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Star Cement hits new high

about 9 years ago

Star Cement, which had closed yesterday at Rs.128.50, went on to hit a new high today morning at Rs.142.75.

Star Cement tumbles

about 5 years ago

The stock is currently the top loser on the BSE. From a close of Rs.116.30, the stock opened 2.5% lower at Rs.113.50 and went down further

Blue Star gets 'cool'!

about 13 years ago

Blue Star is very much in the limelight today, hitting a new 52-week high at Rs.295 and continues to hover around Rs.291 levels. The stock is reacting to the very good set of numbers the company posted for Q4FY14 and FY14. Its net profit for the quarter came in at Rs.43 crore, up by a whoppi ...

Shiva Cement hits a new high

about 10 years ago

Shiva Cement, a penny stock, has been hitting new highs for the past couple of days. Today too, it opened itself on a new high at Rs.13.73, up from previous close of Rs.13.08. JSW Cement is buying the entire promoter holding of Shiva Cement, which as at 30th Sept 2016 stood at 37.15%. Simult ...

JK Lakshmi Cement in red

about 11 years ago

JK Lakshmi Cement is down in the red on the back of its disappointing Q2FY16 performance. The company posted a loss YoY and the market, as expected, is pressing heavy sales on the counter. Volumes today are up almost 6 times. Intra day, the stock price went down over 3.5% to Rs.354.10. On ac ...

Panyam Cement in the limelight

about 11 years ago

Panyam Cement has adorned a deep hue of green today morning. From yesterday’s close of Rs.81.40, the stock opened at Rs.87 and went up to an intra day high of Rs.90.20. Its 52-week high is at Rs.104. Call it the effect of our Editor SP Tulsian recommending the stock for investment or wh ...

Ambuja Cement builds stronger

about 10 years ago

Ambuja Cement has been hitting a new 52-week high consistently from the 25th of July. Today too, it hit a new high at Rs.278.35, with volumes jumping up over 2.5 times. For second quarter ended 30th June 2016 (31st Dec year ending), the cement major posted a very smart 76% (YoY) jump in net ...

JK Cement hits a new high

about 10 years ago

JK Cement posted a bumper set of numbers for Q1FY17, mainly on the back of lower power and fuel costs. Like all cement companies, JK Cement too reaped benefits of lower fuel costs, which was down by a good 22% (YoY). This along with the 9% rise in net sales at Rs.887 crore helped boost the b ...

Shiva Cement once again in UC

about 10 years ago

Almost the entire of last week, Shiva Cement had been breaching the 5% upper circuit and today too, the penny stock breached the UC at Rs.7.90. Stock with a market cap of over Rs.150 crore, its 52-week high is at Rs.11.80. The news is that the promoters of Shiva Cement have been looking for ...

Prism Cement in limelight

about 9 years ago

Prism Cement rose almost 3% to Rs.121.80 and continues to remain firmly in the green. Its 52-week high is at Rs.129.10.

Sagar Cement see's ocean of volume

about 12 years ago

Sagar Cement is literally seeing an ocean of trade on its counter today. A thinly traded stock, from a two week average of mere 224 trades, today alone it has clocked volume of 8374 trades, surge of over 37 times. Also, the stock hit a record high of Rs.420 and it currently remains some 13% ...

Orient Cement

about 9 years ago

Orient Cement rose almost 10% to Rs.176.50, with volumes jumping up over two times. This CK Birla group company posted a turnaround performance for Q1FY18 with a net profit of Rs.39 crore v/s net loss of Rs.7.5 crore

Cement stocks lead losers

about 9 years ago

Today the losers list on the BSE is dominated by cement companies, mainly based in Northern India. JK Lakshmi Cement is down almost 5%, Shree Cement is down 4.5%, India Cement is down 3% and so is Ramco Cements

Ambuja Cement gets a thumbs up

about 8 years ago

The market has given the earnings a big thumbs up and Ambuja Cement is currently the top gainer on the BSE, going up over 7.5% to Rs.225.50.

JK Lakshmi Cement builds up

about 7 years ago

JK Lakshmi Cement is showing some extraordinary spurt in volumes – it is up almost 9.5 times currently. The stock opened 4.5% higher at Rs.302.70 and rose to an intraday high at Rs.316.95, up almost 9.5%.

India Cement gets 'Damani'zed

about 7 years ago

India Cement is among the top five gainers on the BSE. Volumes are robust at over 2.5 times, with the stock opening in the green at Rs.82.50

Cement stocks crumble

about 4 years ago

All across the board, the stocks – Ultratech, Ambuja, ACC, Shree Cement, India Cement, Ramco, JK Lakshmi, Dalmia Bharat, Orient Cement, Birla Corp, JK Cement are down in the red.

Ambuja Cement builds up

about 11 years ago

Ambuja Cement is in the limelight today, thanks to foreign brokerage house, Nomura. It has upgraded the stock from “neutral” to “buy”. The firm has stated that given its net cash balance and strong franchise, the company’s current valuations are apt. It expects the c ...

JK Lakshmi Cement hits a high

about 12 years ago

JK Laksmi Cement is in the limelight today following its exuberant performance for Q2FY15. The stock, which closed yesterday at Rs359.80, opened today at Rs.373.90 and went on to hit a new high at Rs.383.05. The stock remains almost 5% higher, with robust volumes. The company, for Q2FY15, th ...

Ultratech Cement builds well

about 12 years ago

Ultratech Cement is building up well today. The stock, which had closed yesterday at Rs.2539.60, opened today morning at Rs.2619.70, its current intra day high point. It continues to hover around the same levels, up over 3% or by Rs.77-78. The stock is up after its Board approved acquisition ...

Axis Bank is a bright star

about 8 years ago

Axis Bank is a bright star this morning. The stock price surged almost 4% to Rs.632.90 on the back of its encouraging numbers for Q2FY19.

Petron Engg a bright star today

about 11 years ago

Petron Engineering announced yesterday after market hours that it has received Letter of Intent from Ramco Cements for Civil and Mechanical works. This is for capacity upgradation of Line-1 Cement Plant and Captive Power Plant at Jayanthipuram. The order is valued at Rs.22.50 crore. A ...

Blue Star is a star today!

about 11 years ago

Blue Star hit a new 52-week high today at Rs.398 and is currently at Rs.392 levels. Blue Star Infotech, a group company hit was up over 9% intra day at Rs.261 levels. Both these stocks are up after the company announced yesterday after market hours that the Competition Commission of India (C ...

Petron Engg a bright star today

about 11 years ago

Petron Engineering had yesterday, after market hours, announced that it has received a Letter of Intent (LoI) from JSW Cement for Civil and Structural Work of its grinding unit. This is for a total contract price of Rs. 75 crore. Last month, it had received another LoI from Ramco Cement ...

Ujjivan Financial is a bright star

about 10 years ago

Newly listed stock, Ujjivan Financial is easily the brightest shining star on the bourses today, rather for the few days. It has been consistently in the green, hitting new highs on 29 and 30th June and then again yesterday at Rs.420.90 and now today too at Rs.427.40. The stock had got liste ...

Castrol India is the star

about 10 years ago

Castrol is the star on the bourses since the opening bell. Clocking volumes of almost 12.5 lakh shares compared to two-week average of less than 2 lakh shares, the stock price spurted up to an intra day high at Rs.459 v/s yesterday’s close of Rs.422. The much anticipated block deal is ...

ACC is a bright star

about 8 years ago

ACC is a bright star on the bourses today. The second top gainer on the BSE currently, the stock price jumped up over 6% to Rs.1482.90

Blue Star gets really 'cool'

about 7 years ago

Blue Star touched an intraday high today at Rs.798, up almost 3%. It has been gaining for the last 2 days and has risen 5% in the period.

CEMENT – THE STORY REMAINS INTACT

about 5 years ago

Cement prices are going southwards. From an average all-India price hike of Rs.25/bag, the month of November saw an average price cut of Rs.13/bag, with South seeing the biggest fall at Rs.18 and East at Rs.17/bag. Market traders are usually a very impatient lot and any such news, they rush in to sell. So, should you be selling off your cement stocks? No way!

SBI is a bright star

about 5 years ago

SBI is a bright star today since the opening bell post its Q4FY21 performance; the stock price rose 4.5% to hit an intraday high at Rs.418.90, not too far from its 52-week high of Rs.426.45

Infosys is bright star

about 4 years ago

The stock is very much the star performer today; figuring among the top five gainers on the BSE, it rose over 5% to hit an intraday high at Rs.1493.45. Its 52-week high stands at Rs.1953.70

Cement pack in the red

about 14 years ago

The entire cement pack is in the red today morning, led by Jaiprakash Associates which is down almost 2% at Rs.61.40 and this is after having hit a new 52-week low at Rs.60.60. The cement stocks are do Supreme Court (SC) directed cement companies to deposit 10% of the penalty amount imposed ...

Ambuja Cement cracks

about 13 years ago

Ambuja Cement is the top loser on the BSE today, currently down almost 13% at Rs.166.95, with an intra day low at Rs.163.20. This was very close to its 52-week low of Rs.162.50. The stock has tanked post the ACC-Ambuja deal, a very complex designed deal. The shareholders of Ambuja seem to ha ...

JK Cement builds up

about 13 years ago

JK Cement is doing exceedingly well, both on the bourses as well as financially. In fact it is the financial performance which has spiked it up on the bourses. The stock which had closed on Friday at Rs.251, opened today at Rs.268, went on to hit a new 52-week high at Rs.295.95 and pre ...

Prism Cement dumped by 'hoarders'

about 12 years ago

Prism Cement is weak today, currently down over 2% at Rs.74.30, which is its present intra day low level. The stock could go down further based on the news of a raid trickling in. There is news that the mining department has found 4000 metric tonnes of illegal coal, worth Rs.12 crore, stored ...

Shree Cement gets rejigged

about 4 years ago

Due to this Shree Cement is in the red today, going down 1.5% to Rs.20850.65 and Adani Enterprises was up 1% at Rs/3595.

Cement stocks up in the green

about 11 years ago

Cement stocks are up in the green today. Ambuja Cement is up at its intra day high point at Rs.181.75 – up over 1.5% , Ultra tech is up almost 2% at Rs.2825, ACC is up 1% at Rs.1328 levels, India Cement is up 2.5% at Rs.83 and Shree Cement is up over 1% at Rs.1087.65. The Competition A ...

CEMENT - FILLING UP THE CRACKS?

about 15 years ago

Unlike November, the December sales figure for the three bigwigs of the Indian cement sector - ACC, Ambuja Cement and Ultra Tech was much better. And better because this month, the MoM sales and production figures were higher. YoY, as we have stated earlier, the figures will be good due to the low base effect.....

CAUTION: WET CEMENT AHEAD!

about 14 years ago

Can you believe it? The Kumbh Mela at Allahabad is responsible for the fall in cement demand! This seems like a very illogical and farfetched reasoning but apparently, with most of the laborers, hailing from Bihar and UP, rushing to Allahabad during these months for a holy dip to wash away their sins, there was nobody to work at construction sites. It seems building activity, be it civil or home construction came to a standstill

CEMENT – GETTING READY TO BUILD-UP

about 6 years ago

With monsoon fading, easing of lockdown restrictions and demand recovery, construction activities have indeed started picking up. Across India, there is already a 2% month-on-month rise in cement prices – this price rise is happening after four consecutive months of fall.

CEMENT - BUILDING UP EVEN AS PRICES FALL

about 7 years ago

This is the monsoon season and cyclically, this is the lowest, ebb time for cement companies. And as such also, with realty in the doldrums and construction activities across the country on a standstill, little wonder that cement is looked at cynically by many.

BUILD UP ON THOSE CEMENT STOCKS

about 10 years ago

Cement companies have been on a roll! Beginning with Ultratech Cement, almost all cement companies have reported fantabulous numbers for Q1FY17. Throughout these numbers of all companies across the board, the one thing which ran common, apart from profits, was excellent cost management

CEMENT PRICES RISE AS REALTY DEMAND EBBS

about 13 years ago

In the past one month alone, cement prices have risen by a whopping 30% and cement price now hovers around Rs.275/50 kg bag. And that's not all - it is expected to go up further to Rs.325/bag in the coming few days, heralding the coming of the festival season and going away of monsoon.

Ultratech Cement at new high

about 6 years ago

The stock, which had closed yesterday at Rs.4892.25, closed higher and soon went on to hit a new high at Rs.5198.30.

Orient Cement builds strong

about 6 years ago

The stock is in the green, going up over 4.5% to Rs.69.30. Its 20% UC of the day is at Rs.79.50 and 52-week high is at Rs.89.70.

CEMENT - DEMAND DOWN BUT PRICES UP

about 11 years ago

Realty sector is gasping for survival with skeletal demand. Housing prices are have come off the earlier highs and the interest rate cycle has finally started turning around towards lower rates - yet it will take a while for the buyers to come back and buy. There isn't much construction happening

LAFARGE AND HOLCIM MEGA DEAL - WILL IT CRACK OR CEMENT UP UNDER CCI?

about 13 years ago

Both the companies are backed by billionaire shareholders. Holcim is controlled by two major shareholders - Thomas Schmidheiny (Swiss entrepreneur who was listed as by Forbes magazine as the 255th richest person in the world and 4th richest person in Switzerland as of 2012) and Filaret Galchev from Russia (ranked 204th richest

Orient Cement builds up

about 8 years ago

The stock opened with a gain of 15.27% at Rs.117, which is also its current intra day high. Its 52-week high is at Rs.148.45.

CEMENT CARTELISATION - CCI GNASHES ITS TEETH

about 6 years ago

Cartelisation happens not just in cement. Auto ancillary is another sector which constantly faces this accusation too. Strangely enough, this comes at a time when a huge farmers protest is raging across the country as they fear cartelisation to drive demand as well as prices.

Shree Cement rises and tanks

about 9 years ago

The stock price is down in the red currently, with profit booking coming in at higher levels. In an immediate reaction to the numbers, the price rose 1.5% to Rs.19,800 but now stands at Rs.19,272, down 1.2%.

Orient Cement on a high

about 5 years ago

The market celebrated the performance with a 10% rise, going on to hit a new 52-week high at Rs.133.70. Volumes have more than doubled on the counter.

Prism Cement builds up

about 10 years ago

The company has successfully bid for 18,300 tonnes per annum of coal from South Eastern Coalfields Limited [A subsidiary of Coal India Limited (‘CIL’)] in a recently

Niraj Cement

about 19 years ago

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Niraj Cement

about 19 years ago

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Blue Star up 2.5%

about 4 years ago

The stock is shining quite bright today morning; opening 1.5% higher at Rs.1001, rising 2.5% to an intraday high at Rs.1011.95. Its 52-week high is at Rs.1224.70

Blue Star gets cold

about 11 months ago

The stock opened at Rs. 1,799 and hit an intraday low of Rs. 1,713.90, with a VWAP of Rs. 1,732.47. Its market capitalisation stood at Rs. 36,372 crore.

Star Health

about 5 years ago

Extremely Expensive Shine
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Shree Cement builds up

about 6 years ago

The stock opened at Rs.23,170, up 2% but at that level, profit booking pushed it down to Rs.22,732.45 and it is now just about in the green

Ultratech Cement at new high

about 6 years ago

The stock hit a record high today at Rs.5829.90, a rise of almost 5.5% and it continues to remain in the green

Heidelberg Cement at new high

about 5 years ago

The stock is in the limelight today, opening 3% higher at Rs.260 and went on to hit a new high at Rs.284.55, with volumes up over 3.5 times.

JK Cement hits new high

about 3 years ago

The stock is up in the green; the stock which had closed yesterday at Rs.3204.65, opened today at Rs.3214 and rose on to hit a new 52-week high at Rs.3327.40. Volumes surged 2x.

Cement Stocks- Taking Off Now

about 5 years ago

Better to pick companies having good track record, backed by the promoters, at lower EV per tonne, or brown field expansion being carried out, or control on Power & Fuel and Freight cost, thus improving the margins.

Cement Stocks - Victim of cartelisation allegations ?

about 6 years ago

Tumhari bhi jai jai ............. :)

Moolah time for Southern Cement Companies

about 6 years ago

This trend is not restricted to Q2 of FY21 and infact better days are seen for Q3, Q4 of FY 21 and for Q1 of FY22 as well, as next 9 months are seen best for the sector.

Ambuja Cement on a roll

about 2 years ago

Opening 3.5% higher at Rs.654, the stock rose further to Rs.659.70, up almost 4.5%, with more buyers currently on the counter than sellers. Its 52-week high is at Rs.706.85.

JSW Cement

about 1 year ago

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Orient Cement hits new high

about 3 years ago

The stock is currently the top gainer on the BSE, opening over 3% higher at Rs.195 and going on to hit a new 52-week high at Rs.216.35. Volumes are up almost 9.5 times.

Shree Cement cracks up

about 3 years ago

The stock price tanked over 10% to hit an intraday low at Rs.22601.30. It currently remains in the red, down some 7% at Rs.23k levels.

Ambuja Cement hits new high

about 2 years ago

The stock is doing fantastic today morning; from its close of Rs.664.30, the stock opened 4% higher and went on to hit a life-time high at Rs.690 and is currently trading at Rs.681levels.

Sagar Cement up 14%

about 4 years ago

The stock price has reacted positively to this news, rising over 14% to hit an intraday high at Rs.238.50 on the back of over 8.5x rise in volumes. Its 52-week high is at Rs.274.90.

CEMENT STOCKS – BUILDING UP

about 6 years ago

Look around – do you see any construction happening? Do you see infra projects happening at a frenzy? Are houses being built at the same levels as last year? The common answer to all these questions is a BIG ‘NO.’ Yet, today, the market has decided to look at the brighter side of the ACC numbers for June quarter and stock price is up in the green

Orient Cement on a high

about 5 years ago

From its close of Rs.162.25, it opened almost 4% higher at Rs.167.70 and went to hit a 3-year high at Rs.171.90, on the back of an over 1.5 times rise in volumes.

Shree Cement cracks

about 5 years ago

The stock opened slightly in the green at Rs.27155 and even rose further to Rs.27443.80 but from there it has been going only down and is now trading at Rs.26399.

Andhra Cement on upper circuit

about 13 years ago

Cement stocks are as such rallying on the bourses but the lead seems to have been taken by Andhra Cements. A small cap, penny stock, it has hit the upper circuit today at Rs.10.87, up 5%, the moment it opened for trading. Couple of reasons for this 5% jump - firstly there is major hope ...

Orient Cement cheers up

about 5 years ago

The stock, which had closed yesterday at Rs.146.70, opened in the positive today at Rs.152.70, going to an intraday high at Rs.158.55

Ambuja Cement cracks up

about 5 years ago

The stock is currently the top loser on the BSE, opening lower at Rs.348.50 and going down further to an intraday low at Rs.339.70.

TCS is a star

about 6 years ago

The stock surged over 5.5% to hit a new 52-week high at Rs.2666.30 and continues to currently trade at Rs.2655 levels.

Ambuja Cement at new high

about 4 years ago

The stock is up strongly in an otherwise dull market, rising almost 5.5% to hit a new 52-week high today at Rs.511.80.

ZEEL is a bright star

about 7 years ago

The stock opened with a gain of 4% at Rs.157.45 and went on to hit an intraday high at Rs.172, a jump of over 14%.

Star Health not so "starry"

about 5 years ago

The stock got listed at a discount – as against an IPO price of Rs.900, it got listed on the BSE at Rs.848.80 though it did recover and rise to Rs.940.

Vesuvius a bright star

about 5 years ago

The stock opened 4% higher at Rs.1020, going up to an intraday high at Rs.1096.45. Its 52-week high is at Rs.1362.

Blue Star hits new high

about 3 years ago

The stock price has reacted very positively to these numbers, going on to hit a new 52-week high today at Rs.954, up 9%; profit booking came in at this levels and the stock is now trading at Rs.918, up 5%.

RR Kabel is star today

about 1 year ago

From its close of Rs.1025.60, it opened much higher at Rs.1179.80 and rose further to an intraday high at Rs.1199.95 and this on the back of very healthy volumes.

Five Star Business

about 4 years ago

Not ‘five-star’ rated
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India Cement cracks

about 13 years ago

India Cements has cracked up today. The stock is currently down almost 4% at Rs.48.40, with an intra day low at Rs.47.10. Its 52-week low is at Rs.43. The stock is down in the red after the MD of the company, N Srinivasan was named in one of the three chargesheets the Central Bureau of Inves ...

RUPEE REMAINS THE 'FALLING' STAR OF THE DAY!

about 14 years ago

The Rupee remained the star, for the second day in a row. It hit a new low today against the US$ at Rs.58.98 and for now, it seems to have recouped a bit but one never really knows at this juncture. RBI is said to have intervened and that helped cull the one way downfall.

Oberoi Realty - Buying an expensive Rs.1,040 crore 5 Star Hotel

about 6 years ago

This release is hiding more than what it reveals.

1ST ESTIMATE OF GDP - NOT THE GUIDING STAR FOR FY18 BUDGET

about 10 years ago

The GDP data which was published by the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) on Friday was meaningless to say the least. It has considered data for the first eight months and demonetization happened in the 11th month. Thus the GDP number did not take into account the impact of something

HUL is the bright star today!

about 14 years ago

The entire FMCG pack is up, led by HUL. The stock hit a new 52-week high today at Rs.597 and even now remains strongly in the green, up 16%. Volumes have increased over 6 times. The stock is in the limelight after the Anglo-Dutch parent company, Unilever Plc announced buying back of 22 ...

Sagar Cement builds up

about 5 years ago

The stock which had closed yesterday at Rs.1103.50, opened over 5% higher today at Rs.1160 on the back of some robust volume.

JK Cement hits new low

about 5 years ago

The stock, which has closed on Friday at Rs.2638.25, opened lower and soon went on to hit a new 52-week low at Rs.2390.

NHC Foods gets spicy

about 13 years ago

NHC Foods, a small cap Govt recognized Star Export house. manufacturing packaged spices under the brand name of Saaz is up over 4.5% at Rs.39.40 with an intra day high at Rs.41. Its 52-week high stands at Rs.56.10. The stock is up after it issued a Press statement that it is expected to bene ...

ACC falls and crumbles

about 8 years ago

The stock price slumped over 8% to Rs.1413.50. Thanks to this “below expectations” numbers of ACC, the entire cement sector stocks are down in the red today.

Reliance Infra in the limelight

about 11 years ago

Reliance Infra is in the limelight today morning. The stock is up over 3% at Rs.472.60, its current intra day high point. There is unconfirmed news that the company is in talks to sell its cement business for around Rs.2600 crore. This is reported to be almost a “done deal” and t ...

JP Associates shines and sparkles

about 11 years ago

JP Associates is currently the top gainer on the BS, up almost 7% at Rs.7.25 with volumes jumping up over one time. The stock is in the limelight following its announcement yesterday that UltraTech Cement has acquired its cement plants and grinder unit for around Rs.17,000 crore. These cemen ...

JP Associates shines and sparkles

about 11 years ago

JP Associates is in the limelight today morning. The stock briefly breached the upper circuit at Rs.8.40 and it is currently up almost 15% at Rs.8.73 with an intra day high at 8.99. The stock is jumping up on news that Ultratech Cement has bought its much needed cement plants for Rs.15 ...

Anjani Portland in the limelight

about 10 years ago

Anjani Portland Cement, a subsidiary of Chettinad Cement Corporation which holds 75% equity, is in the limelight after it announced today morning that its 16 MW coal based Captive Power Plant has been commissioned successfully at the Factory's cement plant in Telangana. The company probab ...

Sanghi Industries' expansion plans get thumps up

about 11 years ago

Share of Gujarat based cement manufacturer Sanghi Industries are up 5.88% at Rs. 62.15 this Monday afternoon, after company announced the inauguration of its new cement grinding mill, having capacity of 1.2 million metric tonne per annum (MMTPA) at Kutch, in the hands of Gujarat Chief Minister Sm ...

Blue Star's Eureka moment!

about 12 years ago

Blue Star is a star of sorts today. The stock opened Rs.18 higher at Rs.318 and went on to hit an intra day high at Rs.327. It has come off this high but remains over 3% up at Rs.320 levels. The stock is up after the company announced that it has entered into a collaboration with Eureka Forb ...

JK Lakshmi Cem builds up

about 11 years ago

JK Lakshmi Cement is currently the top gainer on the BSE. It is up 7.5% at Rs.368 levels with volumes jumping up over 5 times. Its 52-week high is at Rs.409.80. The market is thrilled to bits with the company’s Q4FY16 performance. It posted a net profit of Rs.48 crore, up from Rs.6 cro ...

Ultratech and JP stocks surge

about 10 years ago

Ultratech Cement hit a new 52-week high today at Rs.3600 though it has since then slipped into the red now. On the other hand, the JP group stocks are all holding strong. JP Associates, JP Infra and JP Power remain the top three gainers on the BSE since morning. This surge is obviously in ce ...

Diamond Power shining bright

about 12 years ago

The bright shining star today morning is Diamond Power Infra. After hitting a new low in the morning trades at Rs.37, the stock has spurted up and has currently zoomed up over 13% at Rs.43, with an intra day high at Rs.45.50. Volumes are high at 2.28 lakh shares changing hands today compared to t ...

TajGVK in the limelight

about 11 years ago

TajGVK Hotels & Resorts is a joint venture, formed through a Strategic Alliance, between the Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) and the Hyderabad based GVK Group. It owns & operates three five star hotels in Hyderabad and one five star hotel each in the cities of Chennai and Chandigarh. ...

Cipla shining bright

about 11 years ago

Cipla is shining like a bright star in this falling market. Up almost 3.5% at Rs.679.50, the stock is now barely managing to hold on to the green. Its 52-week high and low stands at Rs.752.45 and Rs.546 respectively. The company announced today morning that Cipla (EU) Limited, U.K., the whol ...

Biocon shines 'silver'

about 12 years ago

Biocon is a big star today on Dalal Street. The stock opened higher by around Rs.11 at Rs.510.35 and went on to an intra day high at Rs.514.90 and currently trades at Rs.512 levels. The stock is up after the company stated that Silver Leaf Oak (Mauritius) is picking up a 10% ...

Prism Johnson remains on the radar

about 8 years ago

Prism Johnson, which was formerly known as Prism Cement has been attracting buying since Wednesday. And today too, the stock remains among the top five gainers on the BSE,

Crompton Greaves in the limelight

about 11 years ago

Crompton Greaves is in the limelight today. The stock is up almost 3% at Rs.181 with an intra day high and low at Rs.184.25 and Rs.175.30 respectively. Volumes are up over three times. The stock is up, reacting to the company signing an important global supply agreement with cement major Laf ...

Lux Industries in the limelight

about 11 years ago

Lux Industries, which sells apparels and accessories under the brand name of “Lux” and “Lux Cozy” is most certainly the star of the day. Intra day, the stock jumped up over 17% to Rs.3522.50 and even now, it is some Rs.448 up or 15% up at Rs.3450. Its 52-week high is at Rs ...

Ultratech hits life time high

about 8 years ago

Ultratech Cement hit a new life time high today at Rs.4686.30 and the stock remains among the top five gainers.

Sanghi Inds jumps as new plant begins

about 11 years ago

Sanghi Industries, which makes cement and cement products, is galloping away into the green. The stock is currently up 6% up at Rs.55.30, closer to its intra day high of Rs.56. The stock is up as the company announced that it has installed a new cement grinding mill having capacity of 1.2 Mi ...

Everest Inds builds up strong

about 12 years ago

Everest Industries posted a great set of numbers for Q4Fy15 and the market has rightly given it the thumbs-up today. With an almost 12 times rise in volumes, the stock is currently up some 13% at Rs.332 levels. A building solutions company, making roofing sheets, fibre cement boards and soli ...

Jaiprakash Associates amongst big gainers

about 14 years ago

Jaiprakash Associates is amongst the top gainers of the day, the stock currently up almost 4% at Rs.79.85, close to its intra day high at Rs.80.30. The stock is up as once again news has got wind that Ultratech Cement is now in the final stages buying Jaiprakash Associates' 4.8 ...

ACC and Ambuja builds up

about 4 years ago

Following this news, both the stocks have rallied upwards. ACC rose up almost 8.5% to an intraday high at Rs.2288.15 and Ambuja Cement was up over 5% to Rs.377.50.

Ultratech disrupts a sector!

about 2 years ago

Ultratech Cement is the market disruptor today, giving the jitters to the entire cables and wires making industry. Listed stocks in the sector, Polycab, currently India’s largest cables & wires company hit the 10% LC at Rs.5189

Ambuja cementing firm

about 10 months ago

Ambuja touched an intraday high of Rs. 563.25, while Orient Cement surged nearly 10% to around Rs. 180 and ACC gained about 1.4% to Rs. 1,802, even as the broader market remained marginally weak.

Jaiprakash Assc tumbles

about 13 years ago

Jp Assoc’s debt to reduce by 15% post Gujarat cement stake sale Co's total debt of Rs 23,000 cr barring power projects Gross debt of all businesses stands at Rs 55,000-56,000 cr To reduce debt by Rs 15,000 cr across businesses Can monetise cement, thermal, hydro assets to reduce deb ...

Jaypee Assc up on the buzz

about 13 years ago

Jaiprakash Associates is up almost 3% at Rs.38.35, its current intra day high. Volumes remain muted at just over 4 lakh shares being traded this morning. The stock is up once again on news that it has shortlisted two cement units in Himachal Pradesh for sale and once again these sales are fo ...

HIL hits new high and upper circuit

about 12 years ago

HIL (formerly Hyderabad Industries), a CK Birla group company has been hitting new highs and breaching the upper circuit consistently, ever since it declared its Q1FY15 numbers. India's largest manufacturer of fibre cement roofing sheets, the stock today, the moment it opened for trading, hit ...

JK Lakshmi cements gain

about 12 years ago

JK Lakshmi Cement has shown an almost 5 times jump in its volumes, with price rising around 8% at Rs.237, with an intra day high at Rs.246.50, with its 52-week high at Rs.248.20, which it had hit in June. The company announced a very good set of numbers for Q1Fy15, purely on the back of a st ...

XPRO India - Naam suna hai kya?

about 6 years ago

Birla Family is now having different Groups like AV Birla Group (Hindalco & Ultratech), CK Birla Group (Orient Cement & Birlasoft), KK Birla Group (Sutlej & Zuari), BK Birla Group (Century Textiles and Mangalam Cement), MP Birla Group (Birla Corp & Birla cable), Yash Birla Group (Zenith Steel & Birla Transaia) and Sidharth of Xpro.

ACC: Built for the future

about 6 years ago

Cement maker, ACC, which follows the Jan-Dec fiscal, for its first quarter ended 31st March 2021, reported a very good 74% (YoY) jump in net profit at Rs.563 crore on a 23% jump in net sales at Rs.4213 crore.

Sun Pharma gets eclipsed

about 11 years ago

The star of the day is most certainly Sun Pharma, only this star is not exactly shining bright. The company is in the news for all the bad reasons. In fact the whole 2015, Sun has been eclipsed with difficult news. Today, once again it is a US FDA warning letter. Over the weekend, on Saturda ...

DCM Shriram at new high

about 11 years ago

DCM Shriram is a bright star in this grey-clouded market currently. The stock hit a new 52-week high today at Rs.174.80 with volumes spiking up over 3.5 times. The stock has hit a new high on the back of its very good performance for Q4FY16. The company has posted an excellent set of numbers ...

Ambuja and ACC buid up

about 10 years ago

Ambuja Cement remains amongst the top gainers on the BSE since morning, going up almost 10% to Rs.270.50, some Rs.12 away from its 52-week high of Rs.282. ACC in fact went on to hit a new high at Rs.1753.85

Mahindra Life turns around

about 5 years ago

The stock is a bright star – it opened over 5% higher today at Rs.389, rising over 6% to hit an intraday high at Rs.392.60. Its 52-week high is at Rs.410.55.

Century Text drop, UltraTech rises

about 9 years ago

The newsmaker of the morning is undoubtedly, Century Textiles. Yesterday at the Board meeting, decision was taken to merge its cement unit into UltraTech Cement, in a bid to reduce debt and focus on its main money spinner, real estate.

Dixon Tech at new high

about 2 years ago

The stock is a bright star today morning; from its close of Rs.9762.35, it opened 2% higher at Rs.9950 and went on to hit a new 52-week high at Rs.10,085, up 3.5%.

NMDC shines bright

about 3 years ago

The stock is a star today on the market, clocking volumes of almost 16 lakh shares. The stock opened almost 6.5% higher today at Rs.250.10 and rose to a new 52-week high at Rs.252.65,

GMR Airports looks serene

about 3 years ago

The stock is a bright star in this current sell-off market. From its close of Rs.84.35, the stock today opened slightly higher at Rs.84.98 and soon rose to an intraday high at Rs.85.75.

Tata Motors vrooms into black

about 3 years ago

The stock s the bright shinning star currently; from its close of Rs,.636.80, it opened almost 4% higher at Rs.661, rising further to Rs.665.45, which is not too far from its 52-week high of Rs.677.90.

Mazagaon ships good Q4

about 3 years ago

It is a bright star today morning; opening almost 4% higher at Rs.830.80, it rose to hit an intraday high at Rs.842, up more than 5%. Its 52-week high is at Rs.936.85.

Zydus Life hits a new high

about 4 years ago

The stock is a bright star today morning; from its close of yesterday at Rs.515.75, it opened itself at a new 52-week high today at Rs.519.70 and is currently just about holding on to the green.

Ultratech continues to soar

about 10 years ago

Ultratech Cement has been hitting new highs consistently. Yesterday, it hit a new high at Rs.3890 and today too, it was another new high at Rs.3953.60. The market is happy about the company’s decision to issue secured redeemable non-convertible debentures (NCDs) amounting of Rs 500 cro ...

Capacite Infra builds up

about 4 years ago

The stock is a bright star today morning, rising almost 7.5% to hit an intraday high at Rs.146.75 and continues to trade strongly in the green. Its 52-week high is at Rs.192.35.

Salasar Techno hits new high

about 4 years ago

The stock is one bright star on the Street today. The stock, which had closed yesterday at Rs.52.05, rose on to hit a new 52-week high today at Rs.58.

Hindustan Zinc in limelight

about 4 years ago

The stock is a bright star today, rising almost 5% to an intraday high at Rs.310 and is currently trading at Rs.308 levels.

Swaraj Engines hits new high

about 4 years ago

The stock is the star on the bourses today. The stock price surged over 15.5% to hit a new 52-week high at Rs.1960 on the back of a 16.5-times rise in volumes.

Bajaj Finserv shines bright

about 4 years ago

The stock is a bright star today morning; rising 5% to an intraday high at Rs.16,850 and is currently hovering around Rs.16,785 levels. Its 52-week high stands at Rs.19,319.95

VA Tech does well

about 4 years ago

With volumes surging almost 4.5x, stock is a bright star today. The stock rose over 9.5% to hit an intraday high at Rs.274.55. Its 52-week high is at Rs.404.25.

HCL Tech at new high

about 5 years ago

The stock is bright star in the IT sector today; from its close of yesterday at Rs.1275.35, the stock opened today at Rs.1287.15 and went on to hit a 52-week high at Rs.1315.10.

Goa Carbon zooms to new high and UC

about 11 years ago

Goa Carbon is clearly the star on the bourses today. The stock hit a new high today at Rs.99.75, a 20% jump up and thus breached the upper circuit. The stock is celebrating the record production numbers that it announced for the month of May. It reported production of 19,976.600 MT (million ...

Atul Auto spurts ahead

about 7 years ago

In this gloom and doom surrounding the auto stocks, Atul Auto is one bright star on the horizon today. Rising up almost 9.5% to Rs.247,

Godrej Properties

about 10 years ago

Godrej Properties is a big star on the bourses today. Currently the top gainer on the BSE, the stock hit a new high at Rs.585.05, up from yesterday’s close of Rs.505.10. Volumes are huge at around 14 times.

Lux gets ‘cozy’

about 9 years ago

Lux Industries, which sells apparels and accessories under the brand name of “Lux” and “Lux Cozy” is most certainly the star of the day. It has hit a new 52-week high within minutes of the opening bell at Rs.1316.60.

ABRFL looks very hip!

about 8 years ago

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd (ABRFL), earlier known as Pantaloon Fashion, is a big star on the Street today. Pushing DBL down to 2nd position, ABFRL is now the top gainer

Quess Corp shines bright

about 8 years ago

Quess Corp is a bright star today. It rose over 9.5% to Rs.664 and continues to remain firmly in the green.

Eveready Inds is fully charged!

about 8 years ago

Eveready Inds is the star today. With volumes jumping up over 42 times, the stock price surged almost 18% to Rs.214, the biggest rise since 2016.

Apollo Pipes gets 'ace' investor

about 7 years ago

Apollo Pipes is a bright star today. In fact it has been gaining for the past 2 days , going up over 9.2% during the last two days.

Yes Bank jumps up over 29%

about 7 years ago

Yes Bank is the brightest star this morning. The stock price jumped up almost 29.5% to Rs.41.40, just 15 paise short of hitting the 30% UC at Rs.41.55.

Godrej Consumer at new high

about 6 years ago

The stock is a bright star today morning, leading the list of gainers on the BSE. The stock opened in the positive and soon rose over 23% to hit a new 52-week high at Rs.883

PNB Housing is the "star"

about 7 years ago

PNB Housing is the star performer today morning. With volumes surging over 2.5 times, the stock price rose 17.5% to Rs.524.85 and not too far away from today’s 20% UC of Rs.536.

Camlin Fine rises 8%

about 7 years ago

Camlin Fine Sciences is a bright star today morning, rising 8% to Rs.63.95, going very close to its 10% UC at Rs.65.15.

Auto ancillaries zooming

about 7 years ago

Today, the star of the day is most certainly the auto ancillary sector. Almost the entire jing-bang – Mahindra CIE, Sterling Tools, Rane (Madras),

Dalmia Bharat exuberant after Q1 show

about 10 years ago

Dalmia Bharat is a cement making company and has a total consolidated capacity of 24 MTPA, the fourth largest cement company in India. Its USP is its market – from being recognized as a Southern company, it has made deep entrenchments into East and North East of India. It made its presence ...

‘AC’ stocks say, “cool!”

about 6 years ago

Blue Star rose over 5% to Rs.644, Voltas is up over 4% at Rs.701, Johnsons Control Hitachi went up 5.25% to Rs.2309.90 and Amber Enterprises hit a new high at Rs.2300.

GMM Pfaudler in the green

about 6 years ago

The stock is a bright star currently, rising over 6% to hit an intraday high at Rs.3965; it has come off this high

MGL hits a new high

about 4 years ago

The stock is a bright star today; opening 2% higher at Rs.926, the stock price surged to hit a new 52-week high at Rs.983.60 on the back of a robust 12x rise in volumes.

HCL Tech at new high

about 6 years ago

The stock is one bright star today morning. The stock jumped up over 7.5% to hit a new 52-week high at Rs.776.55.

IIP LOWER THAN EXPECTED, CPI HIGHER THAN EXPECTED

about 11 years ago

The numbers were bad. IIP for March'16 was flat, coming in at 0.1% v/s 2% in Feb'16, just about holding on to the positive. Manufacturing was the big culprit, showing a degrowth of -1.2%. Capital goods was bad at (-)15.4% and the star performer in that sense was electricity at 11% growth.

AMBUJA-ACC-HOLCIM - MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS LEFT FUMING

about 13 years ago

Anil Singhvi, ex-MD and CEO of Ambuja Cement has come down like a bag of cement on this complex Ambuja-ACC-Holcim deal. He said, "In my opinion, this is nothing short of a fraud played out on the minority shareholders in India."

CCI - GNASHING ITS TEETH AND SHARPENING ITS CLAWS

about 15 years ago

Cement stocks have cracked up today and suddenly, after a long time, one Govt agency has shown its teeth - the Competition Commission of India (CCI). And it comes as a pleasant surprise for many (those not affiliated to the stock markets) to see that companies can actually be penalized for cartelization.

RELIANCE JIO - ITS TIME FOR OTHER TELCOs TO RING '911'?

about 10 years ago

This is like a rock star event. There is really no other industrialist in India who garners so much attention and no AGM is covered like as though it is the biggest event of the year. When an elephant walks or decides to trample in the forest, the others scramble for safety. And that is what happens when Reliance decides to do things its way -

MCX-SX - TO CRACKLE AND FIRE THIS DIWALI

about 14 years ago

Earlier when we said, "stock exchange" it meant only one thing - the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) but then arrived the new kid - National Stock Exchange (NSE) and soon, Over the Counter Exchange or OTC. Well, OTC fizzled out like a shooting star but NSE has shaken the very foundation of BSE. And now when both

WOULD YOU HAVE INVESTED IN INX IPO?

about 11 years ago

Imagine this scene. If INX Media, in 2008 had gone public, would you have invested in the IPO or not? A promoter like Peter Mukerjea, his 14 years of experience with Star Plus and the way he resurrected the channel is stuff which is taught in management schools; this was the USP of the INX. Indrani, we would have looked on as a wife, not as the one in charge; that is what we, like the rest of the world, would have assumed.

TINA – MAKING EQUITY LOOK LIKE “MISS INDIA!”

about 9 years ago

TINA is indeed the most popular today, especially on the Street. An opportunist, TINA’s birth is a play of circumstances. And sometimes because there is simply no alternate or competition, even the most mediocre one shines like a bright star. That’s precisely why TINA is the star today.

RBBG IS THE BEST WAY AHEAD?

about 7 years ago

A work-in-progress realty project where the largest bank of India is a guarantor? Now that’s a sure winner, isn’t it? But the question is – why? On Thursday, 9th Jan, Sunteck Realty was one bright star on the bourses.

Reliance Industry Share Price & History

about 8 years ago

Inside details & Analysis of Reliance Industries' share price. Analysis of each division of Refining, Petrochem, Oil & Gas, Retail, Jio (Telecom & Digital) & Media.

JSW Infra hits new high

about 3 years ago

From its close of Rs.202.80, the stock opened higher at Rs.217.70 and went on to hit a new 52-week high at Rs.220. Profit booking came in at the highs and the stock is now trading at Rs.212 levels.

THE A,B,C, D.......Z OF 2016

about 10 years ago

As 2016 hobbles its way to the exit door, one cannot help but heave a sigh of relief. This was a tumultuous year all around the year, what with India reeling under demonetization, Parliament logjam, Brexit, Trump and some blatant acts of terrorism like the one in Nice and recently in Berlin.

12A OR 29A – A ‘CON’ OR AN ‘ANTA’?

about 5 years ago

So, now we have a tussle between 12A and 29A. Banks can legally withdraw NCLT cases and accept a one-time settlement offered by the promoters but this in complete contradiction to the 29A which bars promoters from bidding for the same assets. But what truly separates the two?

GOVT NEEDS TO COME WITH A STIMULUS – NOW!!!

about 7 years ago

So be it the bigwig companies or the small enterprises, right from a baker, gym owner, hotels, restaurants, almost everyone around you and me is anxious. Every startup is hyperventilating. And this is the real impact of the Covid-19. Those getting afflicted and dying due to the virus is direct but all these making a living on the middle and lower rung of the economic ladder are at an increasing risk of falling off if this crisis continues.

FOCUS ON INFLATION OR ELSE PAY HIGH PRICE OF DEPRESSION

about 6 years ago

One question being asked all over is whether pursuit of inflation for central banks is the way ahead or should the focus now change to growth? Getting the eye off inflation is risky. If all these inflation-targeting central banks face a situation of low inflation unlike us, they fear that it might get into deflationary territory.

MAAJHI JO NAAV DUBOYE, USE KAUN BACHAYE…..

about 5 years ago

If you are trading in the market, the stock broker or the brokerage house is connected to you like an umbilical cord. What do you do if this cord is feeding you poison or itself taking away all the nourishment? That’s how thousands of retail investors are currently feeling – severed and hurt, losing faith in the very ethos of investing.

ArisInfra Solutions

about 1 year ago

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OCTOBER – HERE’S TO YOU!

about 5 years ago

Rains have all but gone and the October heat has started beating down. Even as we sweat it out, the heart has hope as winter will soon come calling. With Navratri round-the-corner, Diwali and the wedding season expected to take off, hope is high that a lot of suppressed and repressed buying since last year will be unleashed this Oct – Nov.

FALLING MARKETS - WORRIED?

about 5 years ago

Listless with a downward bias – that, in short is how the market is today. The blame is fair and square on the new Omicron virus – as its infection spreads, so does the panic. The fear of lockdown and restrictions are so high that any news on virus causes a lot of anxiety. Well, there will be restrictions if the virus spreads but lockdown, nope.

PNB FRAUD INTERNAL REPORT – FRUSTRATING AND DEPRESSING

about 8 years ago

The 162-page internal report of PNB says it all. The fraud was there to see but the typical attitude of Govt organisations, to flout norms and rules, blatantly doing away with all good practices; that’s what led to this scam. The PSU banks are so quick to show us, the customers, the rule book every time we question some meaningless rule; if only they had followed the rules….

GST - KEEPING IT SIMPLE!

about 10 years ago

GST will come soon, one day for sure! Online retailing is the "next big thing" in India. Put both of these together and what do you get? Surely, logistic companies are set for some boom times ahead. Stocks like Gati, AllCargo, Snowman, Gateway Distriparks, Container Corp and the entire pack is already soaring. Indeed they are looking at much better times, beyond being just oil containers

TO BUY 'VALUE' OR 'GROWTH'?

about 10 years ago

Making money alone cannot be the criteria for investing - it is the driving force but it you do not look at growth or value as two decisive factors of investing, buying shares could always remains a losing proposition. But therein lay the flaw - growth and value are like Siamese twins joined at the hip and where growth is a component of calculating value. So what this means that every

MARKETS SAYING, “HOWDY!” TO NEW HIGHS

about 7 years ago

So when Modi lists out statistics saying that India will be defecation free by 2nd Oct, he probably looks only at statistics but not the ground reality. But then when you are on foreign soil and being watched by some billion people on the planet, you do not want to see him wash dirty linen in a stadium.

REALTY - THE BUBBLE HAS TO BURST

about 13 years ago

This reeks of desperation. When builders get onto this kind of "offers" mode, surely it means that there are no buyers and they need to offer something more. Sadly none of them want to do what will get buyers in droves - reduce the prices instead of these offers! But maybe once the builders

BERKSHIRE 51st AGM - A FESTIVAL CELEBRATING BUFFETT

about 11 years ago

Omaha or 'Warrenland' is to Buffett fans what Orlando's Disneyland is to children. Berkshire Hathaway Inc or better recognized as 'Warren Buffett's company' held its AGM on 30th April in Omaha, Nebraska and it turned out to be as scintillating as it usually is, with some great Buffett quips and quotes. This AGM also marked Buffett's 51 years in running the company and even now,

BERKSHIRE AGM - A FESTIVAL CELEBRATING BUFFETT

about 12 years ago

Berkshire Hathaway Inc or better recognized as 'Warren Buffett's company' held its AGM over the weekend in Omaha, Nebraska and it turned out to be as scintillating as it usually is, with some great Buffett quips and quotes. This AGM also marked Buffett's 50 years in running the company and even now, he sounded as optimistic as he did 50 years ago. Bringing the reality of mortality to center stage, Buffett said that his company will survive long after he is gone.

ARE INDIA INC MARRIAGES MADE IN HEAVEN?

about 12 years ago

Remember the landmark Hindi movie, Trishul? Here, the entire premise of the story is built on the angst of Amitabh Bachchan against his father, Sanjeev Kumar, who betrays his mother, Waheeda Rehman. This is not about Amitabh's anger at being the illegitimate child but more about marriages of convenience. In the movie Sanjeev Kumar let's go of his first love to marry a rich heiress and eventually run a business empire

AIRLINES IN INDIA - GETTING CROWDED UP IN THE SKY

about 12 years ago

A few days ago, there was major concern - was Spicejet going the Kingfisher way? The stock price plunged over 15% over a single session. And all this started with the company defaulting on tax deposit. With memories of Kingfisher still very fresh, panic buttons were pressed when the company,

INFLATION - ELATION WITH TREPIDATION

about 15 years ago

The January headline inflation number at 6.55% v/s 7.47% in Dec came as a relief. It was a relief because it was on expected lines and there were no unpleasant surprises. The good part was that manufacturing on a MoM was down at 6.49%

ARE MARRIAGES OF INDIA INC MADE IN HEAVEN?

about 14 years ago

Remember the landmark Hindi movie, Trishul? Here, the entire premise of the story is built on the angst of Amitabh Bachchan against his father, Sanjeev Kumar, who betrays his mother, Waheeda Rehman. This is not about Amitabh's anger at being the illegitimate child but more about marriages of convenience. In the movie Sanjeev Kumar lets go of his first love to marry a rich heiress and eventually run a business empire

WHY TATA MOTORS SLUMPED TODAY?

about 14 years ago

Tata Motors is a big loser on the bourses today. And the one causing all this worry is China and its new stringent fuel economy standards.

CABINET RESHUFFLE - WHAT HAPPENS TO THE JOKERS IN THE PACK?

about 14 years ago

A cabinet reshuffle? The thought is more for a completely new cabinet, not same old wine in new bottle. When there are no performers at all, how does it matter which minister handles what; wherever the same ministers are shuffled to, they will remain ineffective. Thus the very idea of shunting the same old non-performing

END OF JAYALALITHA - ADIEU TO PERSONALITY POLITICS IN TN?

about 10 years ago

To hold her steed in a predominantly masculine world is no small feat. Though she got the advantage of a great beginning in films (her mother was a well-known actress) and in politics (her mentor was MGR), full credit to her that she could stay there and climb up further. Jayalaitha probably represents the last that we see of personality politics. The fact there was no leader in sight in AIADMK, not just in second place

EUROPE'S HEARTLAND CHANGE OF HEART

about 10 years ago

Referendum is undoubtedly THE word of the year 2016. Brexit and now Italy, both have thrown the Euro into a complete tizzy, southwards. The Euro hit a 20-month low today and one does not know at this point of time as to where the bottom lay. In a move which shocked the world,

INDIA INC AND ITS 'FAMILY' CONNECTIONS

about 10 years ago

Remember the landmark Hindi movie, Trishul? Here, the entire premise of the story is built on the angst of Amitabh Bachchan against his father, Sanjeev Kumar, who betrays his mother, Waheeda Rehman. This is not about Amitabh's anger at being the illegitimate child but more about marriages of convenience. In the movie Sanjeev Kumar

JP Associates remains in the red

about 14 years ago

Jaiprakash Associates remains in the red, the stock hit a new 52-week low at Rs.57.10 and though it has recovered from this level, it remains in the red. The stock is down on news that Jaypee Cement, a part of JP Associates has shelved plans to sell its Gujarat unit as it did not get the rig ...

Shriram EPC in the green

about 13 years ago

. Shriram EPC is a big gainer today, currently up almost 6% at Rs.46.20, with an intra day high and low at Rs.50 and Rs.46.10. Volumes are big at over 7500 shares compared to over 2500 shares over past two weeks average. The stock is up in the green on news that it has it has finally so ...

Q3FY12 - WHAT TO EXPECT OR BEST, EXPECT NOTHING!

about 15 years ago

Last fiscal Q3FY11 held more promise and more than sustainability, it was about good growth. But this fiscal, Q3, especially after a not-so-good Q2 and interest regime and falling rupee, does not paint an overall good picture. A trim to the topline growth and surely a hair cut for the bottomline growth seems inevitable...

CCI PROBE OF OMCS - A FUTILE EXERCISE

about 14 years ago

CCI believes there is cartelization in increasing and decreasing prices of a deregulated commodity such as petrol by the 3 state OMCs. Logic warrants that cartelization is undertaken only with an objective to benefit. If the OMCs are losing money on every litre of petrol they sell, how can the alleged cartelization stand to fleece the consumers and benefit the companies? Under-recovery, in no language, stands for 'gains'!

POLITICAL STOCKS - POLITICALLY CORRECT BUT ECONOMICALLY WRONG?

about 15 years ago

Yes, if one has to survive in the corporate world, it is probably essential to kowtow with politicians. But how much and how far is the big question. Every industrialist has to knock on the doors of the politician but whether that knocking leads to

Q2FY14 - DON'T WAIT WITH BATED BREATH FOR THE RESULTS

about 13 years ago

Expectations, this time around are much muted. No one is really talking about Q2 numbers being 'number changing' for the markets. Q1 was disappointing and with things having not really changed much, apart from UPA trying to whip up confidence with its rhetoric reform announcements; there

AUGUST IIP - VERY UNCOMFORTABLE NUMBERS

about 12 years ago

The optimism seen in Q1 seems to be waning. This IIP number for August is pretty ugly at 0.4% v/s 0.5% in July, the culprits being manufacturing and consumer durables. Basic good is the only one which has posted a decent growth; indicating that probably construction and real estate are the only activities happening.

SC VERDICT ON COAL - BOLD AND APT

about 12 years ago

It was a bold decision of the Supreme Court. Cancelling 214 coal blocks allocated over the past two decades, is most certainly a tough verdict. But it sent out the perfect message - no more squandering away our national resource while ushering in transparency and good governance.