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Hindalco Industries , Vedanta , National Aluminium Co. Ltd (Nalco) share prices have risen 54-133% in last one year. While Hindalco Industries share price scaled 52-week highs on Thursday, Vedanta and National Aluminium Co.

Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd. fell 1.19 per cent to Rs 8325.0 in Thursday's session as of 01:43PM (IST) even as the equity benchmark Sensex traded 363.56 points lower at 72623.47. Earlier in the day, the stock witnessed a gap up start to the session. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 9355.0 and a 52-week low of Rs 6259.0 on NSE. Around 321 shares changed hands on the counter till 01:43PM (IST).

«We had to provide for some arrears of wage revision which is impending, almost about 32 crores, arrears for gratuity. There has been a slight change in the way we calculate gratuity,» says Tribhuwan Adhikari, MD & CEO, LIC Housing Finance. Q4 clearly has been a good quarter for you. Your NII, PPOP all look good, but there is a slight dip in your PAT as well. Help us understand what is really weighing in on the profitability, given that teething issues one was seeing around your new technical software and your organisational structure now seem to have been resolved. I would say we maintained our profit before tax of Q3 as compared to Q4. Yes, for the year the profits have been good. Nothing really weighing on the profits as such. Yes, there were some one-off expenses in Q4 which probably weighed on our net profit.

Indian regulators are pro-actively driving a dynamic and multifaceted transformation within the real estate sector. A wave of progressive regulatory reforms including implementation of the RERA Act (2016) for enhancing developer responsibility, GST for streamlining taxation, REIT regulations (2014) for paving a new asset class have all helped in fostering accessibility, transparency and stability for discerning investors.

Bibhav Kumar. A reporter posed a question about the episode during Kejriwal’s joint press conference with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow. Bibhav Kumar was reportedly spotted with Arvind Kejriwal at Lucknow airport on Wednesday night.

Also Read | ‘Let me die in jail’: Naresh Goyal, visibly trembling, tells court; Jet Airways founder missing wife battling cancer Anita is survived by her husband, Naresh, and their two children, Namrata and Nivaan. Her funeral is expected to take place in Mumbai later on Thursday.

NEW DELHI : New Delhi: The Indian Energy Exchange reported a 14.7% increase in its consolidated net profit for 2023-24, helped by higher trade volumes and positive regulatory changes, including a mandate requiring the sale of surplus power on power exchanges. IEX's profit improved to ₹350.8 crore in FY24 from ₹305.9 crore in the previous year, with total revenue jumping 16.2% to ₹550.8 crore. The company's board has announced a final dividend of ₹1.50 for FY24, equivalent to 150% of the face value of equity shares.

hoarding that collapsed in Ghatkopar, killing 16 people, Hindustan Times reported. According to the report, Bhinde reportedly switched off his phone and fled the city as soon as reports about deaths from the billboard collapse emerged. Although his phone was briefly switched on in Lonavala on Tuesday evening, it has since been untraceable.

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is reportedly planning to launch Bitcoin trading, seeking to capitalize on the swelling demand for Bitcoin among Wall Street fund managers this year.

French prison guards were shot dead and three others seriously injured on Tuesday after heavily armed men ambushed a prison van to free an inmate, French police said, triggering a major manhunt.The orchestrated attack, which comes amid rising drug-linked violence across Europe, took place Tuesday morning at a toll booth in Incarville in northern France. The inmate and the attackers escaped, police said.Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said a major manhunt had been launched.“All means are being used to find these criminals.

Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Company Ltd. gained 1.54 per cent to Rs 1250.0 at 11:00AM (IST) in Thursday's trade. The scrip has hit a high of Rs 1252.0 and low of Rs 1232.7 so far during the session. The stock had closed at Rs 1230.95 in the previous session. The counter has had a total traded volume of 10803 shares so far with a value of Rs 1.34 crore on the NSE. It traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 30.13 and a price-to-book ratio of 4.96.

Mad Max' heroine, a Meryl Streep masterclass, a #MeToo figurehead — the Cannes Film Festival showed the progress women have made in cinema on its first full day on Wednesday. The festival welcomed the world premiere of 'Furiosa', the latest instalment of the post-apocalyptic «Mad Max» franchise, with Anya Taylor-Joy in the no-holds-barred title role playing alongside "Thor" star Chris Hemsworth. Director George Miller said the action film — featuring his trademark high-octane road battles and visceral stunts — had become «almost a feminist piece» as the saga's story unfolds.

Lupin Ltd.(up 2.1 per cent), Natco Pharma Ltd.(up 1.72 per cent), Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(up 1.15 per cent), Alkem Laboratories Ltd.(up 0.92 per cent) and Laurus Labs Ltd.(up 0.83 per cent) were among the top gainers.

initial public offering (IPO) of office sharing startup Awfis Space Solutions is set to open for subscription on May 22. The company has fixed a price band of Rs 364-383 apiece for the upcoming share sale. The subscription for the issue will conclude on May 27, with the anchor book opening on May 21. The firm is anticipated to list on stock exchanges on May 30.

«I think healthy correction has already happened at the index level and the broader market level and it will be a great time to kind of start accumulating the companies which have reported good numbers,» says Hemang Jani, Independent Market Expert. A lot of news data points and especially a lot of midcap earnings. We were looking at Mankind Pharma, for instance, and then, of course, the new listing and Akash Bhansali now checking into this one as well, Aadhar housing that is. Just wanted to understand what is it that you are making of some of the news flow this morning? After volatility and turbulence that we have had last two weeks, things are settling down. Numbers, by and large, have been good. Have not really seen any major disappointments. In fact, when I looked at the earnings detail, I think far more number of companies are reporting a much better margin profile versus market expectations, which is great news. Globally, also, things are settling down. In fact, US is making new highs and the CPI print surely will held the sentiment.

Two Ontario men, one of whom is a self-described “Crypto King,” have been arrested and charged with fraud. They allegedly received over C$40m ($29.4m) from investors.

Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot multiple times and taken to hospital Wednesday, according to a post on his Facebook page and government statements that called the shooting an attempted assassination.

Biocon with a target price of Rs 370. The current market price of Biocon Ltd. is Rs 311.55. Biocon Ltd., incorporated in the year 1978, is a Large Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 37404.69 Crore) operating in Pharmaceuticals sector.

Karachi, by mentioning India's moon landing mission. The Muttahida Quami Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) leader said that while India is landing on the moon, Karachi is making news of children being killed by falling in open gutters.

BEML with a target price of Rs 4004. The current market price of BEML Ltd. is Rs 3782.45. BEML Ltd., incorporated in the year 1964, is a Mid Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 15729.34 Crore) operating in Engineering sector.

Two South Korean police officers are standing trial over alleged bribery in an increasingly high-profile crypto fraud case.