January figure marks 30 months of the index remaining above the 50-mark since July 2021. A reading above 50 in the survey indicates expansion of the sector and a figure below that suggests contraction
Inflationary pressures retreated, with purchase costs rising at the weakest pace since the current sequence of increases began in August 2020
Hi-Tech Pipes has reported around an 80 per cent rise in its net profit to Rs 8.02 crore during the quarter ended June 30, mainly due to higher revenues. It had clocked Rs 4.48 crore net profit during the April-June period of the preceding 2022-23 fiscal, the company said in a statement on Monday. The company's revenue from operations also rose 24 per cent to Rs 642.17 crore in Q1 FY24 from Rs 516.17 crore in the year-ago quarter. Its total sales volumes increased to 84.5 thousand tonnes over 70 thousand tonnes in Q1FY23. "The company has registered sales volume growth of 21 per cent. This volume growth has been majorly contributed by increased sales of value-added products like GP coils, colour-coated coils and sheets. The company is well positioned in this market segment," Ajay Kumar Bansal, Chairman and Managing Director, Hi-Tech Pipes, said. On business updates, he said the greenfield facility of large diameter pipes at Makhiyav, Sanand in Gujarat, is expected to start commerc
Meanwhile, growth in new export business picked up to the fastest since last November
Demand conditions demonstrated remarkable strength, with factory orders rising at the fastest pace since January 2021
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Optimism about future output slipped to an eight-month low due to concerns surrounding competitiveness and general inflation
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To rein in inflation, the RBI had hiked its key interest rate by a cumulative 190 basis points since early May
While the Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index remained resilient, it fell to a nine-month low of 53.9 in June from May's 54.6
PMI manufacturing was recorded at 54.6 in May, a minor change from 54.7 in April
India's manufacturing sector growth steadied in May on the back of rising international orders despite an increase in prices.
Production, sales expand at the slowest pace in six months; positive sentiment falls substantially
The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, compiled and collected by IHS Markit from Jan. 12-25, fell to 54.0 in January from Dec's 55.5.
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The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, compiled by IHS Markit, jumped to 55.3 last month from 48.1 in June, well above 50-level separating growth from contraction.