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RIL profit slips 3.6% on weak O2C show

​Consolidated profit after tax fell to ₹19,101 crore from ₹19,820 crore in the year earlier. Net profit attributable to owners of the company was down 4.7% to ₹16,563 crore from ₹17,394 crore a year earlier. Revenue from operations increased marginally by 0.2% to ₹2.35 lakh crore from ₹2.34 lakh crore in the year earlier.

HCLTech’s bounceback in Q2 holds out hope of more

This contrasts with the lacklustre performance reported by TCS last week wherein the country’s largest IT exporter recorded slower-than-anticipated top-line growth and contraction in the margin. In addition, while employee attrition increased for each of the companies sequentially, TCS showed a higher headcount whereas HCLTech reported contraction for the second consecutive quarter.

Asian stocks rise tracking US gains; oil declines

Benchmark indexes were up in Australia and Japan, and US futures advanced slightly. With earnings reports poised to drive US sentiment this week, the S&P 500 rose almost 1%, notching another record — its 46th this year. That’s a hint investors are not deterred by the reduced forecasts for third-quarter results and are instead betting […]

National Insurance Company picks out assets to sell amid poor solvency

National Insurance Company faces an ₹8,000 crore solvency shortfall, with a negative 0.49% solvency margin against the regulatory minimum of 1.5%. The insurer plans to address the gap by liquidating key assets, including stakes in Agriculture Insurance Company and India International Insurance Singapore, pending necessary approvals.

Rupee slumps to 84.08, recovers with ‘RBI’ help

The rupee closed at 84.06 to the dollar, flat versus the previous close, LSEG data showed. The rupee weakened past the psychologically significant 84/$1 mark for the first time on Friday as several unfavourable global factors including a recent rise in crude oil prices, a stronger US dollar and risk aversion sparked by the war […]

Hyundai may take a while to scorch D-Street

The grey market premium – the price over the IPO price in the unofficial market that investors pay for the shares before listing – for Hyundai was at ₹30 on Monday evening or 1.5% above the upper end of the issue price band of ₹1,865 to ₹1,960. The ₹27,870 crore issue opens on Tuesday and […]

RTGS soon in dollar, euro and pound: RBI

An expanded RTGS using major trade currencies would accelerate access to cheaper cross-border payments and remittances. The RBI has often spoken of the need for more cost-effective cross-border payment systems, with deputy governor T Rabi Sankar stating in September 2023 that the prevailing high costs for cross-border remittances were “simply unconscionable”.

Hyundai Motor raises Rs 8,315 crore from anchor investors

​​New World Fund, Government of Singapore, ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund, HDFC Flexi Cap Fund, SBI Automotive Opportunities Fund, SBI Magnum Global Fund, Fidelity Funds, Nippon India Growth Fund, SBI Life Insurance, HDFC Life Insurance, Government Pension Fund Global and Kotak Flexicap Fund were among the anchor investors.