Banking sector is the place to be, don’t be put off by FII selling: Andrew Holland

Andrew Holland, CEO of Avendus Capital Public Markets Alternate Strategies LLP, discusses the impact of FII selling on bank stocks and the upcoming market trends post-elections. Coming to pharma, Holland says the bottom was hit some months back for the whole sector and the prospects are starting to look better not just locally but overseas […]

F&O stocks to buy today: HUL, BEL among top 6 trading ideas

Indian market poised for gains following global optimism. Nifty futures up marginally, VIX down. Analysts foresee support at 22500, targets at 22730 and 22810. Experts recommend buying BEL, CIE Automotive India, IRB Infrastructure, Hindustan Unilever, and M&M Financial.

Granules promoter Chigurupati sells stake

​​About 75 lakh shares worth 303.81 crore were sold at 405.08 apiece and were bought by 8 funds at 405-405.1. Axis MF, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Fidelity Funds’ India Focus Fund were the top buyers.

Hindustan Zinc makes a new high on silver rally

Silver is a byproduct of zinc mining, and Hindustan Zinc achieved record-high saleable silver production of 746 metric tonnes, up 5% year-on-year in FY24 while its zinc production remained stagnant at 8,17,000 metric tonnes.

Fed officials back higher-for-longer rates

Minutes from the two-day Federal Open Market Committee gathering ending May 1 showed that, while participants assessed that policy was “well positioned,” various officials mentioned a willingness to tighten policy further if warranted.

Coforge launches QIP to fund acquisition

The company in a filing with BSE said that the floor price for the issue is at ₹4,531.40 per equity share. In a recent interaction with ET, Sudhir Singh, the CEO, said that the company will shell out $220 – $250 million, (or about ₹1,826 crore – ₹2,081 crore) to acquire Hyderabad-based Cigniti Technologies even […]

Zee’s finances on the mend, still wait for bigger picture

Zee’s consolidated revenue grew by 10% year-on-year to Rs 2,170 crore in the March 2024 quarter. This was 8% higher than the street’s estimates. A large part of this growth was on account of 10% growth in the advertising revenue at Rs1,110 crore, beating the analysts’ estimates by 16%.