Page 18 - Markets

Stock of this smallcap company has zoomed 58% in 6 days on strong Q3 result

In the past 9 months, the stock of Apar Industries has skyrocketed 245 per cent

Paytm hits over 3-mth high; surges 28% in 2 days on improved Q3 performance

Paytm reported adjusted Ebitda breakeven three quarters ahead of management's initial guidance of September 2023

Adani Transmission, Adani Wilmar, NDTV snap 8-day losing streak, surge 5%

Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), ACC, Ambuja Cements, and Adani Green Energy, too, rallied in the range of 2 per cent to 7 per cent

Most Adani group stocks continue to fall; combined market cap declines

Shares of most of the Adani group firms ended lower on Monday, with the group companies' combined mcap witnessing a sharp fall of Rs 9.5 lakh crore after US-based short-seller Hindenburg Research's adverse report. Forex traders said the Hindenburg Research report has soured market mood towards Adani Group stocks, leading to a sharp decline in the stock prices. At the end of Monday's trading session, six of the 10 Adani group companies ended in the negative territory, with Adani Transmission slipping 10 per cent, while the shares of Adani Total Gas, Adani Power, Adani Green Energy and Adani Wilmar declined 5 per cent each. Shares of Adani Enterprises closed for the day at Rs 1,572.40, down 0.74 per cent over its previous close. Four of the Adani group companies defied the trend and settled in the positive territory with Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone closing higher by 9.46 per cent, Ambuja Cements (up 1.54 per cent), ACC (up 2.24 per cent) and NDTV (up 1.37 per cent). "The A

Reliance Capital lenders approach NCLAT over 2nd round of auction

Reliance Capital lenders have approached the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) to seek a second round of financial bids for the debt-ridden firm, presently going through the insolvency resolution process. Vistra ITCL (India) Ltd, one of the members of the Committee of Creditors of Reliance Capital has filed an appeal before the appellate tribunal. The petition has been listed before the bench headed by Chairman Justice Ashok Bhushan for hearing on Tuesday. Earlier on February 2, the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) had ruled against holding a fresh round of auction for the takeover of Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Capital and said the challenge mechanism for financial bids has already concluded. It upheld the plea by Torrent Investments' plea challenging bankers' decision to go for the second round of auctions in pursuit of higher value for the bankrupt company. NCLT in its order said the bench allows Torrent Investment's application and decla

JK Paper Q3 profit more than doubles to Rs 329 cr on robust demand

JK Paper Ltd reported its profit more than doubled in the third quarter, on the back of higher demand for copier papers and packaging boards from schools and offices post-pandemic

Adani Transmission net up nearly 73% to Rs 478 cr in Q3 on higher revenue

Adani Transmission Ltd (ATL) on Monday posted a nearly 73 per cent jump in its consolidated net profit to Rs 478 crore in the December quarter of 2022-23 on the back of a one-time income gain and higher revenues. The consolidated net profit of the company was Rs 277 crore in the quarter ended on December 31, 2022. The consolidated revenue increased to Rs 3,037 crore in the third quarter of FY2022-23 from Rs 2,623 crore in the same period a year ago. Consolidated PAT reported a strong upside of 73 per cent, aided by a one-time income of Rs 240 crore from a regulatory order, a company statement said. Adani Transmission MD Anil Sardana said, "ATL's growth trajectory remains firm despite the challenging macroeconomic environment. Our pipeline of projects and recently operationalised assets will further strengthen our pan-India presence and consolidate our position as the largest private sector transmission and distribution company in India." Adani Transmission is the country's largest

Adani Enterprises' stock price has 40% more downside: NYU professor

The so-called price-to-earnings ratio for the stock has surged from 15 times earnings in the five years to 2021 to 214 times in the last two years, the professor wrote

IndiGo Q3: Focus on international destinations lifts outlook, say analysts

IndiGo's international business during the quarter stood at 105 per cent compared to pre-Covid levels

Sebi orders bourses to release first list of 'big brokers' in a fortnight

The Qualified Stock Brokers, or QSBs, will be required to analyse client behaviour and trading patterns, and detect unusual activity

Tata Steel slips into red; posts Rs 2,501 cr loss in Q3 on higher expenses

Steel major Tata Steel on Monday reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 2,501.95 crore in the quarter ended on December 31, 2022, on account of higher expenses. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 9,598.16 crore in the year-ago period, according to a regulatory filing. Total income on a consolidated basis fell to Rs 57,354.16 crore in the October-December quarter from Rs 60,842.72 crore earlier. The company's expenses rose to Rs 57,172.02 crore in the quarter under review from Rs 48,666.02 crore in the year-ago period. Tata Steel Group is among the top global steel companies with an annual capacity of 34 MT.

IPO-bound Swiggy names Delhivery chief, two others as independent directors

New appointments will strengthening governance, says food delivery platform

Mehul Kothari suggests going long on Bajaj Finance, Aditya Birla Fashion

On the daily scale, Bajaj Finance is witnessing a fresh breakout which indicates a short term reversal

Adani Ports rises for second straight day; stock up 26% from Monday's low

The stock rose even as global rating agency Standard and Poor's (S&P) on Friday revised the outlook on Adani Ports and Adani Electricity from 'stable' to 'negative'

Government to convert Vodafone Idea's dues into equity; stock zooms 24%

Shares of Indus Towers, too, surged 15 per cent to Rs 164.80 on the BSE

Little rain in the IPO desert: First dry spell since July 2022, shows data

Not a single penny got raised from initial public offerings and follow-on public offers (FPO) last month

Nine of top-10 firms add Rs 1.88 trn in market-cap; ITC biggest gainer

Nine of the 10 most valued firms together added Rs 1.88 lakh crore in market valuation last week, with ITC emerging as the biggest gainer. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex jumped 1,510.98 points or 2.54 per cent last week. Barring Reliance Industries Limited, rest nine firms including Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), HDFC Bank, Infosys and ICICI Bank were the gainers from the top-10 list. The combined market valuation gain of the nine firms was at Rs 1,88,366.69 crore. The market valuation of ITC rallied Rs 43,321.81 crore to reach Rs 4,72,353.27 crore. Infosys added Rs 34,043.38 crore, taking its valuation to Rs 6,72,935.25 crore. ICICI Bank's market valuation jumped Rs 32,239.66 crore to Rs 6,02,749 crore and that of TCS zoomed Rs 26,143.92 crore to Rs 12,74,026.80 crore. The market capitalisation (mcap) of HDFC Bank advanced Rs 23,900.84 crore to Rs 9,25,188.45 crore and that of Bharti Airtel climbed Rs 10,432.23 crore to Rs 4,42,015.45 crore. The valuation of Hindustan Uni

Sensex gains most in nearly three months; Adani stock rout ebbs

Adani Ent shares end 2.2% lower after recovering 50% from day's low

Indian financial markets remain well-regulated: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

FM says banking system at comfortable level as bad loans hit new lows

SBI Q3 result: Net profit soars 69% YoY to Rs 14,205 crore, beats estimates

SBI Q3 result: The profit number beat Street estimate. Consensus estimates by Bloomberg had projected net profit at Rs 13,196 crore