Manoj Jewellers from Chennai is launching its Rs 16.20 crore SME IPO. The IPO will open on May 5, 2025, with a fixed price of Rs 54 per share. It will close on May 7, and listing on BSE SME is expected on May 12. The company aims to use the funds to reduce debt and for general corporate needs.
The Q4 earnings season gains momentum with 41 companies set to announce results on Monday, including M&M and IHCL. M&M is projected to report a net profit surge of 16-21%, driven by strong volumes, potentially reaching 2,312-2,411 crore. Revenue is expected to rise by 18-22%, ranging from 29,742-30,744 crore.
Crude oil fell 3.4% after the group of oil-producing nations continued an accelerated revival of supply thats sent prices plunging. US equity-index futures dropped 0.5%, extending their decline after US President Donald Trump said he had no plans to talk to his Chinese counterpart this week. Theres no cash trading in Treasuries during the Asian day as Japan is closed for a holiday, along with markets in Hong Kong and mainland China.
Manipal Hospitals, IHH Healthcare, and Blackstone-owned Quality Care India are among the frontrunners vying for Sahyadri Hospitals, Maharashtra's largest hospital chain, with bids ranging from 4,500-5,000 crore. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board is divesting the chain amid a wave of PE-led consolidation in India's rapidly growing healthcare sector, which is witnessing significant investment and expansion.
Stocks such as HCL Tech, Coforge, Indian Oil, Reliance Industries, DLF, Godrej Properties, Bharti Airtel, Grasim, HDFC Bank, BEL, Abbott, CEAT, Navin Fluorine, and Bharat Dynamics are expected to show relative outperformance.
In April alone, the extra yield investors demand to own dollar-denominated junk bonds from emerging markets over Treasuries widened 37 basis points to 634 basis points. Meanwhile, credit-default swaps - a type of protection against defaults - saw limited deterioration, with a broad index trading far below levels seen ahead of the last wave of debt meltdowns in 2022-2023.
In its petition, IIFL said ACRE arbitrarily suspended and eventually terminated recovery operations, disrupting momentum and continuing to levy fees in violation of RBI guidelines. The finance firm also said ACRE misused trust funds to cover its legal expenses in arbitration proceedings-costs that were explicitly disallowed under the transaction documents.
At least half a dozen large private and MNC banks, following a rigid interpretation of the law, have told such offshore investors that they can hold less than 10% in listed companies only after registering themselves as foreign portfolio investors (FPI) with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi).
