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Larger gold loan players less impacted by Reserve Bank of India advisory

While banks are dominant in jewellery-backed agriculture loans, NBFCs lead in retail gold loans and are expected to expand at 17-19 per cent in FY25

Weak signals for Indus Towers after unfavourable SC verdict for Vi

VIL is the second-largest tenant of Indus Towers and this could put stress on the tower company, by reducing tower tenancy ratios and further delaying repayment of dues

Asset quality key monitorable going ahead for Cholamandalam Investment

The pre-provision operating profit or PPoP was up 14 per cent Q-o-Q, which led to a return on equity or RoE at about 19 per cent in Q1FY25 despite deterioration in asset quality

Execution pickup likely to translate into further gains for BHEL's stock

Despite the green focus, the government is aiming to add 93GW of thermal power capacity and BHEL is the only bidder across all tenders.

New launches, improving cash flows a positive for top realty players

New launches of gross development value (GDV) of Rs 1.52 trillion are in planning, and current inventory is Rs 1.47 trillion

DIY Drug Production: FTVC's low-cost solution to expensive medicines

FTVC has developed a "MicroLab", an open-source controlled lab reactor (CLR) made from components easily available online

Correction in Indian steel stock market could be a buying opportunity

Domestic crude steel production for eight months of CY24 has risen 7.4 per cent YoY to 98.7m tonnes

NTPC's prospects appear robust, barring seasonal impact in August

Regulated players, RE and hydro players seem more attractive from the valuation standpoint than merchant power players

Exports demand likely to keep Bajaj Auto's shares under pressure

While domestic 2W will grow by 7-8 per cent (13 per cent up in motorcycle volumes in FY25 till August), there's weakness in the 100cc segment with low single-digit growth

Sharp import duty hike likely to impact margins of consumer majors

Some corporates may prefer to cut margins and absorb some impact to avoid hurting demand

Robust equity inflows likely to keep earnings growth strong for AMCs

Among listed AMCs, in Q1FY25, Nippon AMC recorded the highest growth of 54 per cent Y-o-Y while ABSL AMC saw least growth at 19 per cent

Higher credit costs may impact growth of SBI Cards and Payment Services

SBI Cards and Payment Services, the only listed pure-play card issuer, saw weak growth at 3.5 per cent Y-o-Y in July

Double digit growth and rural revival positive for Marico's stock

Marico's Q1FY25 consolidated revenue grew 6.7 per cent Y-o-Y to Rs 2,640 crore, while operating profit rose 9.1 per cent Y-o-Y to Rs 630 crore

New client additions to turbocharge growth for Dixon Technologies

Dixon targets Rs 48,000 crore in revenue from IT hardware under the PLI scheme over the next six years

Green investments set to add spark to Tata Power, but challenges remain

This underlines Tata Power's ambitions to lead India's renewable energy or RE transition

Analysts expect turnaround for IT firms with growth recovery, higher margin

While revenue growth for the companies represented in Nifty IT Index could be at an annual rate of 8.5 per cent over FY24-27

Trial for free speech: Wikipedia, Telegram, X controversies reshape debate

Since they are ongoing in large democracies, they will be taken more seriously by everyone than blanket bans in autocracies

Havells' valuation factors in gains from buoyant demand, expansion

Industry revenue has risen above the long-term average, due to the heatwave

Growth and credit cost concerns mar microfinance sector prospects

The rapid growth in AUM in the last two years may have led to potential over-leverage by borrowers

Rising order inflows, execution to help road infrastructure companies

Execution is likely to improve sharply in H2FY25 after some pickup in Q2FY25. Only 95 kilometres (km) of projects were awarded in Q1FY25 versus a full-year target of 5,000 kilometres