As Nifty struggles, defensive FMCG and pharma deliver returns of up to 23% in a month

As Nifty struggles, defensive FMCG and pharma deliver returns of up to 23% in a month

FMCG and pharma stocks have rallied by up to 23% over the last month, demonstrating their reputation as defensive bets. In contrast, the Nifty50 index has slipped into the red amid high volatility, with the India VIX rising over 27% during the same period. At the index level, Nifty FMCG and Nifty Pharma have returned … Read more

India’s logistics cost will be below 9 pc of GDP by April next year: Nitin Gadkari

India’s logistics cost will be below 9 pc of GDP by April next year: Nitin Gadkari

New Delhi: India’s logistics cost will come down to 9 per cent of GDP by April next year, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday. Addressing an event here, Gadkari further said the country’s exports will also increase when the logistics cost comes down to single digit. “Our logistics cost now is 16 per cent…It … Read more

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) Q2 2024 earnings

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) Q2 2024 earnings

A general view of a Tim Hortons Drive-Thru coffeehouse and restaurant at Lakeside Retail Park on February 5, 2024 in Grays, United Kingdom. John Keeble | Getty Images Restaurant Brands International on Thursday reported quarterly revenue that beat analysts’ expectations, fueled by better-than-expected sales at Tim Hortons and the company’s international restaurants. “We certainly were planning … Read more

Mounjaro, Zepbound pour money into Eli Lilly, fueling second quarter

Mounjaro, Zepbound pour money into Eli Lilly, fueling second quarter

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Eli Lilly blew past second-quarter expectations with the diabetes treatment Mounjaro and its weight loss counterpart Zepbound funneling more than $4 billion in sales to the drugmaker. Lilly also hiked its forecast for the year well beyond Wall Street expectations as newer drugs like Zepbound built momentum. The company’s shares soared before … Read more

Tech View: Nifty taking support at 50-DEMA. Here’s how to trade on Friday

Tech View: Nifty taking support at 50-DEMA. Here’s how to trade on Friday

Nifty ended Thursday expiry session 180.5 points lower to form a bearish candle on the daily chart. The double top formation on intraday charts indicates further weakness from current levels, say analysts. Nifty has taken support at its 50-DEMA but finding sustained supply near 24,350 zone. Now it requires a decisive range breakout above 24,350 … Read more

3 Disney films could top $1 billion at box office this year

3 Disney films could top  billion at box office this year

Hugh Jackman, Robert Iger, and Ryan Reynolds at the Marvel Studios’ “Deadpool & Wolverine” World Premiere held at David H. Koch Theater on July 22, 2024 in New York, New York.  Kristina Bumphrey | Variety | Getty Images After years of starts and stops at the box office, Disney appears to have hit a groove … Read more