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Stable macro, elevated earnings growth to support equities in 2024: Chawla

First half of the current financial year witnessed strong earnings growth of about 30 per cent for the Nifty50 index, says Chawla

Indian firms took on larger forex risk in 2023 counting on RBI support

"For us, the drop (in forward hedging) has been bigger, more in the vicinity of 20% to 25%," a senior FX salesperson at a private bank said

Albula Investment Fund sells Swan Energy's shares worth Rs 157 crore

Albula Investment Fund on Friday sold shares of Swan Energy for Rs 157 crore through an open market transaction. Bandhan Mutual Fund (MF), Samco MF, BNP Paribas Arbitrage, Societe Generale, and Resonance Opportunities Fund, among others were the buyers of shares. According to the block deal data available with the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Albula Investment Fund offloaded 30.24 lakh shares, amounting to a 1.14 per cent stake in Swan Energy. The shares were disposed of at an average price of Rs 519.90 apiece, taking the deal value to Rs 157.22 crore. Shares of Swan Energy rallied 7.48 per cent to close at Rs 563.60 per piece on the NSE. Swan Energy on Thursday said it has formally taken over management control of Reliance Naval & Engineering. The company had emerged as the winning bidder under an insolvency resolution process. The acquisition of Reliance Naval marks the company's entry into the shipbuilding, ship repairing, and heavy fabrication industry. Swan Group has ...

South Korea's Mirae Asset Securities buys Sharekhan for Rs 3,000 crore

Frenching banking major BNP Paribas bought the retail broking unit in 2007

BNP Paribas sells retail broking arm Sharekhan To S Korea's Mirae

Paris-headquartered BNP had acquired 100 per cent equity of Sharekhan from a clutch of investors in 2015

India's performance vulnerable to improving Chinese data: Eleswarapu

Eleswarapu states that the growing domestic appetite, which has provided much-needed support for domestic equities, will remain a long-term trend

Reliance Jio raises Rs 16,640 crore via offshore loans from HSBC, others

Earlier in September, Jio had also raised close to $2 billion from BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas upbeat on India bonds after JPMorgan inclusion, sees 10-yr high

"The muted reaction currently is due to weak global risk appetite," Sambor, who said inflows could rise if India becomes a part of other global indices

Reliance Jio seeks up to $2 billion in offshore loans to fund 5G plan

The report neither mentioned the individual amounts that Jio will pay back to Ericsson, BNP and other entities in the loan deal nor clarified whether BNP was acting on behalf of a consortium

French banking major BNP Paribas looks to sell retail broking arm Sharekhan

BNP's acquisition was completed in 2016 after receiving approvals from all regulatory authorities

BNP Paribas Arbitrage buys Bandhan Bank shares for Rs 187 cr

BNP Paribas Arbitrage on Friday acquired 88.85 lakh shares of private lender Bandhan Bank for Rs 187 crore through an open market transaction. According to the bulk deal data available with the National Stock Exchange (NSE), BNP Paribas Arbitrage bought 88,85,979 shares, amounting to 0.5 per cent stake in the private lender. The shares were purchased at an average price of Rs 211 apiece, taking the aggregate transaction size to Rs 187.49 crore. Details of the sellers could not be ascertained. Shares of Bandhan Bank jumped 3.05 per cent to close at Rs 218.10 per piece on the NSE. Last week, Bandhan Bank reported an 18.7 per cent fall in its net profit at Rs 721 crore in the June quarter due to a decline in net interest income. The Kolkata-based private sector lender had posted a net profit of Rs 887 crore in the year-ago period. Total income during the quarter under review increased to Rs 4,908 crore from Rs 4,385 crore in FY2023, while the interest earned by the bank grew to Rs

As China's reopening euphoria fizzled out, India saw strong FPI flows

What is fuelling the strong overseas flows and fundamental factors supporting the market at the current levels? Kunal Vora, head, India equity research, BNP Paribas explains

JSW Cement signs $50 mn green loan agreement with French lender BNP Paribas

JSW Cement has signed a sustainability-linked loan agreement with the domestic arm of French lender BNP Paribas to raise USD 50 million or about Rs 414 crore in debt capital. This is JSW Cement's second green debt capital taking the total sustainability-linked funding to USD 100 million now, the company said in a statement. The company plans to use the money to fund its capacity expansion in line with its long-term target of achieving 50 mtpa capacity. According to Parth Jindal, the managing director of JSW Cement, the second green loan comes within six months of availing the first such loan. He said the company has increased its production capacity four times in the past eight years, but has reduced the carbon emission intensity by half during this period and that the latest green loan underscores their continued commitment to Environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals.

JSW Cement raises Rs 400 cr via sustainability-linked loan from BNP Paribas

In October last year, the company had signed another SLL agreement of Rs 400 crore with Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

There is caution among retail investors, says Sharekhan's Gaurav Dua

The one-way rally in the broader market lasts for 17/18 months (on average) and is followed by a corrective phase of 18-24 months

Budget proposals don't change our long-term preferences: Abhiram Eleswarapu

'Consensus forecasts call for a 16 per cent earnings compounded annual growth through FY25, with margin expansion baked in across most sectors', said Eleswarapu

Baroda BNP Paribas AMC collects over Rs 1,234 cr for new multi asset fund

Baroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund has garnered more than Rs 1,200 crore during the new fund offer period for its latest multi asset fund. The new fund, which was opened from November 28 to December 12, has mobilised Rs 1,234 crore during the NFO (New Fund Offer) period, the fund house said in a statement on Thursday. This is the second new fund offering by the fund house in the past nine months since the formation of the merged entity in March 2022. Suresh Soni, CEO, Baroda BNP Paribas Asset Management, said the new fund has received wide participation from investors and distribution partners across cities and towns. "This comes on the back of the overwhelming response we received for our flexi cap fund a few months ago." The multi-asset fund is a growing category, even though the existing category's asset under management is relatively modest at Rs 22,361 crore as of November 2022. The new fund invests in a mix of equity, fixed income and gold ETF (Exchange Traded Fund). Equity aims

Consumer durable demand outlook likely to remain weak in Q3FY23

While input costs have eased, lower volumes could impact margins

BNP Paribas Arbitrage sells 1.8 mn shares of Wipro worth Rs 73 crore

BNP Paribas Arbitrage on Tuesday offloaded over 18 lakh shares of IT major Wipro for Rs 73 crore through an open market transaction. BNP Paribas Arbitrage sold 18,00,164 shares of the company at an average price of Rs 405 apiece, according to the block deal data available with the BSE. This took the deal value to Rs 72.90 crore. On Tuesday, Societe Generale picked up the shares of the company. Shares of Wipro closed 0.12 per cent lower at Rs 405.20 per scrip on the BSE.

India's sectoral valuations outstrip Asian counterparts, shows data

The price-to-earnings (P/E) for the industrial and consumer staples sectors has more than doubled that of other Asian markets