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Blue Star Q3 results: Profit jumps to Rs 100 cr on strong festive demand

The company posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 100 crore ($12 million) for the three months ended Dec. 31, up nearly 72% from last year. Revenue from operations rose about 25%

Pfizer posts surprise 4th quarter profit, but key products miss on sales

The New York-based drugmaker earned 10 cents per share on an adjusted basis for the fourth quarter. Analysts on average had expected a loss of 22 cents per share, according to LSEG data

Voltas Q3 results: Profit falls 58% to Rs 23.85 crore as expenses rise

The Tata Group-owned company's consolidated profit before exceptional items and tax fell 58% from last year to Rs 23.85 crore ($2.87 million) in the three months to Dec 31

Arvind Q3 results: Revenue falls 4.6% to Rs 1,880 cr on tepid denim demand

Revenue from the company's textile segment, which accounts for nearly 75% of total sales, dropped 8%

Adani Total Gas Q3 results: Net profit rises 18% on higher CNG sales

The company, which distributes piped gas to various Indian cities, said consolidated profit rose to 1.77 billion rupees ($21 million) for quarter ended Dec 31 from 1.50 billion rupees a year earlier

SRF Q3 results: Profit more than halved to Rs 253 crore on global demand

Consolidated net profit after tax fell to 2.53 billion rupees (about $30 million) for the three months ended Dec.31 from 5.11 billion rupees a year ago

TeamLease Q3 results: Profit rises 7% on strong general staffing business

Overall consolidated revenue from operations rose nearly 22% to 24.45 billion rupees

Red Sea crisis: Exports, higher freight impacts wire maker R R Kabel

Attacks by Yemen's Houthi militia on merchant ships in the Red Sea and retaliatory U.S. strikes have ratcheted up tensions in the Middle East as the Gaza war rages on

Blackstone's Aadhar Housing Finance targets $600 million India IPO: Report

Aadhar plans to file its IPO papers with India's market regulator within the next two weeks, both sources said

L&T Q3 results: Net profit rises 15% to Rs 2,947 crore, misses estimates

The company's consolidated net profit rose 15% to Rs 2,947 crore ($355 million) for the quarter ended Dec. 31, but fell short of analysts' estimate of Rs 3,304 crore, as per LSEG data

Gillette India Dec quarter results: Net profit rises 39.6% on better demand

Gillette India also declared an interim dividend of 85 rupees per share for the financial year 2023-24, which includes a one-time special dividend of 40 rupees per share

PB Fintech Q3 results: PAT at Rs 38.05 cr, revenue from ops rises 43%

Revenue from operations rose nearly 43 per cent to Rs 871 crore rupees as proceeds from its insurance broker services more-than-doubled

Crude oil up on tensions in West Asia, China economy worries limit gains

March Brent crude futures, which are due to expire on Wednesday, rose 8 cents, or 0.1%, to $82.48 a barrel by 1059 GMT

Red Sea crisis: India on track to export record-low diesel to Europe in Jan

Volumes have so far declined by roughly 80% month-on-month to 33,400-58,000 barrels per day (bpd), Kpler, LSEG and Vortexa shiptracking data showed

Profit booking in Reliance, drop in financials weigh on Indian shares

The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index declined 0.99% to 21,522.10 points and the S&P BSE Sensex fell 1.11% to 71,139.90

Steel imports hit five-year high in April-December amid soaring demand

India's steel demand is likely to stay strong as the government expects economic growth will outpace the global economy in the next fiscal year

Indian curbs to propel Pakistan's rice exports towards record high

Pakistan's exports could jump to 5 million metric tons in 2023/24 financial year, up from the last year's 3.7 million tons, Kewlani said

Indian investors favour long-term bonds anticipating conservative budget

Recent bond auctions saw bids that surpassed expectations, said Alok Singh, group treasury head at CSB Bank

Pentagon plans AI-based program to estimate prices for critical minerals

The program, which received little attention after it was announced on a Pentagon website in October, is part of Washington's broader efforts to jumpstart U.S. production of critical minerals

Financiers grapple with plane shortage issue amid Boeing MAX crisis

For months, aviation has been struggling to keep pace with a post-pandemic travel boom amid labour and parts shortages