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Sectors in Focus

Major Corporate Developments This Week

ORDERS / PROJECTS / BUSINESS WINS

1. Interarch – Company received Rs 130 crore order.
2. Euphoria Infotech – Company bags ₹17.83 Cr IoT Project from Webel Tech.
3. Indofast – Company will set up a network of 23 battery swapping stations along the Mumbai Metro Aqua Line 3 corridor under a partnership with MMRCL.
4. Lloyds Engineering Works – Company entered into purchase agreement with Material Works.
5. GMR Airports – GMR Aero Cargo and Logistics announced the launch of India’s first-of-its-kind airside reefer truck at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport.
6. Indian Hotels – Company announced its foray into Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, with the signing of a 100-key Greenfield Ginger hotel.

RESULTS / EARNINGS & GUIDANCE (High Impact)

1. Godrej Properties – Q3 booking value ₹8,421 cr (+55% YoY).
2. Prestige Estates – Q3 pre-sales ₹4,184 cr (+39% YoY).
3. Infosys – CC revenue growth guidance raised to 3–3.5%.
4. Waaree Renewable – Net profit ₹120.2 cr vs ₹53.5 cr YoY.
5. Emmvee – Net profit ₹263.6 cr vs ₹99.2 cr YoY.
6. ICICI Prudential AMC – Net profit ₹917.1 cr vs ₹631.8 cr YoY.
7. HDB Financial Services – Net profit ₹643.9 cr vs ₹472.3 cr YoY.
8. Nuvoco – Returned to profitability; net profit ₹49.1 cr.
9. Tata Elxsi – Net profit at Rs 108.89 cr vs Rs 199.01 cr, Revenue at Rs 953.47 cr vs Rs 939.17 cr (YoY).

CORPORATE ACTIONS / STRATEGIC / POLICY

1. Thomas Cook (India) – Thomas Cook India signs MoU with the Government of Gujarat to boost and promote Gujarat’s domestic tourism.
2. Endurance – Company gets Maharashtra PSI-2019 mega project addendum with incentive eligibility raised to Rs 858.29 Cr (up Rs 252.26 Cr) via SGST refund and electricity duty exemption till September 2031.
3. NLC India – Company has signed a non-binding MoU with the Government of Gujarat for large-scale renewable energy projects.
4. Happy Forgings – Company leases 80 acres for solar power plant expansion.
5. Kirloskar Ferrous – Company informed that operations have resumed at its Maharashtra plant.
6. Oil upstream stocks – Brent crude continues to rise on geopolitical tensions.
7. Metal stocks – Silver, Gold and Copper continue to make new highs.

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🔹 Opportunity Cost:

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🔹 Time Cost:

Compounding needs time.

The longer your capital is tied up in a non-performing asset, the more you delay the wealth-creation journey.

🔹 Mental Cost:

Dead stocks drain emotional energy.

Constantly worrying about “when it will recover” prevents you from thinking objectively and acting decisively elsewhere.

🔹 Anchoring Bias:

Holding onto a loser often comes from the mental trap of wanting to "get back to your buy price," instead of reassessing whether the business still deserves your trust and capital.

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✅ Good investors are not attached to their past decisions.

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Investing isn't just about riding winners — it’s equally about cutting losers quickly.

Capital preservation and emotional discipline are the bedrock of long-term success.

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Letting go is not a weakness.

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