India Movers: Alok Industries, D B Corp, Digicontent, Khaitan Chemicals, Wipro, Vinyl Chemicals, ICICI Lombard, Aether Industries

Arun Goswami
08 Apr, 2025
Mumbai

Alok Industries Limited rose 2% to ₹15.25 despite the textile manufacturer reporting a 31% decline in revenue and a net loss expanded in the December quarter.

Consolidated revenue declined to ₹870.6 crore from ₹1,253 crore, net loss expanded to ₹273 crore from ₹229.9 crore, and diluted losses per share advanced to 55 paisa from 46 paisa a year ago.

D B Corp Ltd. gained 2.5% to ₹227.25 despite the newspaper publishing a report of a marginal decline in net income and revenue in the December quarter.

Consolidated revenue declined to ₹655.6 crore from ₹664.7 crore, after-tax profit decreased to ₹118.2 crore from ₹124 crore, and diluted earnings per share fell to ₹6.63 from ₹6.95 a year ago.

Digicontent Limited fell 3.3% to ₹38 despite the digital content company's net income swinging to a profit in the December quarter.

Consolidated revenue advanced to ₹111.7 crore from ₹108.6 crore, net income swung to a profit of ₹6.6 crore from a loss of ₹5.5 crore, and diluted earnings per share rose to an income of ₹1.13 from a loss of 10 paise a year ago.

Wipro Limited jumped 0.7% to ₹244.55 after the tech services company reported a 25% rise in its earnings in the latest quarter.

Consolidated revenue advanced to ₹2,332.3 crore from ₹2,280.3 crore, net income jumped to ₹336.7 crore from ₹270.1 crore, and diluted earnings per share rose to ₹3.20 from ₹2.58 a year ago.

The company's board recommended a final dividend of ₹6 per share.

Vinyl Chemicals (India) Ltd. rose 3.4% to ₹275.25 despite the chemical trading company reporting a 29% decline in profit in the December quarter.

Consolidated revenue declined to ₹149.4 crore from ₹159.7 crore, after-tax profit decreased to ₹5 crore from ₹7 crore, and diluted earnings per share fell to ₹2.74 from ₹3.79 a year ago.

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd. advanced 0.4% to ₹1,751.20 after the insurance company reported a 68% jump in its earnings in the December quarter.

Consolidated revenue advanced to ₹5,882.8 crore from ₹5,004.2 crore, net income jumped to ₹724.1 crore from ₹431.5 crore, and diluted earnings per share rose to ₹14.48 from ₹8.73 a year ago.

Aether Industries Limited increased 1% to ₹814.25 after the maker of specialty and intermediate chemicals reported a two-and-a-half-fold increase in earnings in the December quarter.

Consolidated revenue increased to ₹233.3 crore from ₹166.6 crore, after-tax profit jumped to ₹433.9 crore from ₹174.3 crore, and diluted earnings per share rose to ₹3.27 from ₹1.32 a year ago.

Khaitan Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd. inched higher 1.8% to ₹47.14 after the fertilizer maker reported a 55% increase in revenue and net income swung to a profit in the December quarter.

Consolidated revenue advanced to ₹199 crore from ₹128.3 crore, net income swung to a profit of ₹12.6 crore from a loss of ₹27 crore, and diluted earnings per share rose to an income of ₹1.29 from a loss of ₹2.78 a year ago.