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M-cap of Adani group goes up 55.2%, while Tata and Ambani biz houses' declines 10%
Tata Steel on Monday posted a 21 per cent fall in its consolidated net profit to Rs 7,714 crore for the April-June quarter due to higher expenses. The company had reported a net profit of Rs 9,768 crore in the same period of 2021-22, the steel giant said in regulatory filing. Total income of the company was at Rs 63,698.15 crore in April-June this year against Rs 53,627.66 crore in April-June of the preceding fiscal. Its expenses including the cost of materials consumed and the finance cost, increased to Rs 51,912.17 crore from Rs 41,490.85 crore in the year-ago quarter. Tata Steel is among the country's top four steel producers and contributes around 18 per to the total domestic steel production.
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Despite the bounce-back, the total market cap of the group companies was still down by around Rs 22,000 crore over their closing price on Monday
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