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The Nifty future closed positive with gains of 0.05% at 22392 levels on Wednesday. India VIX was up by 0.41% from 17.05 to 17.08 levels.

State Bank of India (SBI) among 69 companies will announce their results for the quarter ended March 2024 on Thursday. Other companies investors will watch out for include Asian Paints, BPCL and Indian Overseas Bank. Apart from the above, Abbott India, ADF Foods, Ajmera Realty, Alkyl Mines, Alps Industries, Alembic Pharma, ASI Industries, Balgopal Commercial, Capital SFB, Care Ratings, Escorts Kubota, Grand Foundry, Gopal Snacks, HPCL, IOB among others will also release their March quarter numbers.

Rahul Shah, VP-Equity Advisory, MOFSL, says: “My sense so far is that volatility has continued but I would start deploying or maybe we will stay invested. So far in the result season except for IT, the numbers have been so far so good. So, I do not think that there are any challenges or anything in terms of the deviation from the numbers that we were expecting. Financials have been among the top notch bets that we have been recommending, PSU banks are a preferred bet followed by private banks. One should start looking at financials.” What are you doing in this kind of correction that we have seen over the last three to four trading sessions? Are you keeping the buying list ready and buying those stocks or do you expect the sideways move to continue in the market and keep your powder dry? Rahul Shah: There are two-three factors to consider. Most important factor: volatility is in the front seat. In the last five-six sessions, the market has been very volatile and obviously we saw some correction in the last two-three days as well. So, our sense is few select pockets we have been seeing selling and especially from financials we have seen a lot of them have given up their gains in last four-five sessions and obviously PSU remains the top where we have seen a lot of selling happening.

Sunrisers Hyderabad to a 10-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants on Wednesday. SRH bowlers started brilliantly before losing the plot as Ayush Badoni and Nicholas Pooran joined hands to guide LSG to a competitive 165 for four on a sluggish pitch in an Indian Premier League match. Also Read: Mumbai Indians want LSG to beat SRH; here's why -Head (89 not out, 30b) and Abhishek (75 not out, 28b) pummelled LSG bowlers for their stand for the opening wicket, and raced past the target of 166 in just 9.4 overs.

Larsen & Toubro: The company reported a 10% rise in net profit for the March quarter, surpassing estimates with a profit of ₹4,396 crore. Despite a 5% decrease in order inflows in the last quarter, the company saw a 31% growth in order inflows for FY24, crossing ₹3 trillion. The company's consolidated order book stood at ₹4.8 trillion as of 31 March, a 20% increase from the previous year.

Stock market today: Despite strong global sentiment on growing UK hopes of interest-rate cuts, the Indian stock market remained sideways throughout the Wednesday session. The Nifty 50 index finished flat at 22,302, the BSE Sensex ended 45 points lower at 73,466, whereas the Bank Nifty index corrected 264 points and closed at the 48,021 mark. The India VIX Index finished at 17.08 after climbing to a new 52-week high of 18.32.

Nerves in Indian stock markets have grown taut in recent days. Although the broader S&P BSE Sensex has more or less been flat since Lok Sabha polling began on 19 April, the VIX index has shot up. This index conveys the level of volatility expected.

Mumbai: BSE (The Bombay Stock Exchange) said consolidated net profit was ₹106.9 crore for the quarter ended March 31, up 0.56% from the previous quarter. Consolidated revenue from operations jumped 31.5% to ₹488.4 crore from the December quarter.

MUMBAI Canara Bank, India’s fourth largest public sector bank by assets, reported an 18% increase in profit year on year led by growth in retail loans, other income and a sharp fall in provisions. Net profit increased to 3,757 crore in the quarter ended March, from 3,175 crore a year ago. Total advances increased 11% to 9.60 lakh crore, led by a 12% growth in retail loans and a 19% expansion in the financing of agricultural and allied activities. CEO K Satyanarayana Raju said the bank expects to deliver 11-12% loan growth in the current fiscal year despite conscious efforts to shed low-yielding corporate loans.

MUMBAI: Piramal Enterprises (PEL), the non-banking finance company of the real estate and pharma group swung to a profit in the March quarter helped by a large tax write-back even as higher funding costs and continued paring of its wholesale loan book pressured earnings. The consolidated net profit was 137 crore from a loss of 196 crore a year earlier helped by a 1,203 crore tax write-back including the carrying forward of a loss of 10,627 crore, arising from the acquisition of the insolvent DHFL two years ago. The write-back also included tax gains from investments in alternative investment funds and other reversals, CEO Jairam Sridharan said. On an annual basis, PEL swung to a loss of 1,684 crore from a profit of 9,969 crore, due to the impact of AIF provisions during the fiscal.

summer and unprecedented heatwave conditions across the country have bumped up online demand for products like air-conditioners and coolers, boosting overall ecommerce sales, analysts and companies said. Sales on quick-commerce platforms too have benefitted, as the purchase of products like ice creams and beverages has shot up, and as the extremely hot weather kept people indoors and away from stepping out to shop at offline stores.

Uber is strengthening its hyperlocal deliveries from neighbourhood stores, people aware of the matter said, amid a growing demand for quick commerce in India. The company has launched this service in nine Indian cities through two-wheelers and the customer orders are picked up from local stores.

Indian outsourcing leaders will likely have to wait longer, perhaps until the start of FY26, for a revival in business as the US Federal Reserve could keep interest rates elevated in the world’s largest economy to ensure a lasting victory over politically uncomfortable inflation. High real rates could elevate hurdle rates for companies, potentially crimping growth in discretionary technology spends. “The Fed's hawkish approach is a double-edged sword. Higher interest rates could lead US clients to curtail discretionary IT spending, impacting revenue growth for Indian firms,” said Hansa Iyengar, senior lead analyst for UK-based IT research firm Omdia.

SBI, Asian Paints, BPCL, L&T, Bajaj Consumer, WPIL among others will be focused due various news developments and quarterly results. SBI, Asian Paints, BPCL, Indian Overseas Bank

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