Q1 EBITDA margin at 9.4% was in line with our estimate (ahead of consensus by 60 bps), but revenue/PAT missed. Management remained non-committal on volume growth number for FY20 (earlier was expecting 10-12% industry growth) given the continued demand weakness.

While demand recovery remains crucial, it has initiated Rs 5-bn cost reduction program which should aid margin.

British Petroleum (BP) and Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on Tuesday announced a new joint venture (JV) that will include a retail service station network and aviation fuels business across India.

The JV will incorporate and build on RIL's current fuel retailing network of over 1,400 sites across India, which the partners aim to grow rapidly to up to 5,500 sites over the next five years.

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman along with micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday met the representatives of the MSME sector as part of the second round of consultations with the stakeholders to address sector-specific issues in the economy.

Mumbai: Global rating agency Moody's, on Monday, kept Yes Bank's ratings under review for a downgrade, noting that the private sector lender has more than Rs 10,000 crore of loans under a watchlist and Rs 7,500 crore investment in bonds that have been downgraded.

Domestic equity benchmark BSE Sensex rebounded over 200 points and the NSE Nifty reclaimed the 10,900 level in early trade on August 6 led by gains in banking and auto stocks.

The 30-share index was trading 214.96 points, or 0.59%, higher at 36,914.80 at 0930 hours. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty was quoting 68.65 points, or 0.63%, up at 10,931.25.

The first quarter Ebitda at `8,400 crore and PAT at `3,600 crore were significantly higher than our/street estimates on higher-than-expected GRM and inventory gains (against inventory loss expectations) as some of the crudes in its slate had higher price by quarter end.

The management is confident of benefiting from IMO-regulation led rise in GRM (more so at Paradip refinery) and expects current marketing EBITDA levels to sustain in FY20.

Amazon.com Inc.’s determination to offer shoppers the best deals is prompting merchants selling products on its marketplace to raise their prices on competing websites, a testament to the company’s growing influence over the e-commerce market.

Amazon constantly scans rivals’ prices to see if they’re lower. When it discovers a product is cheaper on, say, Walmart.com, Amazon alerts the company selling the item and then makes the product harder to find and buy on its own marketplace — effectively penalizing the merchant.

With sales subdued and inventory with dealers piling up, two-wheeler makers like Bajaj Auto and TVS Motor have started facilitating zero-interest loans in select states to woo buyers. Meanwhile, Hero MotoCorp has dropped the interest on loans to 7% from the prevailing 10-12%. Manufacturers are offering these soft loans via their finance arms — TVS Credit, Hero FinCorp and Bajaj Auto Finance. The offer is currently available in some markets.

Rating agency Icra on Monday downgraded non-convertible debenture programme, long-term loans, long-term fund-based facilities and long-term non-fund-based facilities to (Icra) AA- (negative) from (Icra) AA (negative).

While short-term debt programme, commercial paper programme and short-term non-fund-based facilities have been reaffirmed at (Icra) A1+. Data from Bloomberg showed that, total debt of Tata Motors stood at `1.06 lakh crore as on March 2019.

State Bank of India (SBI) has sought expressions of interest (EoIs) for the sale of overseas oil and gas assets owned by Videocon Oil Ventures (VOVL) on behalf of a consortium of lenders, according to a public notice. This is the second time since October 2018 that banks have sought EoIs for these assets.

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