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January 05, 2026

DMart shares slide over 1% as after company’s Q2 update disappoints Street

Shares of Avenue Supermarts, the operator of DMart retail stores, slid 1.5% to their day’s low of Rs 3,666 on the BSE on Monday, January 5, following the company’s provisional update for the third quarter ended December 31, 2025. The Radhakishan Damani-led company reported a 13% year-on-year increase in its standalone revenue from operations.The company’s revenue rose to Rs 17,613 crore from Rs 15,565 crore in the same quarter last year. This update was part of DMart’s Q3 disclosures, and the revenue figure remains provisional, subject to changes in the final earnings announcement.During the quarter under review, DMart’s total store count stood at 442.The update follows a performance in the previous quarters where the company had posted a 4% year-on-year increase in net profit fo

January 05, 2026

HDFC Bank shares slip 1% on Q3 business update. Check details

Shares of India’s biggest private lender HDFC Bank slipped as much as 1.5% to their intraday low of Rs 986.75 on the BSE on Monday, January 5, after the lender released its Q3 FY26 business update, reporting steady year-on-year growth in advances and deposits during the December 2025 quarter.The bank’s average advances under management for the quarter stood at Rs 28.64 lakh crore, reflecting a growth of around 9% over Rs 26.28 lakh crore in the corresponding quarter last year. Advances under management include loans grossed up for inter-bank participation certificates, bills rediscounted, and securitisation or assignment.On a period-end basis, advances under management were approximately Rs 29.46 lakh crore as of December 31, 2025, marking a 9.8% increase over Rs 26.84 lakh crore as of

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