Valuation rerating largely behind surge in mcap
The combined earnings were, however, up only marginally from Rs 3.15 trillion reported in Q2FY24 as well Q4FY23
A negative spread between Indian equity yield and US long-term Treasury bond makes Indian equities less attractive for foreign investors and may lead to a selloff by FPIs
The rally in the Tata stocks has been by smaller companies while Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) - the biggest company in the group by market capitalisation- has been a laggard
Their combined net sales were up just 7.4 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) in Q3FY23, which was the lowest in nine quarters then
In comparison, Larsen & Toubro, Maruti Suzuki, and Bajaj Auto have seen strong double-digit growth in net sales and net profit. fuelling a rally in their share prices
This is due to a relatively poor showing by top banking stocks on the exchanges in recent months. Analysts attribute this to the prospects of their muted earnings growth in the next few quarters
Krishna Kant and Ram Prasad Sahu track the investments made by foreign portfolio investors in BSE 200 companies - a move that is seen as pivotal to the future of a stock on bourses
Sample of early-bird companies shows worst net sales since Q3FY21
The 2019 calendar year was the high point for the BFSI sector, when its weighting in the index had risen to a record high of 40.6 per cent at the end of December
The combined net profit of TCS, Infosys, Wipro, and HCL Technologies was down 1.5 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) in the December quarter
Marna Ricker, EY Global vice-chair (tax), in an interview with Krishna Kant in Mumbai, discusses the progress on the new tax code and its implications for companies and capital flows
Brokerages have cut benchmark index's forward earnings estimates
Ambani's group mcap is Rs 19.42 trillion at the end of CY23, up 10.7 per cent from the Rs 17.6 trillion a year ago
Reliance Group's combined market-cap at Rs 18.97 trillion, however, is way ahead of Adani Group's Rs 15.1 trillion
A buyback is a process a company employs to repurchase its shares from stakeholders
Mukesh Ambani back at the top ahead of Gautam Adani
The Sensex valuation has witnessed a significant increase in the past two months
The rally has been driven by investors' expectations of continued growth in Bharat Forge's bread-and-butter business of automotive forgings and a faster ramp-up of volumes in its newer segments
The start of a new year is also a good time to make bets on stocks that have been laggards and could potentially see a turnaround in their fortunes next year