March quarter results reveal mixed performance across sectors. Banking and IT experienced muted profit growth, while pharma demonstrated strong revenue and profit increases. Automobiles saw sales volume gains but margin pressures. Cement benefited from rural demand, but overall margins slightly decreased. Consumer sector showed growth, but short-term profitability is expected to remain subdued.
Sensex slumps 583 pts, Nifty below 24,000; 7 key triggers
Indian stock markets experienced a significant downturn on Thursday, with Sensex and Nifty both falling over 0.7%. This decline was driven by soaring oil prices,