Meanwhile, technical charts of the new entrant UltraTech Cement in the wires & cables business indicates a likely downside risk of up to 17% for the stock.
The company added that cement remains its core business, while entry into wires and cables is an adjacencies play
Shares of Polycab, KEI, Havells India and R R Kabel slumped up to 15% after UltraTech announced its foray into wires & cables segment with an investment of Rs 1,800 crore over the next 2 years
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Over the past few years, Aditya Birla Group has also adopted a closer-to-the-end-consumer approach, with an expanded presence in jewellery, fashion retail, real estate, and paints
With industry focus shifting to volume growth in the closing quarter of the year, the likelihood of substantial price hikes in the near-term remains low due to the continued high competitive pressure
Aditya Birla Group's UltraTech Cement acquired 55.49% stake in India Cements and 8.69% stake in Star Cement for Rs 851 crore in 2024
A combined 4.62 million equity shares, representing 6.7 per cent of total free-float equity of Heidelberg Cement India, have changed hands on the NSE and BSE thus far in trades
Goldman Sachs reportedly has maintained a 'Buy' rating and increased its target price to Rs 12,580, up from Rs 12,460, citing volume recovery and lower costs contributing to margin improvement
India's largest cement maker beats analyst estimates despite a 17.3% Y-o-Y fall in net
Most of the IT stocks that climbed on Thursday were outside the benchmark Sensex or the Nifty
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Going forward, UltraTech expects to generate a sustainable volume growth of 7- 8% on likely government focus on infrastructure and housing projects, alongside increased rural and urban demand.
The uptick in the UltraTech Cement share price came in anticipation of Q3 results, which will be announced later in the day
The fall in India Cements share price came on the back of weak results in the December quarter of financial year 2025 (Q3FY25)
Cement major, UltraTech Cement is scheduled to deliver its December 2024 quarter results (Q3FY25) on Thursday, January 23, 2025
Nomura analysts project a 6 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) volume growth for the Indian cement industry in FY26F, compared to an estimated 3 per cent in FY25F
Aditya Birla Group company to expand presence in East India with new acquisition
Star Cement-Ultratech Cement deal: Ultratech has approved to make an investment to acquire non-controlling minority stake for up to 37 million equity shares of Star Cement at a price Rs 235 per share
CCIapproved making an open offer for up to 8,05,73,273 equity shares of Rs 10 each constituting 26 per cent of the equity share capital of the company, at a price of Rs 390 per equity share