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Recovery tracker: Slowdown in power generation, freight activity

Essential shopping up with rising pharmacy and grocery visits

Tata firms beat peers in 2021; TCS share in group's combined m-cap falls

Combined m-cap of listed Tata players, excluding TCS, is up 102% this year, so far

After Air India privatisation, aviation set to be 2nd most concentrated mkt

The top two players will control 80% of industry revenue

Coal shortage a supply issue with availability at 5-year low, shows data

For the first time in decades, supply was lower than consumption for four straight years till 2020

Recovery tracker: Retail and recreation visits at highest since March 2020

Traffic congestion was also up during the week

Nifty50 firms' profit may rise 24.8% in Q2, metal & mining will dominate

Index companies in non-cyclical space, other manufacturers likely to report 0.3% YoY decline in net profit

Tata Sons wins bid: Air India may see turnaround as debt eases by 75%

Air India reported an operating profit of Rs 1,787 crore in FY20 on a consolidated basis but reported a net loss of Rs 7427 crore due to interest and depreciation costs

M-cap of 2 demerged entities could exceed Piramal's by 10-15%: Analysts

Analysts say the demerger will make it easier for investors to value the two companies

Recovery tracker: Power generation rises, workplace visits up as cases drop

Freight numbers, traffic congestion lower than before

Cash-strapped Vodafone Idea requires moratorium on interest to stay afloat

Company spent Rs 5,200 crore on interest payment in Q1, equal to 57% net sales

Switzerland-based Holcim group losing share in Indian cement market

Swiss multinational is now a distant second in the country's cement market, behind Ultratech

Relief package for telecom sector: Airtel wins big, stock rises over 4%

The stock has gained 43% YTD against 20% jump in RIL and 15% fall in Voda Idea

Evergrande crisis: Metal index down 6.8% amid fears of lower China demand

Analysts, however, see the fall in iron ore prices a lead indicator and expect steel prices to decline soon

Recovery tracker: Power generation and freight data show slower growth

Business Standard tracks these indicators on a weekly basis to get a current sense of how the economy is doing

Consumer goods companies continue to lose out to other sectors on bourses

Their weighting on the benchmark Nifty50 has fallen to 15%, an 11-year low

Recovery tracker: Traffic up, workplace visits peak since national lockdown

Power generation and freight growth slow down

Most sectoral indices fall back despite broader market rally in past 2 yrs

Large part of gains in two years accrued to top companies in metals, IT, pharma and realty

Loss-making PSUs more attractive for buyers after income tax tweak

Investor must retain at least 51% stake to take the benefit

India's industrial sector grows, manufacturers continue to struggle

Their revenue share in listed space declined to record low of 27.2% in Q1FY22

India's market capitalisation to GDP ratio hits 13-year high of 122%

Comes in the backdrop of 0.7% growth in India's annualised GDP at current price