The pick-up in retail demand was led by pre-Diwali construction gaining momentum, UltraTech said
Besides, rising crude prices in the international markets and risk-averse sentiment among investors weighed on the local currency, traders said
CLOSING BELL: HDFC, Nestle India, ITC, RIL, Axis Bank, and Ultratech Cement were the top gainers
India Cements had indicated in its FY22 annual report that it had acquired 184.53 hectares of limestone-bearing land at Pawai Tehsil in Panna District of Madhya Pradesh.
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Birla said the new round of expansion by UltraTech will take its capacity to 159.25 mtpa, reinforcing its position as the third-largest cement company in the world, outside of China
ICICI Bank can rally to a new high if the stock manages to sustain above its 200-DMA; Infosys and UltraTech Cement too look promising, while Rs 2,350-level remains the key for Reliance Industries.
It still beat Q1 estimates despite decline on both YoY and sequential bases
Aditya Birla group firm UltraTech Cement on Friday reported a decline of 6.94 per cent in its consolidated net profit at Rs 1,582.02 crore in the June 2022 quarter, impacted by inflationary trends. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 1,700.03 crore in the April-June period a year ago, UltraTech Cement said in a BSE filing. Its revenue from operations was up 28.18 per cent to Rs 15,163.98 crore during the quarter under review as against Rs 11,829.84 crore in the corresponding period of the last fiscal. "After a strong end to FY22, cement demand was impacted by overall inflationary trends and lower labour availability in May 2022. However, cement demand picked up in June 2022 on pre-monsoon construction activity," said UltraTech Cement in its earnings statement. The company's total expenses were at Rs 12,980.06 crore, up 36.51 per cent in Q1 FY23 as against Rs 9,508.26 crore. Shares of UltraTech Cement Ltd were trading at Rs 6,398.80 on BSE on Friday, up 4.40 per cent from the
CLOSING BELL: Ultratech Cement, Grasim, UPL, HDFC, HDFC Bank, Eicher Motors, and ICICI Bank were the top gainers, ralling over 2 per cent each
Stocks to watch today: HDFC, slated to merge with HDFC Bank, raised Rs 4,000 crore through a paper with a maturity of 21 months; Jet Airways plans to lease 6 to 8 planes as part of re-launch.
UltraTech importing from Russian producer SUEK, valued at 172.7 mn yuan; SUEK's Dubai unit facilitated trade from Russia's Vanino port; traders say other companies set to pay in yuan for Russian coal
An economic slowdown or other factors may affect the economic health of the US, UK, the European Union, Australia or those industries where IT revenues are concentrated.
A total of 46 stocks from the Nifty500 index also hit their respective 52-week lows on the NSE today including Astral, Birla Corporation, CSB Bank, LIC Housing Finance, SpiceJet.
Analysts at ICICI Securities believe the next two quarters will remain challenging for the cement industry as it will battle both weak demand (owing to monsoon) & heightened costs.
In current times of weak demand, high fuel costs and entry of a new player (Adani group), any significant capacity announcement may be viewed negatively by the market, according to analysts
CLOSING BELL: The Nifty IT index was the only gainer, up 0.45 per cent
Stocks to Watch: Aether Industries will be in focus as the speciality chemical maker is set to make its debut on the bourses today. The issue price has been fixed at Rs 642 per share.
This ambitious capacity expansion plan is a significant milestone in the ongoing transformational growth journey of UltraTech, says Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairman, Aditya Birla Group
The acquisition will make the Adani family the second biggest cement maker in India after Ultratech