Priyanka Roy

Brokerage firm Elara Securities has upgraded defense PSU stock Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to 'Buy' from 'Accumulate'. The company has upgraded Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to 'Buy' from 'Accumulate'. -Its net profit for the fourth quarter results (Q4 FY24) increased year-on-year to ₹4,308.7 crore. The brokerage firm has also raised the target price of the PSU defense stock to ₹5,590 from ₹4,100. “As we move forward, we progress to buy from Accumulate, with a higher TP of Rs 4,100 to Rs 5,590 based on 45x (from 35x) March 2025E P/E. Our revised TP is driven by a new stream of…

The United Nations has revised India's growth projections for 2024, with the country's economy now projected to grow about seven percent this year, driven mainly by strong public investment and resilient private consumption.“India's economy is projected to grow by 6.9% in 2024 and 6.6% in 2025, driven mainly by strong public investment and resilient private consumption,” said the World Economic Situation and Prospects to mid-2024 released on Thursday. "Even though weak external require will continue to weigh on merchandise export growth, exports of pharmaceuticals and chemicals are expected to expand strongly". The mid-year update projected economic growth of 6.9% for…

Endurance Technologies' share price rose more than 14% in Friday's session following the company's strong Q4 results. The company's consolidated profit after taxes (PAT) for the quarter ended March rose 54% year-on-year to ₹210.2 crore from ₹136.5 crore, according to exchange filings. Endurance Technologies' consolidated total income grew 20% year-on-year to ₹2,255.2 crore from ₹2,711.3 crore. Share price of Endurance Technologies opened at ₹2,202.25 on BSE today, the stock touched an intraday high of ₹2,317.55 and an intraday low of ₹2,166.45.According to Ruchit Jain, Principal Research Analyst at 5paisa, the share price of Endurance Technologies is forming a higher top…

Petroleum-based lubricants used in internal combustion engines (ICEs) are being threatened by the growing trend of electric vehicles (EVs), which run on batteries instead of engines. Gulf Oil Lubricants India Limited, part of the Hinduja Group-owned Gulf Oil International, is a leading player in the domestic lubricants market and is valued at around Rs 4,500 crore on the stock exchanges. In conversation with Aggam Walia, Ravi Chawla, Managing Director and CEO, Gulf Oil India, talks about tackling the EV threat, Gulf's acquisitions in the EV sector and the role of lubricants in improving fuel economy.The lubricants market, at least in…

India's industrial output growth slowed marginally to 4.9% in March 2024 mainly due to poor performance by the mining sector, according to official data released on Friday.Factory output growth, measured in terms of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), stood at 5.6% in February 2024. However, in March 2023 it was 1.9%.For fiscal year 2023-24, IIP growth reached 5.8 percent as against 5.2% in the previous fiscal year. India's index of industrial production grew by 4.9% in March 2024, according to a statement by the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation.According to the latest data, mining output growth slowed to…