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  • OECD lowers India’s FY26 growth forecast to 6.3% as tariffs dent global economy

    OECD lowers India’s FY26 growth forecast to 6.3% as tariffs dent global economy

    On the inflation front, OECD was more optimistic projecting 4.1 percent inflation in FY26 and 4 percent the following year

  • L&T confident of meeting FY25 order inflow guidance, says CFO; prospective order pipeline fall to Rs 5.5 lakh crore

    L&T confident of meeting FY25 order inflow guidance, says CFO; prospective order pipeline fall to Rs 5.5 lakh crore

    R Shankar Raman added that he does not expect any major tax related announcement as part of the Budget for 2025-26.

  • L&T Q3 results: Net profit rises 14% to Rs 3,359 crore, but misses estimates as EBITDA margins fall

    L&T Q3 results: Net profit rises 14% to Rs 3,359 crore, but misses estimates as EBITDA margins fall

    L&T's topline and bottomline line missed street expectations as its operating margins or Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) margins contracted 70 basis points on year to 9.7%. The company's operating margins fell mainly due to a 50% jump in cost of raw materials and components consumed and a 16% rise in construction materials consumed seen during the quarter.

  • Jubilant Food stock hits 3-year high; brokerages optimistic about margin recovery in near-term

    Jubilant Food stock hits 3-year high; brokerages optimistic about margin recovery in near-term

    While Jefferies maintains a bullish stance with a Rs 1,000 target price, Kotak Securities expresses concerns about expensive valuation; HDFC Bank maintains a more cautious outlook with a Rs 690 target price

  • Nifty may find it 'challenging' to deliver double-digit returns in 2025, Prime Securities sees moderation

    Nifty may find it 'challenging' to deliver double-digit returns in 2025, Prime Securities sees moderation

    Benchmark indices on Dalal Street could see some moderation in returns and wealth creation may shift to a more bottom up, stock specific approach, according to Prime Securities' capital market outlook for 2025. It sees consumption, IT products and infrastructure among key themes.

  • India’s economy to grow a tad faster in FY26 at 6.6%: Ind-Ra

    India’s economy to grow a tad faster in FY26 at 6.6%: Ind-Ra

    Ind-Ra believes India is facing monetary, fiscal and external tightening. While it expects monetary conditions to ease now, the fiscal and external tightening is expected to continue in FY26 as well

  • India's growth to average 6.8% over next three years on strong investment and infra spend: OECD

    India's growth to average 6.8% over next three years on strong investment and infra spend: OECD

    The organisation revised India’s FY26 growth forecast to 6.9 percent, up from the 6.8 percent projected in the September outlook.

  • Business confidence at a two-quarter high in Q2: CII Index

    Business confidence at a two-quarter high in Q2: CII Index

    Around 80 percent of the respondents expect inflation to stay below 5 percent for the current fiscal

  • Fitch affirms India’s rating at 'BBB-' with a stable outlook

    Fitch affirms India’s rating at 'BBB-' with a stable outlook

    Fitch expects Indian economy to expand 7.2 percent in FY25 and projects inflation to cool down to 4.6 percent for the year

  • What will be Economic Survey’s outlook on growth?

    What will be Economic Survey’s outlook on growth?

    IMF recently revised India’s growth forecast to 7 percent from 6.8 percent projected earlier

  • Larsen & Toubro Q4 results: Here are the key highlights

    Larsen & Toubro Q4 results: Here are the key highlights

    L&T said that geopolitical tensions, volatility in international financial markets, geoeconomic fragmentation, continuing sea route trade disruptions, and extreme weather events, pose risks to the outlook for 2024-25.

  • UltraTech says cement demand will continue to be robust

    UltraTech says cement demand will continue to be robust

    UltraTech's domestic sales grew 11%, with capacity utilisation of 98% in the fourth quarter of FY24

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

    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

  • Mahanagar Gas expects to spend Rs 950 crore in FY25: MD Ashu Shinghal

    Mahanagar Gas expects to spend Rs 950 crore in FY25: MD Ashu Shinghal

    The company reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 317.18 crore for the December 2023 quarter, up 84 percent from a year earlier on lower costs.

  • Chart of the Day: Capgemini, EPAM results point to weak H1 2024 for IT services

    Chart of the Day: Capgemini, EPAM results point to weak H1 2024 for IT services

    While EPAM expects revenue to decline in January-March, Capgemini projected a slower revenue growth in 2024 vis-a-vis 2023

  • L&T Q3 results: Net profit rises 15% to Rs 2,947 crore, misses estimates

    L&T Q3 results: Net profit rises 15% to Rs 2,947 crore, misses estimates

    L&T Q3 earnings: Improved execution of infrastructure projects and growth in information technology and technology services portfolio gave a boost to numbers

  • JSW Steel trims FY24 capex by Rs 2,000 crore

    JSW Steel trims FY24 capex by Rs 2,000 crore

    The capex is part of the Rs 49,000-crore spend that JSW had outlined over a three-year timeframe.

  • Boeing does not expect slowdown in deliveries to Indian carriers due to scrutiny after recent issues

    Boeing does not expect slowdown in deliveries to Indian carriers due to scrutiny after recent issues

    Boeing has installed another layer of quality check in place to ensure that all future planes meet the highest quality standards, said Darren Hulst, vice president for commercial marketing at the company

  • A look at five upcoming major infrastructure projects expected to be inaugurated in 2024

    A look at five upcoming major infrastructure projects expected to be inaugurated in 2024

    Other major projects to be inaugurated in 2024 include the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project, Pune Metro Rail Project, Mumbai Metro Line 3 (Colaba-Bandra-Santacruz Electronics Export Processing Zone), Patna Metro Rail Project, Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Line and the Pune-Miraj-Londa Railway Line.

  • 2024: Big infra projects may start operations; new ordering may slow ahead of polls but gather pace after election

    2024: Big infra projects may start operations; new ordering may slow ahead of polls but gather pace after election

    However, following the Balasore three-train accident and the Silkyara Bend-Barkot tunnel collapse, questions have been raised about the safety and quality of some of the new projects.

  • Aster DM Healthcare has its task cut out, post sale of GCC hospitals

    Aster DM Healthcare has its task cut out, post sale of GCC hospitals

    The company should be able to close the gap in profit margins with India listed peers

  • Indian equities to support Asian markets as macro conditions improve: HSBC's Van Der Linde

    Indian equities to support Asian markets as macro conditions improve: HSBC's Van Der Linde

    Investors may move towards domestic-oriented companies compared to export-facing sectors like IT, which continues to have a mute growth outlook, HSBC ‘s chief Asia equity strategist has said

  • Cloudy outlook for Indian chemical firms as cheap Chinese imports flood market

    Cloudy outlook for Indian chemical firms as cheap Chinese imports flood market

    Major domestic players such as Balaji Amines, Aarti Industries and Alkyl Amines reported a 20-50 percent decline in quarterly profit from the year-ago period

  • Live: Predicting market turns - What the stars hold for Indian Equity market this week

    Live: Predicting market turns - What the stars hold for Indian Equity market this week

    Indian equity market kickstarted Samvat 2080 on a strong note. But the index has come under profit booking today. So what do the stars hold for the Indian equity market this week and what strategy should investors adopt? Catch this interesting conversation between Moneycontrol's Nandita Khemka and Futurologist, Mahesh Gowande.

  • L&T Q2 results: Profit jumps 45% to Rs 3,223 crore, revenue up 19% at Rs 51,024 crore

    L&T Q2 results: Profit jumps 45% to Rs 3,223 crore, revenue up 19% at Rs 51,024 crore

    Higher-than-expected sales growth was driven by execution tailwinds in the infrastructure projects segment and sustained growth momentum in the IT and ITeS portfolio.

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