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Yes Bank MD & CEO Rana Kapoor: Hope CASA ratio to touch 40% in next 4 quarters

Yes Bank has seen a 30.2% increase in its net profit for the March quarter, due to strong growth in advances and growth in low-cost CASA deposits.




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IndusInd Bank MD & CEO Romesh Sobti: We don’t rule out acquisitions

Refusing to clear the air on the buzz around the bank acquiring a microfinance lender, Sobti said the bank’s microfinance portfolio will grow to Rs 10,000 crore from Rs 3,000 crore over the next three years.




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Amazon India’s Amit Agarwal: Have seen reduction in cash-on-delivery after demonetisation

We don't really drive our strategy based on what's happening around. Our approach is to give maximum return on investments to our sellers




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Samsung launches Galaxy S8 at Rs 57,900

The latest launch by Samsung will compete with Apple's iPhone as well as products from Sony, LG and Asus.




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Asset allocation: Looking to book profits in equity now? Here’s why you should shift to short term bond funds

It has been proven that portfolio allocation leads to long-term optimum results on investments. Awareness among investors is gradually increasing on the imperative of allocation.




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Expect terminal growth of 6% for PNB Housing Fin

The Q4FY17 PAT was Rs 150 crore (47% y-o-y), 9% below our estimate. PPOP was 2% below estimate driven by lower NII, offset partially by lower costs.




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Maintain ‘buy’ on Aditya Birla Fashion; TP of Rs 200

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail’s (ABFRL) 12.5% y-o-y revenue growth came in line with estimate, while Ebitda spurt of 30.7% and PAT at Rs 21.8 crore surpassed estimates.




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Marathon Nextgen Realty to buy back Rs 149-cr shares

The offer at `275 per share is 17.6% less than its closing price of `334 on Monday.




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Reliance Jio impact: Idea Cellular reports poor March quarter, market-cap plunges Rs 2,326 cr

Shares of Idea Cellular plunged 6.99 % on Monday closing the session at Rs 85.85 a share on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) after the company on Saturday reported a poor set of numbers for the March quarter.




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As promoters fail to infuse capital, recast loans of Rs 50,000 cr fail at CDR cell in FY12

Aggregate recast loans worth around Rs 50,000 crore (Rs 49,332 crore) failed at the corporate debt restructuring (CDR) cell in FY17, taking total failures since the inception of the cell in 2001 to Rs 1.37 lakh crore.




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Ransomware: Banks better prepared to deal with Wannacry-like threats, says SBI Dy MD & CIO Mrutyunjay Mahapatra

Interview: Mrutyunjay Mahapatra, deputy MD and chief information officer, State Bank of India.




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Government to oppose RBI’s new cash tool plan

The Reserve Bank of India's proposal to introduce a new liquidity tool to help manage a banking system flooded with surplus cash is facing opposition from the government.




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CDSL IPO subscribed 2.09 times on Day 1

The initial public offering of Central Depository Services (CDSL) was subscribed by 2.09 times on Monday, the first day of its offering with investors bidding for 5.19 crore shares against 2.48 crore shares reserved.




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Eris Lifesciences IPO subscribed 0.75 times

The initial public offering (IPO) of Eris Lifesciences was subscribed 0.75 times on Monday with investors bidding for 1.20 crore shares of the 1.59 crore shares on offer. The qualified institutional buyers bid 70.23 lakh shares against the 86.17 lakh shares reserved for them.




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Manpasand Beverages stock gets ‘Reduce’ rating from Kotak, TP at Rs 700 after reporting healthy quarter

Manpasand reported a healthy quarter overall albeit EBITDA/PAT were below our estimates. Overall, FY2017 was broadly in line with company guidance at start of the year and both Mango Sip and Fruits Up posted robust growth.




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SBI may issue perpetual bonds to raise around Rs 2,500 crore

State Bank of India (SBI), may approach the debt market to issue additional tier-1 bonds or perpetual bonds, according to sources in the bond market.




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SBI faces NCLT flak over Monnet Ispat insolvency petition

The bench said SBI’s petition had not been drafted properly and suggested a “lack of seriousness” on the part of the petitioner.




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ACC stock gets rated ‘Buy’ by Edelweiss, says target price revised to Rs 1914

Investors in ACC have reason to cheer as volume posted double digit growth in Q2CY17, up 10% y-o-y, after a gap of >5 years and is set for ~10% jump in CY17, on low base of ~9% dip in H2CY16.




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Stressed asset purchases likely to pick up in next few months, say senior Kotak Mahindra Bank officials

Kotak Mahindra Bank on Thursday reported a surge in its first quarter net profit while maintaining the asset quality.




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For Bharat Financial, what is key to growth? BofA Merrill Lynch explains key points

Bharat Road Network, a road and highways BOT company, has priced its initial public offering (IPO), aimed at raising Rs 600 crore, in a price band of Rs 195-205.




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How farm loan waivers can hit corporate borrowing, RBI explains the math

Farm loan waivers by state governments have potential to crowd out corporate borrowing if financed through state debt issuance, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its annual report.




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As customers demands turn challenging, here is how Maruti Suzuki is looking to stay ahead

The new dealerships will be known as ARENA and will be well equipped digitally to cater to the demand of the tech savvy customers.




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Credit Suisse arm invests in Sapience Analytics

Credit Suisse Asset Management's NEXT Investors has invested an undisclosed amount in Indian software product company Sapience Analytics.




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India Vs Windies 2018: Kuldeep Yadav shines as India beat Windies in T20 opener

Kuldeep Yadav performed brilliantly in the first T20 against the Windies to ensure India registered a comfortable win over the visitors.




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Development of engineering exports segment dampening actual steel use

On a similar note, India is trying hard to develop indigenous capacity (Make in India) for machineries and equipment required for, say, new steel capacity augmentation. Otherwise, the large scale of imports of capital goods in the form of machines and equipment for steel plants would have to continue by spending huge foreign exchange and make India import dependent.




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Covering cotton yarn under MEIS will boost India’s exports: Textile industry body

To benefit the farmers with better price for raw cotton, the Centre shall also bring the cotton yarn under MEIS coverage, said the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry.




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Oil market should reach balance between supply and demand in Q1: UAE energy minister

Opec, Russia and other non-Opec producers — an alliance known as Opec+ —agreed to reduce supply by 1.2 million bpd from January 1.




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Kerala’s ‘Kole’ paddy fields must be used as prawn farms: MPEDA

Such an initiative will work effectively in the coastal state that is endowed with water bodies and enjoys high domestic demand for prawns, MPEDA chairman KS Srinivas noted here at ASCEND Kerala 2019 meet, which aims to showcase Kerala as a top-notch investment destination.




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As more farmers opt for Soybean, SOPA pegs output at 114.83 lakh tonne

As per SOPA estimates, the actual area in Maharashtra is 36.390 lakh hectare, which is 10% less than the government estimates of 40.433 lakh hectare. Soyabean output in Maharashtra is estimated to rise by 32% to 38.4 lakh tonne for this year.




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Oil imports: Opportunity for India as sanctions-hit Venezuela seeks to double exports

Caracas, which buys medicines and other products from India, is looking for alternative payment methods after the United States imposed stringent sanctions on Venezuela’s state oil firm PDVSA in a bid to push out President Nicolas Maduro.




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DLF improves performance in Q3, analysts maintain ‘Buy’ with revised target price of Rs 216

Management continues to focus on liquidating Rs 12,300-crore inventory and scaling up the rental portfolio (DCCDL). We maintain earnings estimates for the erstwhile merged entity (despite demerger of DCCDL) awaiting greater clarity on adjustments/reconciliation between DLF and DCCDL numbers (post-demerger).




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In Asia’s high-yield bond battle, Indonesia set to gain upper hand over India

In contrast, Indonesia’s improving fiscal status and aggressive monetary policy stance in the face of global headwinds have burnished the nation’s assets in the eyes of investors.




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Analyst Corner: Valuations of AIA Engineering will remain rich – IDFC Securities

The production is based on orders received from the customers and hence management is confident that sales despatches would pick up over the next 2-3 quarters, driving an uptick in sales and normalised inventories.




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Corporation Bank swings back in black as provisions decrease sharp 73 per cent

NII is the difference between interest earned and interest paid by a bank. The lender’s asset quality improved q-o-q with gross non-performing assets (NPA) of 17.36%, down 10 basis points over Q2FY19.




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Govt to sell up to 3% stake in Axis Bank to meet Rs 80,000 cr disinvestment target

At the end of December 2018, Suuti held a 9.56% stake in Axis Bank. The OFS is part of the government’s move to meet its disinvestment target of Rs 80,000 crore for FY19.




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Not so sweet! Millers’ sugar offer in lieu of FRP fails to cheer farmers

Sugarcane arrears in Maharashtra have now mounted to Rs 5,000 crore and industry sources claim the position is likely to worsen.




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Analyst corner: ‘Add’ on Thermax with a target price of Rs 1,333

Overseas subsidiary performance is expected to turn around which coupled with gradual improvement in domestic margins will enable improvement in the overall margins.




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Analyst corner: Buy Apollo Hospitals with June 2020E target of Rs 1,700

As APHS concludes its capex cycle and loss-making ventures breakeven, the stage is set for APHS to double Ebitda and reduce capex to one-third over FY19–21.




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Karur Vysya Bank Q3 net plummets 70% to Rs 21 crore

The bank has witnessed asset quality weakening further in December quarter with the gross non-performing assets (NPA) as of December 2018 increasing to Rs 4,056 crore (8.49%) compared to Rs 2, 663 crore (5.95%).




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Interview: Aim to break even in the next 18-24 months, says Fino Payments Bank EVP

Fino Payments Bank aims to break even in the next 18-24 months, executive vice president and head-products & alliances Ashish Ahuja tells Mitali Salian.




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Maharashtra targets to export 2,500 tonnes of Alphonso, Kesar mangoes

The board had been holding regular workshops with both farmers and buyers to encourage exports, he said, adding that the board had taken huge efforts to ensure that more mango growers register their orchards with MangoNet.




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HDFC Bank March advances rise 5%, deposits grow 17%

he bank said it has purchased loans aggregating Rs 19.24 billion through the direct assignment route under the home loan arrangement with Housing Development Finance Corporation, during the quarter ended March this year.




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Analyst Corner| Vedanta — Maintain ‘Buy’ with target price of Rs 175

VEDL’s H2FY19 operating numbers were mixed. Key highlights, O&G production fell 2% due to natural decline at Mangla field, though gas volumes were better; production at Zn-India was lower due to geo-technical problems at RA mine and FY19 silver volumes missed 650-700t guidance.




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Analyst Corner| Jyothi Labs — Product launches to boost volume growth

Dishwashing has been one of fastest-growing categories for JYL and we expect strong growth to continue on account of market share gains and lower overall penetration in the category.




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SBI is geared to meet any additional demand for housing loans

The bank, which witnessed a spike in NPAs in its home loan portfolio post the merger of the associate banks, expects the NPA levels to dip with improvements in underwriting and recoveries.




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Bank of India to sell 25.05% stake in life insurance joint venture

Established in February 2009, Star Union Dai-ichi Life’s (SUD Life) premium income stood at Rs 1,211 crore, while its profit after tax stood at Rs 55 crore during April-December 2018-19.




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Big is beautiful: Lakshmi Vilas Bank, Indiabulls Housing to merge

The Indiabulls board has constituted a reorganisation committee headed by SS Mundra, independent director on the board of Indiabulls and former RBI deputy governor, to undertake necessary decisions in relation to the proposed merger.




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IndusInd Bank prices maiden dollar bond at 185 bps over US Treasury yield

The initial price guidance stood at 210 bps over the US Treasury. The bank indicated that with 3.5 times over-subscription, the final price tightened by 25 bps.




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Banks’ net interest income to rise over 20% y-o-y in Q4: Analysts

Even as banks see a rise in core income and a drop in fresh bad loans, they may see a fall in non-interest income, with treasury income falling sharply on a sequential basis.




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Lower output, price rise to hit cotton yarn margins

India’s cotton production is expected drop by over 5% in cotton season 2019 (the CS is usually from October 1, 2018, to September 30, 2019) due to low water availability and inadequate south-west monsoon in key cotton producing states and higher incidences of pest attacks.