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Berger Paints India has crossed Rs 10,000 crore in sales and Rs 1,000 crore in profit in 2023-24 (Apr-Mar), helped by double-digit growth in sales volume and operating profit growing by nearly a fourth.

Honeywell Automation’s net profit for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, was reported at Rs 148.2 crore, up 32% YoY from Rs 112 crore for the same period a year ago. Ashish Gaikwad has resigned as MD and Atul Vinayak Pai has been appointed in his place.

MakeMyTrip reported a revenue of $ 782.5 million for financial 2024, up from $ 593 million in fiscal year 2023. The company posted a revenue of $ 202.9 million in the fourth quarter of financial year 2024, up from $ 148.5 million in quarter four of financial year 2023.

Snapping its three-day winning run, benchmark Sensex declined 118 points in a volatile trade on Wednesday due to selling in HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and TCS.

​​Realty firm Keystone Realtors Ltd on Wednesday reported a 60 per cent fall in consolidated net profit to Rs 30.68 crore for the March quarter while its FY24 profit rose 36.92 per cent to Rs 112.21 crore. Its net profit stood at Rs 76.59 crore in the year-ago period.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 56.99 points, or 0.14%, at the open to 39,615.10.

Cinema chain AMC dropped 14.3%, after surging 135% in the past two sessions, while video game retailer GameStop fell 9.8% after hitting its highest level since June 2021 on Tuesday. Trading in the retail investor darlings, the most actively traded NYSE stocks, were halted minutes after the market opened.

Drug firm Granules India on Wednesday reported 8 per cent increase in consolidated profit after tax at Rs 130 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024. The drug firm had posted a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 120 crore for January-March FY23.

Company plans to tap the ECB route for raising funds. Improved profitability has been accompanied by lower non-performing assets with net NPA ratio falling to 0.46% from 1.41% in fiscal 2022-23.

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