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13 Jan

Paytm shares fall 6%, down over 20% in five sessions

Priyanka RoyBusiness, News

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…

11 Jan

Amount raised from capital markets may rise 21 percent to Rs 14.7 lakh crore in FY25: Sebi chief

Priyanka RoyBusiness, News

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…

10 Jan

IREDA Q3 results: Net profit rises 27% year-on-year to ₹425.35 crore; revenue rises 37%

Priyanka RoyBusiness, News

IREDA Q3 results: Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) announced its October to December quarter results on Thursday, January 9. The state-owned company's net profit rose 27 per cent to ₹425.38 crore in the third quarter of FY2024-25, as against ₹335.53 crore in the same quarter last year. Revenue from operations grew 37 per cent to ₹1,654.45 crore in the October to December quarter results of FY2024-25, as against ₹1,208.10 crore in the same quarter last year. The company's total expenses for the third quarter in FY 2024-25 rose 33.8 per cent to ₹1,160.78 as against ₹867.06 in the same…

09 Jan

Natural Gas Futures jump on High Demand and Limited Supply

Priyanka RoyBusiness, News

Natural gas futures rose on Wednesday due to strong demand caused by weather in the United States. This increased demand coincides with limited supply due to some production freeze-offs. Despite prices dipping in the previous session, cold forecasts for the third week of January are causing a bullish rebound, according to a note from Eli Rubin of EBW Analytics. Rubin pointed out that the market is underestimating the scale of the significant national storage draws expected to take place in January. He added that the freeze-off period could be longer than initially thought. Below-average storage draws for the prior week…

08 Jan

Paytm shares have fallen over 7% after it posted no UPI market share upgrade in December, according to NPCI data

Priyanka RoyBusiness, News

Shares of One97 Communications, the parent company of payment aggregator Paytm, fell as much as 7.5 percent to Rs 907 per share on January 8 after a UBS report showed Paytm did not gain any UPI market share in December, according to NPCI data. Despite getting approval to add customers in October, Paytm's UPI market share has nearly halved, falling from 10 per cent at the start of 2024 to just 5.5 percent by the end of the year. Even during the October-November period, Paytm's market share remained stable at 5.5 percent. Paytm's monthly transacting users (MTUs) have also declined…

07 Jan

NTPC Green Energy shares upgrade on winning 1000 MW power project

Priyanka RoyBusiness, News

NTPC Green Energy share price rose over one per cent in early trade on January 6 after the company's subsidiary bagged a 1000 MW power project from Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL). At 09:27 am, NTPC Green Energy was quoting at Rs 129.95, up Rs 1.60 or 1.25 percent on the BSE. The company's arm NTPC Renewable Energy (NTPC REL) bagged a 1000 MW capacity at an impressive rate of Rs 2.56/kWh, however, the Letter of Award (LoA) from UPPCL is awaited. The wholly-owned subsidiary has emerged as a successful bidder in the e-reverse auction conducted by UPPCL for…

06 Jan

India’s foreign exchange reserves continue to decline, down 10% from peak

Priyanka RoyBusiness, News

India's foreign exchange reserves have declined in 12 of the last 13 weeks, hitting a multi-month lowIndia's foreign exchange reserves continue to decline, continuing a three-month long decline. In the week ended December 27, the country's foreign exchange reserves fell by $4.112 billion to $640.279 billion, data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed.India's foreign exchange reserves have declined in 12 of the last 13 weeks, hitting a multi-month low.The reserves have been declining ever since they touched an all-time high of $704.89 billion in September. Effectively, it is now down by about 10 per cent from the peak.The…

04 Jan

IGL, MGL shares rose as government asks GAIL and ONGC to give 0.6 mmscmd gas to city gas firms

Priyanka RoyBusiness, News

Shares of Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL), Mahanagar Gas Ltd (MGL) jumped up to 2.5% on January 3 after the oil ministry asked GAIL and ONGC to give 0.6 mmscmd gas to city gas firms. The circular said gas from new wells and oil-associated gas will not be auctioned but will be allocated proportionately to companies based on volume. The move will reduce city gas distribution firms' dependence on gas from the spot market. IGL will get the highest allocation due to its higher market share. At 10:30 am on January 3, IGL shares were trading 2.5% higher at Rs 437…

03 Jan

Capital Small Finance Bank’s total deposits inflation 12% to ₹8,384 crore in Q3

Priyanka RoyBusiness, News

Capital Small Finance Bank Limited (CSFB) has recorded a 12% year-on-year (YoY) growth in total deposits for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, reaching ₹8,384 crore. This growth is also accompanied by significant progress in loan disbursements, improved asset quality and strong liquidity metrics. Loan advances up 19.2%: The Bank's gross advances reached ₹6,816 crore, registering a growth of 19.2% year-on-year (YoY). Around 99.8% of the portfolio remains secured. Asset quality remains strong: CSFB demonstrated improved asset quality, with the gross non-performing asset (NPA) ratio declining to 2.67% from 2.97% in the same quarter last year. Deposits grew to ₹8,384…

02 Jan

Eicher Motors shares upgrad over 6% as the company reported a 25% rise in motorcycle sales in Decembe

Priyanka RoyBusiness, News

Shares of Royal Enfield maker Eicher Motors rose over 6% on January 2 after the company reported a 25% rise in motorcycle sales in December. In a stock exchange filing, the company said its total motorcycle sales rose 25% to 79,466 units in December as against 63,387 units in the same period a year ago. The company's international business also performed better, rising 90% to 11,575 units. At 11:50 am on January 2, Eicher Motors shares were trading over 6% higher at Rs 5,199.5 per share. The stock has a market capitalisation of Rs 1.43 lakh crore. B Govindarajan, CEO,…