Key Takeaways
May 9, 2026 · 2 min read · By Rishabh Bhardwaj
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A broad set of Indian companies reported January, March 2026 quarter earnings on May 8, with results ranging from solid profit growth at State Bank of India and consumer names to widening losses at Urban Company and a profit dip at Hyundai India.
State Bank of India posted a 5.6% year-on-year rise in net profit for Q4, a steady if unspectacular gain for India's largest public-sector lender. Bank of Baroda and Niva Bupa Health Insurance also reported quarterly numbers, though specific figures were not immediately detailed. MCX, the commodity exchange, added to the financial-sector reporting pile.
Titan, Kalyan Jewellers, and Vedant Fashions all recorded year-on-year profit growth in Q4, pointing to continued resilience in discretionary and wedding-linked spending. Kalyan and Vedant, both heavily exposed to the bridal and ethnic-wear market, have benefited from steady demand in that segment over recent quarters.
Swiggy narrowed its losses in Q4, a sign that the food-delivery platform is making incremental progress on the long road to profitability. The company has been cutting costs and improving order economics, but it remains loss-making. Urban Company moved in the opposite direction, its losses widened, reflecting continued pressure on the home-services business to scale while managing high operational costs.
Hyundai India reported a decline in net profit for the quarter, a contrast to the positive trend seen in jewellery and fashion. The auto sector has faced margin pressure from input costs and competitive pricing in key segments. ABB India, the power and automation equipment maker, and TCP also disclosed quarterly results, rounding out a wide industrial reporting day.
Taken together, the earnings picture for Q4 is mixed. Consumption-linked businesses, particularly those tied to weddings, jewellery, and ethnic fashion, held up well. Platform and gig-economy businesses are still burning cash. The SBI result matters most at a macro level, a 5.6% profit rise at the country's biggest bank signals stable but not accelerating credit conditions. Watch for management commentary from SBI and Bank of Baroda on loan growth and asset quality, which tend to set the tone for broader banking-sector sentiment.
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.