Kolkata: ITC Ltd has reported a 5% year-on-year rise in standalone net profit from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of the last fiscal, at Rs 5,113.3 crore. The growth came despite a higher GST rate and a steep increase in excise duties, while West Asia conflict weighed on profitability.The Kolkata-headquartered company had seen a…
MUMBAI: Banks have made a host of suggestions on how govt could attract $30–$50bn foreign exchange, most of them involving the central bank subsidising the hedging cost of the foreign exchange.While the interest rate differential between India and the US is far less than the 4–5% in 2013, bankers say that the macroeconomic fundamentals are…
MUMBAI: Elevation Capital, an early backer of One97 Communications which owns fintech Paytm is selling about 1.3% stake in the company worth Rs 964 crore through block deals on Friday, the term sheet of the deal showed.The floor price of the offer, set at Rs 1,121 per share, is at a 3% discount to Paytm’s…
MUMBAI: Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran is set to present a detailed roadmap of the company’s loss-making new businesses at a crucial board meeting on May 26, as he moves to defuse tensions with principal shareholder Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata.His presentation will cover Tata Digital and Air India, ventures that have absorbed significant investment…
New Delhi : Quick commerce platform Zepto plans to launch its Rs 11,000-crore IPO in July, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. If the listing goes through, Zepto will join rivals Zomato and Swiggy, which are already listed on stock exchanges. The startup secured approval for its maiden public issue from Sebi earlier…
Mumbai : LIC reported a 19.3% rise in standalone profit after tax to Rs 57,419 crore for FY26, with a 41.6% surge in value of new business, reflecting improved product mix and steady premium growth. The insurer’s total premium income rose 9.8% to Rs 5,35,984 crore in FY26 from Rs 4,88,148 crore a year earlier….
Oil prices climbed on Friday as investors remained uncertain about the prospects of a breakthrough in ongoing US-Iran peace negotiations, while concerns over supply disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz continued to support the market.Brent crude futures rose $2.38, or 2.3 per cent, to $104.96 a barrel by 0034 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate…
NEW DELHI: Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), on Thursday said it will acquire a 100% stake in Jaypee Fertilisers & Industries (JFIL) from Jaiprakash Associates for Rs 1,500 crore, as part of the NCLT-approved resolution plan for JAL.In a regulatory filing, APSEZ said the acquisition will further consolidate the company’s inland logistics presence…
NEW DELHI: LG Electronics India reported an 8.2% decline in its net profit to Rs 692.7 crore for the March quarter from a net profit of Rs 754.5 crore during the Jan-March period a year ago. Its revenue from operations rose 8.1% to Rs 8,053.6 crore in the March quarter of FY26. It was Rs…
NEW DELHI: Jobs in the informal sector grew nearly 15% (yo-y), breaching the 15-crore mark for the first time in JanMarch 2026 from 13.1 crore in the same period last year, the latest quarterly data on the unincorporated sector enterprises released by NSO Thursday showed. The number of establishments in the sector grew nearly 17%…