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Growth in domestic market likely to provide booster dose for pharma stocks

The pharma sector, once considered a safe bet, has been trailing the benchmark indices for four years in a row

India growth crucial for Torrent Pharma's health amid steep fall in volume

The country accounts for 44% of overall revenues

Railway deal, coronavirus' disruption of global trade to weigh on Concor

While valuations are attractive, disruption will keep volumes muted

Media stocks rebound on low valuations; analysts expect gradual recovery

Analysts expect dent in near-term profits

Coronavirus casts shadow on broadcasting companies amid dip in ad revenue

Brokerages have cut their advertising and earnings estimates for broadcasters by up to 11 per cent

Near-term revenues may dip for realty sector amid coronavirus spread

If the pandemic continues, a fifth of annual revenues could get affected

Lower raw material cost to help tyremakers amid economic slowdown

Higher share of replacement segment should help cushion demand drop

Motherson Sumi to Tata Motors: Europe slowdown to hit auto sector hard

Motherson Sumi, Apollo Tyres and Tata Motors to be among the worst affected because of high exposure

Drop in demand due to travel curbs may stall airline revenues in Q4

Sharp fall in crude oil prices, however, is a positive

Coronavirus outbreak: Hotel stocks likely to see earnings downgrades

Hotel stocks are under pressure because the coronavirus outbreak could impact occupancies and, thus, drive down room tariffs

Coronavirus: Aviation stocks may descend further as traffic dwindles

The development comes as passenger growth - which has been slowing down on account of the economic slowdown - has taken further hit due to the outbreak of coronavirus

SKF India may face pressure on revenues and margins amid weak demand

Trading at 30x its FY21 earnings, there is limited upside

Buoyed by US revenues, higher growth trajectory awaits Ajanta Pharma

Completion of capex, improving prospects among positives

Tech Mahindra's deal wins of over $1.3 bn keeping Street sentiment positive

Valuation of over 13 times its FY21 estimated earnings reasonable

Bajaj Auto Q3 results: Profit beats estimates, aided by higher exports

Exports - accounting for 43% of volumes - rose 7%, which helped offset the slowdown in the domestic segment. Domestic sales fell 13%, largely on account of the sharp 16%

Higher gross margins, cost control initiatives aid Westlife's profitability

Despite a high base of last year, the company was able to post a same-store sales growth of 9.2%. The metric a year ago was 14.7%

Realty check: Prestige to Sobha, south Indian developers hold the edge

Prestige, Sobha top picks given their exposure to Bengaluru, other southern markets

Metropolis Healthcare leads diagnostics pack on higher realisation

Expansion, raising share of B2C network to help improve margins

Margin gains help Mindtree find its feet in Q3, new contracts a concern

Slow pace of new contracts remains a concern despite revenue growth

Margin contraction and competitive pressure may keep spirits low at USL

Investors should await signs of margin improvement and volume uptick, especially in the Prestige-and-above segment before considering investment in USL