The overall growth has been pricing-led with material cost inflation eating into the company’s profitability. There has been a 24% jump in raw material costs and a 20% increase in other expenses over the same quarter a year earlier. The management, in the company’s earnings call, mentioned 2022 inflation being five times the past trend.
Gold, silver hit all-time high on Diwali demand
Gold prices reached a new high of Rs 80,650 per 10 grams in the national capital. Silver also rose significantly by Rs 5,000 per kg,