Indian pharmaceutical company Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited has taken a significant step forward in the U.S. generic drug market. On July 1, 2024, the company announced it had received tentative approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its generic version of Bosutinib tablets in 100 mg and 500 mg strengths. Bosutinib is a […]
Recent stock market trends have drawn eerie comparisons to the period leading up to the infamous 1929 crash that triggered the Great Depression. The chart above overlays the S&P 500’s performance from January to October 1929 against its trajectory from January 2023 to February 2024, and the similarities are striking enough to give even the […]
Rising costs of daily items — including that of smartphone data — is impacting the rural customer’s ability to purchase packaged goods such as hair oil and skin creams, analysts from Centrum Broking said after interacting with the management of Emami Ltd, the Indian consumer goods company with the highest exposure to the rural market. […]
Electronic manufacturing major Dixon Technologies announced firm plans to diversify into laptop and tablet manufacturing, eyeing commencement of production in the second half of 2024. The Noida-based company has finalized partnerships with global brands including Lenovo and Asus for local assembly of their laptop models in India. “The new contracts for notebooks, laptops that we […]
Noida-based Dixon Technologies, one of the leading domestic contract manufacturers, expressed strong confidence in quadrupling its business over the next 4-5 years, indicating an expected growth rate of 35-40% annually. During the company’s Q3FY24 earnings call, Managing Director Atul Lall responded to a question on how Dixon views the future growth potential with its strengthened […]
IT solutions provider Black Box Limited announced robust growth in profitability during the Oct-Dec quarter on the back of higher efficiencies. In Q3 FY2024, revenue was flat at Rs 1,655 crores compared to the same quarter last year amid an overall slowdown in IT. On a quarterly basis, revenue grew by 5%. For the nine […]
Biocon Ltd today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has issued a Complete Response Letter (CRL) for the company’s Biologics License Application (BLA) seeking approval for its proposed biosimilar bevacizumab. Bevacizumab is an anti-cancer drug used to treat various types of cancers. Biocon has developed a biosimilar version of bevacizumab under the […]
Som Distilleries and Breweries Limited, a leading manufacturer of beer and spirits in India, announced impressive 51% year-over-year volume growth in the state of Karnataka for the current financial year so far. Som Distilleries, established in 1993 and headquartered in New Delhi, produces popular beer brands like Hunter, Black Fort, and Power Cool. The company […]
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) increased the limits for certain types of transactions made through the popular Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platform and e-mandates that allow recurring online payments. Specifically, the central bank said it will increase the per-transaction limit for payments made to educational institutions and hospitals using the UPI platform from the existing […]
Tata Motors announced its November 2023 auto sales numbers, reporting total sales of 74,172 vehicles, a 1% decline from 75,478 units sold in November 2022. However, electric vehicle (EV) sales continued to grow, with 4,761 EVs sold in November, up 7% year-over-year. In the commercial vehicles segment, Tata sold 28,029 units in November 2023, compared […]
Indian automaker Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M) reported robust SUV sales growth in November 2023, driven by healthy festive season demand amid supply constraints for select parts. M&M sold 39,981 SUVs in the domestic market in November, a 32% increase over 30,238 units sold in November 2022. This took total SUV sales including exports to […]
Infrastructure project awarding continued its strong growth momentum in October 2023, registering a 65% year-on-year expansion to Rs 569 billion, while tendering activity witnessed a 11% decline to Rs 1.1 trillion, as per the latest monthly update report published by leading brokerage Antique Stock Broking Ltd. The total value of infrastructure projects awarded in October […]
Bengaluru-based textile manufacturer Himatsingka Seide Limited announced its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2024, ending September 30, 2023. The company reported strong year-over-year growth in revenue and profitability, driven by higher capacity utilization levels across its key divisions and softening prices of raw materials like cotton. Himatsingka Seide’s consolidated net revenue […]
Voltas Limited has decided to raise funds through a rupee term loan instead of non-convertible debentures (NCDs) on a private placement basis. In a regulatory filing, Voltas informed the stock exchanges that its board had earlier approved a proposal on October 19 to raise up to Rs 500 crore through issuance of NCDs. However, the […]
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. announced today that it has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its generic version of Prolixin (fluphenazine hydrochloride) tablets in four strengths – 1 mg, 2.5 mg, 5 mg, and 10 mg. Glenmark’s fluphenazine hydrochloride tablets are the generic version of Prolixin tablets from Apothecon Inc. […]
DB Realty Limited has executed a share purchase agreement to sell its entire stake in wholly-owned subsidiary Real Gem Buildtech Private Limited (RGBPL) to Kingmaker Developers Private Limited for approximately Rs 231.42 crores. As per the regulatory filing by DB Realty, the share purchase agreement was signed on November 6, 2023 and the deal is […]
Kolkata-based battery maker Exide Industries today reported its financial results for the second quarter and first half ended September 30, 2023. The company posted healthy growth in revenues and profits on the back of improved demand across automotive and industrial segments. Exide’s revenue from operations grew by 10% year-on-year to Rs 4,107 crore in Q2 […]
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), India’s largest integrated transport utility, has achieved its highest ever monthly cargo throughput by handling 37 million metric tonnes (MMT) of cargo in October 2023. This represents a stellar 48% growth compared to October last year. This is the first time that APSEZ’s portfolio of ports across […]
Ahmedabad-based Cera Sanitaryware Limited, a leading manufacturer of sanitaryware, faucets and wellness products in India, reported steady revenue growth of 11.4% year-on-year to Rs. 4,616 million in Q2 FY24. Profit after tax also increased by 12.2% to Rs. 569 million. Cera Sanitaryware has a wide portfolio of products including tiles, faucets, wellness products like bathtubs […]
Pharmaceutical company Ipca Laboratories announced that its formulations manufacturing facility in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh has passed a quality inspection by the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) and received a Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI) status. A VAI status implies that the USFDA found certain non-critical issues at the facility which require remedial action from the […]
