Analysts have cut earnings growth forecast but see the stocks giving up to 34.4 per cent (Muthoot) and 58.7 per cent (Manappuram) returns on attractive valuation
Stock market LIVE: The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices gained 0.6 per cent and 1.1 per cent, respectively. Realty and auto shares rallied, while metal stocks declined in trade on Tuesday
Gold loan finance company Muthoot Finance Ltd (MFIN) on Wednesday reported a 22 per cent jump in standalone profit after tax at Rs 996 crore for the three months to March 2021.
Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Resources Ltd's sweetened offer to buy back 17.5 per cent share in its Indian flagship firm was subscribed 57.5 per cent, helping it raise its stake to about 65 per cent
Gold loans had boomed over the past year as small businesses tried to revive themselves from lockdowns by pledging family jewelry that's a staple of almost all Indian households
MG George Muthoot, the chairman of Muthoot Finance which is the largest gold loan NBFC in the country, passed away this evening in his New Delhi home after a fall, according to the family.