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TSL's Indian operations will benefit from capacity expansion and the likely extension of the 12% safeguard duty, supporting domestic prices. Moreover, the EU import-control measures should also aid European steel pricing and strengthen Netherlands performance. On that note, we maintain BUY rating on Tata Steel with SOTP-based target price of 210...

Tata Steel's Q2FY26 performance was above our expectations. Revenue increased 10% QoQ to Rs586bn, driven by 11% increase in volumes, aided by strong growth in India operations. However, this was partially offset by a 1% QoQ decrease in realizations owing to weak steel prices. Consolidated EBITDA increased 20% QoQ to Rs89bn, with EBITDA/t improving 8% QoQ to Rs11,247. UK operations saw EBITDA loss widen to Rs13,510/t in Q2FY26 from Rs7,829/t in Q1FY26, while the Netherland business posted improved EBITDA of Rs5,948/t, up from Rs4,074/t in Q1FY26. The improvement was supported by global cost...

Asian Paints’ Q2 volume led recovery was largely propelled by a sharp internal execution push intensified brand-building investments to deepen consumer mindshare, enhanced market reach, and sharper customer connect.

We recommend the BUY rating.

We recommend a HOLD rating on the stock

GST Rationalization: Structural boost for the industry: Government has announced GST 2.0 reforms thereby reducing GST rates for the automobile sector across the segments and value chain, small cars, 2-W's up to 350cc, and 3-Ws will now attract 18% GST vs. 28% earlier which enables the 2W domain to expect healthy volume growth in FY26E led up upbeat demand sentiments in the rural economy amid healthy farm produce and positive 2025 monsoons. Domestically, RE dominates in the premium segment, where it has a ~84% market share in the 250-750cc category. RE drives...

Solid order-book underpins growth as execution accelerates About the stock: Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL), one of the largest Defence PSU in India, is engaged in design, development, manufacture, repair, overhaul, upgrade...

L&T's performance in Q2FY26 was robust, with strong growth in order inflow and revenue increase in all segments, except for infrastructure projects. The company anticipates healthy revenue growth and a significant increase in order inflow, indicating a promising performance in the future. Furthermore, its healthy order book is expected to drive strong performance in the upcoming quarters. The government's continued investment in infrastructure and the manufacturing sector is likely to provide substantial growth opportunities for the company, bolstering its prospects for sustained success. Recent strategic MOUs and partnerships in the...

With an upside of 8% from the CMP, we maintain our HOLD rating on the stock.

Strong Q2 with double digit volume growth; Upgraded to Buy Q2FY26 performance: Consolidated revenues grew by 6.3% YoY Rs.8,531.3cr. Decorative paint business registered a volume growth of 11% while revenues grew by 6% YoY. Consolidated gross margins improved by 242 bps YoY to 43.2% while EBITDA margins improved by 218bps YoY to 17.6%. EBITDA grew by 21.3% YoY to Rs.1503.4cr. This coupled with lower interest cost and higher other income led to...

in the financing business (Bajaj Finance), life insurance (Bajaj Life Insurance), general insurance (Bajaj General Insurance) and securities business. Consistent, faster business growth and profitability remain in focus momentum sustaining and improvement in life insurance profitability, while general insurance remained subdued. Consolidated revenue grew 11% YoY to 37,403 crore. NBFC AUM rose 24% YoY to 4,62,261 crore, with PAT from lending up 22% YoY to 4,876 crore, reflecting robust disbursement and broadly stable asset quality (GNPA at 1.24%, NNPA at 0.6%). In GI premium grew 9% YoY to...

In Q2 FY26, Bajaj Finance continued to demonstrate robust business growth.
The company booked 12.2 million new loans during the quarter, up 26% from 9.7 million in Q2 FY25. The customer franchise expanded to 110.6 million as of 30 September 2025, compared to 92.1 million a year earlier, marking a 20% increase, with an addition of 4.13 million customers during the quarter.

Asian Paints (APNT) reported a 6% YoY growth in consolidated revenue (base -5%), with standalone sales up 6% YoY, marking growth after six consecutive quarters of decline.

Bajaj Auto’s consolidated revenue from operations grew 18.8% YoY (+19.8% QoQ) to INR 1,57,347 Mn, beating our estimates, led by broad-based strength across exports, premium motorcycles, and commercial vehicles. Export volumes surged 24% YoY, delivering the highest-ever quarterly export revenue, aided by strong traction in LATAM, Asia, and Africa, with notable contributions from Colombia, Mexico, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines.

TPWR’s consolidated EBITDA/adj. PAT came in at INR33b/INR9.2b, below our estimates by 12%/13%. The weakness in results was largely attributable to Mundra plant shutdown in 2Q, which offset the stronger performance at Odisha distribution and the solid ramp-up at TP Solar on a YoY basis.

Well poised to see significant recovery in explosives & exports/overseas segment: With market leading share of ~25% in domestic industrial explosives market, we believe that company is well poised to grow steadily led by healthy demand prospects from segments like mining, housing and infrastructure. Though domestic explosives segment remained muted during the quarter, we expect recovery going ahead led by healthy demand from housing, infra and mining sectors. With an order backlog of 1600+ crore in explosives and stable raw material prices, we expect ~14%...

Bosch’s(BOS) 2QFY26 PAT at INR5.5b was in line with our estimates. The mobility business was the key growth driver in 2Q, having posted 14% YoY growth, while the non-mobility segment posted a 17% decline.

In H1FY26, VNB rose 14% YoY to Rs. 2,750cr, with VNB margin at 27.8% (vs 26.8% in H1FY25), led by steady protection growth, favourable product mix and stronger 13th-month persistency at 87.1% vs 86.4%, reflecting improved policy...

*over or under performance to benchmark index In Q2FY26, ITC's standalone revenue declined 2.7% YoY to Rs. 19,148cr, due to a sharp drop in agri business exports. However, core segmentscigarettes and...

We maintain our BUY rating on the stock.