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☆ Indian retail group seeks antitrust probe of quick commerce companies Swiggy, Blinkit, Zepto
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Zomato's Blinkit, Zepto, and Swiggy, which runs the Instamart delivery service and is backed by SoftBank , did not respond to Reuters queries. India's biggest group of retail distributors has asked the antitrust authority to investigate three quick commerce companies — Zomato's Blinkit, Swiggy and Zepto — for alleged predatory pricing, a letter showed on Sunday. "Implement protective measures for traditional distributors and small retailers to safeguard their interests," it urged the Competition Commission of India. Annual sales on Indian quick commerce platforms are set to exceed $6 billion this year, with Blinkit having a nearly 40% market share, while Swiggy and Zepto around 30% each, research firm Datum Intelligence said. Reflecting the strength of the quick commerce sector, Zomato's shares have doubled this year and Swiggy will in the coming weeks will launch its over $1 billion IPO.

Persons: Zomato's, SoftBank, —, Swiggy Organizations: India Consumer Products Distributors Federation, Nestle, Hindustan Unilever, Reuters, Competition Commission of India, Blinkit, Intelligence, Sunday Locations: India

☆ CNBC's Inside India newsletter: How will India spend its billions?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

New Delhi, India – February 01: Finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, outside Finance Ministry on the Budget Day, with other members of Finance Ministry in New Delhi on February 01, 2024. (Photo by Hardik Chhabra/ The India Today Group via Getty Images)This report is from this week's CNBC's "Inside India" newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse and the big businesses behind its meteoric rise. There are high expectations for a "populist" budget since the recent general election results delivered a slimmer than expected win for Modi. The demands from the various members of the fragile alliance could mean the government opens the taps on welfare spending. Bank of America analysts, who are also open to the idea that the deficit may fall, believe it is "refreshing" to see a finance minister "under-promise, over-deliver."

Persons: Nirmala Sitharaman, Hardik Chhabra, Narendra Modi's, Premal Kamdar, Modi, Goldman Sachs, Santanu Sengupta, Sengupta, It's, Goldman, Staples, Adity Suresh, Aastha Gudwani Organizations: Finance, Finance Ministry, India Today, Getty, BJP, Modi, UBS Wealth Management, Bank of America, Reserve Bank of India, UBS, Kamdar, Columbia India Consumer ETF, Hindustan Unilever, Unilever, " Bank of America's, Central Public Sector Enterprises Locations: Delhi, India, New Delhi, Bihar, Hindustan, " Bank of America's India

☆ CNBC's Inside India newsletter: IPO boom looks to break new records
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | In Amala-Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The spotlight has seemingly shifted in the past year toward companies going to market, hoping to ride on the coattails of India's growth story. Growing foreign listingsThe allure of India's stock markets has trickled to companies beyond its shores — with foreign entities eyeing a share of its growth. Such listings add strength to India's markets, says M&G Investment's Asian Equities Portfolio Manager Vikas Pershad. The optimism on India's IPO boom is sometimes marred by concerns over elevated valuations of its stock market — and whether it is headed toward a bubble. "When we look at India, we see continued economic and earnings per share growth and higher levels of profitability," Dorson from Global X told CNBC's Inside India.

Persons: Swiggy, Debarchan Chatterjee, Neil Bahal, Dhruba Jyoti Sengupta, Ola, PhonePe, Ola Electric, Sengupta, Vikas Pershad, Malcolm Dorson, CNBC's Organizations: Getty, Reliance Industries, Adani Enterprises, Mankind Pharma, Negen, Securities, Exchange Board, Wrise Private, Aakash Educational Services, Aakash Educational, Walmart, United Arab, Hyundai, Insurance Corporation of India, Maruti Suzuki, Hindustan Unilever, Siemens, ABB India, Global Locations: Kolkata, India, SEBI, United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka, Hyundai India, India's, Maruti Suzuki India, Hindustan

☆ China versus India: The pros explain why they prefer one — and share their stock picks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Which economic giant should emerging markets investors go for: China or India? India is the "best structural growth opportunity" in emerging markets, according to Malcolm Dorson, head of emerging markets strategy at Global X ETFs. LPL Financial's chief technical strategist, Adam Turnquist, added that India has emerged as an increasingly attractive alternative to China. Where and how to invest in India Investors could go for the "booming areas" in India — renewables such as hydrogen and solar energy, as well as agricultural tech, according to Sharma. But both Krosby and Dorson would advocate active management in emerging markets such as India, given political and economic complexities, among other reasons.

Persons: Malcolm Dorson, Morgan Stanley, Dorson, Quincy Krosby, Krosby, LPL, Adam Turnquist, Alejandra Grindal, Ned Davis, Rahul Sen Sharma, Sharma, Morningstar Organizations: Shenzhen Component, CNBC, Global, Chinese Communist Party, LPL, Ned, Ned Davis Research, India Investors, India, Hindustan Unilever, Nestle India, Jewelry, India Active Locations: China, India, Shenzhen, Asia, Beijing

☆ India's ITC misses profit estimates as competition, costs rise
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Vivek Prakash/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBENGALURU/CHENNAI, Oct 19 (Reuters) - India's ITC (ITC.NS) reported a smaller-than-expected rise in its second-quarter profit on Thursday, as the consumer goods major grappled with stiff competition from smaller rivals and higher prices of some commodities. Dove-soapmaker Hindustan Unilever said earlier in the day it lost some market share in its mass segment - comprising lower-priced products - due to competition. The tobacco-to-hotels conglomerate's profit still rose 10% to 49.27 billion rupees ($592.81 million), but missed analysts' average estimate of 49.54 billion rupees, according to data from LSEG. Revenue from operations rose 3% to 177.05 billion rupees, helped by a 10% surge in its cigarettes business. Other consumer goods majors Nestle India (NEST.NS) and Hindustan Unilever eased past quarterly earnings estimates earlier on Thursday, as city dwellers spent more on affordable pick-me-ups like cookies and coffee.

Persons: Vivek Prakash, Shirish Pardeshi, Navamya Ganesh Acharya, Varun, Anil D'Silva Organizations: ITC, REUTERS, Hindustan Unilever, Centrum Broking, Nestle India, Varun Vyas, Thomson Locations: Mumbai, BENGALURU, CHENNAI, LSEG ., Bengaluru, Praveen, Chennai

☆ India is said to be an 'oasis' in the desert. Here are some sectors to watch for
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Charmaine Jacob | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Major economies were hit by higher inflation during the Covid-19 pandemic, but India's inflation was already elevated. In June, India's inflation rate was 4.81%, which remains within the Reserve Bank of India's tolerance band of 2% to 6%. There is a paradigm shift and flight of capital from Indian households savings to equity to contribute to the India growth story," Azeez told CNBC's "Squawk Box Asia" last week. "So whichever way one looks at the economic numbers, India appears as an oasis in the global desert," he added. watch nowHowever, Matthew Asia's Mittal said that instead of buying into pharmaceutical companies, upstream companies such as Syngene will be a good investment opportunity.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Darren Robb, Feroze Azeez, Anand, Azeez, CNBC's, Nifty, it'll, Soumya Rajan, Peeyush Mittal, Nilesh Shah, Shah, Financials, Rajan, Waterfield's Rajan, We've, we've, Hindenburg, Matthews, Mittal, India's, Nestle, Kotak's Shah, Punit Paranjpe, Matthew Asia's Mittal Organizations: Bank, Getty, Wealth, Reserve Bank, Monetary Fund, Waterfield, Matthews Asia, CNBC, Mahindra Asset Management, IDFC, IDFC Ltd, HDFC Bank, Housing Development Finance Corporation, India's HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance, Mahindra Finance, Nestle, World Bank, Nurphoto, Hindustan Unilever, Britannia Industries, Manufacturing Global, Godrej Aerospace, Afp Locations: India, United Kingdom, Japan, Mumbai, China, Nestle India, LuLu, Lulu, Kerala

☆ Indian shares pare early gains as IT stocks reverse course
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Bharath Rajeswaran | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni/File photoBENGALURU, July 19 (Reuters) - Indian shares trimmed gains on Wednesday, as information technology stocks reversed early gains and offset the broad sectoral rise, ahead of the June-quarter earnings of top companies. The Nifty 50 (.NSEI) index rose 0.18% to 19,784.25, with the S&P BSE Sensex (.BSESN) in toe at 66,921.20, as of 12:56 p.m. IST. High-weightage IT stocks (.NIFTYIT) erased 0.5% gains and are on course to snap a four-day winning streak. Among individual stocks, NTPC (NTPC.NS) rose over 4%, topping the Nifty 50 after brokerage Goldman Sachs identified it as the top pick in the power sector. Several other Nifty 50 constituents, including Infosys (INFY.NS), Ultratech Cement (ULTC.NS), Reliance Industries (RELI.NS), and ICICI Bank (ICBK.NS) will report their quarterly earnings later this week.

Persons: Niharika Kulkarni, Narendra Solanki, Anand, Goldman Sachs, Bharath Rajeswaran, Sonia Cheema, Dhanya Ann Thoppil Organizations: Bombay Stock Exchange, REUTERS, BSE, TV18, U.S . Federal Reserve, Investment Services, IndusInd Bank, Hindustan Unilever, Infosys, Ultratech, Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, Thomson Locations: Mumbai, BENGALURU, U.S, Europe, Bengaluru

☆ Indian shares set to open higher as strong earnings lift mood
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BENGALURU, April 24 (Reuters) - Indian shares were set to open higher on Monday as improved quarterly results from heavyweights Reliance Industries Ltd (RELI.NS) and ICICI Bank Ltd(ICBK.NS) eased some concerns over a lacklustre start to the earnings season. India's most valuable company, Reliance Industries reported 19% growth in fourth-quarter profit, aided by the strong performance in oil-to-chemicals (O2C) segment, post market hours on Friday. Private lender ICICI Bank posted a 30% jump in net profit in the March quarter, helped by improved net interest income and loan growth. The strong earnings of the two companies, which account for nearly 20% of the total weightage in Nifty 50, could improve the sentiment soured by the weak earnings and outlook of top information technology companies, analysts added. Stocks to Watch:** Yes Bank Ltd (YESB.NS): Lender's net profit slumps 45% in the March quarter on higher provisions.

☆ India consumer goods sector: 'Runway to growth' is massive, Hindustan Unilever says
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailIndia consumer goods sector: 'Runway to growth' is massive, Hindustan Unilever saysSanjiv Mehta of the Indian consumer goods company says running the business is "significantly" easier now than it was 20 years ago.

☆ Indian shares set for muted start on U.S. rate hike worries, geopolitical concerns
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BENGALURU, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Indian shares were set for a muted start on Monday, on worries that the U.S. Fed would go higher for longer with interest rates, while rising concerns after North Korea fired more ballistic missiles further dampened investor mood. India's NSE stock futures listed on the Singapore exchange were up 0.14% at 17,961.50 as of 7:58 a.m. IST. Investors await the minutes of the Fed's meeting, due on Wednesday, to gauge the U.S. central bank's future rate hiking path. Talks of Russia ramping-up attacks in Ukraine ahead of the one-year anniversary of its invasion also added to geopolitical concerns. read more($1 = 82.7310 Indian rupees)Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru; Editing by Nivedita BhattacharjeeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

"If prices keep increasing, rural consumers will move towards smaller pack sizes since there's a strain on wallets," said Alok Shah, a consumer analyst at India's Ambit Capital. Shah said poorer rural consumers could move to cheaper locally-made products instead of those produced by Unilever. HUL, the biggest consumer company in India by sales, said last January that demand in rural India - where average incomes are lower than urban areas - had begun to slow as prices rose. Unilever did not respond to questions on how much of its revenues come from rural consumers. HUL Chief Executive Sanjiv Mehta said, however, the company had begun seeing signs of a pick up in rural sales as inflation eases and farm incomes rise again.

☆ India's Mamaearth parent files for IPO - draft prospectus
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Indian skincare startup Mamaearth's products are on display for sale at a wholesale shop in Ahmedabad, India, June 22, 2022. REUTERS/Amit DaveBENGALURU, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Parent of Indian personal care products startup Mamaearth, Honasa Consumer Ltd, on Thursday filed for an initial public offering (IPO), according to draft papers submitted to the market regulator. The Sequoia- and Sofina-backed company's IPO will comprise of a fresh issue of shares worth 4 billion rupees ($48.30 million) and an offer for sale of 46.8 million shares. Reuters had reported in June that Mamaearth was in talks to raise at least $300 million for the IPO scheduled for 2023. Honasa said it would use about 1.86 billion rupees from the IPO for advertising expenses.

☆ A fund manager who oversees $14 billion in equities breaks down why emerging markets offer attractive growth opportunities even during a worldwide economic slowdown — and shares his top 7 foreign stoc
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Vontobel's Ramiz Chelat says that certain emerging markets can weather a global economic slowdown. Chelat is particularly bullish on the economies of India, Indonesia, and Brazil. While domestic investors have their hands full with potential recession, portfolio manager Ramiz Chelat believes that the best investment opportunities may be slipping away. Chelat — who manages $5 billion in emerging market equities and $9 billion in global equities at Vontobel Asset Management — is particularly bullish on the emerging economies of Brazil, India, and Indonesia. Chelat believes that all three nations are strong enough to weather any future fallouts from the Russia-Ukraine war, and may even be net beneficiaries in some cases.

☆ India's Britannia Industries shares jump after profit beat
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BENGALURU, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Shares of India's Britannia Industries Ltd (BRIT.NS) rose as much as 10% on Monday, after the Good Day and Tiger biscuits maker reported late Friday a 28.4% jump in second-quarter consolidated net profit. The company's profit was 4.93 billion rupees ($59.97 million) for the three months ended on Sept. 30, beating analysts' expectations for a profit of 4.12 billion rupees, according to Refinitiv IBES data. Total revenue from operations rose 21.4% to 43.8 billion rupees from 36.07 billion rupees a year ago. Britannia's beat comes after peers Hindustan Unilever (HLL.NS) reported rise in profit, while Dabur India (DABU.NS) posted lower profit hit by high commodity prices. Britannia shares were the top gainer in the NSE Nifty 50 index (.NSEI).

☆ INDIA STOCKS Indian shares may open lower, tracking Asia
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

BENGALURU, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Indian shares are poised to edge lower at open on Tuesday, tracking weakness in Asian markets, with limited downside seen on the back of expectation the Federal Reserve may slow its pace of rate hikes. However, in the one-hour of trade, shares of Yes Bank Ltd (YESB.NS), ICICI BANK (ICBK.NS) and Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HLL.NS) fell between 2.8% and 3.9%. In addition, foreign institutional investors sold a net 1.54 billion Indian rupees ($18.61 million) worth of equities on Monday, while domestic investors bought net 801.2 million rupees worth of shares, as per provisional data available with the National Stock Exchange. ** Kotak Mahindra Bank (KTKM.NS) on Saturday reported a bigger-than-expected jump in net profit for the June-September quarter, lifted by strong loan growth. ** Yes Bank (YESB.NS)said on Saturday its profit fell in the July-September quarter as it set aside more provisions for bad loans recorded in previous quarters.

☆ INDIA STOCKS Indian shares top 1-month highs in special Diwali session, led by ICICI Bank
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BENGALURU, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Indian shares scaled one-month highs in a special one-hour "muhurat" trading session to mark the festival of Diwali on Monday, lifted by sharp gains in private lender ICICI Bank following a solid earnings report. The blue-chip Nifty 50 index (.NSEI) closed 0.88% higher at 17,730.75, while the S&P BSE Sensex (.BSESN) advanced with a similar gain to 59,831.66. All sub-indexes except the Nifty FMCG index (.NIFTYFMCG) ended higher on Monday, led by a 1.28% rise in the Nifty Bank index (.NSEBANK). read moreReliance Industries (RELI.NS), India's most valuable company, ended 0.3% higher after posting flat quarterly profit, weighed down by export taxes on refined fuels and weak refining margins. read moreMeanwhile, Wall Street opened higher as Treasury yields eased on hopes of a less aggressive Federal Reserve.

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