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“Our NPA ratios have improved tremendously from year to year and quarter to quarter it has stabilised or maybe shown a slight improvement. We hope that that improvement will continue in the future. Wwe must also remember that some of the OTRs that we had done last year had come for billing and some of it also become NPA this quarter.”

Silver also gained Rs 35 to Rs 55,467 per kg from Rs 55,432 per kg in the previous trade."Spot gold prices for 24-carat gold in Delhi were up by Rs 20 per 10 grams supported by weak COMEX gold prices," said Tapan Patel, Senior Analyst (Commodities) at HDFC Securities.

“IT earnings have not seen much of a cut. I do not know if we will see it in the next six months, but expectations are quite modest at about 8% to 10% growth. As far as the rest of the market is concerned, we are expecting strong earnings as well about 20% on a quarterly basis for Q1 FY23 and 30% for Nifty.”

Global brokerage Nomura said 4G rollouts and the Reliance Jio launch had led to the Indian telecom industry consolidating from 12+ operators to a 3+1 market structure. "Now, with the upcoming 5G rollouts, we think Bharti and R-Jio’s market share gains could likely accelerate further at Vi’s expense and India’s telecom market could end up as a virtual duopoly. Bharti remains our preferred pick among listed Indian telcos," it said.

“Overall, there is a fair bit of stress on the household budgets, and we are beginning to see that percolate through even for some parts of life insurance especially on term insurance because from the basket of goods that people want to buy out of their savings, this also fights for its share of voice and that is clearly coming through.”

The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 1356.9 and a 52-week low of Rs 923.5.

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The legal cigarette industry has been severely impacted by smuggled and tax-avoided products over the years and a relatively stable tax regime is expected to enable the industry to claw back volumes over time, it said.

A slew of upbeat U.S. corporate earnings reports overnight also aided global investor sentiment.In Europe, however, chipmaker ASML Holding slid 4.2% as signs of a slowdown in consumer markets saw investors look past a profit rise from record new bookings.

The Nikkei share average jumped 2.67% to 27,680.26 in its biggest daily gain since May 13. The index rose for the fifth session in a row and posted its highest close since June 10. The broader Topix advanced 2.29% to 1,946.44.U.S. stocks closed sharply higher on Tuesday as more companies joined big banks in reporting earnings that beat forecasts, offering respite to investors worried about higher inflation and a tightening Fed denting the corporate bottomline.