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Tanmay Tiwary specialises in covering equity markets, focusing primarily on sectors like automobile, FMCG, and new-age/internet companies. With nearly 5 years of experience in leading media organisations, his journey began with HT TechCircle (then NewsCorp TechCircle), followed by roles at CNBC, Republic. He has also worked with Forbes and Sportskeeda in the past. Academically, he holds two post-graduate degrees, one in broadcast journalism from the Indian Institute of Journalism and News Media, Bengaluru, and another in Mass Communications from the University of Leicester. He completed his undergraduate studies in journalism and mass communications from IP University in 2018.
Tanmay Tiwary specialises in covering equity markets, focusing primarily on sectors like automobile, FMCG, and new-age/internet companies. With nearly 5 years of experience in leading media organisations, his journey began with HT TechCircle (then NewsCorp TechCircle), followed by roles at CNBC, Republic. He has also worked with Forbes and Sportskeeda in the past. Academically, he holds two post-graduate degrees, one in broadcast journalism from the Indian Institute of Journalism and News Media, Bengaluru, and another in Mass Communications from the University of Leicester. He completed his undergraduate studies in journalism and mass communications from IP University in 2018.
On the financial front, JM Financial expects revenue and Ebitda to grow at a CAGR of 15 per cent and 18 per cent, respectively, over FY25-28, driven by ongoing capacity additions.
The brokerage highlights a robust export outlook for companies in renewables and T&D, with select EPC and product companies benefiting from international demand.
Nomura expects Marico's consolidated revenue to rise in the high twenties Y-o-Y in Q3FY26, estimating growth of around 27%, despite a broadly stable demand environment for the FMCG sector.
After a modest recovery in Q2 on low expectations, Motilal Oswal expects December quarter (Q3) to revert to typical seasonal softness, with furloughs weighing on growth across large IT services firms.
Motilal Oswal said the Nifty is trading at a 12-month forward P/E of 21.2x, near its long-period average of 20.8x, suggesting valuations are reasonable.
Nomura highlights that developers are on track for a third consecutive quarter of steady sales momentum, driven largely by sustained interest in branded residential offerings.
On the bourses, VA Tech Wabag share price rose as much as 6.17 per cent to an intraday high of ₹1,349, before trading 2.81 per cent higher at ₹1,306.20 around 12:50 PM.
In passenger vehicles, the brokerage expects the segment to post 19 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth in dispatches in December, broadly in line with retail trends.
Over the last ten calendar years (2016-2025), the Sensex has delivered annual returns consistently, albeit uneven. The strongest year of the decade was 2017, when the index surged 27.9 per cent.
After three years of store rationalisation and pricing corrections, Unlimited's newer stores are now performing in line with core V-Mart outlets.
PL Capital's channel checks indicate that industry footfalls in the third quarter have not matched initial projections, with limited evidence of incremental spending benefits from tax changes.
On the bourses, however, Max Healthcare share price was trading 1.75 per cent lower at ₹1,044.75 per share around 11:30 AM. By comparison, BSE Sensex was trading 0.07 per cent lower at 84,637.50.
In its winter session, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved capital acquisition proposals worth ₹79,000 crore, taking total approvals in FY26 year-to-date (Y-T-D) to around ₹3.3 trillion.
The brokerage has reiterated its 'Buy' rating on the stock, with a revised target price of ₹1,450, valuing the company at 35x Dec'27E earnings.
Force Motors topped the chart, emerging as the biggest wealth creator of the year with a 191 per cent gain. The stock delivered the highest return among all Nifty500 constituents.
The brokerage has set a target price of ₹2,000 per share, implying an upside of about 25 per cent from current levels.
On the bourses, meanwhile, Lodha Developers share price was trading 0.09 per cent lower at ₹1,078.40 per share around 10:50 AM. By comparison, BSE Sensex was trading 0.21 per cent lower at 85,226.75.
Following Covid-related disruptions, large fleet operators overwhelmingly opted for the 12 per cent FCM route, claiming ITC benefits on truck purchases.
The company expects the momentum to continue in the second half of the fiscal year (H2FY26), with overall industry volume growth projected at 8-10 per cent.
The brokerage's analysis of its universe of stocks revealed that after a prolonged period of earnings cuts, companies are beginning to report earnings upgrades.