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Indian jeweller Titan’s profit jumps over 50% as gold prices climb

(Reuters) -Indian jeweller and watchmaker Titan reported a 52.5% rise in first-quarter profit on Thursday, benefiting from higher gold prices, even as budget-conscious consumers traded down to low-carat, lightweight designs. Titan, home to the Tanishq and CaratLane jewellery brands, posted a profit of 10.91 billion rupees (nearly $125 million) for the quarter, compared with a …

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India’s LIC posts rise in profit, margins on higher premiums, product mix boost

(Reuters) -Life Insurance Corporation of India reported a 5% rise in first-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by higher premiums from renewed policies, while its margins expanded due to an improvement in its product mix. Profit after tax for the country’s biggest insurer rose to 109.87 billion rupees ($1.26 billion) for the quarter ended June 30 …

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India’s Reliance warns tariff uncertainties could hit trade flows

(Reuters) -Reliance Industries, India’s biggest buyer of Russian oil, said in its annual report on Thursday that geopolitical and tariff-related uncertainties could hurt trade flows and the demand-supply balance. The operator of the world’s largest refining complex said crude prices remained volatile amid evolving sanctions, shifting tariff policies, and output decisions by the Organization of …

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India’s Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals misses profit view on weak demand for fans

(Reuters) -India’s Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals posted a smaller-than-expected first-quarter profit, as weak demand for fans due to unseasonably cool weather weighed on sales. The company’s consolidated profit fell 19.4% to 1.22 billion rupees ($13.9 million), missing analysts’ average estimates of 1.53 billion rupees, as per data compiled by LSEG. Sales in the firm’s electric …

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Rupee holds firm against Trump tariffs on RBI intervention expectations

By Ashwin Manikandan MUMBAI, August 07 (Reuters) – The Indian rupee shrugged off U.S. President Donald Trump’s additional tariffs on Indian goods on Thursday, as traders and analysts bet on central bank support to steady the currency. The rupee closed largely flat at 87.7025 against the U.S. dollar, up 0.03% from 87.7325 on Wednesday. U.S. …

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Indian benchmarks erase losses as hopes of US-Russia talks arrest tariff-led slide

By Bharath Rajeswaran and Vivek Kumar M MUMBAI (Reuters) -India’s stock benchmarks erased intraday losses to settle flat on Thursday, as news of a U.S.-Russia presidential meeting helped markets rebound from a slide sparked by the U.S. doubling tariffs on Indian goods. The Nifty 50 and Sensex dropped nearly 1% intraday, hitting their lowest since …

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India’s Page Industries posts Q1 profit beat on lower costs, steady demand

(Reuters) -Page Industries, which licenses Jockey and Speedo products in India, beat first quarter profit estimates on Thursday on lower costs and a steady demand for innerwear. The company’s consolidated net profit after tax rose 21.5% to 2.01 billion Indian rupees ($22.92 million), coming in above analysts’ average estimate of 1.97 billion rupees, according to …

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India’s JSW seeks bigger share of met coke quotas to meet shortfall, sources say

By Neha Arora NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s JSW Steel has urged the government to raise the company’s allocation in quotas to import low-ash metallurgical coke, a steelmaking fuel, to tide over shortfalls, two sources familiar with the matter said. India, the world’s second-biggest crude steel producer, in June extended country-specific import quotas of so-called met …

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India’s 3M reports quarterly profit rise on strong demand in healthcare, consumer segments

(Reuters) -Diversified products maker 3M India reported a year-on-year rise in profit after three consecutive quarters of decline, buoyed by strong demand in its healthcare and consumer segments. The company, which makes everything from ‘Post-it’ notes to medical gear, reported a 13.1% rise in profit after tax to 1.78 billion rupees ($20.30 million) for the …

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India’s Bajaj Electricals posts quarterly profit plunge on weak demand, one-time charge

(Reuters) -India’s Bajaj Electricals reported a 96.8% slump in first-quarter profit on Thursday, hurt by lower demand for its home appliances and a one-off expense. The Bajaj Group company’s net profit fell to 9.1 million rupees ($103,769.93) for the three months ended June 30, from 281.1 million rupees a year ago. The company incurred a …

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