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ONGC Q2 profit tumbles 30% to Rs 12,826 crore on windfall tax woes

Profit fell 15.6 per cent over the preceding June quarter when it had reported a net of Rs 15,205.85 crore

Q2FY23 preview: Modest revenue growth, Ebitda decline seen in pharma cos

While domestic market demand is strong, analysts expect higher raw material and freight costs to affect business in US, other countries; healthy YoY growth seen in hospitals and diagnostics

RBI's liquidity infusion largest since April 2019 as surplus cash dries up

Lack of repo suggests RBI tolerance of higher money mkt rates: Analysts

ICICI Securities Q2 PAT down 14% to Rs 300 cr; total income up marginally

ICICI Securities on Thursday reported a 14 per cent decline in profit after tax to Rs 300 crore in the three months ended September 2022 In comparison, the company had posted a Profit After Tax (PAT) of Rs 351.2 crore in the same quarter preceding fiscal, ICICI Securities, a subsidiary of ICICI Bank, said in a statement. The company's total income rose to Rs 865.63 crore in the second quarter ended on September 30, 2022 from Rs 856.56 crore in the year-ago period. "We had a satisfactory quarter and are progressing well on our articulated strategy of pursuing long-term sustainable growth by continuing to diversify in favour of non-broking business. For this, we are investing in right kind of products, services, partnerships. Today, broking revenue is about a third of our overall revenue, against two thirds a couple of years back," Vijay Chandok, Managing Director and CEO of ICICI Securities, said. The board has declared an interim dividend of Rs 9.75 per share in first half of FY23

Infosys Q2 net profit rises 11% to Rs 6,021 cr, raises its FY23 guidance

Bloomberg had estimated revenue to be Rs 36,564 crore and net profit at Rs 5,902 crore

Red-hot defence stocks may have more legs to run, say analysts

The growth has come on the back of healthy growth in the order books of defence companies amid the government's focus on indigenisation and surge in exports

Avoid sectors having global exposure like IT, oil, gas: ICICI Securities

ICICI Securities Ltd on Wednesday said its one year forward Nifty target is 19,425 with sectorial bias towards banks, capital goods/infrastructure and automobiles

Bond yields fall on short-covering; market still hopes for index inclusion

Call rate closes at highest since October 2019 as liquidity tightens

Falling raw material costs to aid margin expansion for Asian Paints

Despite the raw material pressures, the company posted a 172 bps expansion in operating profit margins as compared to the year ago period, given operating leverage benefits

M&M Financial tanks 14% as RBI bars third-party services for loan recovery

In a circular, the RBI said that the non-banking finance company may continue to carry out recovery or repossession activities, through its own employees.

Rupee slumps to new low as Fed hikes rates, signals longer tightening cycle

The rupee hit a new low of 80.47 versus the US dollar in the first few minutes of trade on Thursday.

Fate of world's biggest free food programme rests in PM Modi's hands

PM Modi will soon decide whether to extend a food dole out that has cost India $44 billion since the pandemic, or ease the strain on government finances and food supply

Hotel stocks order room service: See strong Q1, a stronger outlook

Inbound tourism, higher occupancies, and lean cost model are positives for listed hospitality majors

Consumption trends signal strong FY23 for mall operator Phoenix Mills

Company's recovery and expansion after impact of Covid-19 expected to improve rentals and occupancies

Bank credit growth hits near nine-year high of 15.5%, shows RBI data

Achieving 20% growth going forward remains a challenge; deposits for week ended August 26 up 9.5%

Credit card spends touch all-time high of Rs 1.16 trillion in July

Spends have topped Rs 1 trillion level for five consecutive months now

Bond yields slide as reports tout progress in global listing of Indian debt

A fall of one basis point on the 10-year bond yield corresponds to a rise in price of roughly seven paise

Adani Group gets Sebi approval for $3.8 billion open offer for Ambuja, ACC

The group, led by Asia's richest person Gautam Adani, is set to make an offer to buy 26% of Ambuja Cements Ltd. for 385 rupees per share and the same stake for 2,300 rupees per share of ACC Ltd

Tata Group's Trent Ltd enters list of 100 most valued companies in India

In the past 5 trading sessions alone, the share price of Trent Ltd has jumped 11 per cent. On NSE, Trent rose 4.63 per cent to close at Rs 1,475.30, on Wednesday

ICICI Sec, Axis Cap among 5 bankers to manage govt's HZL stake sale

Also, HDFC Bank and IIFL Securities will act as investment bankers and work with the government and handle the share sale offers, the official said