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SYDNEY (Reuters) — Australia will ask its competition watchdog to monitor domestic passenger flights in a bid to boost competition in a sector dominated by national carrier Qantas, which is under scrutiny for alleged anti-competitive behaviour.

₹3,550 crore in Q2FY24, compared to ₹2,781 crore in the corresponding period last year. Net interest income (NII) of Bajaj Finance, on a consolidated basis, in Q2FY24 increased by 26 per cent to ₹8,845 crore from ₹7,002 crore, year-on-year (YoY), according to the company's exchange filing. Its assets under management (AUM) grew 33 per cent YoY to ₹2.9 lakh crore and interest income showed a growth of 38 per cent to ₹11,734 crore.

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cement producers in the September quarter, with average profitability of the industry seen surging by at least 50% compared to the previous year, said analysts. Also Read: Orient promoter CK Birla taps Adani for cement business sale While operating margins are seen lower on a sequential basis due to weak seasonality, they could rise by as much as 400 600 basis points on an average year-on-year, with ACC and Ambuja Cements clocking in the best improvement. “ACC and Ambuja would witness higher EBITDA expansion due to low base while we expect Ultratech, Shree Cement and Dalmia Bharat to see a margin expansion in the range of ₹212-250/t,” Systematix Institutional Equities said. Spending by a few key states ahead of their elections this year, and the impending elections at the Centre has kept the demand for cement robust with an estimated year-on-year growth of 12-14%, they said. Market leader Ultratech Cement has seen a 16% year-on-year growth in its consolidated sales in the September quarter, with volumes of 26.69 million tonnes. “Institutional demand was more robust, driven by increasing construction activity in most regions. In addition, both central and state government infrastructure projects executed well,” Axis Securities said in a pre-ear nings note. The cost of power and fuel, meanwhile, is seen lower by around ₹100-150 per tonne as compared to the previous quarter.

Adani is being protected by the Prime Minister of India, said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday during a press conference. Launching a scathing attack on the ruling party, Gandhi said, “Why is the government not getting Adani investigated?” Rahul Gandhi cited a media report to accuse Adani Group of over-invoicing in coal imports and taking away Rs 12,000 crore from people. Electricity costs for common people going up due to inflation in cost of coal import by Adani, he added.

One of Australia’s biggest media companies, Kerry Stokes′ Seven West Media, is getting into local sports broadcasting, aiming to show the country’s local club-level games on a new platform called Streamer.

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fundamentally strong stocks that took a hit due to falling profit margins. These stocks are market leaders in their respective industries and have a competitive edge over their peers. They could potentially stage a comeback in 2024.

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Truck maker Volvo (OTC:VLVLY) reported on Wednesday a bigger than estimated rise in adjusted operating profit and said it expected the major European and North American heavy trucks markets to be strong this year but would slow next year.

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Tyro chief executive Jon Davey says the payment provider’s new strategy will restore market confidence in the business after a drawn-out and, ultimately, doomedprivate equity takeover fight led to a plunge in its share price earlier this year.

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Syngene International Ltd saw its stock price slide more than 7% in the morning trades on Monday post the company cut its growth guidance for FY24 looking at the challenges ahead. investor confidence has remained strong in the company’s growth prospects which had led Syngene's share prices rise almost 40% in the last year. The cut in growth guidance thereby was bound to impact investor sentiments.

Bajaj Finance share price: Bajaj Finance share price fell over 2 per cent in early trade on BSE on Wednesday, October 18, a day after the company reported its current fiscal's July-September quarter (Q2FY24) scorecard. Bajaj Finance share price opened at ₹8,080.95 against the previous close of ₹8,091.35 and dropped 2.05 per cent to the level of ₹7,925 quickly. Around 9:25 am, the stock was 1.36 per cent down at ₹7,981.35 on BSE.

Investors and Federal Reserve officials scrambling to make sense of surging U.S. Treasury yields have a new obsession: a number that exists only in theory. Known as the term premium, the number is typically defined as the component of Treasury yields that reflects everything other than investors’ baseline expectations for short-term interest rates set by the Federal Reserve.

Investing.com-- Shares of Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD surged on Wednesday after it said it expects its third-quarter net profit to potentially double on robust vehicle sales and improved margins.

₹1,738 crore from ₹1,530 crore in the same quarter last year, as per average estimates of analysts. The company’s total sales volume during the quarter declined 8.4% YoY to 10,53,953 units. Two-wheeler sales fell 13.5% to 8,81,583 units, while commercial vehicle (CV) sales jumped 30.6% YoY to 1,72,370 units in the September quarter.

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