Consumption stocks dragged the indices lower, following a mixed set of earnings from Asian Paints and Titan, with Asian ...

Nifty turns choppy post 23,800, with smallcap stocks surging nearly 2%. Broader markets are catching up after recent underperformance, while sectoral indices like banks and metals lead the charge.

Among consumer stocks, Asian Paints Ltd and Titan Co Ltd tumbled over 3 percent each after both companies reported earnings that fell short of analysts’ estimates. Nestlé India Ltd and Hindustan ...

Its operating margin were squeezed to 17.5% from 17.9% in previous quarter and 20.1% from a year ago. Without the investments ...