Hindustan Unilever posted its strongest volume growth in 15 quarters in Q4 results that beat analyst estimates, signaling a meaningful pickup in consumer demand for its everyday goods. Volume growth, the number of units sold, stripped of price effects, is a cleaner read on actual demand, and the 15-quarter high suggests shoppers are buying more, not just paying more. HUL also declared a final dividend of Rs 22 per share, pending board approval, with a record date of June 23. Investors holding shares on that date will be eligible for the payout. The results place HUL among the early signals of rural and urban consumption recovery in India, given its wide reach across soaps, detergents, foods, and personal care. The beat against estimates is likely to support near-term sentiment on the broader FMCG sector, where volume trends had been sluggish for several quarters. Watch for management commentary on input cost trends and rural demand outlook.
Indian startups raised $5.2 billion across 501 deals in H1 2026, down 9% in value but up 7% in deal count year-on-year, per the Inc42 Indian Tech Startup Funding Report. The drop is driven by fewer mega-rounds, while AI funding surged 317% and growth-stage deal activity hit a multi-year high.
The BSE Sensex fell 893 points and the Nifty 50 shed 279 points on June 30, 2026, wiping out roughly Rs 6 lakh crore in investor wealth in a single session. Both indices dropped 1.16%, closing at 76,200.68 and 23,824.10 respectively.
Kotak Mahindra Bank shares fell nearly 3% to Rs 397.6 after CEO Ashok Vaswani announced plans to exit the bank. Investor concern now centres on succession timing and whether the bank's ongoing digital and deposit-growth strategy will stay on track.
South Korea's Kospi dropped 3% at Monday's open while Japan's Nikkei fell 1%, as escalating US-Iran conflict triggered a broad risk-off move across Asian markets. South Korea's heavy reliance on Middle East oil imports makes it especially vulnerable to geopolitical shocks of this kind.
