Global Markets Surge as India Awaits Earnings Influx; Bulls Roar on FII-DII Buys, Corporate Giants Deliver Big Beats & Bold Moves

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 FII and DII Trading Activity May 7, 2025 in Cash market: 
FIIs: Net Buy of ₹2,585.86 crore
DIIs: Net Buy of ₹2,378.49 crore

 Results Today: 
Larsen & Toubro, Titan Company, Asian Paints, Britannia Industries, Bharat Forge, Biocon, Escorts Kubota, Union Bank of India, Canara Bank, Aarti Industries, Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals, Dilip Buildcon, IIFL Finance, Jindal Stainless, Kalyan Jewellers India, Multi Commodity Exchange of India, Pidilite Industries, REC, and Zee Entertainment Enterprises will announce their quarterly earnings on May 8.

 Post Market Earnings Announcements 

 Coal India Q4 (Consolidated YoY): 
- Profit grows 12% to Rs 9,604 crore Vs Rs 8,572.1 crore
- Revenue falls 1% to Rs 37,824.5 crore Vs Rs 38,213.5 crore
- Board recommends final dividend of Rs 5.15 per share for FY25
- The company signed a non-binding agreement with AM Green Ammonia for supplying renewable power to AM Green’s green ammonia project in Kandla.
 Voltas Q4 (Consolidated YoY) 
- Profit zooms 107% to Rs 241 crore Vs Rs 116.4 crore
- Revenue grows 13.4% to Rs 4,767.6 crore Rs 4,203 crore
- Board recommends dividend of Rs 7 per share
 United Breweries Q4 (Standalone YoY): 
- Profit increases 20.5% to Rs 97.4 crore Vs Rs 80.8 crore
- Revenue grows 8.9% to Rs 2,321.4 crore Vs Rs 2,131.5 crore
- Board recommends dividend of Rs 10 per share
 Tata Chemicals Q4 (Consolidated YoY): 
- Loss narrows to Rs 56 crore Vs loss of Rs 850 crore
- Revenue rises 1% to Rs 3,509 crore Vs Rs 3,475 crore
- Board recommends dividend of Rs 11 per share for FY25
- Board approves fund raising up to Rs 200 crore via issuance of NCDs
Symphony Q4 (Consolidated YoY): 
- Profit zooms 64.6% to Rs 79 crore Vs Rs 48 crore
- Revenue soars 47% to Rs 488 crore Vs Rs 332 crore
- Board recommends final dividend of Rs 8 per share
 Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers Q4 (YoY): 
- Profit spikes 231.2% to Rs 16 crore Vs Rs 4.8 crore
- Revenue declines 1.6% to Rs 773.8 crore Vs Rs 786.4 crore
 Sonata Software Q4 (Consolidated QoQ): 
- Profit rises 2.4% to Rs 107.5 crore Vs Rs 105 crore
- Revenue falls 8% to Rs 2,617.2 crore Vs Rs 2,842.8 crore
- Board recommends final dividend of Rs 4.40 per share
 Satin Creditcare Network Q4 (Standalone YoY): 
- Profit sinks 67.2% to Rs 41 crore Vs Rs 125.3 crore
- Net interest income declines 10% to Rs 324.2 crore Vs Rs 359.7 crore
 Somany Ceramics Q4 (Consolidated YoY): 
- Profit drops 30.7% to Rs 21.3 crore Vs Rs 30.8 crore
- Revenue grows 4.3% to Rs 769 crore Vs Rs 737.5 crore
 Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Q4 (YoY): 
- Profit increases 31.2% to Rs 206 crore Vs Rs 157 crore
- Gross premiums written jumps 18.1% to Rs 2,078.7 crore Vs Rs 1,759.4 crore
- Net premium written rises 21% to Rs 1,672.1 crore Vs Rs 1,381.9 crore
- Underwriting profit falls 12.2% to Rs 57.6 crore Vs Rs 65.6 crore
- Operating profit tanked 43% YoY to Rs 94.9 crore Vs Rs 166.8 crore
 Blue Star Q4 (Consolidated YoY): 
- Profit grows 20.6% to Rs 193.6 crore Vs Rs 160.5 crore
- Revenue jumps 20.8% to Rs 4,019 crore Vs Rs 3,327.8 crore
- Board recommends final dividend of Rs 9 per share
- Blue Star re-appoints Vir S Advani as Chairman & Managing Director for five years effective April 1, 2026
 Dabur India Q4 (Consolidated YoY): 
- Profit falls 8.3% to Rs 312.7 crore Vs Rs 341.2 crore
- Revenue increases 0.6% to Rs 2,830.1 crore Vs Rs 2,814.6 crore

Key Corporate Developments and Updates

 Kfin Technologies: General Atlantic PE is likely to offload around 6% of the company’s total outstanding shares through block deals, as per CNBC-TV18 sources.
 Astral: Completed the acquisition of a 100% equity stake in Al-Aziz Plastics.
 Nazara Technologies: Received approval from NCLT Mumbai for its resolution plan to acquire Smaaash Entertainment.
 Mahindra and Mahindra: In April 2025, production increased by 20.3% year-on-year to 85,925 units. Sales rose 17.7% to 80,789 units, while exports surged 82% to 3,381 units.
 Suven Pharmaceuticals: Renamed itself to Cohance Lifesciences.
 Reliance Industries: Reliance Jio added 21.74 lakh users in March 2025, up from 17.65 lakh in February.
 Bharti Airtel: Added 12.50 lakh subscribers in March 2025, down from 15.93 lakh in February.
 Vodafone Idea: Lost 5.41 lakh users in March 2025, a larger drop compared to 20,720 users lost in February.
 Lupin: Launched Eslicarbazepine Acetate Tablets for partial-onset seizures after receiving U.S. FDA approval. The product has estimated annual U.S. sales of $395 million.
 Techno Electric: Launched a new subsidiary, Techno Digital Infra, to invest $1 billion in developing a 250 MW nationwide network of hyperscale and edge data centers.
 Jindal Drilling: Secured a three-year ONGC contract for rig Jindal Explorer at an Effective Day Rate of $35,138.71. The current contract ends in Q1 FY26, and the new one begins in Q3 FY26.

 Stock Trades Ex-Date for Rights 
Trans India House Impex
 Stock Trades Ex-Date for Split 
Rajasthan Tube Manufacturing Company
 Stocks Trade Ex-Dividend 
Gravita India, Oracle Financial Services Software
 Stock Trades Ex-Date for Income Distribution RITES,
Brookfield India Real Estate Trust REIT
 Stocks in F&O ban 
Central Depository Services, Manappuram Finance, RBL Bank

Source: Moneycontrol, NDTVPROFIT, NSE India, Investing.com