Priyanka Roy

HDFC Bank Q3 results: The largest private lender is likely to report a 0-3 percent rise in net profit for the December quarter, while net interest income (NII) will grow 6-8 percent. Provisions may rise sequentially, but decline on a year-on-year (YoY) basis. Net interest margin (NIM) may remain stable, banking analysts said, adding that management commentary on loan growth will be closely watched later today. Axis Securities expects HDFC Bank to report a 2.2 per cent year-on-year (YoY) rise in net profit at Rs 16,737 crore for the December quarter, as against Rs 16,373 crore in the same quarter…

Zomato Q3 results: Zomato on Monday reported a 57.24 per cent drop in its net profit to Rs 59 crore for the December 2024 quarter (Q3 FY25), according to a regulatory filing. Following this, its shares declined 7 per cent intra-day and closed at Rs 240.95 per share, down 3.14 per cent from the previous day.However, the food delivery platform's revenue grew 64 per cent to Rs 5,405 crore during October-December 2024 as against Rs 3,288 crore in the same period a year ago.Importantly, its quick commerce Blinkit, which had kept Zomato profitable in previous quarters, has reported an EBIT…

Havells India Ltd shares jumped on January 20 despite the company reporting a marginal drop in net profit in the December quarter. The home appliance maker's profit fell to Rs 283 crore from Rs 288 crore a year ago in the quarter ended December 31. Havells' revenue from operations rose nearly 11% to Rs 4,883 crore, while total expenses rose 12.3% to Rs 4,564 crore. Havells India shares were trading 1.5% higher at Rs 1,598 per share at 1:35 pm on January 20. This performance reflected strong demand from its switchgear project business, but it suffered inventory de-stocking in wires…

Havells India shares jumped 1.08% on January 17 after the company announced its Q3 results on January 16. The company's revenue from operations grew 10% to Rs 4,888.98 crore in Q3 FY25 as against Rs 4,413.86 crore in Q3 FY24. The shares opened 0.79% lower at Rs 1,544.95 and later recovered from the losses by hitting an intraday high of Rs 1,617.95 in the early morning hours of January 17. The stock later pared some gains and traded at Rs 1,574.15. Though the company reported a rise in revenue, its net profit declined to Rs 278 crore in Q3 FY25.…

The company's revenue grew 7.6 per cent to Rs 41,764 crore in the third quarter as against Rs 38,821 crore in the same quarter last year.India's second-largest IT services firm Infosys Ltd on Thursday reported an 11.4 per cent rise in net profit for the December quarter (Q3) of FY25 at Rs 6,806 crore as against Rs 6,106 crore in the same quarter last year.The company's revenue grew 7.6 per cent to Rs 41,764 crore in the third quarter as against Rs 38,821 crore in the same quarter last year.Infosys has raised its constant currency (CC) revenue growth guidance for…

India's wholesale inflation rose in December, led by a surge in prices of various commodities. The wholesale price index rose 2.37% in December, compared to 1.89% in November, according to data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday. On a sequential basis, the index declined 0.38%, compared to a 0.5% decline in the previous month. Global commodity prices have risen slightly so far in January 2025 compared to December 2024. ICRA Chief Economist Aditi Nayar said the average price of the Indian basket of crude oil rose 5.8% month-on-month during January 1-13, 2025, especially amid tighter US…

Trent shares rose 4.89 percent to Rs 6,519 per share on January 15 after Elara Securities recommended a "buy" on the stock.Elara Securities has initiated coverage on Trent with a "buy" rating and a target price of Rs 8,500. The brokerage expects Trent to maintain industry-leading metrics due to differentiated product offerings, strong hold on processes and complete reliance on private labels.Trent's fashion portfolio consistently outperforms its peers in key parameters such as store size, revenue per sq ft/per store and EBITDA margin, as well as leading in headline growth.This outperformance is expected to be sustained by a firm focus…

New Delhi: Adani Group stocks witnessed a significant surge on Tuesday, with Adani Power recovering from the previous day's fall to surge as much as 19.29%. Other stocks in the group that also registered gains included Adani Green Energy, which rose 14.54%, Adani Energy Solutions (14.38%), Adani Total Gas (13%), and NDTV (12.50%) on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). Shares of Adani Enterprises rose 8.91%, Adani Ports surged 6%, Ambuja Cements rose 4.79%, ACC rose 4.50%, Sanghi Industries rose 4.22%, and Adani Wilmar gained 3%. All Adani Group stocks ended weak in Monday's trade following a weak trend in equities.…

Shares of One97 Communications, the parent company of fintech major Paytm, continued to decline for the fourth consecutive session on January 13. The shares fell to Rs 796.1, marking a decline of over 6 percent. Earlier, UBS had released a report citing NPCI data, which mentioned that Paytm did not gain any UPI market share in December. In October, Paytm received approval to add customers. Nevertheless, its share of the UPI market almost halved, falling from 10 per cent at the start of 2024 to 5.5 per cent by the end of the year. During the October-November period, Paytm's market…

He said another Rs 1 lakh crore is expected to be raised through equity in the January-March quarter, taking the total amount raised through equity to Rs 4.3 lakh crore by the end of March 2025.Securities and Exchange Board of India Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch on Friday said the amount raised from capital markets may rise 21 per cent to Rs 14.7 lakh crore in FY25 from Rs 11.8 lakh crore in the previous fiscal.The total resources raised from the domestic capital market in the first nine months (April-December) of the current fiscal stood at Rs 10.7 lakh crore, including…