Adani-owned Ambuja Cements on Tuesday announced that it has signed a binding agreement for the acquisition of Orient Cement Ltd (OCL) at an equity value of Rs 8,100 crore. Ambuja will acquire 46.8 per cent shares of OCL from its current promoters and certain public shareholders and the acquisition will be fully funded through internal
Go to Live UpdatesQ2 Earnings 2024 Live Updates: The fiscal second quarter earnings season is in full swing now with many major firms and all of the IT services giants having released their Q2 results. Firms like Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), HCL Technologies, Infosys, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, Reliance Industries, Bank of Maharashtra, Nestle India, Axis
India’s import bill for natural gas surged by 18.5% to $7.7 billion during the first half of the current fiscal compared with $6.5 billion in the same period a year ago due to a rise in consumption particularly by the city gas distribution (CGD) companies and the power sector, data from the Petroleum Planning and
Apart from higher costs and other difficulties, the disruption caused by the two war zones in the world has added to the liquidity woes of India’s exporters as they deal with longer payment schedules and the impact of the situation on export credit which is falling consistently since 2022. At the end of March 2022
The demand for tech talent (excluding freshers) from GCCs (Global Capability Centres) continued to outpace that of IT companies in the second quarter of FY25, as clients’ discretionary spending showed a slower recovery. According to industry data from TeamLease Digital, GCCs accounted for 52.6% of job openings for tech profiles in the September quarter, maintaining
Tata Consumer’s MD & CEO Sunil D’Souza believes that food inflation is putting pressure on urban spending, which is taking a toll on out-of-home consumption. In a conversation with FE, D’Souza throws light on the company’s strategy in the wake of inflationary concerns and whether volume growth will continue be weak. He also indicates how
Aditya Birla Group’s UltraTech Cement on Monday missed Street estimates on all the key fronts during the July-September quarter, primarily because of slowdown in demand due to monsoon and project delays which hit price realisations. The company’s net profit fell 36% year on year to Rs 820 crore, while revenue from operations was down 2.4%
A division bench of the the Delhi High Court on Monday deferred hearing an appeal filed by MB Finmart, a Burman Family entity, opposing the Registrar of Companies’ (RoC) three-month extension for Religare Enterprises’ annual general meeting (AGM) for 2023-24, citing an absence of the RoC’s reply. The court has set the next hearing on
Retail traders using broker APIs for automated trades now have new regulations to consider. The market regulator SEBI has rolled out a framework to regulate retail participation in algorithmic trading. Zerodha co-founder Nithin Kamath took to X, formerly Twitter to break down the key points of the new regulations for traders relying on broker APIs
Banking stocks are in the limelight as the Reserve Bank of India slashed the key lending rates by 25 basis points to 6.25% from 6.5%. The RBI Governor added that “Bank liquidity buffers are sufficient. Though the net interest margin (NIM) moderated, return on assets (RoA) and return on equity (RoE) are robust. The system-level
Go to Live UpdatesITC Share Price Today Live Updates, 07 Feb, 2025: The ITC share is in news and the counter closed trade on 06 Feb, 2025 at Rs 441.4. The shares touched intraday high of Rs 450.1 in the last trading session while the intraday low was at Rs 438.25. The company’s market capitalization
Newly appointed RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday announced a 25-bps repo rate cut, giving much-needed relief to home and other loan borrowers who have long been waiting for their respective banks to slash rates. It, however, has to be seen how banks respond to RBI rate cut and whether they pass on this benefit
In a widely-anticipated move, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced a 25-basis point (bps) reduction in the repo rate, marking a significant step to ease borrowing costs and stimulate economic growth. The decision, unveiled by RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday, February 7, follows extensive deliberations by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The
