Highlighting that the insurance industry is different from other business, he said if an insurer fails, it has bearing on customers as well
While financial and banking counters traded in the sea of red throughout the day, index heavyweights like Reliance Industries and Bharti Airtel, that surged 3 per cent and 6 per cent, respectively.
In the first 11 trading days of the current calendar year, Dr Reddy's has outperformed the market by surging 6 per cent on expectations of earnings improvement.
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The company signed a definitive agreement for the sale of DRG to Clarivate Analytics plc, a global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics, for a sale consideration of $950 million.
Net interest income, however, is likely to grow between 11 and 16 % YoY to Rs 14,409.5 crore, up from Rs 12,576.8 crore reported in the same quarter last year, and Rs 13,515 crore in Q2FY20
The board approved the buy-back of equity shares by the Company from open market through stock exchange mechanism for amount not exceeding Rs 72 crore at a price not exceeding Rs 150 per share.
Increasing footprint and higher share of online delivery indicate good growth potential
HDFC Securities expects RIL's EBITDA to increase by 4.7 per cent QoQ to Rs 14,300 crore.
The buyback will be conducted on a proportionate basis through the 'tender offer' route
Earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter was Rs 4.3 per share and grew 36.7 per cent YoY, the company said in its statement.
The IT services company has seen some improvement in its revenue growth in the last few quarters but, as per analysts, it continues to lag peers on a relative basis.
Wipro posted a 2.1 per cent year-on-year (YoY) rise in its net profit at Rs 21.2 billion for the quarter ended 30 June.
Revenue for the company stood at Rs 15,470.5 crore, up 2.73 per cent YoY at Rs 15,059.5 crore.
With this, the telcos will have to together pay an estimated Rs 1.47 trillion in AGR dues that include penalties and interest on penalties by January 23.
Net Income for the quarter was Rs 2,080 crore, an increase of 1.2% YoY
IT services revenue grew 0.9% on reported dollar basis to $1.97 billion over the March 2017 quarter
Wipro Chairman Azim Premji has reassured shareholders of growth coming from the US
In the previous quarter, Wipro reported a decline in its net profit by 20.5 per cent y-o-y, missing analyst estimates.
The stock was the biggest gainer on both the key benchmark indices during the day