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Roadshows lined up, promoters to sell 6% in Patanjali Foods by June-end: Baba Ramdev

BUSINESS

Roadshows lined up, promoters to sell 6% in Patanjali Foods by June-end: Baba Ramdev

The company had assured compliance after the exchanges had frozen promotors shares in March for not meeting minimum public shareholding of 25 percent

Daily Voice | Rate cuts will happen later than when markets are expecting, says this fund manager

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Daily Voice | Rate cuts will happen later than when markets are expecting, says this fund manager

Private sector banks have an unfettered ability to take larger market share of both loans and deposits, according to Rahul Bhuskute of Bharti AXA Life Insurance

HUL annual report: No salary jump for Sanjiv Mehta, 19 brands in Rs 1,000 crore club and more

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HUL annual report: No salary jump for Sanjiv Mehta, 19 brands in Rs 1,000 crore club and more

In a high inflationary environment, HUL’s consumers prioritised essentials over discretionary spending, HUL said in its annual report

Dalal Street This Week: Here are the top 10 factors that will keep D-Street buzzing

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Dalal Street This Week: Here are the top 10 factors that will keep D-Street buzzing

The 10-year bond yields and the rupee level will be key to watch out for as the talks gather pace. Experts expect a range of 82.20 and 83.20 on the USDINR spot

Why Jubilant Foodworks is better off without a bite of Burger King

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Why Jubilant Foodworks is better off without a bite of Burger King

Whoever acquires the Everstone stake will have to get Burger King India’s positioning, pricing and menu right

ITC Q4 preview | Net profit to grow 14%, cigarette volume growth pegged at 13%

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ITC Q4 preview | Net profit to grow 14%, cigarette volume growth pegged at 13%

Apart from cigarettes, FMCG and hotels businesses are also set to fire. Brokerages expect 15 percent revenue growth for FMCG and 72 percent for hotels on a low Omicron-impacted base

Buying spree: Zomato, Nykaa among top mutual fund additions in April

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Buying spree: Zomato, Nykaa among top mutual fund additions in April

The ‘adjusted profitability’ story seems to be making fund managers positive on some new-age stocks. Paytm reported its first-ever adjusted EBITDA profitability in December 2022 and Zomato (ex- Blinkit) turned adjusted EBITDA positive in January 2023

Daily Voice | This fund manager is bullish on SRF, SKF, PI Industries. Find out why

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Daily Voice | This fund manager is bullish on SRF, SKF, PI Industries. Find out why

PSU banks, capital goods, utilities and power stocks – these are the core economic related stocks that are likely to do much better going ahead

Mirror, mirror on the wall, does the Nifty @ 18,300 have it all?

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Mirror, mirror on the wall, does the Nifty @ 18,300 have it all?

With Fed rates perceived to be peaking, risk-on trade is back. India is looking well poised to take a fair share of the foreign money that is flowing back to emerging markets

Asian Paints down even after a robust Q4. Here's what brokerages have to say

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Asian Paints down even after a robust Q4. Here's what brokerages have to say

Brokerages have taken a mixed view of Asian Paints' Q4 numbers. Macquarie has an 'outperform' call, while Morgan Stanley has an 'underweight' rating on the stock

Godrej Consumer Products gains on Q4 numbers, analysts say turnaround story is fully underway

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Godrej Consumer Products gains on Q4 numbers, analysts say turnaround story is fully underway

For FY24, the company expects to maintain volume growth momentum. The management is targeting high single-digit volume growth for the fiscal and 25 percent margins in the recently acquired Park Avenue

Novelis Q4 profit decline disappoints Hindalco investors but brokerages retain Buy

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Novelis Q4 profit decline disappoints Hindalco investors but brokerages retain Buy

At a valuation of ~5.4 times of FY24 EV/EBITDA, analysts believe the stock is attractively priced

Asian Paints Q4 Preview | Revenue to grow 10%, margins to expand on falling input costs

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Asian Paints Q4 Preview | Revenue to grow 10%, margins to expand on falling input costs

The company is scheduled to announce its Q4 results during market hours on May 11

Cheaper pizzas, burgers! Zomato starves in trade as ONDC poses a threat

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Cheaper pizzas, burgers! Zomato starves in trade as ONDC poses a threat

With ONDC, the government hopes to increase e-commerce penetration in the country to 25 percent in the next two years

Analyst call tracker | IT stocks cement position in ‘Maximum Pessimism’ list after weak Q4 show; Adani shines on optimism score

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Analyst call tracker | IT stocks cement position in ‘Maximum Pessimism’ list after weak Q4 show; Adani shines on optimism score

While analysts are bearish on two-wheeler firms on rural uncertainty, they remain most optimistic on financial companies’ stocks

Dalal Street This Week: 10 key factors that will keep traders busy

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Dalal Street This Week: 10 key factors that will keep traders busy

As we enter the fifth week of earnings season, over 300 companies are set to announce their quarterly numbers in the week ended May 14.

Merged HDFC entity could see $200 million outflow after MSCI tweak

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Merged HDFC entity could see $200 million outflow after MSCI tweak

At present, HDFC's weight is 6.74 percent in MSCI India Index but preliminary calculations indicate that the merged entity will likely have a lower weight of about 6.5 percent

Britannia may sweeten Q4 topline with 13% growth, led by price hikes, market share gains

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Britannia may sweeten Q4 topline with 13% growth, led by price hikes, market share gains

However, net profit is expected to decline over 46 percent from last quarter, which included a one-time gain from stake sale in dairy subsidiary.

Inflation, gold price to keep demands volatile, but we'll have 40 more Tanishq outlets: Ajoy Chawla of Titan

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Inflation, gold price to keep demands volatile, but we'll have 40 more Tanishq outlets: Ajoy Chawla of Titan

In the jewellery division, Titan reported 19 percent same-store sales growth and 10-11 percent buyer growth per store

FOMC meet throws up correlation in Indian and US markets in times of rate hikes

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FOMC meet throws up correlation in Indian and US markets in times of rate hikes

Analysts believe that the much- anticipated 25 basis point Fed hike this time will have minimal impact on the strength of Indian markets

Titan to clock 50% spike in Q4 net profit aided by shift in wedding season

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Titan to clock 50% spike in Q4 net profit aided by shift in wedding season

A poll of brokerages has pegged Titan's EBITDA margin at 11.6 percent, improving from 10.7 percent in the year-ago period

Taking Stock: Market momentum continues; Sensex up 242 points, Nifty nears 18,150

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Taking Stock: Market momentum continues; Sensex up 242 points, Nifty nears 18,150

ONGC, Tech Mahindra, HDFC Life, Hindalco and Maruti Suzuki were the top stock gainers on the Nifty, while Hero Motocorp, Sun Pharma, UltraTech Cement, Bharti Airtel and Tata Motors lost the most

Know Your Stock | What makes CCL Products second most held small-cap consumer stock among MFs

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Know Your Stock | What makes CCL Products second most held small-cap consumer stock among MFs

The company’s strength lies in creating various blends of freeze-dried coffee and spray-dried coffee to meet its clients’ needs. It offers over 250 customised blends for clients across 90 countries

Shankar Sharma's 4 AM strategy, Brightcom blueprint and lessons learnt from bad bets

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Shankar Sharma's 4 AM strategy, Brightcom blueprint and lessons learnt from bad bets

While explaining this strategy, Sharma has a word of caution and a piece of advice – this strategy is not for everyone and position sizing is key here. He also outlines the criteria for selecting what he calls 4 AM stocks.

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