Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, who passed away on August 14, is said to have 'meticulously' planned everything about his wealth as he had been sick for over 8 months
Analysts see more upside for jewellery stocks as festive demand kicks in post the correction of gold prices
Among the firms in his portfolio, Aptech shares dipped 0.04 per cent to settle at Rs 232.65 on BSE after falling 5.92 per cent to Rs 218.95 during the day.
CLOSING BELL: Coal India, M&M, Bajaj Finserv, HDFC Bank, Hindalco, Axis Bank, NTPC, L&T, HDFC, Dr Reddy's Labs, RIL, IndusInd Bank, and Apollo Hospitals were the top gainers on the 50-pack index today
Stocks to watch today: Bharti Airtel and Adani Ports will report their June quarter results (Q1FY23); Titan saw 13-fold jump in net profit to Rs 790 crore in Q1FY23.
Excluding the sale of bullion, the company's revenue stood at Rs 8,649 crore, a growth of 199 per cent, compared to Rs 2,890 crore in Q1FY22
The total number of employees in eight of the top retailers in India went up 57 per cent to 4,90,000 in FY22, with Reliance Retail hiring the most number of people at 1,61,000
Firm's high-margin jewellery Q1 sales were comparable to pre-Covid-19 levels
CLOSING BELL: It was, largely, a broad-based rally where the Nifty PSU Bank index advanced the most, up 3.4 per cent
While, its jewellery division, which contributes around 85 per cent of its revenue, reported 207 per cent growth and added 19 new stores during the quarter, taking the total count to 463.
Titan and Lupin seem poised for solid gains among Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's portfolio, while shares of Lupin, Star Health and Jubilant Pharmova can be avoided for now.
Of the 12 that have risen, only one has provided double-digit gains
Tech Mahindra and Wipro have tumbled over 30 per cent, while Apollo Hospitals Enterprise and Dr. Reddy's Laboratories have plummeted 22 per cent so far in calendar year 2022 (CY22)
Meanwhile, the mega LIC IPO was off to a steady start, with policyholder and employee segment receiving strong response on Day 1 of the offer period.
Titan's jewellery division's revenue growth trajectory disappointed due to the dual impact of Omicron Covid variant in Jan and a sharp rise in gold prices in March deferring customer purchases.
Stocks to Watch Today: Tata Steel has announced a 46.8 per cent jump in Q4 net, and also announced a 10:1 stock split; LIC's Rs 21,000 crore IPO opens today.
Tata group firm Titan Company Ltd on Tuesday reported a 7.21 per cent decline in its consolidated net profit at Rs 527 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 2022. It had posted a net profit of Rs 568 crore in the January-March quarter of FY21, Titan Company said in a regulatory filing. Its total income was up 4.25 per cent to Rs 7,872 crore during the period under review as against Rs 7,551 crore in the corresponding period of the preceding fiscal. The company's revenue from sales of products was down 1.14 per cent to Rs 7,267 crore in the fourth quarter of FY22 as against Rs 7,351 crore a year ago. Titan's total expenses were at Rs 7,165 crore in Q4 of FY22, up 5.04 per cent from Rs 6,821 crore a year ago. "Q4 FY22 ended with a satisfactory performance despite partial lockdowns, volatility in gold prices and uncertainty in a fragile geo-political situation," said Titan, adding, "Excluding bullion sale, revenue declined by 2 per cent compared to Q4 FY21." Titan's revenue from .
Most brokerages are positive on the long term prospects of the stock
Shares of state-run telecom firm MTNL will be in focus as the the government has deferred the merger of BSNL and MTNL due to financial reasons.
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