September seasonality revealed that the Nifty PSU Bank index was a laggard, ending the month with declines on seven occasions in the last 10 years. Three scrips in the 12-stock index have given a dismal performance, falling more times than the index itself. These are Bank of India (BoI), State Bank of India (SBI) and … Read more
Mumbai: Hinduja Group, the winning bidder for Reliance Capital (RCap), has reworked its fundraising plan by splitting it into two blocks: domestic and overseas. The group is looking to raise ₹7,500 crore funds from a mix of domestic and overseas private credit funds at 15%. Domestically, Hinduja plans to raise ₹3,500 crore from investors, including … Read more
In the week gone by, 46 stocks in the BSE 500 index delivered double digit returns while 83 ended on the losing side. The 500-stock index which gained 2.1% on the week-on-week basis saw smallcap Aegis Logistics holding the top spot with nearly 30% returns. It was followed by multibaggers MOIL, Cochin Shipyard and Sterling … Read more
State-owned Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) on Friday reported a 45 per cent jump in its net profit to Rs 1,218 crore for the March quarter, helped by a decline in bad loans and a rise in interest income. The Pune-based lender had earned a net profit of Rs 840 crore in the year-ago period. During … Read more
MUMBAI – Private banks, which have always been the favourites of institutional investors, lost the spot to public sector banks who are touching the sky riding on retail bulls. So far in 2024, all public sector banks have given double-digit returns to investors. On the contrary, private sector banks have seen single to double-digit fall … Read more
In times when foreign investors are taking calculative bets on India, the faith of retail bulls remains unabated, as they increased their holding in more than 300 stocks for three straight quarters. Their consistent faith seems to have paid off too, because atleast 100 of the 300 stocks have given multibagger returns so far in … Read more
Shares of the state-owned Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) climbed 5% to Rs 125.5 in Wednesday’s trade on BSE after the firm announced a partnership with Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) to co-finance renewable energy projects in India. “Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency and Indian Overseas Bank have joined hands by signing a memorandum of … Read more
Mumbai: Public sector banks are rushing to issue bonds in the coming weeks, capitalising on lower government bond yields that have made borrowing cheaper while tight liquidity and robust credit growth are spurring lenders’ demand for funds to meet loan needs. State Bank of India is set to kick off domestic bond issuances for 2024 … Read more
State-run Bank of Maharashtra on Tuesday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 1,035.69 crore for the December ended quarter which was up 34% from Rs 775.25 crore reported by the bank in Q3FY23. Sequentially, the consolidated profit after tax was up 12.6% from Rs 919.75 reported in Q2FY24. The net profit margin was higher … Read more
Abhay Agarwal, Founder & Fund Manager, Piper Serica, says “outsourced manufacturing as a concept is here to stay and it will reward large players. While there is nothing wrong with branded players like Voltas or Blue Star, we would like to back very efficient, large and getting larger manufacturers like Dixon and Amber purely for … Read more
