GE T&D India promoters mulling minority stake sale

GE T&D India promoters mulling minority stake sale

GE T&D India promoters GE Grid Alliance B.V. and Grid Equipments Private Limited have informed exchanges that they are in the process of reviewing their shareholding structure in the company and are evaluating the possibility of a minority stake sale. However, the promoter group has expressed its “strong intention to continue as the majority shareholder … Read more

Global stock traders face dip-buying dilemma after crushing sell-off

Global stock traders face dip-buying dilemma after crushing sell-off

A selloff that rocked equity markets around the world is clouding the outlook for investors looking to buy stocks on the cheap, as worries over the U.S. economy and disappointing tech earnings threaten more losses ahead. A two-day rout late last week left the S&P 500 nearly 6% from its July peak while the tech-heavy … Read more

FMCG companies pack a punch to defend any downturn

FMCG companies pack a punch to defend any downturn

The five fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) stocks in the Nifty 50 index — HUL, ITC, Nestle India, Tata Consumer Products and Britannia — are trading close to their 52-week highs. These stocks together have an 8.7% share in the benchmark index. They have varyingly gained over the past one year when compared with the benchmark … Read more

Commercial vehicle sales volume to fall 3-6 pc in FY25: Report

Commercial vehicle sales volume to fall 3-6 pc in FY25: Report

New Delhi: Commercial vehicle sales volume is expected to decline 3-6 per cent in the current fiscal due to a slump in demand, according to a report by CareEdge Ratings. The drop in sales volume is due to a slowdown in demand in both the medium and heavy commercial and light commercial vehicle segments, as … Read more

Tata Motors domestic sales dip 8 pc in June

Tata Motors domestic sales dip 8 pc in June

New Delhi: Tata Motors on Monday reported an 8 per cent decline in total domestic wholesales to 74,147 units in June. The company’s domestic wholesales stood at 80,383 units a year ago. Sales of passenger vehicles, including electric vehicles, in the domestic market, were lower by 8 per cent at 43,624 units in June as … Read more

Global rate-cut juggernaut is struggling to start

Global rate-cut juggernaut is struggling to start

Central banks cagey about joining the global interest-rate cutting cycle may reveal themselves this week with a quartet of decisions in advanced economies. Days after the Federal Reserve pared back projections for US monetary easing this year, policymakers from the UK to Australia are likely to signal that they’re still not convinced enough about disinflation … Read more

car inventory: Car dealers may end up with 400K unit inventory

car inventory: Car dealers may end up with 400K unit inventory

Carmakers expect to face a record stockpile of 400,000 vehicles worth ₹44,000 crore by this month-end as demand cools in India after a 3-year run of scorching sales. With car despatches to dealers outpacing demand, passenger vehicle registrations, taken as a proxy for retail sales, are also expected to fall by 5% in May from … Read more

Hindalco: Capex to remain in Rs 6,000-7,000 crore range in coming years: Satish Pai, Hindalco

Hindalco: Capex to remain in Rs 6,000-7,000 crore range in coming years: Satish Pai, Hindalco

“I think that in Q1, we should probably do better than that because our cost of production is going to be a couple of percentage points lower than Q4,” says Satish Pai, MD, Hindalco.Let us first talk about the India operations. Your aluminium upstream shipments were flat on a sequential basis, but downstream and the … Read more

IEX shares rally 9% in 3 days after Q4 results beat

IEX shares rally 9% in 3 days after Q4 results beat

Shares of IEX surged 9% in the last 3 trading sessions on reporting Q4 profit after tax (PAT) at Rs 95.1 crore. IEX reported a 14.7% YoY increase in its PAT on May 15 along with a revenue at Rs 149.5 crore for the fourth quarter of the financial year 2024. For fiscal year 2024, … Read more

Strong sales growth for entry-level two-wheelers in H2 of FY24; big relief for automakers

Strong sales growth for entry-level two-wheelers in H2 of FY24; big relief for automakers

New Delhi: In a relief to automakers, sales of entry-level twowheelers — mostly bought by rural consumers — rose in strong double digits in the second half of FY24, underscoring a recovery in demand in this key consumer segment for the first time since the pandemic. The trend continued in April, driven by an improvement … Read more