Corporate profits show signs of pressure in Q1; banks shine
Tata Motors saw an EPS estimate cut of 25% last month, while JSW Steel’s EPS estimate was slashed by 16%. Wipro, Tech Mahindra, Shree Cement, and Tata Steel, among others, have seen EPS estimates drop by 5-7% in the last four weeks, according to Bloomberg consensus estimates.
Kotak Bank, Patanjali, Blue Dart likely to join FTSE Global in next rejig
Kotak Mahindra Bank, India’s fourth-largest bank in terms of market capitalisation, could be the biggest beneficiary of the FTSE change. The stock is expected to see an inflow of $61 million from foreign portfolio investors (FPIs), according to data compiled by IIFL Alternative Research.
Rating companies get 6 months to withdraw, lower ‘propped up’ loan ratings
RBI had earlier voiced its reservations about ‘credit enhancement’ mechanisms like ‘letter of comfort’ and ‘letter of undertaking’ given by promoters or parent firm to the borrowing entity as well as supports like pledge of shares. Corporates lower their cost of debt, often significantly, through these structures.
Rupee stages strong comeback in July as one of top EM performers
During the day’s trading, three large foreign banks were seen selling dollars and the exercise, dealers said, was linked to the proposed capital infusion into a private bank. Yes Bank has said it will raise about $1.1 billion from global private equity funds Carlyle Group and Advent.