“If you look at the consensus forecast for the fourth quarter and then this first and second quarter of next year, they bounce back up to 10%,” says Mark Matthews, Julius Baer.In the second half of this year, apart from US election, what else could be at play? What do you think could be the … Read more
“So, our own estimate is 6.8% for GDP growth and we have seen in the last two-three quarters a big variance actually between GDP growth and GVA growth. One is sort of from the demand side, the other is from the supply side. And we do think the GVA growth is going to continue to … Read more
The turnover of the automotive component industry rose by 9.8 per cent year-on-year to Rs 6.14 lakh crore for the fiscal ended March 31, 2024, industry body ACMA said on Thursday. The industry had reported a turnover of Rs 5.59 lakh crore in the 2022-23 financial year. Component supply to OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) in … Read more
The sensex hit 80,000 intraday on Wednesday, while Nifty is well over 24,000 points. Both flagship indices have returned nearly 25% over the last one year, creating wealth for investors and making India one of the hottest markets in the world. Keeping that on one side, the market is currently trading at 24.7x trailing earnings … Read more
Neelkanth Mishra, Chief Economist, Axis Bank & Head of Global Research, Axis Capital, says there is a big gap between demand and supply and if we can get urban infrastructure investment to accelerate in the next five years, then potentially we can do a 7.5-8% growth. That is an area where if we invest, it … Read more
Abheek Barua, Chief Economist, HDFC Bank, says there is a laundry list of items that need to be addressed before we get on, and climb back onto that 8% to 9% sustainable growth path. We could have a one-off 8% or an 8.5% growth, but that is not what the steady state growth would be. … Read more
Bajaj Auto looks to sustain momentum in its domestic business and expand production capacity for new businesses as it expects demand to remain robust in the current fiscal, according to its Chairman Niraj Bajaj. Addressing shareholders in the company’s Annual Report for 2023-24, he noted that the company would also aim for recovery in export … Read more
Equity indices climbed over 2% to settle at record high levels on Friday after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) revised upwards the GDP growth projection. Stocks that were in focus include names like HDFC AMC, which rose 2%, Wipro, which gained 5%, and Paytm, whose shares rallied 10% on Friday. Here’s what Pravesh Gour, … Read more
“It said, Mr Modi has done so well for you and Mr Modi guarantee now I will give you more of the same. So, if he is going to give more of the same, then as far as I can see, the market should be happy,” says Swaminathan Aiyar, Consulting Editor, ET Now. Clearly, with … Read more
Automobile sales slowed down in May as a combination of factors such as heatwaves, election-related uncertainties and a high base led to a decline in dispatches from the manufacturers to the dealers over the year-ago period, said executives at manufacturers that released the monthly sales figures on Saturday.Automobile manufacturers in India count dispatches to dealers … Read more
