DSIJ Mindshare

Despite the positive closure of 0.8 per cent in the benchmark indices, market breadth remained slightly weak with 1,123 advances and 1,542 declines. This was in the wake of relative underperformance from the broader markets. There has been a tremendous divergence in both since the start of May 2018.

Maruti Suzuki country’s largest passenger car manufacturer plans to sell 2.5 million units annually by 2022-23 and 5 million units by end of 2028. The company provided a bullish outlook for the passenger vehicle segment for the long term.

JSW Steel on Friday reported 6 per cent growth in its crude steel production at 13.61 lakh tonne (LT) for the month of April 2018.  

The PAT for the quarter came in at Rs. 113.12 crore, yoy increase of 418.2 per cent. This profit includes Rs. 69 crore of deferred tax asset recognized.

The share price of Karnataka Bank rose by around 2 per cent on the bourses on Friday on the back of nearing the announcement of the bank's financial results and the opening of new branches in Karnataka.