GMR Airports Ltd has successfully raised ₹400 crore through non-convertible bonds (NCBs) to support its infrastructure expansion. The privately placed bonds, carrying a 5% coupon rate, have a tenure of 36 months and will be listed on the BSE. “The Management Committee of the Board of Directors, in its meeting held on April 3, 2025, […]
View | Time to look at all the costs loaded on banks – CNBC TV18
Veteran banker Uday Kotak, in a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), pointed out that the slowdown in the growth of retail deposits poses a serious challenge to the business model of Indian banks. This article argues that banks have historically been the primary funders of India’s growth and regulators and lawmakers have imposed some […]
Motilal Oswal’s Rajat Rajgarhia sees brighter 2025 for markets, lists key catalysts for 10-12% gains – CNBC TV18
“We see no reason why things (the market) should not move up from here in 2025,” says Rajat Rajgarhia, Managing Director and CEO at Motilal Oswal Institutional Equities. “On what 2025 should be, I would think at the broader market, a 10-12% kind of a year is good,” he added. He noted that while there […]
Capital market ecosystem still in early stages, says Motilal Oswal AMC – CNBC TV18
Atul Mehra, Fund Manager at Motilal Oswal AMC, who manages funds worth $1.73 billion, is bullish in terms of prospects of the capital market ecosystem financialisation and digitisation and so on. He believes the capital market ecosystem is still in the early stages. Most of the US households have exposure to equity markets. According to […]
M&A expert outlines four key drivers behind India’s deal-making surge – CNBC TV18
The Indian stock market is thriving, with more deals happening now than in 2021, and many more in the pipeline, says Anu Aiyengar, Global Head of Advisory and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) at JPMorgan. Both domestic and international companies are fueling this growth, with financial investors putting a lot of money into India and Japan. […]
Kotak Institutional Equities’ Pratik Gupta tells investors to prefer large-caps and be cautious on small-midcaps – CNBC TV18
Pratik Gupta, CEO of Kotak Institutional Equities, emphasises a strategic shift toward large-cap stocks, advising investors to reduce their exposure to small and midcaps due to aggressive valuations, adding that sectors like defence, chemicals, and public sector undertakings remain overheated and overvalued. In contrast, Gupta expresses optimism about underperforming sectors such as private banks, life […]
The best yet to come for businesses like Zomato, says Raamdeo Agrawal – CNBC TV18
Raamdeo Agrawal, Chairman and Co-Founder of Motilal Oswal Financial Services, is optimistic about the growth of the e-commerce segment and the BFSI sector. However, he is cautious about the rising valuations of companies like the Tata Group’s Trent. On Zomato Agrawal remains optimistic about the e-commerce sector, particularly Zomato, despite the recent profit booking […]