ITC, Godfrey Phillips shares rally up to 7% on reports of 17% hike in cigarettes priceITC and Godfrey Phillips India shares jumped up to 7% on Wednesday after a report said both companies may raise cigarette prices by as much...
29 Apr, 2026, 02.23 PM IST
In a volatile market, odds do favour contrarians, but only if they have an edge: 4 stocks from different sectors with dividend yield of up to 5.8%When a fundamentally strong business is available at 4% dividend yield, the probability that you will have both dividend and the capital ga...
26 Apr, 2026, 01.20 PM IST
Meta faces $310 billion market value drop on legal, AI concernsShares of the Facebook and Instagram parent are down 19% this month, putting them on pace for their worst performance since October 2022. T...
30 Mar, 2026, 06.36 PM IST
ITC, Godfrey Phillips shares crack up to 19% on New Year’s Day. What’s the bad news?Tobacco stocks like ITC and Godfrey Phillips saw significant drops on Thursday. This follows the finance ministry's notification of an addi...
01 Jan, 2026, 02.20 PM IST
For investors, tobacco is a bigger sin than alcohol? Or, so say their stocksEver since 2016, valuations of major global tobacco stocks have seen consistent de-rating.
07 Jan, 2020, 05.51 PM IST
Globally, insurers have small holding in tobacco firms, but some moving awayIn most cases the insurance companies are privately owned with a clear profit motive, and their stakes are limited to 2-3% of the total sha...
17 Apr, 2017, 09.19 AM IST
Cigarette makers Godfrey Phillips, ITC fall as govt moves to ban FDI in sectorReports said the government is in the process of bringing a proposal in front of the Cabinet in the coming few days.
26 Apr, 2016, 09.50 AM IST
Tobacco lobby anticipates Rs 3000 crore loss in Gujarat aloneThe farmers who represent 48% of India’s farm land under tobacco cultivation are facing an unprecedented threat to their livelihoods.
15 Apr, 2016, 04.14 PM IST
Adequate cigarette stocks available despite shutting mfg: ITCFMCG major ITC today said it has adequate cigarette stocks available in the market despite shutting all its manufacturing in the wake of th...
06 Apr, 2016, 03.55 PM IST
Chew on this! Indian tobacco exports dip 7 per cent on oversupplyIndia's tobacco exports fell as many importers switched to cheaper options or turned to contract farming alliances in African countries.
20 May, 2015, 10.25 AM IST
- Tobacco prices likely to surge on shrinking acreage
A decreasing acreage coupled with negligible carryover stock might firm up tobacco prices.
31 Dec, 2012, 03.22 AM IST
ITC stock plunges: Main business vulnerable to threats of regulationTobacco continues to be the company's bread and butter and an area that is being threatened by regulation and heavy taxation across the wor...
16 Aug, 2012, 04.12 PM IST
- Cabinet to decide on tobacco industry request on pic warning
There are two pictorial warnings - scorpion and damaged lungs, while a new one -- a cancer stricken mouth, was to be depicted from December...
03 Dec, 2010, 05.09 PM IST
- Tobacco cos seek time for pic warning
Tobacco companies are seeking a year time to implement Union government’s instruction to print pictorial warnings on cigarettes, beedis and...
16 Apr, 2008, 04.15 AM IST
- Imperial Tobacco wins control of Altadis
A new tobacco giant, incorporating well-known brands Regal cigarettes and Montecristo cigars, emerged on Tuesday as Britain’s Imperial Toba...
23 Jan, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Tobacco cos thrive on global death
This worldwide addiction continues to make tobacco a lucrative business, especially outside the US.
21 Jul, 2007, 05.25 AM IST
- Mutual funds stub out tobacco stocks!
Whether or not smokers take warnings against tobacco use seriously, mutual funds are slowly kicking the habit - by halving their exposure t...
15 Jul, 2007, 01.48 PM IST