Because the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to intervene, market participants anticipate a slight devaluation of the rupee, which will prevent the FX market from experiencing extreme volatility. By the end of December, the rupee should be trading around 84.50 to the US dollar. Tuesday saw it fall to a new low of…
Research by CRISIL Ratings predicted that tire manufacturers will report revenue growth of 7-8 percent this fiscal year, driven by a 3-4 percent increase in both volume and realizations. For the second consecutive year, sales will grow in the single digits (albeit it will be nearly double that of the previous fiscal year), following a…
The Nifty 50 firms’ earnings have been cut down by 7% over the last six months after a poor showing in the September quarter. As a result, the predicted earnings growth for FY25 has been reduced to just 5%, the lowest level since FY20. India Inc.’s operational earnings grew at the slowest rate in at…
The largest lender in the nation, State Bank of India Ltd. (SBI), said that it issued its eighth infrastructure bond on November 18th, raising Rs 10,000 crore at a coupon rate of 7.23%. “The issue attracted an overwhelming response from investors with bids above Rs 11,500 crore and was oversubscribed more than 2 times as…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reported on Friday that India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by $6.78 billion to $675.65 billion for the week ending November 8. Following its peak of $704.89 billion at the end of September, the foreign exchange basket has declined for several weeks. Over the last six weeks, their total decline…
Tata Projects, the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) division of the Tata group, is predicting double-digit growth in the current fiscal year by placing bets on sustainability and electronics.With FY24 revenues of Rs 17,247 crore, the company made Rs 139 crore in profits last year. In FY25, its competitor L&T anticipates a 15% increase in…
According to data provided by the commerce ministry on Thursday, increases in the cost of essential foods and an unfavorable base caused India’s wholesale pricing index (WPI)–based inflation to reach a four-month high of 2.36% in October. WPI inflation in September 2023 was 1.84%, whereas in October 2023 it was (-)0.26%. October saw the biggest…
By FY27, the IPO-bound NTPC Green Energy (NGEL) intends to invest Rs 1 lakh crore in new initiatives and capacity expansion in areas like green hydrogen and storage projects. Gurdeep Singh, chairman and managing director, stated on Wednesday that the company, which currently has an operating capacity of 3.3 gigawatts (GW), aims to quadruple that…
Kalpataru Projects Overseas Limited (KPIL) declared on Wednesday that it had obtained new orders of awards totaling Rs 2,273 crore, in conjunction with its overseas subsidiaries and joint ventures (JVs). The orders are for residential construction projects in India as well as the Transmission & Distribution (T&D) sector in India and international markets. Manish Mohnot,…
The rupee’s ongoing depreciation is mainly due to a strengthening dollar and selling by foreign investors. As the currency continued to decline, it reached a fresh closing low of 84.40 against the US dollar. The rupee settled at 84.40 after ranging from a high of 84.38 to a low of 84.41 during the day. According…
