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HFT Scan: Atul Auto and Geojit Financial Services in focus

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HFT Scan: Atul Auto and Geojit Financial Services in focus

Geojit Financial Services touched a 52-week high on May 2.

Dabur India to expand gross margin with price hikes, but won’t hit recent highs, says CEO

BUSINESS

Dabur India to expand gross margin with price hikes, but won’t hit recent highs, says CEO

The management guided a mid-to-high single-digit volume growth going ahead. The company has also budgeted a 3 percent price increase, limited to a few parts of the portfolio.

Hike in surrender value could drag insurers' profitability, say experts

BUSINESS

Hike in surrender value could drag insurers' profitability, say experts

If IRDAI considers increasing the surrender value, it will likely impact insurance companies's profitability as well as policyholder’s behaviour, analysts said.

More investors now buying PMS products directly, avoid distributors

BUSINESS

More investors now buying PMS products directly, avoid distributors

Growing awareness of PMS products and the rise of family offices, which have the resources to analyse the performance of various PMS products, are the key factors driving this trend, they say.

PSU bank stocks at all-time high as quality banks face setbacks. Will the rally continue?

BUSINESS

PSU bank stocks at all-time high as quality banks face setbacks. Will the rally continue?

Compared to historical averages, PSU banks are beginning to look expensive. Traditionally, PSU books used to quote at less than one time (stock) price to book value. Most of them are now quoting at more than one time the book value.

Hindustan Unilever drops 'health' label from Horlicks, calls it 'functional nutritional drink'

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Hindustan Unilever drops 'health' label from Horlicks, calls it 'functional nutritional drink'

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights recently had said that there is no definition for 'health drinks' under the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006.

Hindustan Unilever eyes modest margin improvement on better product mix, will invest in 6 growth areas

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Hindustan Unilever eyes modest margin improvement on better product mix, will invest in 6 growth areas

The FMCG bellwether is eyeing to clock a double-digit earnings per share (EPS) growth going ahead said chief financial officer Ritesh Tiwari

Urban markets, premium products continue to drive FMCG growth even as rural demand seeing recovery: HUL

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Urban markets, premium products continue to drive FMCG growth even as rural demand seeing recovery: HUL

Commenting on the outlook for the FMCG sector, the HUL management said that it sees FMCG demand to continue improving gradually.

Nestle India Q1 preview: Strong revenue, profit growth expected on price hikes

BUSINESS

Nestle India Q1 preview: Strong revenue, profit growth expected on price hikes

Nestle India is expected to post a volume growth of 5.3 percent and a pricing growth of 3 percent YoY in the January-March quarter YoY, as per Kotak Institutional Equities.

Tata Consumer tea market share declines; CEO waits for rivals to release numbers

BUSINESS

Tata Consumer tea market share declines; CEO waits for rivals to release numbers

Tata Consumers' moving annual total (MAT) market share for tea has decreased by 30 basis points in volume and 50 basis points in value over the past year.

Tata Elxsi rides high on OEMs' software development spend

BUSINESS

Tata Elxsi rides high on OEMs' software development spend

The company's revenue from operations increased 8.1 percent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 905 crore in Q4FY24.

Sudden surge in FinNifty put options raise alarms, premiums spike up to 20x in a minute

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Sudden surge in FinNifty put options raise alarms, premiums spike up to 20x in a minute

Technical analysts told Moneycontrol that the sudden spike in FinNifty put option prices could be the result of big algo trades executed for stop-loss hunting by HFT players.

Top 5 AIFs in March: Quest Investment Managers, Sundaram Alternate Assets take first 2 slots

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Top 5 AIFs in March: Quest Investment Managers, Sundaram Alternate Assets take first 2 slots

The top five, Category III Alternative Investment Funds have given between returns between 2-4 percent in March.

TCS Q4 results, record order book gives revenue visibility for near term: Experts

BUSINESS

TCS Q4 results, record order book gives revenue visibility for near term: Experts

Experts also said the worst is behind for the company reeling under the IT sector slowdown, marked by slow discretionary spending in the US

More non-residents preferring AIFs over PMS, say industry people

BUSINESS

More non-residents preferring AIFs over PMS, say industry people

A stable rupee, and the consistent outperformance of Indian equities over other markets are among the key reasons drawing NRIs to India’s stock market.

Top 5 PMS in March: These portfolios gained the most, Pace Financial takes first 3 spots

BUSINESS

Top 5 PMS in March: These portfolios gained the most, Pace Financial takes first 3 spots

Pace Financial's Tresor Flexi, Tresor Prive, Tresor Sustainer, NAFA Clean Tech portfolio, and Samvitti Capital's Long-term Growth portfolios were the top five PMS schemes that gave the best returns in March

Hot US inflation kills hopes of rate cut in June, may halt India share market rally

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Hot US inflation kills hopes of rate cut in June, may halt India share market rally

The core US inflation too remained hot, coming in at 0.4 percent month-on-month, and at 3.8 percent year-on-year.

HFT Scan: Exide Industries and Indiabulls Real Estate in focus of algo traders

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HFT Scan: Exide Industries and Indiabulls Real Estate in focus of algo traders

Exide Industries and Indiabulls Real Estate touched a 52-week high.

Four investment bets from a fund manager who delivered 93% return over the past year

BUSINESS

Four investment bets from a fund manager who delivered 93% return over the past year

Siddharth Oberoi of Prudent Equity AIF talks about his investment strategy as stocks hit record high

AIFs seek capping of NBFC investments into funds at 10% of corpus

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AIFs seek capping of NBFC investments into funds at 10% of corpus

The ask comes on account of concerns relating to independence with respect to investment decision making in certain AIFs which has high share of their corpus from NBFCs.

Dalal Street Week Ahead | US, India inflation, FOMC minutes, Q4 earnings among 10 key things to watch for

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Dalal Street Week Ahead | US, India inflation, FOMC minutes, Q4 earnings among 10 key things to watch for

Buoyancy of the broad market indicates the strength will continue in the short-term. Meanwhile, robust US economic data has cast doubts on the Fed rate cut in June that the market was expecting.

After 'globally feted' blockchain platform for bonds, NSDL launches similar product for loans

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After 'globally feted' blockchain platform for bonds, NSDL launches similar product for loans

In an exclusive interaction with Moneycontrol, the depository's CEO Padmaja Chunduru explained what the main advantage of this platform would be

Corporate governance guidelines for family businesses soon: Sanjiv Bajaj

BUSINESS

Corporate governance guidelines for family businesses soon: Sanjiv Bajaj

The CMD of Bajaj Finserv was speaking at the industry body's annual summit for corporate governance

HFT Scan: Hi-Tech Gears, One Life Capital Advisors in focus

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HFT Scan: Hi-Tech Gears, One Life Capital Advisors in focus

Hi-Tech Gears and One Life Capital Advisors closed higher on March 22

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