Motilal Oswal Q2 results: PAT declines 68% YoY to Rs 362 crore, but posts record operating profit

Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd (MOFSL) reported a 68% year-on-year (year-on-year) decline in consolidated net profit at Rs 362 crore. However, the company’s operating profit rose to Rs 554 crore, while half-year profit for FY26 stood at Rs 1,088 crore, up 11% year-on-year. Revenue from operations fell 35% year-on-year to Rs 1,849 crore. Healthy asset […]

Motilal Oswal sees Maruti Suzuki and Endurance Technologies as top bets in the post-GST auto rebound

The Indian auto sector has entered a phase of cautious optimism following the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate cuts, which revived demand across segments. Investor sentiment, especially among foreign institutional investors (FIIs), has turned constructive as volume growth rebounds on the back of festive momentum, price reductions and improving rural sentiment. The most visible […]

Motilal Oswal recommends HDFC Bank and SBI as top picks ahead of transition to RBI’s ECL regime

The Reserve Bank of India’s latest draft guidelines on the Expected Credit Loss (ECL) framework and the revised capital standards for credit risk mark a turning point in the development of Indian banking regulation. Together they are driving the industry decisively towards global best practices in credit risk modelling, provisioning discipline and capital efficiency. Under […]

GST 2.0 to improve the persistence in life insurance plans; HDFC Life, Niva Bupa Top Buys: Siddhartha Khemka

The insurance sector will make sense from the recent decision of the GST Council to release the health and life insurance policy of the retail trade from the previously applicable 18% tax. From effect from 22 September, the relocation is expected to be reduced the policy premiums, improves affordability and accelerates penetration in a market […]