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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.
According to Nuvama, the outlook for OMCs is clouded by high capital expenditure commitments and rising under-recoveries, which are set to keep return ratios suppressed.
The upgrade by Nomura comes on the back of a strong operational performance in Q4FY25, where Siemens delivered a meaningful beat despite pockets of muted demand.
While revenue growth remained resilient, weaker margins, demerger-linked costs and stretched valuations have clouded the near-term view for SKF India, analysts said.
The brokerage, which earlier had a 'Reduce' rating on VIP Industries, said the near-term outlook has turned 'hazy,' warranting caution until the new leadership outlines a credible turnaround plan.
The Hero MotoCorp stock rose as much as 3.95 per cent to ₹5,749 before trading 3.84 per cent higher at ₹5,743 around 11:30 am, outpacing the Sensex's 0.15 per cent gain.
On the bourses, Tata Motors PV shares bled, with the stock dropping up to 7.26 per cent to hit an intraday low of ₹363.15 per share.
Corporate earnings logged a 3rd straight quarter of double-digit growth, underpinned by strong performances from OMCs, Metals, Telecom, Technology, Cement, NBFCs - Lending, and Capital Goods.
Strong top-line growth, resilient volumes, and sustained execution strength kept analysts confident about the company's medium-term outlook, with most brokerages maintaining a 'Buy' or 'Add' rating.
The Sensex declined up to 0.51 per cent to an intraday low of 84,042.75, while the Nifty50 slipped 0.44 per cent to 25,764.90.
JM Financial noted that Eicher posted a consolidated operating margin of 24.5 per cent in Q2FY26, about 50 basis points (bps) below its estimate.
In Q2, Tata Motors' standalone revenue rose 9% Y-o-Y to ₹16,860 crore, coming in 3% below Nuvama's forecast due to an unfavourable mix that weighed on average selling prices.
Info Edge Share Buy, sell or hold: At 11:30 AM, the Info Edge (India) stock was trading 1.19 per cent lower at ₹1,360.60, even as the BSE Sensex gained 0.33 per cent to 84,743.91.
On the bourses, HAL share price was trading 0.27 per cent lower at ₹4,734 per share at 10 AM. By comparison, the BSE Sensex was trading flat at 84,463.92 levels.
As TMPV begins its independent journey, analysts caution that slower EV adoption, regulatory headwinds, and intensifying competition could weigh on its growth trajectory.
ICICI Securities, which had upgraded the Asian Paints stock in June 2025, said several tailwinds are now in place.
At 12:35 PM, ONGC shares were trading 1.66 per cent higher at ₹253.60 per share. By comparison, BSE Sensex was trading 0.82 per cent higher at 84,559.73 levels.
Tenneco Clean Air India IPO Day 1 Updates: By 11:40 AM on Day 1, the issue was subscribed 0.11 times, with NIIs at 0.24x and retail investors at 0.12x.
The rally came after BSE posted a 61 per cent year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit to ₹558.5 crore for Q2FY26, compared with ₹346.8 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.
While brokerages said the CV cycle appears to be nearing its bottom, they expect growth momentum to pick up from Q4FY26), driven by defence and aerospace segments.
Tata Motors Q2 preview: Key factors to watch will be JLR and India CV demand and margin outlook, analysts at Nuvama said.