With momentum strengthening, overall profit growth for a sample of 2,857 companies accelerated to a six-quarter high of 15.2%, helped by a lower base of 4.1% in the year-ago quarter and a double-digit advance by select companies in sectors including automobiles, cement, capital goods and oil and gas.
S&P 500, Nasdaq post best quarter since 2020 despite Iran war
Indian markets closed the quarter on a high, mirroring global trends with significant gains for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, driven by optimism around economic