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Amid the sharp selloff triggered by US and Israeli missile strikes on Iran, global brokerage firm Jefferies has struck a cautiously optimistic tone, suggesting the revival in the Middle East could be short-lived. The brokerage draws parallels with recent regional conflicts that quickly faded and sees a potential buying opportunity emerging from the panic.However, it […]
India’s consumer sector is showing early signs of recovery, with demand trends gradually improving across most categories in Q3’26. Overall sector performance remained healthy, with revenue and EBITDA growth of 17% and 15% year-on-year respectively, supported by a low base and improving consumer sentiment. Even on a normalized basis (excluding high-growth discretionary segments), underlying growth […]
According to industry experts, the consumer discretionary sector continues to show mixed performance across segments, driven by gold prices, festive shifts and evolving consumer behavior.Jewelry and shoes lead to growthGaurav Jogani of JM Financial Institutional Securities, in an interview with ET Now, highlighted that the jewelery segment witnessed significant growth, largely due to the 65% […]
Gold has had a dream run in the past year, with prices almost doubling. The price rose almost 60% year-on-year in the December quarter. On MCX, gold was recently trading around Rs 1,58,500 per 10 grams. Is Jewelry Demand Slowing as Gold Climbs Higher? And if investors want to buy, should they look at gold […]
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, […]
February 2, 2026 Image source: olm26250/www.istockphoto.com Imagine a company that was struggling with mounting debt, stagnant revenues and operational inefficiencies a decade ago. Fast forward to today, and it is now posting record profits and has a debt-free balance sheet. Moreover, it has an ambitious plan to double its size over the next six years. […]
London, January 15, 2026 – Oil prices extended losses on Thursday after comments from US President Donald Trump appeared to downplay the threat of imminent military action against oil producer Iran.After rising sharply in recent days, the key US oil contract, WTI, fell 4.6 percent to $59.18 per barrel after briefly falling more than five […]
Driven by GST reforms, robust festive demand and softening commodity prices, the FMCG sector expects volume-based growth, supported by mid-single digit sales growth and improved operating margins in the December quarter.After resolving the GST-induced disruptions, with distributors and retailers focusing on liquidating existing higher-priced inventory in the channel, the FMCG companies have witnessed signs of […]
Shares of Tata Group heavyweight Titan Company rose nearly one per cent to an intraday high of Rs 4,015 on Monday as investor sentiment strengthened ahead of the opening of its first-ever lab-grown diamond store in Mumbai under the new brand beYon. With today’s rise, the stock has risen for the second session in a […]
The Indian market closed lower on Friday, with the Sensex and Nifty falling as investors cut positions near record highs, while thin year-end trading and continued foreign outflows dampened risk appetite. The pullback capped a subdued session marked by light participation and selective selling among index heavyweights.The BSE Sensex fell 367 points or 0.4% to […]
