Country’s second largest AMC reported strong performance in its quarterly performance for the quarter ended June 2018. The bottom-line grew substantially to Rs. 204 crore.

Indian benchmark indices opened flat to negative on weak global cues and lower rupee. The Indian rupee down all-time low at Rs. 70.17 per dollar.

Aviation industry continues to feel the strain with major aviation stocks touching new lows. Jet Airways, in particular, has faced different headwinds pushing it to multi-year low.

Country’s largest bank State Bank of India posted a consecutive net loss in the third quarter of Q1FY19.

The revenue for the quarter declined by 29 per cent YoY to Rs.1135 crore in Q1FY19 as against Rs.1597 crore in previous year corresponding quarter. This was largely due to sharp decline in both of its core segments of consumer products and EPC segments.

Skipper Limited reported weak quarter with substantial decline in bottom-line.   

Blue Star Limited reported mixed set of numbers with flat top-line. However, the bottom-line for the quarter grew strongly.   

Trent Limited reported mixed numbers for the quarter with strong  top-line growth and flattish bottom-line.

RCF reported strong quarterly results for the quarter, but with flat margin for the quarter.

Minda Industries reported strong results for the quarter with closed to double digit growth in its bottom-line

TVS Motors posted steady results for the quarter with strong revenue growth and EBITDA margin expansion.

The IPO of Creditaccess Gramin Limited opens for subscription from August 8 to August 10, 2018. This IPO consists of fresh equity issue worth Rs. 630 crore (1,49,28,910 shares) and offer for sale (OFS) of 1,18,76,485 shares by existing stakeholders. Post issue, promoter and promoter group’s holding will reduce to 80.3% and non-promoter shareholding will increase to 19.7% from 1.1%. The face value is Rs 10 per equity share. The minimum lot size is of 35 shares and the issue price band is Rs. 418-422 per equity share. Post allotment, the company will get listed on both BSE and NSE.

Motherson Sumi reported stable numbers for the quarter with steady revenue growth and robust bottomline growth for the quarter.

Ujjivan Financial Services reported net interest income of Rs. 222.4 crore in Q1FY19, an increase of 60.9 per cent over Q1FY18. The financial institution's total income was Rs. 461.7 crore in Q1FY19, an increase of 28.7 per cent over Q1FY18. While the net interest margin stood at 11.6 per cent in Q1FY19, an increase from 9.2 per cent in Q1FY18.

Caplin Point Laboratories reported stable quarterly earnings with strong topline and tepid bottomline.

Avanti feeds reported weak performance for the quarter with marginal revenue growth and poor operational performance

Aarti Industries reported strong results in Q1FY19 with speciality chemicals business gaining traction and aiding strong top-line for the quarter.

One of country's largest airliner Jet Airways is flying on low fuel. It is going through dire financial crunch and may operate only for sixty days.

Indian services sector grew to the fastest since 2016 as the Services PMI rose to 54 in July as against 52 in June.

Indiabulls Housing Finance reported strong earnings for the quarter with robust bottom-line growth.

Visaka Industries reported strong growth over previous year and sequentially. Further, the V-panel unit in Jhajjar, Haryana, is running at 100 per cent capacity utilisation level

Himachal Future Communications Limited reported strong quarterly performance in Q1FY19. The company’s Turnkey & Contract segment reported strong traction in the revenue

Apollo Tyres reported strong growth for Q1FY19 on the back of strong top-line aided by superior sales in the Asia Pacific and MEA segment

Emami reported strong volume growth Q1FY19 over the previous year, with market share gains in many segments

EIH Hotels reported steady performance for Q1FY19 with deterioration in bottom-line.

TATA Motors reported a surprise loss in Q1FY19 due to weaker JLR earnings and foreign exchange losses in the first quarter of the fiscal year.

Supreme Industries posted stable results for Q1FY18 on a QoQ basis. The company recorded exceptional gain on selling of its unit to a newly formed JV.

Kriti Industries reported tepid growth in top line with strong operational performances.

Axis Bank reported strong improvement in the quarter on all fronts as the bank expects slippages to taper down, going forward.

Godrej Consumer Products reported steady results in Q1FY19. The top line grew in single digits while bottom-line grew strongly.

The net interest income for the quarter increased by 28 per cent yoy and 9.5 per cent qoq to Rs. 4,381 crore in Q1FY19 vs Rs. 3,405 crore in the same period the previous year. The interest income for the quarter rose by 10.3 per cent yoy to Rs. 11,639 crore in Q1FY19.

ICICI Bank posted a net loss in Q1FY19 due to higher provisions in the quarter. However, the bank also witnessed an improvement in asset quality.

Global markets closed up by nearly 2 per cent for the week across the board. The Indian benchmark indices continue to lead the gaining streak amongst its major Asian peers

Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services posted strong quarterly performance in Q1FY19. The net interest income for the quarter rose by 45 per cent yoy to Rs. 1,077 crore in Q1FY19 vs Rs. 742 crore in Q1FY18. The interest income for the quarter rose by 28.6 per cent yoy.

NMDC, a government owned company has raised the prices of iron ore by Rs. 150 per tonne to Rs. 3,200 per tonne and fine prices to Rs. 2,810 per tonne.

Yes Bank reported stable results in Q1FY19 with a steep rise in provisions over the previous year

Thirumalai Chemicals posted subdued results for the quarter ended by Q1FY19. The top-line recorded a steady decline over the previous year.

The company reported weak numbers for Q1FY19 with top-line and bottom-line declined substantially.

Bajaj Finance reported strong results for the quarter ended Q1FY19 with strong growth of 35 per cent YoY in advances

The new axle load norms initiated by the government has proven to be a hazard to the commercial vehicle demand. The industry is jolted by the sudden change in the norms and its wide-ranging effects on the industry, going forward.

The leading entertainment brand SMAASH Entertainment Limited is expected to raise Rs. 500 crore for in-organic growth across the country.

RBL Bank’s Q1FY19 performance continues to remain top-class with stable GNPAs over the quarters. The advances growth also gives significant strength to the stock.

JM financial reported stable consolidated performance for the quarter ended Q1FY19. The bank's revenue from investment banking declined over the same period previous year.

Bandhan Bank posts impressive Q1FY19 results with strong interest income and low provisions over the previous quarter

Ashok Leyland reported robust result in the first quarter of FY19 with strong volumes in both MHCV and LCV segments. The export market also witnessed strong demand which led to 24 per cent increase in export

The core retail inflation is on an upward trend due to the rising fuel price scenario. The retail CPI inflation (consumer price index) stood at 4.87 per cent for the month of May, touching a 5-month high mark.

Suzuki Corp is setting up lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant in Gujarat to improve the quality of batteries as well as mitigate adverse effects of rising lead prices.

The total revenue for the quarter grew by 15 per cent QoQ to Rs 29,368 crore in Q1FY19 as against Rs 25,570 in Q4FY18. The constant currency growth stood at Rs 9.3 per cent YoY and 4.1 per cent QoQ. The BFSI vertical growth accelerated to 3.7 per cent QoQ and 4.1 per cent YoY.

Sagar Cements posted 10.8 per cent increase in production in June 2018 at 1,79,543 MT as against 1,62,000 MT production reported in the previous year's same period. Besides, the cement sales of the company rose 2.88 per cent to 1,80,041 MT in June 2018 from 1,75,007 reported in the previous year's same period.

Trade war fears have shredded significant gains made by investors across global indices. The Asian markets were the worst hit, with Chinese indices losing the most.

NTPC has acquired 27.36% equity of Bihar State Power Generation Company (BSPGCL) in Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam (KBUN) which owns 610 MW Muzaffarpur Thermal Power Station and 50% equity of BSPGCL in Nabinagar Power Generating Company (NPGC) which is developing 1980 MW Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Project in district Aurangabad, Bihar.

India’s current account deficit (CAD) seems under pressure with rising oil prices and depreciating rupee adding to the worries. The Indian rupee touched an all-time low mark of Rs. 69 per dollar on Friday.

The trade war tensions have escalated and the Asian markets have been rattled and have reached 6-month low post the deepening of trade war between the US and China.

As trade war deepens across the globe, India doesn’t want to stay back wounded. Hike in import tariffs levied by India will counter the increased import duty imposed by the US on steel and aluminium imports. The tariff will be in place from August 4.

The wholesale price index for the month of May stood at 4.43 per cent against 3.18 per cent in the previous month of April. The significant surge in WPI was largely due to higher oil prices in the international market.

India’s macroeconomic factors portray an improvement in the economy. The manufacturing index surged substantially, while industrial production grew marginally for the month of April. The Inflation inched up to 4.9 per cent in the past month.

The World Bank forecasted that the Indian economy will grow as the fastest economy in the world surpassing, China the largest economy in the world. It expects India to grow by 7.3 per cent in FY19 and 7.5 per cent in the next two years.

Sugar stocks across the board witnessed sharp correction in the past few months. The major reason was substantial drop in sugar prices domestically and globally too. Government’s efforts are not showing signs of recovery in the near-term.

Coal India, the country’s largest coal manufacturer, posted strong top-line growth, however, higher employee benefit expenses lowered operating profit and bottom-line in Q4FY18.

Dilip Buildcon reported strong result across the board. The company also won significant amount of orders across the segments in FY18.

Ganesh Benzoplast reported remarkable numbers for the quarter. The company reported write-back of Rs. 51.2 crore in the quarter.

Mishra Dhatu Nigam (MIDHANI) reported its results for the quarter ended March 31, 2018. The company’s standalone revenue for the quarter came in at Rs. 310.88 crore, registering 9.7 per cent yoy increase. This moderate growth is due to delay in order receipt and major revamping/modification of 1500T forge press.   

 Transformers and Rectifiers reported strong results for the quarter with more than 6 times jump in the company's bottom-line.

 Cox & Kings reported net loss for the quarter due to higher tax expenses in the current quarter. However, the top-line and operating performance of the company was remarkable.

Gravita India reported strong results for the quarter with robust revenue growth and strong operational performance.

NLC India posted weak results citing lower revenues and poor operational performance due to heightened employee benefit expenses.

HBL power reported subdued growth across the board. The operational performance was largely weak.

Subros reported strong quarter for Q4FY18 with operational profit and net profit recording strong growth compared to previous year.

Caplin Point Laboratories reported mixed results across the board. The revenue and operating profit grew strongly, while bottom-line increased minimally.

Divis Laboratories posted stable quarterly results for Q4FY18 with steady revenue growth and marginal bottom-line increase.

Avanti Feeds reported subdued results for the quarter. The revenue saw strong gain over the previous year, however the operating profits and bottom-line were weak for the quarter

Japanese auto car makers Toyota Motor and Suzuki Motor Corporation may from a joint venture (JV) to make cars together and sell these in the name new entity

Indian banking industry is in a restructuring mode with major NCLT accounts getting resolved and releasing huge amount of money struck as NPAs or provisions for NPAs. However, the public sector banks continue to remain a key risk for the banking system.

 Cochin Shipyard reported robust results for Q4FY18 with strong margin expansion.

MOIL Ltd reported stable numbers for the fourth quarter, despite the Seventh Pay Commission adding pain to company’s margins.

Cosmo films reported stable results with dip in bottom-line and stable margins across the board.

Indian Hume Pipe posted subdued results compared to the previous year

For the full year, the NII grew by 19 per cent yoy to Rs. 106 crore. The provisions also jumped to Rs. 48 crore in FY18 from Rs. 5 crore in FY17. The AUM grew by 43 per cent yoy to Rs. 795 crore. 

Total revenue for the quarter rose by 34 per cent yoy to Rs. 15,407 crore in Q4FY18 vs Rs. 11,473 crore in Q4FY18. Also, for the full year revenue grew by 31 per cent yoy to Rs. 56,521 crore in FY18 vs Rs .43,157 crore in FY17. 

Country’s largest bank, the State Bank of India (SBI) reported its Q4FY18 net loss and also reported divergence for its FY17 March financial with RBI assessment.

Colgate Palmolive reported strong quarterly results with robust operating profit and bottom-line. For the full year ended March 2018, the results were steady with choppy top-line.

Pennar Industries reported robust results with stable revenues and increasing margins on lower other expenses.

Capacite Infraprojects reported lower mixed numbers with a top-line increase, followed by a decline in margins and a strong slump in the bottom-line.

Future Lifestyle Fashions reported subdued performance over the quarter with heavy deterioration in the bottom-line

Future Lifestyle Fashions reported subdued performance over the quarter with heavy deterioration in the bottom-line.

Maruti Suzuki, the country’s largest passenger vehicle manufacturer, is set to drive biggest ever capacity expansion at its Gujarat facility to achieve its target of hitting 2.5 million units by 2022.

Ashok Leyland, one of India’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturers, reported strong results for the quarter. The company recorded good numbers across the board.

Indian Toner & Developers posted weak results across the board with full year revenues also falling over previous corresponding quarter

The Brent crude prices are back to the highs after 2014, with Brent crude touching $80.18 per barrel. The WTI crude is also up at $71.78 per barrel. The global demand-supply scenario and geo-political turmoil.

Bajaj Finance Ltd reported strong earnings for the quarter with strong advances growth and steady asset quality growth.

Muthoot Financial Services reported weak numbers for the quarter with subdued revenue and modest loan assets growth over the FY18

Muthoot Financial Services reported weak numbers for the quarter with subdued revenue and modest loan assets growth over the FY18.

Muthoot Financial Services reported weak numbers for the quarter with subdued revenue and modest loan assets growth over the FY18.

Hindalco reported stable numbers over the quarter. The company recorded highest ever aluminium and copper output for the year.

Ineos Styrolution reported strong quarterly performance across the board. The specialties business revenue also witnessed traction

Suven Lifesciences reported strong result with good numbers across the board. The core manufacturing business witnessed robust growth aiding better top-line growth.

Dr Lal Pathlabs reported stable numbers for the Q4FY18 with strong revenue numbers and strong bottomline growth

Nile reported weak numbers for Q4FY18 with declining margins due to higher raw materials costs.

Gabriel India reported strong set of numbers across the board with strong revenue and bottom-line. The total revenue for the quarter rose by 16.1 per cent yoy and 11.1 per cent qoq to Rs. 497 crore in Q4FY18 vs Rs. 428 crore in Q4FY17 and Rs. 447 crore in Q3FY18, while on a full-year basis to Rs. 1,093 crore in FY18 vs Rs. 636 crore in FY17.

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.

Ujjivan Financial services reported best quarterly results with strong revenue growth and improving asset quality. The NII for the quarter rose by 76 per cent yoy and 24.3 per cent qoq to Rs. 269 crore in Q4FY18 vs Rs.152 crore in Q4FY17 and Rs.216 crore in Q3FY18.