EOD Update

》 January trade deficit $14.73 bn  s $15.67 bn year ago. Exports at $26.36 bln, up 3.7% on yea

》  January oil imports at $11.24 bn Vs $10.67 bn (MoM), Jan non-oil imports at $29.85 bn Vs $30.33 bn (MoM)

》  January iron & steel imports at $1.52 bn Vs $1.43 bn (MoM) Petroleum products exports at $3.21 bn Vs $4.21 bn (MoM) Engg goods exports at $6.51 bn Vs $7.16 bn (MoM)

》 SEC & DOJ asks company to pay $28 million fine for violating FCPA rules related  to real estate permits in India.

》 ONGC Posts Rs 8,263 Crore Profit In December Quarter

Analysts on average had expected a profit of Rs 7,371 crore rupees, according to Refinitiv data.

》 Eveready Industries posts multi-fold dip in Q3 net to Rs 19.71 lakh

》 Government Considering GST Relief For Real Estate Sector: Piyush Goyal

Under-construction houses currently attract 12 per cent GST and 6 per cent stamp duty and registration.

》 NBCC Q3 profit rises 26% to Rs 77.74 crore

The total standalone income from operations for the December 2018 quarter stood at Rs 1,651.62 crore.

》 Glenmark Q3 profit up 11% to Rs 116 crore

Consolidated revenue stood at Rs 2,555.04 crore against Rs 2,203.66 crore in the year-ago period.

》 Nestle India Posts Rs 342 Crore Profit In December Quarter

Profit came in at Rs 342 crore ($48.11 million) in the three months ended December 31, compared with Rs 312 crore a year earlier.

》 Government Hikes Minimum Selling Price Of Sugar

The centre has hiked the minimum selling price (MSP) of sugar by Rs 2 per kg to Rs 31, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said.

》 Tata Tele Q3 loss narrows to Rs 409 crore

The companys total revenue in the fiscal third quarter fell over 25% on-year to Rs 324.31 crore.

》 JK Tyre Q3 net surges over two-fold to Rs 27 cr

Revenue from operations rose to Rs 2,730.77 crore as compared to Rs 2,123.24 crore in the same period previous fiscal.