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SME EPC road contractors face shrinking margins as input costs spike

However, national highway projects are typically executed by large contractors, with only a small proportion sub-contracted to SMEs

HDFC raises Rs 4,000 cr via 21-month paper, attracts bids of over Rs 70K cr

Companies, including HDFC, Tata Capital Financial Services, LIC Housing Finance and Haldia Petrochem raised over Rs 6,000 crore on Wednesday

Orient Bell zooms 18% on upward revision in credit ratings by Crisil

The company said the growth in the tiles market will continue to be driven by growth in real estate and housing sector, rise in disposable income, growth in renovation & remodelling activities.

Crisil launches new benchmark for investment vehicle aimed at the affluent

'Sub category' will help companies and clients in comparing various alternative investment funds.

NHAI likely to award highways contracts for 6,500 kms this fiscal: Official

The authority also remained confident of achieving its goal of constructing 5,000 km of national highways during the current fiscal, NHAI chairperson Alka Upadhyaya said.

Financial conditions ease in April; external headwinds to weigh: CRISIL

Major central banks likely to increase pace of tightening to combat inflation; US Fed has already raised its policy rate twice until May, and S&P expects five more hikes in 2022

Quant Active Fund: Long-term outperformance via active portfolio churn

The fund is managed by Ankit Pande, Vasav Sahgal, and Sanjeev Sharma

A turning tide for ICTT following the political turmoil in Sri Lanka

The transshipment port at Kochi sees opportunity in the Sri Lankan crisis to attract more cargo from Colombo

Inflation getting broad-based, RBI set to hike repo by 100 bps: CRISIL

The RBI hiked its key rate by 0.40 per cent in a surprise move last week while keeping an accommodative stance

Domestic Copper prices may drop to Rs 720-725 per kg in FY23: Crisil

The price of copper wire bars averaged Rs 738 per kg (ex-factory) in FY22, a 42 per cent rise year-on-year, with rates breaching Rs 800 per kg in March before retreating to Rs 790 per kg

Birla Corporation down 7%; stock hits 52-week low on growth worries

The management remained cautious over profitability of cement companies in the near future as it does not anticipate any relief in cost pressure.

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Cement prices expected to increase by 6-13%

According to industry sources, coal and petcoke prices have increased sharply by 30-50 per cent in the last 6 months due to the Ukraine crisis.

Securitisation value rises 50% to Rs 1.35 trn in FY22: Report

Disbursements also picked up, necessitating incremental funding requirements. More than 130 financing entities securitised their assets in the past 12 months

Fire incidents unlikely to impact EV sales in long-term, says Crisil

There has been a spate of incidents where electric vehicles have caught fire, with the recent one reported from Nashik in Maharashtra

Rules, input costs to make car ownership expensive in 4 yrs: Crisil study

ICE-powered vehicles to pinch more

EVs present an opportunity of almost Rs 3 trn for stakeholders: CRISIL

The opportunity includes potential revenue of Rs 1.5 trn across vehicle segments for vehicle makers, component manufacturers and Rs 90,000 crore in form of disbursements for vehicle financiers.

If your fund has beaten tier-II benchmark, just don't exit: Analysts

Stick to it, even if it lags its tier-I benchmark and category average

Gold jewellery retailers' revenue may rise 12-15% in FY23: Crisil

This is as per an analysis of 82 of them rated by Crisil Ratings, which accounts for 40 per cent of the sector's revenue

Textile sector's growth to continue next fiscal as well: CRISIL SME Tracker

Margins will continue in the 10-12 per cent range in FY23 as well

Two years of Covid: Metals get their shine back as demand fuels rally

According to CRISIL Research, base metals are currently at their highest levels since 2008, while steel prices in Europe are at an all-time high