Strong deal momentum to keep Street hooked on to Persistent

The key business vertical of hi-tech and emerging industries, where the revenue growth has been sluggish over the past few quarters, is likely to show a turnaround given the new deal wins. The company’s management also expects to improve the operating margin in the second half of the fiscal year with rising utilisation levels.

Asian shares decline, tech weighs on US futures

Shares in Australia and Japan opened lower, and a gauge of US-listed Chinese companies slipped in New York trading on Wednesday. US futures declined, weighed down by post-market losses for Microsoft Corp. shares, which fell around 4% in late trading after disappointing second-quarter forecasts. The S&P 500 lost 0.3% and the Nasdaq 100 dropped 0.8% […]

LCR buffers high at most banks, may dip once new rules kick in

Banks in India have built high liquidity coverage ratio buffers anticipating stricter RBI norms. Most banks exceed the 100% LCR requirement, with private banks holding up to 136%. The new guidelines might reduce LCR by 7-10 percentage points, but public sector banks might need to increase their holdings.

Top banks keen to share project loan for Adani Enterprises

Bank of Baroda (BoB), Punjab National Bank (PNB), Union Bank of India, Central Bank of India, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank have either committed or are in the process of committing funds to the $4-billion polyvinyl chloride (PVC) project at Mundra in Gujarat, people familiar with the developments said.

Swiggy’s Rs 11,327-crore IPO to open on November 6

The company aims to use the proceeds from the fresh issue for investment in Scootsy, for repayment or its borrowings, expansion of dark store network for quick commerce segment through setting up of dark stores and making lease / licence payments for dark stores

Gold & silver ETFs shine on Dhanteras as volume spikes 5x

The combined turnover of gold and silver ETFs stood at ₹428 crore on October 29 as against ₹89 crore on the eve of Dhanteras last year. While gold ETF volumes surged from ₹65 crore to ₹236 crore, silver volumes jumped from ₹23.6 crore to ₹191.6 crore. ETFs are bought and sold like listed stocks.

Yet another ARC to shut shop, this time an Aditya Birla joint venture

Aditya Birla Asset Reconstruction Company is winding down its operations in India, joining other fund-backed ARCs exiting due to challenges in the sector. The decline in non-performing loans and preference for government-backed NARCL’s terms have contributed to this trend, highlighting shifting investor interests.