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Hindustan Unilever hits fresh 52-week low; brokerages share mixed outlook

Analysts at Emkay Global Financial Services believe demand slowdown, competitive pressure, distribution stress, and rising royalty rates are likely to have an overhang on HUL's valuations.

Brokerages divided on L&T's new order prospects, exposure to West Asia

L&T's management indicated the pace of new orders in the domestic market had slowed and there would be weakness for the two quarters between now and June 2024 owing to the Lok Sabha elections

Maruti Suzuki Q3: Analysts expect profitability to weaken QoQ; here's why

Maruti Suzuki news: Analysts expect Q3 earnings to take a hit on a sequential basis on the back of adverse product mix and higher discounts offered during the December quarter.

ICICI Securities Q3 results: Net profit jumps 66% to Rs 466 crore

Brokerage house ICICI Securities on Tuesday reported a 66 per cent year-on-year jump in Profit After Tax (PAT) to Rs 465.7 crore in three months ended December 2023. In comparison, the company had posted a PAT of Rs 280.9 crore in the October-December quarter of the preceding fiscal (FY23), ICICI Securities, a part of ICICI Group, said in a regulatory filing. The company registered a revenue of Rs 1,323.3 crore in the quarter under review, marking a 50 per cent year-on-year (YoY) surge from Rs 879.9 crore in the three months ended December 31, 2022. The increase in revenue was led by growth in broking income in the cash segment along with the investment banking segment. "We continue to grow with our focus on the acquisition of quality clients, gaining market share in revenue-generating segments, growing our distribution business, enhancing customer experience and continued investment in enhancing franchise as well as technology. Overall, we strongly believe that the medium to long

New block facility sees token trades in 1st week as only few able to avail

The so-called ASBA facility, which has become operational from January 1, has seen only 'token trades' with a limited set of customers making use of the facility

Brokerages firms bullish on largecaps for better returns in 2024

The concern for most brokerages is valuations. Given the sharp rally in midcap and smallcap indices, investors are better off sticking with largecaps in 2024

Small stocks lead D-St on bull run in 2023, give big returns to investors

Smaller stocks have emerged as Dalal Street's favourites in 2023 that has turned out to be a "great year" for equities, rewarding investors with big gains, driven by optimism over the country's macroeconomic fundamentals and heavy retail investors participation. Experts said equity markets are experiencing a prolonged bull run and it is during this time that the midcap and smallcap segments tend to outshine their larger counterparts. Till December 22 this year, the BSE smallcap gauge has jumped 13,074.96 points or 45.20 per cent while the midcap index has surged 10,568.18 points or 41.74 per cent. In comparison, the BSE 30-share benchmark Sensex has rallied 10,266.22 points or 16.87 per cent during this period. The smallcap index scaled its all-time high of 42,648.86 points on December 20 this year and the midcap gauge also reached its record peak of 36,483.16 points on the same day. The BSE benchmark also hit its lifetime high of 71,913.07 points on December 20. The midcap index

Gretex Share Broking files draft papers with Sebi to raise funds via IPO

Gretex Share Broking has filed preliminary papers with capital markets regulator Sebi to raise funds through an initial public offering (IPO). The IPO is a combination of fresh issue of 1.67 crore equity shares and an offer-for-sale (OFS) of 30.96 lakh shares by selling shareholders, according to the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) filed with Sebi on Friday. Proceeds from the fresh issue would be used towards working capital requirements and for general corporate purposes. Mumbai-based Gretex Share Broking is engaged in the business of market making and stock broking, underwriting capital markets issuances and depository participants of NSDL. Pantomath Capital Advisors is the sole book running lead manager to the issue. Equity shares of the company will be listed on the BSE and NSE.

Retail broking industry's top line set for a five-year leap: Bain & Company

Rides the wave of mass affluence, financial literacy, and digital revolution

Retail broking revenues could more than double in 5 years: Bain & Company

Bain & Co highlights that the industry has also managed to penetrate beyond the top cities

Jefferies initiates coverage on BSE with a 'buy' call, 24% upside

Shares of the BSE on Friday closed at Rs 2,180, after having jumped 4 times in the past six months

Domestic brokerage Prabhudas Lilladher sets 12-month Nifty target 22,584

"Nifty is not in a bubble zone as it is trading at a 17.2 per cent discount to the 10-year average which provides comfort," said Amnish Aggarwal, head of research at Prabhudas Lilladher

Samvat 2080: Stock picks from Anand Rathi, Nirmal Bang, Sharekhan, Axis Sec

Here's a list of stocks recommended by top brokerage and research firms that can help you build your portfolio this Diwali.

Brokerages expect revenues to remain under pressure for Asian Paints

Motilal Oswal Research said in its report, "with input costs on the rise, the margin gains in the second half of FY24 are not expected to mirror those seen in the first half of FY24."

Growing bets on India likely to sustain outperformance, say experts

One of the major reasons for the underperformance of EM peers is the underperformance of China, which has the biggest weight in the MSCI EM and MSCI Asia Pac ex-Japan indices

ITC's stock may remain range-bound post July-September quarter show

Most brokerages have cut their earnings estimates marginally to factor in the weak performance of the paperboards division

ICICI Securities reports 41% growth in PAT to Rs 424 cr in Sept quarter

ICICI Securities, a part of the ICICI Group, on Monday reported a 41 per cent year-on-year growth in profit after tax to Rs 424 crore in three months ended September. In comparison, the company had posted a PAT (profit after tax) of Rs 300.4 crore in the year-ago period, the brokerage house said in a filing to stock exchanges. Total income surged 44 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1,249 crore in the quarter under review, from Rs 865.63 crore in the second quarter ended September 2022, led by growth in broking income with cash and derivative segment gaining momentum along with growth in investment banking segment. "This quarter again we were able to demonstrate the benefits of pivoting to a customer centric coverage model. We continue to grow with our focus on acquisition of quality clients, gaining market share in revenue generating parameters across segments, growing our distribution business with a sharp focus on loans and mutual funds," Vijay Chandok, Managing Director and CEO of ICI

Groww topples Zerodha to become largest broker in terms of no. of clients

Zerodha remains the most profitable brokerage, clocked net profit of Rs 2,907 cr in FY23

Margin recovery key for Blue Dart Express stock, volume growth expected

Operating profit margins expected to rise 13% in FY25 on better capacity utilisation, lower Brent-ATF disparity

ICICI Securities shares gain nearly 5% as delisting bid faces test

Under the scheme, the public shareholders of ISec would be allotted 67 shares of ICICI Bank for every 100 shares of the brokerage firm