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​As for what the consumer should do now, the welcome relief is that now that upward trajectory has kind of come to a standstill, so for the next few months we do not see this interest rate going up and this again is like individual decision, it basically depends on what is the stage of the loan of that individual customer.

​And we see that in the last few months there has been some level of stabilization in the inflation rates. And we expect that inflation should be at around 5.1% by the end of this financial year.

The Nifty Pharma index closed 1.07 per cent up at 12993.75.

Maharashtra Scooters has topped the list of Indian companies with the highest EBITDA margins of at least 50% in FY23. The company reported an EBITDA margin of 89.5% with 11.5% growth in sales and 36.84% profit growth in the same year. Other companies in the list include SJVN, Nesco, Adani Green Energy, The Phoenix Mills, Gujarat Pipavav Port, among others. Analysts predict sustained earnings growth in sectors such as autos and cement due to falling input commodity costs. However, most sectors saw downgrades during the Q4 results season.

Vodafone Idea shares soared over 7% on the NSE after reports suggested that it is poised to receive a likely infusion of INR 14,000 crore in equity as part of its business revival plan. Sources suggest that Aditya Birla Group and Vodafone Group will invest INR 2,000 crore as fresh equity in the company while the promoters will work with the company to raise another INR 7,000 crore from external investors. Economic Times reported that Vodafone Idea is planning to make a total equity investment of INR 14,000 crore in the near future in an effort to revive the business.

MRF became the first-ever stock on Dalal Street to cross the Rs 1 lakh mark. With this, MRF is the stock with the highest price tag.

​I do not think we are seeing that many price cuts going ahead. So we could see expansion of the operating profit margins as well. And that in turn leads to higher return on capital employed and that in turn justifies higher price to earnings multiples.

​PCBL, incorporated in the year 1960, is a Small Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 5726.11 Crore) operating in Tyres sector.

Benchmark indices in the US and India have reached fresh 1-year highs ahead of the outcome of the US Federal Reserve meeting. Data released on inflation indicates the country experienced the smallest increase in inflation in more than two years in May, leading to increased confidence in the potential for a rate hike pause by the Fed. While a Fed rate action is not expected to strongly influence the market, forecasts for interest rates in the coming months will be key. The rate tightening cycle may not yet have concluded, following recent hikes in Australia and Canada.

​The balance sheets of most QSR companies also are in solid form so which means that they can keep on adding to the distribution network without too much of a burden or even taking on debt, for that matter they have free cash to support any expansion.