Nestle India’s growth may continue to be under pressure if the raw material prices remain elevated and urban demand is muted, analysts said. However, in the long run, its “RUrban” strategy may prove beneficial. Under it, Nestle India, which counts urban India as its majority consumer, aims to increase the company’s reach in rural and
JSW Steel has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire 100% equity shares of thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel (tkES) through a 50:50 joint venture with Tokyo-headquartered JFE Steel for Rs 4,051.4 crore, the Sajjan Jindal-led steel company announced to the exchanges on Friday evening. The acquisition will be executed through Jsquare Electrical Steel Nashik, a
Tata Consumer on Friday beat Street estimates, reporting an almost 8% increase in net profit for the quarter ended September 2024 (Q2FY25) to Rs 364 crore, compared to Rs 338 crore in the same period last year. Analysts polled by Bloomberg had projected a net profit of Rs 343 crore for the quarter under review.
The recent reduction of over 20% in the allocation of Administrative Price Mechanisms (APM) gas to city gas distribution companies by GAIL India is expected to result in an increase in the prices of CNG (Compressed Natural Gas), as per analysts. As communicated by Indraprastha Gas and Mahanagar Gas, the government has decided to cut
India’s merchandise exports in the first half of FY25 rose at a modest rate of 1%, owing to slowdown in global demand, decline in oil prices, higher logistics costs for exporters, and of course, declining competitiveness in certain segments. The outlook for the second half is however of slight improvement, even as the current external
Tata Consumer Products shares tumbled almost 10% to an intra-day low of Rs 986.35. The stock fell a day after it reported weak Q2 FY25 earnings numbers. The company reported a net profit of Rs 359.3 crore in the second quarter of FY25 Vs Rs 338 crore posted in the same quarter last fiscal. The company’s revenue
Deepak Builders and Engineers IPO was fully booked within two hours of the launch, which was primarily driven by the retail investors, subscribing the issue 1.7 times. The non-institutional investors booked the issue 0.69 times while the qualitative institutional booked the issue zero times. The company received bids worth Rs 181.92 crore from investors. The
Go to Live UpdatesWaaree Energies ipo Live: The initial public offering (IPO) of Waaree Energies has officially opened for subscription today, featuring a fresh equity sale of Rs 3,600 crore alongside an offer for sale (OFS) of 48 lakh shares. The subscription period will run until October 23. Prior to the opening, the company successfully
Domino’s and Swiggy’s quick food delivery arm Bolt announced a partnership on Monday, saying that the brand’s pizzas would now be available in 10 minutes. This makes Domino’s the first pizza brand in the country to promise such a rapid delivery. In a statement, Swiggy said, “With this partnership, Domino’s menu items will be available
Ennoconn Corp, a Taiwan-based Industrial IoT and hardware manufacturer and a Foxconn subsidiary, has started its India operations, focussing on the country’s industrial automation and digital transformation market. “Ennoconn has already registered a company in Tamil Nadu with plans to bring their products to the Indian market,” a source aware of the development told FE.
Coffee Day Enterprises (CDEL), which owns the Cafe Coffee Day (CCD) chain, has cut its store count by 3% in the December quarter (Q3FY25) versus last year, as it seeks to manage its debt obligations, its latest financial statements show. At its peak in FY19, CCD operated 1,752 stores. It now has 439 stores (Q3)
Equity inflows through the foreign direct investment (FDI) route declined 6% year-on-year to $10.8 billion in the October-December quarter, as global uncertainties persisted. The data show that the recent years’ declining trend in FDI inflows and the rising levels of repatriation and disinvestment haven’t been arrested yet. ALSO READGovernment unlikely to intervene in market decline
The markets have been testing people’s patience for the past few months. The correction has now extended for 5 months and the question that’s on everyone’s mind is when will this end? In an interview to CNBC-TV18, market veteran Raamdeo Agrawal of Motilal Oswal said that the “market may be close to a bottom but
