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Rubber price rise, demand woes could lead to derating of tyre companies

Demand trends could remain muted in the near term, given weak passenger vehicle replacement demand

The 'inner life' of a rational scientist

Beyond the realm of science, Jagadish Chandra Bose's legacy holds a spiritual dimension. Sudipto Das's book delves into unveiling this facet and how nationalistic impulses inspired much of his work

Further correction could make the FMCG sector valuations attractive

FMCG growth is tied to semi-urban and rural demand. Metro and large city demand is almost saturated. Growth comes from smaller places

Auto component makers to gain from new 4-wheeler electric vehicle policy

Currently Indian ancillary makers are not all capable of supplying EV-specific components but some component makers are suppliers to global EV OEMs

Margin concerns largely priced in for Muthoot, Manappuram Finance

Three NBFCs in gold financing have seen AUM growth on a quarter-on-quarter (Q-o-Q) basis for the gold segments over the last three quarters

Global supply, margin pressures overhang for Indian steelmakers' stocks

Exports are high due to weak Chinese domestic steel demand which contracted 2 per cent YoY in CY23

Recent strong rally leaves little room for IT firms to disappoint

The Nifty IT index has started to outperform the Nifty from around November 2023. It has delivered 26 per cent return in the last 12 months

Improving margins likely to help Ambuja Cements emerge as an outlier

Ambuja Cement could increase its EBITDA margin from 13.2% in FY23 to around 19.5% in FY24, with continued gains likely in FY25 and FY26 due to effective cost control and increased scale

Attractive valuations of city gas distributors after recent price fall

Domestic gas consumption in CGD declined to 26.5 mmscmd in January

An upward trajectory: In absence of black swans, markets may rise further

The long-term trend may suggest a reversal if Nifty50 falls below 20,000

A wiser world after Covid

Another pandemic or global scale disaster is inevitable but the Covid experience will help us deal with it better

After muted Q3 results, HDFC Bank stock may have bottomed out

However, HDFC Bank seems to have bottomed out in mid-February when it hit a 52-week low of Rs 1,363

Tata Motors demerger a positive move, but no immediate gains seen

The company will be transformed into two listed firms with the commercial vehicles (CVs) business in one and passenger vehicles (PVs), including Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), in the other

Prospects of Havells India seen improving; but positives priced in

Havells has established two US subsidiaries in order to develop exports. The company is also eyeing the Middle East

Near-term upsides priced into stocks of oil marketing companies

Overall, IOCL and BPCL reported a net profit of Rs 8,063 crore and Rs 3,397 crore respectively, well ahead of Q3FY23 PAT of Rs 448 crore and Rs 1,960 crore

Power Grid Corporation's prospects factored in at current valuations

For FY25, the planned capex is at Rs 15,000 crore, up from earlier guidance of Rs 12,500 crore, alongside capitalisation of Rs 17,000 crore for FY25

Brokerages bullish on Vedanta's prospects amid concerns over group's debt

Capex in aluminium and zinc should result in incremental cash flow of $1 billion-plus per annum once the plants ramp up fully, which could be in H2FY26

Commissioning of new capacities can fire up Oil India stock even more

The PSU has delivered steady results in the October- December quarter (Q3) of FY24 and it is looking at ramping up production in both oil and gas

Strong Q4 powers ABB India, but near-term positives seem priced-in

ABB India (ABB) has leveraged demand from quality players to manage deeper penetration across market segments and localisation has helped cut costs, leading to better margins

Analysts positive on Grasim's prospects due to launch of paints division

Management guidance was that the VSF margin is stable. Even though caustic soda price is down, global prices are likely to bottom soon