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According to the company's annual report, Goenka was paid a total of ₹35 Crore in FY23. This amount consisted of ₹21 Crore in salary and benefits, ₹9 Crore in variable pay, ₹5 Crore as a one-time payment, and ₹0.2 lakh as a provident fund contribution.

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures for May increased by 17 cents, or around 0.2%, to $85.32 a barrel, while Brent futures for June delivery increased by 20 cents, or 0.22%, to $89.12 per barrel.

After reaching its highest levels in over five months in the previous session, the U.S. dollar decreased by 0.1%, lowering the price of gold for holders of other currencies.

Analysts of IIFL Capital Services upgrade FY25/26 EPS by 2-3% to account for higher margins led by the Pen-G project and their TP of Rs1,330 (19x 2YF EPS) implies 21% upside. Although analysts of IIFL Capital Services base case assumes an OAI/WL on Eugia Unit-3, an import alert will lead to 5-7% downgrade to their Ebitda estimates in the worst-case scenario.

the euro increased by 0.02% to $1.0772, moving away from a low reached more than a month ago during the previous session when the US dollar experienced some profit-taking late into the night.

As LTFH reduces the share of unsecured loans (53% of retail) and increases focus on prime customers, analysts of IIFL Capital Services anticipate a period of transition before lower opex and credit costs can offset margin pressures, like in case of MMFS. LTFH’s ROEs are expected to be constrained at ~13.5% by FY26 due to low leverage and consequently retain analysts of IIFL Capital Services ADD rating.

Tractors declined ~25% YoY in Mar’24 and ended FY24 down 7-8% YoY. Although the end-demand has been weak, the rate of decline was magnified in March, due to a shift in the festive calendar (high base in March 2023).

At the time of writing, Ramco Cements were priced at ₹854.25, experiencing a 0.73% decline on the BSE.

UltraTech Cement highlighted that it achieved a significant milestone by adding 50 mtpa capacity in less than 5 years, with an investment of around ₹32,000 Crore, after reaching 100 mtpa capacity over 36 years.

Petrol and Diesel prices in cities across India on 03-04-2024