Yukta Baid
Yukta Baid is a desk writer with one too many tabs open about personal finance, markets, and lifestyle. With three years of experience in broadcast and digital journalism, she's always asking questions about how we spend, save, feel, and function. She's an SIMC alumnus, and when out of office, you can find her cooking dishes you find at cafes, getting a tattoo, or solving crosswords.
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Vedanta Aluminium Shares Trade Higher After Initiations From Citi, Kotak
Vedanta Aluminium shares are trading 0.56% higher at 9:40 am, after trading as high as 2.93% to Rs 479 apiece. The stock is trading over 10% lower than its listing price of Rs 522.
- Thursday June 18, 2026
- Author: NDTV Profit Desk
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JSW Energy, Adani Energy In Focus: Jefferies Sees Opportunity In Power Stocks Despite Rich Valuations
Jefferies noted that the power sector is benefiting from a combination of demand-side and supply-side drivers. Electricity demand continues to be supported by factors such as data centre growth, renewable energy investments, electrification trends and the broader focus on energy security.
- Thursday June 18, 2026
- Author: Yukta Baid
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Shyam Metalics Analyst Meet Takeaways: Over 2x EBITDA And Revenue Growth Targeted In Five Years
Shyam Metalics is targeting a sharp expansion in revenue and earnings over the next five years, prompting brokerages such as JM Financial and Jefferies to raise their price targets on the stock.
- Thursday June 18, 2026
- Author: Soumeet Sarkar, Yukta Baid
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Vedanta Aluminium Gets Double Initiations From Citi, Kotak — Check Reasons, Target Prices
Citi and Kotak Institutional Equities have initiated coverage with Buy ratings on Vedanta Aluminium, citing favourable aluminium market dynamics, a strong growth pipeline and improving cost efficiencies.
- Thursday June 18, 2026
- Author: NDTV Profit Desk
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Petrol, Diesel Prices On June 18 After US-Iran Deal Signing: Check New Rates In Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, And More
With the war coming to an end, brent crude prices have also declined sharply, erasing most of the war premium. However, the prices of petrol and diesel have remain unchanged on Thursday, June 18.
- Thursday June 18, 2026
- Author: NDTV Profit Desk
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Crude Oil Prices On June 18: Brent Continues Retreat To $78 After Trump Signs US-Iran Deal
Brent crude slipped below $78 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate traded near $76, extending a sharp pullback that has erased most of the gains triggered by the conflict earlier this year.
- Thursday June 18, 2026
- Author: Yukta Baid
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Your Bank Wants To Raise Your Credit Card Limit. Should You Agree Or Is It A Trap?
Experts generally recommend keeping utilisation below 30% of the total available limit. For example, if you have a combined credit limit of Rs 5 lakh across multiple cards, your outstanding balance should ideally remain below Rs 1.5 lakh.
- Wednesday June 17, 2026
- Author: Yukta Baid
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Dixon Tech Clarifies No Fresh Development In Proposed Vivo Partnership
The company said it had signed a binding term sheet with Vivo India in December 2024 to form a joint venture focused on original equipment manufacturing (OEM) of electronic products, including smartphones.
- Wednesday June 17, 2026
- Author: NDTV Profit Desk
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Paras Defence, MTAR Tech, HAL Shares Rally In Trade As India's Defence Production Touches All-Time High
Paras Defence emerged as the top gainer, surging 12.89%, followed by Astra Microwave Products, which advanced 7.72%, and MTAR Technologies, up 6.99%. Data Patterns gained 4.81%, while Bharat Dynamics rose 4.39%.
- Wednesday June 17, 2026
- Author: Yukta Baid
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ITR Filing 2026-27: Key Deadlines Salaried, Business And Audit Taxpayers Must Know
Taxpayers who miss the original ITR filing deadline can still submit their returns, but they may have to pay a late filing fee and interest on any outstanding tax amount.
- Wednesday June 17, 2026
- Edited by: Yukta Baid, Author: Personal Finance Desk
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POMIS vs SCSS: Which Is A Better Option for Retirees To Manage Cashflow Needs?
To earn a regular source of income, POMIS and SCSS are suitable, but one needs to be considered as a part of your core allocation and the other as a secondary bucket.
- Wednesday June 17, 2026
- Edited by: Yukta Baid, Author: Rounaq Neroy
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Goldman Sachs Lowers Brent Crude Forecast After Hormuz Deal But Flags Two-Sided Risks
Speaking to NDTV Profit on his report, Goldman Sachs' Santanu Sengupta talks about lowering oil price forecasts, and the risks that come into the picture.
- Wednesday June 17, 2026
- Author: Yukta Baid
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LG India Wins 'Outperform' Rating As CLSA's Consumer Durable Favourite. What's Driving The Optimism?
The brokerage said the company is positioned to be a key beneficiary of India's durable consumption upcycle, supported by increasing appliance penetration and a growing preference for premium products.
- Wednesday June 17, 2026
- Author: Yukta Baid
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NSE Likely To File DRHP Today For Long-Awaited IPO, Eyes Valuation Over Rs Five Lakh Crore
Sources said the NSE IPO offer size could be around 5% of the exchange's equity capital, well above SEBI's minimum public float requirement of 2.5% for companies valued above Rs 10,000 crore.
- Wednesday June 17, 2026
- Author: Nimitt Dixit
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Can A Game Help The Military? Pokemon Go's AI Scans Might Be Aiding US Forces' Drone Navigation: Report
Pokémon Go's in-game scans are now, nearly a decade later, at the centre of a debate about artificial intelligence, data ownership and the increasingly blurred line between consumer technology and military applications.
- Wednesday June 17, 2026
- Author: Yukta Baid