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Wipro stock rises 8% on back of $1.5 billion deal from Alight Solutions

Stock's underperformance, discount to peers expected to ease as software major catches up on revenue growth

Brexit, high capex to keep Tata Motors under pressure; stock falls

JLR will be investing £4.5 billion each year through to 2021

Maruti Suzuki slows down on volume and margin worries; stock falls

Brokerages have cut net profit estimates by up to 12 % over next few years

Deal wins, digital share, improve margins key for Mindtree; stock gains 2%

Growth metrics expected to surpass peers; valuations on the higher side

Strong advertising outlook, launch of channels positives for Sun TV Network

The decision to cap management compensation and incremental subscription growth are other triggers

Margin expectation fires up Apollo Hospitals, stock gains on strong results

With capex cycle coming to an end and occupancies increasing, operating profit is expected to double over next three years

Higher revenue share from non-cyclical biz a positive for Ashok Leyland

The company's focus on less cyclical segments such as spares, defence and exports is expected to improve their share to 19% of revenue over the next three years, from 16% now

TCS back on double-digit growth path led by rebound in BFSI vertical

The BFSI vertical, which accounts for 31% of the company's revenues, has been a laggard, pulling down the overall growth of the company over the last couple of years

Sun TV Network: Rebound in viewership, market share unlikely in near term

The share of the company's flagship Tamil general entertainment channel continued to slide, from 44% in April to 42.4% in May and, to 40% now

Listed retail companies likely to see muted revenue in June quarter

However, analysts say the long-term trend for traditional retail in the organised sector remains in place, indicating that companies could grow at 12-plus per cent annually

Tata Beverages eyes market share gains, cost control to improve revenues

The company is looking at further gains by using Tata Tea's distribution network and leveraging on Tata brand

Sales growth to double Jubilant FoodWorks, Westlife Development margins

Improving operating leverage will boost profitability over next 3 years

Now, Indian pharmaceutical majors also face the African challenge

Cipla and Aurobindo among major companies whose March quarter sales in the institutional segment fell close to 50%

Indian Hotels stock: Well-placed to ride the demand opportunity

Operational gains will be driven by domestic business; debt reduction should add to profits

Idea Cellular: Pace of Vodafone merger, increase in rates to be watched

While it operated efficiently in the quarter, Idea Cellular is trailing peers on revenue and in adding customers, especially in the broadband segment

Party in mid-cap IT stocks to continue: MindTree, Zensar gain of over 35%

The bigger investment argument for the mid-cap IT firms is the change in demand environment, which is reflected in deal pipelines, the higher share of digital revenues and size of the contracts

Maruti: One-offs take shine off top line; volume outlook remains strong

While overall sales are robust, margins-which came in at 14.2 per cent-were over 150 basis points lower than analysts' estimates, given a sharp rise in other operating expenses

New offers to shore up Jubilant Foodwork's volumes, drive same-store growth

Lower prices, expanding market to drive same-store growth, margins

Commercial vehicle and tractor demand key triggers for Bosch stock

75% of revenue comes from these segments that are less affected by EVs

Kansai Nerolac to outshine peers: automotive growth to help maintain volume

Automotive growth, launches to help maintain volume