Global brokerages cheer for Reliance Industries shares on stellar Q3 results Posted on 22nd January 2018 |
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| Global brokerages Jefferies and CLSA cheered for the shares of Reliance Industries, after India’s most valued company by market capitalization reported a 25% increase in quarterly profit, beating analysts’ estimates, buoyed by profits from Reliance Jio and petrochemical business. Consolidated net profit rose to Rs 9,423 crore in the quarter ended December from Rs 7,533 crore for the comparable period last fiscal. Notably, revenue rose to Rs 1.1 lakh crore, an increase of 30.5% from Rs 84,189 crore last fiscal, on account of doubling of sales in retail operations and the addition of Reliance Jio’s numbers. Jefferies has increased the target price on the shares of Reliance Industries to Rs 1,125 from 1,080 earlier. The shares were trading at Rs 941.55 up by more than 1.1% since previous close. The brokerage firm’s target price implies an upside of nearly 20% from current market prices. The brokerage firm said that the ramp-up of Jio phone and start of broadband will boost profits going forward. Notably, Reliance Jio, the company’s telecom unit, reported a net profit of Rs 504 crore in just its second quarter of operations as it benefited from the telecom regulator’s decision to halve interconnection usage charges (IUC) effective 1 October and as it added subscribers. Mukesh Ambani’s telecom venture’s EBITDA for the quarter too rose sharply to Rs 2,628 crore from Rs 1,443 crore in the preceding three months, RIL said on Friday. Interestingly, CLSA has also increased the target price on the shares to Rs 1,125. The firm said that utilisation of off gas crackers and gasification project would be key. Commenting on the results, Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries Limited said, “I would like to thank all our customers for partnering with us in this revolution which has made India a global digital powerhouse. I congratulate all our employees and partners for the strong performance. Our commitment is to keep pushing newer innovative products which would radically transform customer lives and generate huge societal value. Jio’s strong financial result reflects the fundamental strength of the business, significant efficiencies and right strategic initiatives. Jio has demonstrated that it can sustain its strong financial performance.” |
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Bharti Airtel defers Q2 results till Nov 14 over ambiguity on AGR verdict Posted on 29th October 2019 |
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Bharti Airtel said on Tuesday it has postponed its second-quarter earnings report to mid-November, as the wireless operator sought clarity on the court ruling asking telecom firms to cough up overdue payments to the government.
Shares of the company, which was expected to release its quarterly numbers later in the day, dropped 3.3 per cent in early trade. |
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Rupee slips 8 paise vs US dollar in early trade amid drop in oil prices Posted on 7th October 2019 |
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The rupee on Monday opened eight paise lower at 70.96 against the US dollar amid drop in crude oil prices and rise in Asian equities. The domestic unit on Friday closed almost flat at 70.88 against after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in a widely expected move cut key interest rates by 0.25 percentage point. On a weekly basis, the local unit slumped by 32 paise. |
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LIC pips private insurers in first-year premium growth during April-August Posted on 13th September 2019 |
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In the first five months of the current financial year, first-year premiums of life insurance companies grew by 39.84% (year-on-year) at Rs 1.05 lakh crore as compared to Rs 75,588.35 crore in April-August of 2018-19. Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) continued to grow at a faster pace compared to private insurance players, shows the data from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai). |
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Apollo Hospitals rules out further stake sale Posted on 13th September 2019 |
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Apollo Hospitals Enterprise (AHEL) has ruled out further dilution of promoters’ stake in the company. The company also said its Rs 1,337-crore stake sale of Apollo Munich Health Insurance with mortgage major HDFC will be concluded by October. Following these stake sales, the promoters’ pledged position will come down from a high of 76% to 54% by October and eventually to 20% by November or December, company sources said here. |
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World trusts India on Kashmir, not us: Pakistan minister Ijaz Ahmed Shah Posted on 13th September 2019 |
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In a major embarrassment for Pakistan and its Prime Minister Imran Khan, the country's Interior Minister Ijaz Ahmed Shah, a retired brigadier, said the international community didn't believe Pakistan's narrative on Kashmir; instead it is India whose version is trusted. |
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