Q4 Preview: Coal India Q4 Preview: Net profit seen falling QoQ; strong operational show expected

State-owned Coal India is expected to put up a strong operational show for the quarter ended March 2024, led by lower employee costs. The previous year quarter included arrears of earlier years. The company will announce its quarterly results on May 2. Net profit for the fourth quarter is seen rising around 37% year-on-year, while … Read more

Q4 results: Ambuja Cements Q4 results: Profit up 6% YoY to Rs 532 cr; co approves Rs 2 dividend

Ambuja Cements reported a standalone net profit of Rs 532 crore for the quarter ended March 2024, which is higher by 6% year-on-year. The company had clocked a profit of Rs 502 crore in the same period last year. Revenue from operations during the fourth quarter increased 12% year-on-year to Rs 4,780 crore, compared with … Read more

Tech View: Nifty forms Shooting Star candle. What should traders do on Thursday

Nifty on Wednesday ended about 39 points lower to form a Shooting Star pattern on the daily chart to indicate a strong possibility of further weakness from current levels. The short-term moving averages are just below the price action and should continue to support the indices on any decline. Support for Nifty is now seen … Read more

No significant election impact on equity markets; Nifty to hit 30,000-35,000 by 2027: FidelFolio

The 2024 general election outcome would not have any major long-term effect on the equity markets, according to equity advisory firm FidelFolio. In its report titled ‘Deciphering Market Trends: Navigating Pre-Election Dynamics and Global Turbulence,’ FideFolio stated that the Nifty 50 is expected to be between 30,000 and 35,000 points in 3 years. According to … Read more

HCL Tech share price: H1 will see strong bookings and drive growth momentum in subsequent quarters: C Vijayakumar, HCL Tech

C Vijayakumar, CEO & MD and Prateek Aggarwal, CFO, HCL Tech in conversation with ET Now after announcement of Q4 results. Vijayakumar says: “ Overall, our deal momentum is good. We have a strong pipeline. We believe the first half of the year will be strong bookings and that will drive good growth momentum in … Read more

nifty50: Why Nifty Bank has underperformed Nifty50 in the past one year

Rallies in the markets may not present a clear picture of certain key developments. This is the very nature of the markets. A little bit of digging helps reveal stories which may not be apparent in the broad sentiment which engulfs the markets. Take for instance, the banking index. In the past one year ended … Read more

Analysis: Technical Breakout Stocks: How to trade Havells India, Concor and ICICI Bank on Monday?

Indian market snapped 5-day winning streak on Friday to close in the red tracking muted global cues. The S&P BSE Sensex fell more than 600 points while the Nifty50 managed to hold on to 22,400 levels. Sectorally, buying was seen in healthcare, realty, public sector and consumer durable while selling was seen in capital goods, … Read more

Adani group: Q4 results this week: Adani group to lead as 211 companies will declare earnings

With the fourth quarter earnings underway, as many as 211 companies will announce their quarterly results this week with some major names in the mix. Investors will be particularly watching out for some major earnings of Kotak Mahindra Bank, DMart, Ultratech Cement, Indian Oil, Adani Energy, Adani Power, Ambuja Cements, Adani Wilmar, Adani Enterprises, Coal … Read more

With inflation this high, nobody knows what a dollar is worth

Rising prices have made people grumpy. They have depressed consumer confidence, despite a growing economy and low unemployment. But exactly how inflation is hurting, helping and confusing people is hard to understand. Everyone knows that the cost of living has increased. Yet unless you’re constantly pulling out a calculator, you’re unlikely to know whether your … Read more

Beyond bull runs: How to pinpoint mean levels in markets

Investing in the stock market can often feel like riding a wave of optimism, especially when prices keep soaring to new highs. Investors usually assume that this upward momentum will last indefinitely, much like stretching a rubber band to its limits. However, the rubber band follows a straightforward rule – the more it’s stretched, the … Read more