Cement prices were under pressure since the beginning of CY24 due to intense competition followed by demand slowdown. Industry players attempted price hikes in Apr-May’24; however, a major part of those hikes was reversed in a couple of days. Resultantly, the all-India average price during Apr-May’24 was flat to marginally up (1%) vs. Mar’24-exit, while … Read more
Sandip Sabharwal, asksandipsabharwal.com, holds ICICI Bank and will continue to hold as the biggest holder. He has Axis Bank where the investors have got concerned in the short term because of the slow growth prediction which they have given for the industry, which is prudent. Ex of that, he is not holding any other banking … Read more
Shares of cement stocks on Wednesday rallied up to 5% after Japanese broking firm Nomura upgraded four of them and raised their target prices. Stating that the cement momentum will continue in India, Nomura has upgraded Ultratech to buy from neutral with a target price of Rs 11,500. Dalmia Bharat’s target has been raised to … Read more
