent increase in its operating profit at Rs 5,851 crore in the March quarter




business and finance

HUL Q4 consolidated net profit slips 3.56% YoY to Rs 1,515 crore

"COVID-19 is perhaps the biggest challenge for us both from the lens of sustaining lives as well as livelihoods," said Sanjiv Mehta, Chairman and Managing Director.




business and finance

RIL consolidated Q4 PAT at Rs 6,348 cr; announces Rs 53,125 cr rights issue

Revenue from operations stood at Rs 139,283 crore, down 2.30 per cent from Rs 142,565 crore in the year-ago period.




business and finance

RIL's Q4 PBT falls 33% to Rs 9,223 cr due to pressure in petrochemicals biz

The company looks to raise Rs 53,125 crore through this rights issue, which will be the first by RIL in three decades




business and finance

Tech Mahindra Q4 net falls 29%; recommends final dividend of Rs 5/share

The Pune-headquartered company reported Rs 804 crore in consolidated net profit for the March quarter (Q4FY20), a decline of 29.1 per cent on year-on-year (YoY) basis




business and finance

ICICI Lombard's pre-tax profit up 7% in Q4 on improved loss ratio

Underwriting losses narrowed down to Rs 29.42 crore in Q4FY20, from Rs 49.70 crore a year ago




business and finance

Adani Green Q4 PBT at Rs 69 cr, firm says Covid-19 impact not significant

Lower expenses drive profit number; firm had incurred a loss in the same period a year ago




business and finance

SBI Life reports 8% growth in pre-tax profit for Q4FY20; margin improves

The net profit of the insurer jumped 16 per cent to Rs 531 crore in Q4FY20 from Rs 458 crore because of lower tax provision




business and finance

HCL Technologies Q4 preview: EBIT margin may drop; watch for deal pipeline

Emkay Global Financial Services expects net sales (revenue) to rise 2.3 per cent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) and 16 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 18,552.7 crore




business and finance

HCL Tech Q4 net up 22.8% yoy at Rs 3,154 crore; announces dividend of Rs 2

Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) stood at Rs 3,881 crore while EBIT margin came in at 20.9 per cent.




business and finance

PFC continues to fund non-performing coal assets despite mounting NPAs

PFC and REC have lent extensively to coal-fired power projects, with Rs 3.43 trillion, or 54% of their total loan books exposed to thermal power




business and finance

Newsmaker: Manoj Sinha

Sinha will have to strike a balance between the regulator (TRAI) and the industry on all issues from net neutrality to call drops




business and finance

Govt appoints Ajay Bhushan Pandey UIDAI CEO

He has been involved with the UIDAI established under the Aadhaar Act and implementation of Aadhaar since September 2010