New India Assurance gets ₹256 crore tax refund; shares end higher

Shares of New India Assurance rose after the state-run insurer received a ₹255.68 crore income tax refund from the Income Tax Department for FY20.

Shares of New India Assurance rose after the state-run insurer received a ₹255.68 crore income tax refund from the Income Tax Department for FY20.

As per exchange fillings, revenue from operations declined 5.1% to ₹1,617 crore in the quarter against ₹1,704 crore in the corresponding period last year.

Hindalco Industries’ subsidiary Novelis reported a fourth-quarter loss after fires at its Oswego plant in the US disrupted production, hurt shipments and weighed on profitability despite resilient underlying demand.

Strides Pharma expects recovery in its US business from the second half of FY27 despite a weaker-than-expected flu season impacting recent growth, while reiterating its $375-400 million North America revenue target for FY28. It added that Ex-US markets are emerging…

Eureka Forbes reported healthy fourth-quarter growth led by water purifiers and emerging categories, while adjusted EBITDA margin touched a record high as the company continued its profitability and transformation push.

Brokerages Elara and Axis Capital have raised concerns regarding the TVS Motor’s capital allocation policy after the company announced a ₹193 crore investment in Jana Small Finance Bank.

Zydus Life’s results for the March quarter were better than expectations across parameters, even having adjusted for the exceptional items during the quarter.

Barring its revenue, most of the parameters of Kirloskar Industries were lower, when compared on a year-on-year basis. The stock though, is higher after the dividend announcement.

Sources said the bank currently contributes around 5% to ICICI Prudential Life’s annualised premium equivalent (APE) and about 6% to its retail APE.

The company’s promoters and promoter group will be participating in the buyback, Dhanuka’s exchange filing stated. May 29 has been fixed as the record date to determine the eligibility of the shareholders who can participate in the share buyback program.