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17: Why are L&T shares up despite muted Q3
Mark to Market - January 24, 2020 10:58 - 4 minutesShares of the country’s largest infrastructure conglomerate, Larsen and Toubro Ltd (L&T) increased 3.5% on Thursday morning even though the company’s December quarter results, which came after market hours on Wednesday disappointed on some counts. The firm’s last quarter performance mirrors the ...
16: Are private banks at their moment of truth
Mark to Market - January 21, 2020 14:49 - 4 minutesResults of two private sector banks HDFC Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank were not too well received by the markets. Both the banks reported slower loan growth and asset quality slippages in Q3. Considering that their asset quality worries are persisting, valuations could get affected. Listen to the...
15: How Reliance Jio transformed India's telecom industry
Mark to Market - January 16, 2020 14:37 - 5 minutesEver since Reliance Jio launched services in September 2016, there has been a huge spike in data usage and voice traffic and a sharp decline in consumer spends on telecom. Data volumes have risen as much as 4160%, on the back of increased usage per customer as well as a rise in the number of dat...
14: Decoding CSO's GDP growth estimates
Mark to Market - January 09, 2020 13:47 - 4 minutesThe CSO pegs FY20's economic growth rate at 5% which is one of the lowest in a long time. Analysts expect that the GDP growth rate could be revised downwards to about 4.5% later. Among the reasons to doubt the growth rate is the slow credit growth and muted festive cheer.
14: Decoding CSO's GDP growth estimates
Mark to Market - January 09, 2020 13:47 - 3 minutesThe CSO pegs FY20's economic growth rate at 5% which is one of the lowest in a long time. Analysts expect that the GDP growth rate could be revised downwards to about 4.5% later. Among the reasons to doubt the growth rate is the slow credit growth and muted festive cheer.
13: Bajaj Finance feels the pangs of deeper slowdown in Q3FY20
Mark to Market - January 07, 2020 12:04 - 4 minutesBajaj Finance investors now seem to be taking note of the consumption slowdown and the adverse impact that it can have on the lender’s financial performance. Bajaj Finance has said its assets under management increased by 35% for the December quarter, the slowest growth in last two years. What's...
12: Maruti’s increase in auto sales explained
Mark to Market - January 02, 2020 22:01 - 3 minutesAfter a double-digit decline in auto sales, festive season sales have been improving.
11: Will small- and mid-caps revive in 2020?
Mark to Market - December 24, 2019 08:43 - 4 minutesMid- and small-cap space continues to languish in 2019 as earnings growth has been low.
10: The pharma sector sales growth explained.
Mark to Market - December 10, 2019 13:07 - 4 minutesThe domestic Indian pharma market has seen a pickup in sales growth in November over last year, although stock market cheer is muted.
9: Why Jio is the biggest gainer post tariff hikes?
Mark to Market - December 05, 2019 16:23 - 5 minutesIn the latest episode of Mark to Market, we take a look at why Reliance Jio is the biggest gainer post the tariff hikes. Jio revised tariffs are at a meaning discounts to the tariffs announced by Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel. Post the tariff hikes, Vodafone Idea and Airtel shares have given u...
8: Will RBI’s policy succeed in stimulating demand?
Mark to Market - December 05, 2019 16:12 - 5 minutesIndia’s GDP growth has fallen to 6-year low in September quarter and all eyes are on Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy for a rate cut. Considering food inflation is on upswing, markets fear this could be the last of the cuts from the RBI. However, a big challenge for RBI is to unclog the c...
7: Why the markets and the economy are not in sync
Mark to Market - November 29, 2019 14:58 - 4 minutesThe stock markets are at all-time highs when the economy is at a multi-year low. What is happening?
6: With low cash, SpiceJet’s flight is on a wing and a prayer
Mark to Market - November 27, 2019 09:04 - 4 minutesSpiceJet has denied a news report that it plans to raise Rs750 crore through a qualified institutional place (QIP). Whether or not the company is looking to raise money, the fact is that the airline has extremely low amounts of cash on its books, and needs to bolster its balance sheet with a fun...
5: What’s behind the fall in Sterling and Wilson shares?
Mark to Market - November 19, 2019 14:55 - 5 minutesShares of Sterling and Wilson Solar, a solar engineering, procurement, and construction company, touched the lower circuit again on Tuesday on the National Stock Exchange. With this, the stock has fallen over 60% from its issue price of Rs780 apiece during the initial public offering (IPO). What...
4: Why Vodafone Idea is staring at liquidation
Mark to Market - November 14, 2019 13:41 - 5 minutesVodafone Idea shares fell below Rs 3 on Thursday, on news that the govt has demanded its dues in the AGR case. The dues could be as high as Rs 40,000 crore, while the company has a cash balance of about Rs 20,000 crore. Reports suggest both promoter groups of the company are unwilling to infuse ...
3: How did the FMCG sector fare in Q2
Mark to Market - November 07, 2019 14:11 - 3 minutesThe FMCG sector's second-quarter results were largely in-line with estimates barring a few companies.
2: What next for Midcaps?
Mark to Market - November 06, 2019 05:16 - 5 minutesThe Midcap index was up last month outpacing the frontline Nifty 50. Some limited churn also seems to be happening from large-caps to midcaps. While, midcaps earnings tend to expand when GDP growth is strong, the weak economic growth will weigh on the midcap stocks. So what’s next for midcaps? L...
1: What separates Reliance Jio from other telecom firms
Mark to Market - October 30, 2019 10:27 - 4 minutesReliance Industries has said it will infuse Rs1.08 trillion into its telecom subsidiary, which the latter will use to reduce debt. As a result, Reliance Jio's debt to equity ratio will fall from about 2.5 times to 0.3 times. In contrast, other telcos have been burdened further after a Supreme Co...
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