With inflation this high, nobody knows what a dollar is worth

Yet unless you’re constantly pulling out a calculator, you’re unlikely to know whether your wages are keeping up with inflation, whether the stock market has actually hit a real peak or whether a lottery jackpot is as sweet as the marketers claim.

ICICI Bank declares Rs 10/share dividend

India’s second largest private lender ICICI Bank today reported a standalone net profit of Rs 10 707.53 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 which was up by 17.38% from Rs 9121.87 crore reported in the year ago period.

ICICI Q4 results: Net profit jumps 17% YoY to Rs 10,708 cr; announces dividend of Rs 10/sh

ICICI Bank Q4 Result: India’s second-largest private lender, disclosed a standalone net profit of Rs 10,707.53 crore for the quarter ending March 31, 2024. This marks a notable increase of 17.38% compared to Rs 9,121.87 crore reported in the corresponding period last year. Furthermore, ICICI Bank recorded an interest income of Rs 37,948.36 crore during […]

IDFC First Bank Q4 Results: Standalone PAT declines 10% to Rs 724 crore

IDFC First Bank Q4 Results: IDFC First Bank announced a net profit of Rs 724.35 crore for the quarter ending on March 31, marking a decrease from Rs 802.62 crore reported in the corresponding period last year. In the January-March quarter, IDFC First Bank recorded an interest income of Rs 8,219.21 crore, showing an increase […]

Conflicts vs elections: Navigating the markets in stormy waters

Recent weeks have been dominated by news of strife and armed conflicts. This has led to jitters in foreign flows into Asian equities, impacting India as well. Approximately Rs 25,000 crore has been pulled out by foreign institutional investors from Indian equity markets in April so far.

4 small finance banks with upside potential of up to 24%

While they have been in work for quite some time, yesterday, RBI released the guidelines for small finance banks to turn themselves into universal banks. While most of the guidelines are not something these banks cannot follow, but one where some of them would face issues but only for short term would be the NPA, […]

Copper and aluminium prices at multi-year highs. Here’s why

Looking ahead, as prices are hovering near multi-year highs, there are chances of a technical correction, but such moves are unlikely to set into major liquidation. Since the supply-demand dynamics are supportive of prices, the ongoing positive sentiment will remain intact for the short run.