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LIC Housing Fin Q2 PAT up 12% to Rs 5.73 bn, loan portfolio up 10%

The company recorded a strong growth in the affordable segment both in value and volume terms and continues to enjoy comfortable liquidity position

Market can get worse before it gets better

Corporate results indicate that consumption may be softer than hoped-for and analysts are predicting downgrades for second-half earnings

Banking shares lift markets from 7-month low; ICICI Bank rises nearly 11%

A Rs 400-billion bond-purchase announcement by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) helped ease liquidity concerns

Lot of triggers for volatility, prefer stability of large-caps: ICICI MF MD

With a weakening rupee and a high current account deficit, export-oriented sectors look attractive, says Nimesh Shah

Buying, selling Paytm Gold is convenient, but is it worth investing in?

The company has partnered with gold refiner MMTC-PAMP for Paytm Gold

Derivatives strategies: Markets rebound but indicators remain weak

The major indices are all trading below their respective 200-day moving averages (200-DMA)

Amid weak sentiment, LIC HF Q2 soothes nerves by beating estimates

PAT up 12% to Rs 5.73 bn in the quarter; bad loans stable

Today's picks: Bharti Airtel to Tata Steel, hot stocks to watch on Tuesday

Nifty, Bank Nifty, Bharti Airtel, Tata Steel , Larsen & Toubro

Investors should await clarity as Colgate reels under competitive pressure

While topline grew by 8% and net profit by 11% in Q2, margin expansion was muted despite benign input costs

Biocon: Biosimilar launches prop up Q2 show; healthy returns seen in future

The strong momentum is likely to continue, led by biosimilars and steady show of other segments

ICICI Bank stock surges 11% after a strong second quarter, Street bullish

Stock soars 11% post strong Q2; analysts say improving asset quality and rising share of low-cost deposits enhance earnings potential

Pledged holdings fall to Rs 2.12 trillion in Q2: Edelweiss Securities

Analysts at Edelweiss say the high share pledging is not only the risk for promoters but also to non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) that lend money with shares as collateral

Investor wealth soars over Rs 3 trillion as Sensex surges 718 points

On BSE, 1,815 stocks advanced, while 775 declined and 163 remained unchanged

4 factors that fuelled Sensex's 700-point rally today

Broader market, too, participated in the rally with the S&P BSE MidCap and Small-Cap indices gaining 2.80 per cent and 2.06 per cent, respectively.

Pain in aviation pack likely to continue; IndiGo remains top analysts' pick

On Wednesday, InterGlobe Aviation, which runs India's largest budget airline IndiGo, reported its first-ever quarterly loss of Rs 6.52 billion since its listing in November 2015.

PCA rejig hope: Nifty PSU Bank index up 8 %; OBC, Canara Bank rally 13%

SBI, Bank of India, Indian Bank, Union Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Bank of India, Union Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda and Syndicate Bank were up in the range of 6% to 12%.

ICICI Bank surges 11% on better-than-expected Q2 results

Net interest income rose 12.4 per cent to Rs 64.18 billion in September 2018, compared with Rs 57.09 billion in the year-ago quarter.

MARKET WRAP: Sensex surges 718 pts, reclaims 34,000-mark; PSU banks rally

Nifty PSU Bank index post sharpest single-day gain in past one year, surging 8 per cent led by Oriental Bank of Commerce and Canara Bank.

Wockhardt up 13% after falling 33% in six weeks

The stock moved higher by 13% to Rs 503 on the BSE in intra-day trade on Monday, after hitting four-year low of Rs 437 on Friday.

Wrong time to fight? RBI-govt dispute can further damage investor sentiment

If the standoff with the government gets any worse, a test of the central bank's dire warning could come soon