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6 min read | Updated on April 10, 2026, 08:19 IST
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Stocks to watch: TCS shares will be on investors' radar as the country's largest IT services company reported a 12.22% jump in its March quarter net profit to ₹13,718 crore on Thursday, supported by expanded profit margins.
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For fiscal year 2025-26, its profit after tax increased 1.35% to ₹49,210 crore compared to ₹48,553 crore in FY25.
Its Chief Executive and Managing Director K. Krithivasan said TCS is entering the new fiscal year with positive momentum on the back of new deal signings and asserted that a bulk of the headwinds it had experienced in the recent past are mostly behind.
Addressing an analyst call, Krithivasan said the impact of the West Asia crisis will be limited to the challenges faced by clients in the travel and transportation segment and those based in the Gulf region.
From a headcount perspective, the company added 2,356 jobs in Q4 to take the overall number of employees to 5,84,519 as of March 31, 2026, marking the first quarter of net addition after two consecutive quarters of decline.
In FY26, the overall base declined by 23,460 people.
“The board of directors of the company will be considering a proposal to buyback equity shares of the company and the matters necessary and incidental thereto, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, at its meeting scheduled to be held over April 15-16, 2026,” the company informed the stock exchange on April 9.
Flying Flea is the new 'city+ electric mobility' brand from Royal Enfield.
The Flying Flea C6 (FF.C6) is priced at ₹2.79 lakh (ex-showroom) and ₹1.99 lakh with the Battery-as-a-Service option, Eicher Motors said in a regulatory filing.
Eicher Motors Ltd Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer – Royal Enfield, B. Govindarajan, said the introduction of the Flying Flea C6 marks the company's "first step into electric motorcycling in our 125th year – a milestone that reflects both our legacy and our intent for new beginnings".
In a regulatory filing, the stock exchange said that the BSE Focused IT is a sector index that measures the performance of the 14 companies belonging to the information technology (IT) sector.
It added that the details regarding the launch and contract specifications will be notified via separate exchange circulars.
"FY2026 booking value grew 16% YoY to ₹34,171 crore. This was achieved through the sale of 17,515 units with a total area of 27 million sq. ft, a YoY volume growth of 5%. This is the highest-ever full-year booking value and volume announced by any listed real estate developer in India to date," it said.
Aaramnagar Realty LLP jointly holds the development rights to the land parcel in Aram Nagar, Versova, Mumbai.
The development spans a land area of approximately 6 acres and offers a total development potential of around 1.7 million square feet (RERA area), with an estimated Gross Development Value (GDV) of over ₹9,000 crore.
"If gold loan prices reduce or increase, that also has an impact. "So, on an overall basis, we have said earlier that we will continue to grow with the same kind of pace of around 30%," Rajesh Sharma, Managing Director of Capri Global Capital, told PTI.
He said the air-conditioning industry is currently facing a total cost impact of around 13%, comprising 5% from revised energy labelling norms and about 8% due to higher raw material prices.
"Out of this, the industry has already passed on about 5-6% to consumers, and another 5-7% increase is expected in April to offset the remaining impact," Girish Hingorani, vice president (marketing - unitary cooling products), said.
This rapid expansion has played a key role in driving Ather's growth across markets, improving accessibility and enabling the company to scale across both existing and new markets, the company said.
Ather said it has added over 350 new experience centres, effectively doubling its retail network from 351 centres in India as of March 31, 2025.
Over the past year, the company said, its expanded retail footprint has helped the company reach a much wider set of customers, contributing to its national market share rising to 18.7 per cent in March 2026, according to Vahan data.
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