IndusInd Bank remains financially stable, with strong capital adequacy (16.46%) and liquidity ratios (LCR of 113%), as confirmed by the RBI. Infosys’ subsidiary, Infosys McCamish, reached a settlement agreement in the US for $17.5 million to resolve six class action lawsuits related to a cyber incident. Brigade Enterprises launched its new residential project, Brigade Eternia, in Yelahanka, Bengaluru, with an estimated revenue potential of ₹2,700 crore, along with a premium project in Devanahalli. Zydus Lifesciences successfully completed a USFDA inspection at its Ankleshwar facility with zero observations, affirming its adherence to regulatory standards. Shilpa Medicare’s subsidiary also passed a USFDA inspection at its Raichur facility with no observations, marking its second consecutive clean inspection.
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A steep valuation and an industry slowdown were the biggest reasons for downgrades.
“Our downgrade of India is tactical and largely based on higher oil prices. Oil hurts the current account and adds indefinite pressure besides increasing sensitivity to US Fed rate hikes,” Credit Suisse said.
The action comes after Moody's placed Russia and Ukraine's ratings on review for downgrade on February 25.
The complete disregard to the downgrade by the market is a reflection of how much behind the curve rating agencies are
Experts are of the view that Moody’s downgrade is unlikely to take the Nifty to a new low because the market seems to be climbing a wall of worries on the back of strong liquidity
The problem is partly its creation and the other half is the government’s
On the earnings front, Morgan Stanley thinks that the market is underpricing the risk that companies presented lower full-year guidance
DHFL has Rs 850 crore of outstanding commercial papers of which Rs 750 crore is due in June 2019. The first CP maturity is on June 7, 2019
Reliance Mutual Fund had the highest exposure worth Rs 1,749.76 crore, followed by Franklin Templeton, which held around Rs 960.47 crore in ADAG debt papers as on March-end
Top mutual funds like Reliance Mutual Fund, HDFC Mutual Fund, Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund have exposure to IDBI Bank’s perpetual bond (AT-1)
Brokerage house cites counter offers to Reliance Jio’s plans could hurt ARPUs going forward. Lowers revenue estimates by 10 percent for FY18-19, while EBITDA could be hit by 17-19 percent.
S&P Global Inc said in a report that it could cut its rating of Toshiba Corp credit by several notches should the Japanese firm receive financial support that includes debt restructuring, sending Toshiba stock down 9 percent.
Rating agencies had gone into a downgrading overdrive in December, the month after the government decided to do away with 86 percent of the currency in circulation.
Brokerage house Bank of America Merrill Lynch too is bearish on the stock and has retained its ‘underperform‘ rating on the stock, citing pressure on core revenues
Geoff Lewis, Senior Strategist, Manulife Asset Management, tells CNBC-TV18, there could be a knee-jerk reaction in global markets to the GDP growth downgrade. However, the impact is likely to be limited because Japan has not contributed to the global economy for some time now.
"The pain is still not over. Even in FY17, we will see pressure in credit quality especially due to the weakness in the infrastructure and metals sectors," the domestic credit rating agency's senior director Somasekhar Vemuri told reporters on a conference call.
Dubai, Mar 5 (AFP) Moody's has lowered the credit ratings of Oman and Bahrain and placed the remaining Gulf oil exporters on review for downgrade, saying low crude prices have weakened their economies.
Fiscal year 2017 earnings-per-share (EPS) expectations for the Nifty 50 index have witnessed 21 percent downgrade, if analyst forecasts on average are taken into consideration. This is the sharpest downgrade that EPS expectations have witnessed since the Lehman crisis.
The key risks to Indian equities are more from global events than domestic ones, says Prasad. A slowing global economy, unco-ordinated monetary policy actions by central banks and the Chinese currency are the big worries he says.
Across India there has been correction in prices in the west, central, eastern and northern markets and demand to is feeble. So, Q3 will see a 2-3 percent decline in prices, says Mihir Jhaveri of Religare Capital Markets.
CNBC-TV18 consultant Udayan Mukherjee believes it is a tough task to stay positive in the current market, given the slew of weak corporate earnings in the past few days.
Singapore-based Amtek Global Technologies Pte Ltd 's long-term corporate credit ratings has been cut to 'CCC+' from 'B+', indicating increased credit risks.
The Dilip Shanghvi-run company said yesterday its revenue in fiscal 2016 would be flat at best as it incurs further one-time costs to fix manufacturing problems at Ranbaxy Laboratories, which it bought last year.