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Monday, May 18, 2026

18/05/26, Stocks to Watch Today, May 18: Indian equities are set to remain in focus on Monday as a mix of strong Q4 earnings and key corporate announcements drives stock-specific action.

Tata Steel, Godfrey Phillips, ITC Hotels and SAIL reported robust profit growth, while Balrampur Chini and Delhivery showed mixed performance. Among corporate updates, HFCL secured an overseas order, IRFC set an ambitious lending target, and Coal India's MCL listing plan received approval, alongside key developments from Vodafone Idea, Adani Ports and UNO Minda.

Here's the full list of stocks to watch in today's trading session:

Stocks to Watch Today

Stocks in focus	Why in focus today?
Tata Steel	Profit More Than Doubles
Balrampur Chini	Profit Declines Despite Revenue Growth
Godfrey Phillips	Earnings See Sharp Rise
ITC Hotels	Strong Quarter Performance
SAIL	Profit Jumps Nearly 47%
Delhivery	Profit Remains Steady
HFCL	Bags Overseas Optical Fibre Order
IRFC	Targets Rs 1 Lakh Crore Sanctions
Signature Global	Rs 3,500 Crore Expansion Plan
Adani Ports	Acquires Maritime Stake
Vodafone Idea	Plans Rs 4,730 Crore Fundraise
UNO Minda	EV Powertrain Facility
Coal India	MCL Listing Approved

Q4 Update

Tata Steel

Profit More Than Doubles

Tata Steel reported a massive 146.9 per cent jump in quarterly profit to Rs 2,965 crore compared to Rs 1,200.9 crore last year. Revenue also posted healthy growth, rising 12.5 per cent year-on-year to Rs 63,270.1 crore.

Balrampur Chini

Profit Declines Despite Revenue Growth

Balrampur Chini Mills posted a 30 per cent fall in consolidated net profit to Rs 159.56 crore during the January-March quarter. However, the company's total income increased 7 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1,616.23 crore.

Godfrey Phillips

Earnings See Sharp Rise

Godfrey Phillips delivered strong quarterly numbers with profit surging 86.7 per cent to Rs 521.4 crore from Rs 279.3 crore a year ago. Revenue also witnessed solid growth, increasing 13.6 per cent to Rs 1,787.3 crore.

ITC Hotels

Strong Quarter Performance

ITC Hotels posted a 23 per cent increase in profit at Rs 315.9 crore compared to Rs 256.9 crore last year. Revenue rose 18.2 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1,253.7 crore.

SAIL

Profit Jumps Nearly 47 per cent

Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) reported a sharp 46.6 per cent rise in quarterly profit to Rs 1,835.5 crore from Rs 1,252 crore a year earlier. Revenue also grew 5.1 per cent year-on-year to Rs 30,813.5 crore.

Delhivery

Profit Remains Steady

Logistics major Delhivery reported a marginal decline in net profit to Rs 72.39 crore in the March quarter against Rs 72.55 crore a year ago. The company's total income stood at Rs 2,909 crore.

Corporate Update

HFCL

Bags Overseas Optical Fibre Order

Telecom equipment maker HFCL has secured an overseas order worth USD 11.07 million, approximately Rs 106 crore, for the supply of optical fibre cables.

IRFC

Targets Rs 1 Lakh Crore Loan Sanctions

Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) has set an ambitious target of crossing Rs 1 lakh crore in loan sanctions during the current financial year.

Signature Global

Rs 3,500 Crore Expansion Plan

Real estate developer Signature Global plans to invest around Rs 3,500 crore this fiscal year on land acquisitions in Gurugram and construction activities.

Adani Ports

Subsidiary Acquires Maritime Stake

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone announced that its subsidiary, Adani Harbour International FZCO, will acquire a 51 per cent stake in Meridian Transportes Marítimos SA.

Vodafone Idea

Plans Rs 4,730 Crore Fundraise

Telecom operator Vodafone Idea plans to raise Rs 4,730 crore from a Singapore-based entity linked to promoter Aditya Birla Group.

UNO Minda

To Set Up EV Powertrain Facility

Auto components maker UNO Minda will establish a greenfield manufacturing facility for electric four-wheeler powertrains in Maharashtra. The company plans to invest Rs 550 crore in the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar plant.

Coal India

DIPAM Clears MCL Listing Plan

DIPAM has approved the listing of Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India, through a fresh equity issue. The proposal also includes the disinvestment of up to 25 per cent of Coal India's stake in MCL via a public offering in domestic markets.

Source:EconomicTimes

(Disclaimer: The above article is meant for informational purposes only, and should not be considered as any investment advice. We suggest its readers/investors to consult their financial advisors before making any money-related decisions.)

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Trade Cycles

The four important features of Trade Cycle are (i) Recovery, (ii) Boom, (iii) Recession, and (iv) Depression!

The trades cycle or business cycle are cyclical fluctuations of an economy. A full trade cycle has got four phases: (i) Recovery, (ii) Boom, (iii) Recession, and (iv) depression. The upward phase of a trade cycle or prosperity is divided into two stages—recovery and boom, and the downward phase of a trade cycle is also divided into two stages—recession and depression.

Phases of Trade Cycle:

The phases of trade cycle are explained with a diagram:

(1) Recovery:

In the early period of recovery, entrepreneurs increase the level of investment which in turn increases employment and income. Employment increases purchasing power and this leads to an increase in demand for consumer goods.

As a result, demand for goods will press upon their supply and it shall, thereby, lead to a rise in prices. The demand for consumer’s goods shall encourage the demand for producer’s goods.

The rise in prices shall depend upon the gestation period of investment. The longer the period of investment, the higher shall be the price rise. The rise of prices shall bring about a change in the distribution of income. Rent, wages, interest do not rise in the same proportion as prices.

Consequently, the margin of profit improves. The wholesale prices rise more than retail prices. The prices of raw materials rise more than the prices of semi-finished goods and the prices of semi-finished goods use more than the prices of finished goods.

(2) Boom:

The rate of investment increases still further. Owing to the spread of a wave of optimism in business, the level of production increases and the boom gathers momentum. More investment is possible only through credit creation. During a period of boom, the economy surpasses the level of full employment and enters a stage of over full employment.

(3) Recession:

The orders for raw materials are reduced on the onset of a recession. The rate of investment in producers’ goods industries and housing construction declines. Liquidity preference rises in society and owing to a contraction of money supply, the prices falls. A wave of pessimism spreads in business and those markets which were sometime before sellers markets become buyer’s markets now.

(4) Depression:

The main feature of a depression is a general fall in economic activity. Production, employment and income decline. The prices fall and the main factor responsible for it is, a fall in the purchasing power.

The distribution of national income changes. As the costs are rigid in nature, the margin of profit declines. Machines are not used to their full capacity in factories, because effective demand is much less. The prices of finished goods fall less than the prices of raw materials.

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..BANKING TERMINOLOGY

There are various types of Banks: PSU Banks, Private Banks, Co-operative/Regional Banks, Small Finance Banks and Foreign Banks. When you deposit money in a bank, let's say the bank gives you an interest rate of 4%. But when the bank lends out this money, they lend it out at say, 12%. The difference of 8% in the above scenario is effectively the profit of the bank! The loans that do not pay interest for 90 days are known as Non-performing Assets. Banks have to provide for such bad loans. Structure of a Bank Asset for a Bank: The asset portion of a bank's capital includes cash, government securities, and interest-earning loans (e.g., mortgages, letters of credit, and inter-bank loans). Liabilities for a Bank: The bank's main liabilities are its capital (including cash reserves and, often, subordinated debt) and deposits. The latter may be from domestic or foreign sources (corporations and firms, private individuals, other banks, and even governments). Banks are required to maintain Liquidity with the Reserve Bank of India: SLR (Statutory Liquidity Ratio): It is the money a bank needs to preserve in the form of cash, gold or government Bonds before providing credit customers. This limitation is added by RBI on banks to make funds available to customers on-demand at your earliest convenience. Banks are required to maintain SLR at 18%. CRR (Cash Reserve Ratio): Banks are required to hold a certain proportion of their deposits in the form of cash. Banks don’t hold these as cash with themselves, but deposit such amounts with RBI / currency chests. CRR rate is at 4.5% currently. Repo Rate: The rate at which the RBI lends short-term money to the banks. The RBI through its Monetary Policy committee changes the repo rate to balance growth and Inflation. Reverse Repo rate: The rate at which banks park their short-term excess liquidity with the RBI. Now let us understand various terminologies for Banks Net Interest Income (NII): This is the spread the bank makes on its lending. It is calculated as Interest Income – Interest Expended Net Interest Margin (NIM): This is the spread the bank makes on its lending. It is the earning which is left after deducting the cost paid to depositors from its yields on Loans. This is denoted in % terms. The formula is Yield on Loans – Cost of funds Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR): The capital adequacy ratio (CAR) is a measure of a bank's available capital expressed as a percentage of a bank's risk-weighted credit exposures. Essentially, it is the Capital that is available to lend. Tier I Capital – In simple words this capital is freely available with the bank to lend out. Tier II Capital- This is the capital tied up somewhere and is less freely available to lend. In case of an adverse event, the bank can use this capital to lend. Under Basel III norms, a bank’s tier 1+tier 2 capital must be a minimum of 8% of its risk-weighted holdings. The minimum capital adequacy ratio, also including the capital conservation buffer, is 10.5%. Current Account Saving Account (CASA)- There is no interest paid on the Current Account and a small interest rate is paid on a savings account. The combination of both is called CASA which shows the liabilities of the bank on which it pays relatively less interest. Deposits: Bank deposits are a savings product that customers can use to hold an amount of money at a bank for a specified length of time. In return, the financial institution will pay the customer the relevant amount of interest, based on how much they choose to deposit and for how long. Now let us come to NPA. Gross NPA (GNPA): It is the total loans on which no payment has been paid for 90 days or more. GNPA % is usually shown in each Bank’s quarterly results. The percentage is basically the GNPA amount as a % of the total advances. Slippages: Slippages denote the fresh amount of loans that have turned bad in a year. The slippage ratio of a bank is calculated as Fresh accretion of NPAs during the year /Total standard assets at the beginning of the year multiplied by 100. Provisioning Coverage Ratio (PCR): This is the ratio of provisioning to GNPA and indicates the extent of funds a bank has kept aside to cover loan losses. For Instance, a company has GNPAs of Rs 100 and they have set aside 50 Rs, then the PCR is 50%. Net NPA (NNPA): The total figure left after deducting provisions made for bad loans from GNPA. (GNPA – Provisions+upgrades/writeoffs = NNPA) Special Mention Account (SMA) SMA-0 is a category in which stress with respect to the principal and interest has remained overdue for a period of 0 to 30 days. SMA-1 is a category in which stress with respect to the principal and interest has remained overdue for a period of 30-60 days. SMA-2 is a category in which stress with respect to the principal and interest has remained overdue for a period of 60-90 days

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Monday, May 18, 2026

18/05/26, Stocks to Watch Today, May 18: Indian equities are set to remain in focus on Monday as a mix of strong Q4 earnings and key corporate announcements drives stock-specific action.

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18/05/26, SAIL Share Price: State-owned steel maker SAIL on Friday, May 15, posted an over 42 per cent rise in standalone net profit to Rs 1,680 crore during the March quarter of FY26, citing higher revenues.

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