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Showing of moratorium book will be key; outlook for earnings in FY21 is weak; ‘Buy’ maintained with TP of Rs 530

The government on Friday announced that a "limited" lockdown, including suspension of inter-state travel, air and train services, will continue to remain in force for another two weeks throughout the country from May 4, but some activities would be allowed after classifying areas into red, orange and green zones.

With the majority of the population asked to stay indoor, power demand across the country tanked over 8% in March and was expected to fall another 32% in April.

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) share price declined 13 per cent to Rs 186.70 apiece on the BSE.

NIIT Technologies share price surged 15% on the stock market after the company posted a strong January-March quarter result on Tuesday.

After witnessing sharp weakness on Monday, Nifty shifted into a mixed trend with range bound action in the last couple of sessions.

On MCX, gold June futures were trading Rs 153 or 0.33 per cent down at Rs 46,008 per 10 grams. Silver July futures were ruling at Rs 43,265 per kg, up Rs 142 or 0.33 per cent.

The National Stock Exchange’s subsidiary NSE IFSC and the Bombay Stock Exchange’s India INX on Friday launched trading in the Indian Rupee-US Dollar Futures & Options contact.

There’s absence of catalysts to narrow holdco and conglomerate discount that has risen of late; ‘Hold’ retained with TP of Rs 550.

The lockdown has stalled the rollout of the latest handsets. On the brighter side, popular brands will witness pent-up demand once the lockdown is lifted. Here are some of the smartphones slated to hit the market soon.

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Ashok Leyland, flagship company of the Hinduja group, on Monday announced a slew of initiatives to manufacture and distribute ventilators.

The department of telecommunications (DoT) is understood to have turned down the offer of Vodafone Idea to furnish a corporate guarantee instead of a bank guarantee to cover its deferred spectrum installment for the current fiscal.

Consumer goods major Marico posted a 3% year-on-year (y-o-y) decline in net profit to Rs 204 crore for the quarter ended March 31, while the revenue from operations, at Rs 1,496 crore, declined 7% y-o-y.

With an eye at coronavirus as an opportunity, to put its idle plants to work, state-run Bhel has offered its manufacturing facilities to be used by global manufacturing firms looking to shift base.

Nearly 60% employees of GoAir’s will be put on “temporary leave without pay”, the airline’s promoters Nusli and Jeh Wadia in a joint letter informed employees.

Wipro has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Maharashtra government under which it will repurpose one of its information technology campuses at Hinjewadi in Pune to a 450-bed intermediary care Covid-19 hospital in four weeks and hand it over to the state government by May 30.

Over 200 companies in Pune’s industrial belt of Chakan, Talegaon, Kurkumb, Baramati and Ranjangaon have resumed operations after restrictions were eased on Monday, even as the lockdown continues.

Despite the Gujarat government’s order to pay salaries to workers during lockdown period, lakhs of diamond artisans in Surat have not been paid their wages by their employers, said Diamond Workers Union – Gujarat.

Hobbled by a shortage of workers, companies are finding it hard to resume operations at an optimal scale and with migrants moving back home, it could be a while before factories hum with activity.

With BSNL facing hurdles in its 4G tender for deployment of 50,000 new sites, the state-run firm has decided to upgrade existing 2G/3G sites, so that 4G services can be offered to customers in the coming four-six months.

The Rs 75,000-crore paper industry, which has resumed production after relaxations were issued effective from April 15, may have a negative growth in the first quarter of this fiscal as demand lost in this lockdown cannot be compensated entirely.

Suvarna Jagtap, chairperson, Lasalgaon Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC), told FE that three cases of coronavirus were reported at Lasalgaon at a distance of 3 km from the main market yard.

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The telcos have also said the government should direct video streaming platforms  to offer only standard definition (SD) and not high definition (HD) content for the time being so as not to choke the bandwidth.  

Existing contracts will need careful analysis and strategies for renegotiation if needed.

As IBM Watson has been able to achieve some scale, the company believes that by putting the NLP technology in commercial use it will be able to expand its capabilities much further.

Mindshare and GroupM have implemented their own tools that are better than the industry standards, and we use our own competitive advantage to give our clients better insights than they could get through an industry model.

At present, people are choosing to access cash through the BC channel rather than going to branches where they will come in contact with other people or to ATMs which are not being sanitised.

While DronaMaps is helping map Covid-19 patients in Haryana and other states, Blinkin has provided remote tech support for installing air ventilation systems in two Wuhan hospitals

App Annie’s latest report highlights that Zoom is the most downloaded app on iOS amongst all users. But it has also put focus on privacy and security.

Passenger traffic for carriers is expected to register de-growth of 20-25% in FY21, CARE Ratings has said.

After a fiscal that saw the pace of work slowing down, a first for the NDA govt, FY21 is likely to be impacted by Covid-19 and its aftermath.

Going forward, price trends would be a function of demand. Both domestic and exports demand will be key determining factors affecting price trends.

IIL is already working with Griffith University for conducting R&D of Zika virus vaccine which is currently at pre-clinical toxicology testing stage.

Trai on March 29 had asked all the telecom operators to extend the validity of talk-time of their pre-paid subscribers so that they continue to get uninterrupted services.

This is the most crucial time to leverage the power of exponential technologies, especially cloud. Any organisation that is still in two-minds about moving to the cloud; needs to embark on a cloud adoption process immediately.

OTT platforms do have a buffer in their libraries but delayed production schedules will hit revenues.

Sectors such as healthcare, pharmaceuticals, grocery and warehouses would call for additional talent with new skill-sets.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has allowed resuming operations in the gardens of Darjeeling, Doars and Terai with a workforce of 25%.

Startups must maintain their financial health by conserving cash, cutting down on costs and renegotiating their existing contracts.

Easing financial burden, preventing project failures and protecting jobs are a must if sector’s to preserve its health.

Google Meet deploys a range of counter-abuse protection features, ensuring the safety of meetings.

Nafed, a canalizing agency for the GoI, and Alimenta had entered into a contract for supply of 5,000 tonne Indian groundnut during1979-80.

The Cellular Operators Association of India had said that the operators had incurred a cost of Rs 600 crore by such extension.

The official also said as the social distancing norms will remain in effect in near future, it has to start conducting its discussions and other work online.

The Nokia 5310 remixes classic design with a slick new feel and battery that’s built to last, keeping you connected day after day.

Under the scheme, Strides shareholders will get 1 share of SSL for every 6 shares of Strides while Sequent shareholders will get 1 share of SSL for 25 shares of Sequent.

Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) recently announced a set of guidelines that will help celebrities to perform due diligence on a product or brand they wish to endorse.