Apollo Hospitals Q3 results: Profit rises 35% YoY to Rs 502 crore; Rs 10 per share dividend declared

Leading hospital chain Apollo Hospitals reported 35% year-on-year (year-on-year) growth in consolidated net profit at Rs 502 crore in the third quarter. The Board of Directors has also declared an interim dividend of Rs 10 per share for the financial year 2026.The registration date for this has been set for February 16th and payment will […]

Titan Q3 results: Profit up 61% YoY to Rs 1,684 crore, total income up 40%

Consumer major Titan Ltd on Tuesday reported 61% year-on-year (year-on-year) growth in its consolidated net profit at Rs 1,684 crore, while total income rose 40% year-on-year to Rs 24,592 crore.EBIT for the quarter (excluding exceptional items) rose 63% year-on-year to Rs 2,657 crore. Margins improved by 155 basis points to 10.8%. In terms of segments, […]

Commodity Radar: Copper likely to see choppy trading ahead of the Chinese holidays. Here’s how to trade the red metal

Copper prices traded within a narrow range on Tuesday amid concerns about rising inventories and sluggish demand, dampening investor risk appetite for the red metal even as the US dollar weakened.February copper contracts fell 0.9% to hit an intraday low of Rs 1,238.55 per kg, reflecting weakness in overseas markets. On the London Metal Exchange […]

Edelweiss shares rise 10% as third-quarter net profit rises 112% year-over-year; Carlyle acquires stake in subsidiary for Rs 2,100 cr

Shares of Edelweiss Financial Services rose as much as 10.5% to the day’s high of Rs 123 on the BSE on Tuesday after the company reported a net profit of Rs 264 crore, a staggering 112% rise in the December quarter of FY26.The company’s Alternative Asset Management business reported strong growth, with FPAUM rising 33% […]

Global Markets | European shares remain steady as investors take stock of mixed earnings updates

Europe’s benchmark stock index was subdued on Tuesday as BP shares fell after the energy giant suspended share buybacks, while gains in luxury stocks after a better-than-expected earnings update from Kering limited declines.The pan-European STOXX 600 index was flat at 621.28 points at 0815 GMT, just a hair away from an all-time intra-day high. BP […]

BSE’s long-term growth trajectory remains strong: Sundararaman Ramamurthy

BSE Managing Director and CEO Sundararaman Ramamurthy said the exchange remains strongly focused on long-term market development rather than short-term gains in derivatives market share, even as recent regulatory changes and tax hikes are reshaping India’s trading landscape.Speaking to ET Now, Ramamurthy said BSE’s strategy has always been about deepening and strengthening the market ecosystem, […]

Sebi blocks NCDEX and MSE’s entry into options market: report

India’s market regulator has stopped the country’s two newest exchanges from offering equity derivatives trading and asked them to first build up their stock trading operations, two regulatory sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.Late last year, the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) and the Metropolitan Stock Exchange (MSE) separately sought approval from […]

Bitcoin is hovering near $69,700 as market volume shrinks to $111 billion. What experts say

Bitcoin fell to $69,700 on Tuesday, as 24-hour trading volume fell sharply from over $300 billion to almost $111 billion. The cryptocurrency was trading at $69,678.In the past 24 hours, Bitcoin and Ethereum are down 2%. Other altcoins, such as XRP, BNB, Solana, Tron, Dogecoin, Cardano and Hyperliquid fell more than 6%. According to CoinMarketCap, […]

Gold vs. Silver: Who’s Poised to Win the Race in 2026 and Which One Should You Buy Now?

The playbook for precious metals will be turned upside down in 2026. Gold, often dismissed by critics like Warren Buffett as a “useless” asset that does nothing, surpasses silver, a metal deeply embedded in electronics, medicine, water treatment and manufacturing. After more than a year of silver dominating headlines with blistering rallies, the white metal […]

Fractal Analytics IPO Day 2: GMP trend, subscription status and expert views

Fractal Analytics’ initial public offering (IPO) worth Rs 2,834 crore has entered its second day of bidding today. On the unofficial gray market, the company’s shares are currently trading at a premium of around 1%, or around Rs 8 per share. This reflects a slight weakening in sentiment as the premium has fallen from around […]