Equity Earnings

Fixed income and commodity strategies, such as those involving gold and silver, can further help balance portfolios and provide stability in uncertain times

Meanwhile, according to a note by JM Financial, 66 per cent companies under their coverage saw earnings per share (EPS) cuts for FY25

Other income or non-interest income went up to Rs 2,684.19 crore from Rs 2,314.53 crore. Fees and services for Q2FY25 increased to Rs 2,312 crore, up 14 per cent

The developments come at a time when the markets are already grappling with geopolitical developments in West Asia and the uncertainty surrounding the outcome of the US presidential polls

The Nifty 200 index is valued at about 24 times its 12-month forward earnings estimates, versus last decade's mean of about 19 times

Emkay Global has raised the Nifty50 target to 26,000 for September 2025 on the back of rate cuts, revival in rural consumption, and earnings growth

The equity market appreciates high dividend paying companies and these companies share prices appreciate at a steady rate providing capital appreciation to their investors well

The Nifty-50 is expected to deliver 12% earnings growth in FY25 over a high base of FY24 (+26 per cent Y-o-Y), said Khemka.

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The Japan story is still in its early days. But the lesson it holds is that companies, regulators, and the broader market micro-system all need to continuously evolve

Salasar Techno Engineering Ltd (STEL) on Saturday reported a 56 per cent rise in its consolidated net profit to Rs 16.76 crore for the December quarter. It had posted a net profit of Rs 10.69 crore during the October-December quarter in 2022-23, the company said in an exchange filing. The company's total income rose to Rs 304.35 crore from Rs 240.93 crore in the year ago period. Its expenses were at Rs 281.22 crore as against Rs 226.54 crore in the third quarter last fiscal. New Delhi-based STEL is a steel structural manufacturer and EPC infrastructure company, providing services across telecom, energy and railways.

In contrast, flows into Chinese shares dropped the most among 14 emerging markets that are covered by Japan's data on international investment positions

Consolidated net profit rose 48% to 582.4 million rupees ($7 million) in the quarter ended Dec. 31 from a year earlier. Analysts, on average, had expected a profit of 555.1 million rupees

Banks, information technology firms and metals will lead India's stock rally, with some push from defence and renewables, a market expert said

In a memorable year for the equity market, Dalal Street investors added a whopping Rs 80.62 lakh crore to their wealth in 2023 as a raft of positive factors powered a stellar rally in stocks. Experts said India's strong macroeconomic fundamentals, political stability owing to the BJP's success in recent elections in three significant states, optimistic corporate earnings outlook, signals from the US Federal Reserve about three prospective rate cuts next year and heavy retail investors participation played a major role in fuelling the stock market rally in 2023. Till December 28 this year, the 30-share BSE Sensex has jumped 11,569.64 points or 19 per cent. The market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies has climbed sharply by Rs 80,62,310.14 crore so far this year to reach an all-time high of Rs 3,63,00,558.07 crore. At the close of trade on Thursday, the market valuation of BSE-listed firms reached the lifetime high. The Indian market has demonstrated resilience, emerging as one

Dixon Technologies India Limited reported a 2% decrease in holding from 5.012% to 3% during the period from April 20, 2022 to December 15, 2023 at an average cost of Rs 5877.65

The inflows dropped 22.15% month-on-month to Rs 15,536 crore in November from Rs 19,957 crore in October, the data showed

Key gauges in India hit records in July on bets that Asia's third-biggest economy will stage a strong recovery even with elevated policy rates

Earnings growth will be a constraint for markets

RIL, ONGC, SBI among key firms that are yet to declare final dividend for FY23