Jonathan Schiessl on why he will sit on the sidelines on auto and realty stocks

Jonathan Schiessl from Westminster Asset Management discusses the Indian real estate and auto markets. He is cautious on realty stocks, selective in auto investments with an interest in Maruti, and skeptical about Tata Motors due to Jaguar Land Rover issues. Schiessl sees long-term opportunities in urban consumption despite current market volatility.

Oil & gas companies take the shine out of India Inc’s Q2 show

Revenue rose 7.2% from a year earlier, the slowest in five quarters, shows an analysis of the numbers from 175 companies that have reported results for the fiscal second quarter. Net profit growth at 2.5% was a six-quarter low, even as the operating margin of the sample group fell 1.5 percentage point to 20.9%.

Asian shares in tight range, gold at record high

Australian stocks gained, while Japanese equities slipped and Hong Kong equity futures signaled declines. US futures rose after the S&P 500 notched up a sixth straight weekly increase, its longest winning streak this year following a slew of corporate results and signs the world’s largest economy remains robust.

Recent acquisitions help shore up Tata Consumer revenue

At 14.9%, the company’s operating profit margin for the quarter was 47 basis points, or 0.47 percentage point, higher than the year-ago level, but it was lower than the previous three quarters. TCPL’s revenues from the beverage business in India grew 3%. Excluding the Organic India acquisition, growth of its beverage business declined 4% due […]

Give Leverage, Will Trade: MTF book rises to Rs 84,800 cr

The money borrowed under the brokers’ margin trading funding (MTF) facility – a system allowing investors to borrow to buy shares they cannot afford – swelled by 50% jump last week from March 31, as interest rate cuts on loans for trading in the market recently has encouraged individuals to use more of this funding […]