RBI governor Shaktikanta Das said that rural demand is recovering as reflected in the pace of tractor and retail two-wheeler sales, with rising farm activity
Normal monsoons, good harvest & increase in MSP will drive demand in rural markets in the near/medium term, according to analysts.
On Tuesday, private equity firm Lighthouse India sold 18.44 million equity shares worth of Rs 336 crore of FSN E-Commerce Ventures through a block deal.
Amid moderation in inflation, markets seem to have moved past fears of interest rate hikes and investors are now anticipating strong foreign inflows into domestic equities, analysts said
FMCG major has been gaining market share for 38 consecutive quarters now, stands at 15-yr high
The personal products maker said that the decline in profit was mainly due to losses in translation of foreign currency receivables and higher effective tax rate (ETR)
In Q2FY23, Britannia's consolidated sales grew 22 per cent YoY and 19 per cent QoQ at Rs 4,338 crore, aided by a mid-single digit volume growth.
Post Q2 results, most brokerages have either recommended a 'buy' and an 'accumulate' rating on ITC with target prices in the range of Rs 365 to Rs 405
The management said that the transaction is expected to be Cash EPS neutral in the first year and accretive thereafter.
Overseas funds dumped Rs 4,081 crore worth of shares of companies in the financial services sector, while IT shares worth Rs 1,665 crore were sold, according to data collated by primeinfobase.com
Recovering after a sharp sell-off in later afternoon trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex ended 104.25 points or 0.18 per cent higher at 59,307.15.
Analysts believe ITC would continue to grow in its core business of Cigarettes and FMCG with stable taxation & softening of raw material prices.
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The stock of packaged foods company quoted higher for the seventh straight trading day and has rallied 9 per cent during the period.
In Q2FY23, ITC is expected to witness strong growth across segments considering lower sales in the base quarter of cigarettes, hotels & agri business.
CLOSING BELL: IT, select auto and banking stocks aided the market recovery on Monday. TCS gained nearly 2 per cent ahead of its Q2 result.
They turn cautious and prefer defensive bets
The company expects their EBITDA to decline in mid-teens in the September quarter of FY23, due to consumption of high-cost inventory, high marketing spends and weak Indonesia performance
However, the counter has lost over 5 per cent from its recent high of Rs 346.25 hit on September 23, 2022 and has underperformed the S&P BSE Sensex, which has lost nearly 2 per cent since then
In the past six months, the stock has rallied nearly 40 per cent, as against 0.34 per cent decline in the S&P BSE Sensex.