Q2 results today: Maruti, Adani Enterprises among 139 companies to announce earnings on Tuesday
Q2 earnings for Maruti and Cipla are expected to be muted, with Maruti likely seeing a 2% decline in volumes and flat revenues, while net profit could drop up to 5%. Cipla may report 3-6% revenue growth and a 4-5.7% rise in net profit.
Highly rated corporates gain Bond Street Cred
Yields on a 10-year AAA corporate bond are now below 7.20%, while the 10-year government security (G-sec) yields 6.82% on a semi-annual basis, or 6.94% annualised.
US poll jitters, RBI governor talk push up 10-year yields
Yields on the 10-year benchmark security closed at 6.87% on Monday, versus its previous close of 6.84% on Friday, CCIL data showed. Yields closed at 6.82% a week ago. The 10-year US bond yield shot up by nine basis points to 4.27% on Monday.
Mahagenco-NTPC top bidder for Sinnar Thermal
A consortium of Mahagenco and NTPC has emerged as the leading bidder, at ₹3,800 crore, to take over the 1,350 MW Sinnar Thermal Power plant. The plant, a subsidiary of RattanIndia Power, is currently defunct and has unresolved coal supply issues and right-of-way problems.
PNB Housing plans to raise $125 million in ECBs
On a sequential basis, for the overall portfolio, the cost of borrowing declined by 8 basis points in the September quarter, supported by a credit rating upgrade that enabled PNB Housing Finance to raise debt in the debt capital markets at a lower cost.
Beaten down metals look ripe for a boom, ETFs may be the right bet
Investment advisors said this ETF is suited for investors with higher risk appetite because, unlike a diversified equity fund, this product has 15 stocks with the top holdings being Tata Steel, Hindalco, JSW Steel, Adani Enterprises and Vedanta. Moreover, returns from sectoral indices tend to be lumpy. At the same time, it is less risky […]
Valuations, weak demand slow auto bull run
Since April 2020, the Nifty Auto Index has surged 430% as against the 201% up move in the Nifty. Among auto shares, Maruti Suzuki gained 186%, Tata Motors soared 1,250%, Mahindra & Mahindra jumped 892%, Bajaj Auto rose 390% and Hero Motocorp advanced 212%.
Sunshine in US, home glow to help Sun Pharma beat industry show
The India business, accounting for a third of the company’s total revenues, grew at 11%. This is a volume-led growth aided by new product launches. Sun’s India business grew higher than the Indian Pharma market growth. The company launched 14 new products during the quarter.