New cases have been averaging more than 6,000 a day over the past week as authorities begin easing stringent lockdown restrictions gradually to prevent economic costs from blowing out further
Today, a total of 21 companies, including Dabur India, Sun Pharma, and United Spirits are scheduled to announce their results.
Extension in lockdown, higher economic costs and an economic package that lacked muscle are the three key reasons why Crisil has downgraded the GDP forecast now
3.5 trn Atmanirbhar Bharat package for SMEs can increase credit to MSMEs by 18-19% which can address the short-term liquidity crunch. Here's a closer look at the measures announced, and their impact
A senior State Bank of India executive said the moratorium is apt for small and medium enterprises whose cash flows have been impacted severely
Large-cap focus, diversification pay off
Traditional trade sees bigger drop, says Nielsen
Unlike MFs, Category-I and II AIFs have a closed-ended structure and are not exposed to the risk of sudden redemptions
Given the nationwide lockdown and weak travel sentiment, global aviation consultancy CAPA revised downwards estimates for India's air traffic for the for FY21 from 80 to 90 million to 55-70 million
Ratings have been cut for 847 companies
Response from investors is expected to be lukewarm
Toll collection has restarted since, but there is unlikely to be a V-shaped revival in traffic after the lockdown ends - probably - on May 17. There will only be a gradual return to normalcy
At present, the country is under a 40-day lockdown till May 3, and there are indications of it being gradually withdrawn.
According to a Business Standard report, the Centre is considering a proposal to guarantee Rs 3 trillion of loans to small businesses as part of a plan to restart economy
Its parent Standard & Poor's has (S&P) forecast the world economy to contract 2.4 per cent, against its earlier estimates of 0.4 per cent growth.
Construction was gathering pace after a protracted monsoon when the pandemic halted all activity
Today, a total of seven companies, including ACC, CRISIL, Den Networks, and ICICI Prudential Life are scheduled to release their March quarter earnings
Today, IT giant Infosys is scheduled to come out with its Q4 numbers and analysts are penciling in a 1 per cent QoQ hit in its revenue growth in constant currency terms for the quarter
However, there was no clarity on whether the finance companies that borrow from banks would get the option to delay payments to their lender banks.
ICRA has analysed a sample of 29 MFIs, which constitute around 70% of the MFI industry on a portfolio basis