Q2 results today: HUL, SBI Life among 73 companies to announce earnings on Wednesday

Seventy-three companies will release their second-quarter earnings for July-September 2024 today. Key results include HUL, Bajaj Finserv, SBI Life, and TVS Motor. HUL is expected to report a slight increase in revenue. SBI Life is expected to show a flat to moderate growth in annual premium equivalent, with mixed estimates on the value of new […]

Brokerages upbeat on City Union Bank

The price targets imply a 1-19% rise in the stock over its Tuesday closing price of ₹168.5. City Union Bank shares rallied 11.9% on Tuesday in a weak market in response to the September quarter earnings.

ET In The Classroom: Evaluating MF returns

Financial planners believe investors should not just look at returns in isolation, but should look at many other factors while evaluating performance. An important thing would be to compare rolling returns with the right schemes and peers, study expense ratio, look at statistical factors like standard deviation and beta.

Hyundai India’s weak debut one more among mega IPOs

“Since the issue size was large, it took away the possibility of the share price seeing any scarcity premium on the listing day,” said Mrunmayee Jogalekar, auto research analyst at Asit C Mehta Investment Intermediates. “The lack of retail participation and the near-term concerns on the auto sector led to the tepid listing.”

Broader market gets the feeling of Covid deja vu

​​The slump in nearly one-third of the stocks has been as severe as the Covid-led sell-off in March 2020. Among 1,472 stocks with a market capitalisation of over Rs 1,000 crore, 29 have plunged between 50% and 70% from their yearly highs, while 533 have fallen between 25% and 50%.

There’s scope for more insurance companies in India, says Irdai chairperson

Speaking at an industry event organised by the CII on Tuesday, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) chairperson Debasish Panda said the 1.4 billion population base offers massive growth opportunities. “There is scope for more than 70 insurance companies to cater to 1.4 billion people. I encourage more conglomerates to enter the insurance […]

Zomato ticks the boxes, yet has a lot more to deliver

The company reported an operating profit of ₹226 crore in the quarter against the year-ago loss of ₹47 crore. The operating profit margin stood at 4.7% for the quarter. The improved profitability comes on the back of food delivery margins firming up and quick commerce margins staying near break-even despite the store network expansion.