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<ul><li>Shares of <keyword id="2535680" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="LT-Technology">L&amp;T Technology</keyword> Services touched its record high mark of ₹3,447 on July 15.</li><li>The engineering services company delivered 84% year on year growth in net profit to ₹216 crore.</li><li>The company filed 23 patents in the June quarter.</li></ul>Shares of L&amp;T Technology Services, the engineering services arm of India’s largest construction company, surged 18% in a single day as investors celebrated the exemplary performance by the company in June quarter. The company reported 85% year on year growth in its net profit to ₹216 crore and 17% on year growth in revenue to ₹1,518 crore. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Financials </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Apr-Jun 2021 (in rupee crores) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Jan-Mar 2021 (in rupee crores) </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Revenue </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">1,518 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">1440 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Net income </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">216 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">194 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Gross profit </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">506 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">465 </td></tr></tbody></table> The strong quarter performance was supported by a huge deal win and good growth in digital engineering revenues. The company won 11 large deals across 5 segments -- transportation, industrial products, telecom and hi-tech, plant engineering and medical devices. “Digital transformation deals now account for 54% of our revenue. Our strong growth foundation in the digital transformation domain enables newer opportunities for us. FY22 will be about relooking at our offerings and portfolios to resonate with the needs of the modern world,” the company said on <a href="https://twitter.com/LnTTechservices/status/1415304700652576769">Twitter</a>. <div type="image" title="L&amp;amp;T Tech stock" height="900" width="1200" msid="84437562" hostid="261"></div> Moreover, the company has filed 23 patents in the June quarter. At the end of the first quarter, the patents portfolio of L&amp;T Technology Services stood at 719, out of which 531 are co-authored with its customers and the rest are filed by the company. The engineering services company relies on a combination of patent, copyright and trademark laws, trade secrets, confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions to protect its intellectual property. “We started the new fiscal with a strong performance, despite the pandemic related challenges during the quarter. In Q1, we got our revenue back on the double-digit growth trajectory and marked four consecutive quarters of operating margin improvement. The deal pipeline is healthy across segments, and we expect broad based growth to continue. Our innovation engine is matching the pace of our growth as we filed a record 23 patents in Q1,” said Amit Chadha, chief executive officer and managing director of L&amp;T Technology Services in June quarter release. Further, the company looks to scale its operations in 6 areas -- automated electric vehicles, medical technologies, digital manufacturing, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and sustainability. At the end of June quarter, the company had an employee strength of 16,972. At 2:11 p.m., on July 15, shares of the company were trading 18% higher at ₹3,440. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/merus-plea-against-uber-abusing-its-dominant-status-rejected-by-cci/articleshow/84434982.cms">Meru’s plea against Uber abusing its dominant status rejected by CCI </a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/just-dial-share-price-surge-as-mukesh-ambani-is-looking-to-buy-just-dial/articleshow/84432450.cms">As Mukesh Ambani reportedly dials in, Just Dial stocks surge 3% </a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/pubg-developer-krafton-is-going-to-help-indian-storytelling-platform-pratilipi-to-turn-a-few-stories-into-games/articleshow/84430517.cms">PUBG developer Krafton is going to help Indian storytelling platform Pratilipi to turn a few stories into games </a>

L&T Technology Services gains more than 18% in a day on strong financials

<ul><li>The 30-share BSE index Sensex was up 401 points, and the NSE Nifty was trading 0.92% higher at 9:55 am. </li><li>Here’s a list of the top losers and gainers in the Nifty pack. </li><li>These are the top stocks that are buzzing in trade today.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/">Check out the latest news and updates on Business Insider.</a> </li></ul>Indian stock market indices opened higher on Tuesday, tracking gains in banking and energy stocks, and amidst positive cues from Asian peers on renewed hopes for a new US stimulus package. The 30-share BSE index Sensex was up 401 points, and the NSE Nifty was trading 0.92% higher at 9:55 am. Here’s a list of the top losers and gainers in the Nifty pack. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Top Nifty Gainers </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Top Nifty Losers </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">IndusInd Bank </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Britannia </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">BPCL </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Nestle India </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Tata Steel </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">HUL </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">HDFC </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">TCS </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Axis Bank </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">SBI Life </td></tr></tbody></table>*as of October 21, 09:50 am These are the top stocks in news today. Reliance Industries gains over a percent The shares of Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries gained over a percent during the early trading hours on Wednesday. This after the telecom arm of the company, Reliance Jio, and the US-based Qualcomm joined hands to fast-track the deployment of 5G mobile internet in India. Prabhat Dairy jumps 12% The shares of Prabhat Dairy jumped over 12% on Wednesday. The rally came despite the markets regulator SEBI directing Prabhat Dairy to cooperate with the forensic auditor and deposit over ₹1,292 crore in a nationalised bank within seven days until the conclusion of the audit. Hindustan Zinc trades 4% higher The shares of integrated mining and resources producer of zinc, Hindustan Zinc gained nearly 4% after its board approved the highest interim dividend in 12 years of ₹21.3 per share. Vedanta rallies 4% The shares of Vedanta rallied over 4% after it received ₹5,843 crore as a dividend amount from Hindustan Zinc. Vedanta held 64.92%, stake in the company as of September 30. L&amp;T Construction gains over a percent The shares of construction major L&amp;T were trading 1% higher after it bagged construction projects worth in the range of ₹2,500-5,000 crore from “prestigious clients.” Shriram Transport Finance gains 3% The shares of Shriram Transport Finance gained over 3% after the company said it has raised ₹100 crore by issuing bonds on a private placement basis. 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Top stock movers — Reliance Industries, Vedanta, Britannia, Prabhat Dairy, HUL, TCS, L&T Construction and others

<ul><li>At 8:00 am, the SGX Nifty was trading 0.07% higher, higher pointing towards a cautious start for Nifty50. </li><li>Here’s a list of stocks to watch for in trade today. </li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/">Check out the latest news and updates on Business Insider</a>. </li></ul>Indian stock market is likely to open on a tepid note, tracking subdued cues from global markets. At 8:00 am, the SGX Nifty was trading 0.07% higher, pointing towards a cautious start for Nifty50. On Thursday, the US stocks finished lower as the tech shares struggled, weighing on the market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.47% lower, and the S&amp;P 500 fell 28.48 points, towards the close. Here’s a list of stocks to watch for in trade on September 18: Dr Reddy's Laboratories Dr Reddy's Laboratories said it had settled litigation with a unit of Bristol Myers Squibb related to patents for Revlimid (lenalidomide) capsules, used to treat various kinds of cancer. "We are pleased with the settlement agreement, and look forward to bringing a generic version of lenalidomide to market soon subject to regulatory approval for the benefit of patients," Dr Reddy's Laboratories North America Generics CEO Marc Kikuchi said. The share price of Dr Reddy's Laboratories closed 4.26% higher yesterday. TVS Motor Company One of India's largest automakers, TVS Motor, has entered into a new distribution partnership in Colombia. The company has tied up with Autotecnica Colombiana SAS (Auteco SAS), a leading motorcycle assembler in Colombia. Autotecnica Colombiana SAS will operate 50 dealerships exclusive for the company and create dedicated space for the brand in over 600 retail outlets, it added. The share price of TVS Motor closed a percent lower on Thursday. Vedanta Vedanta Resources has approached the market regulator SEBI for necessary approvals to start the reverse book building process. The company, earlier in May, announced its plans to delist Vedanta from the Indian stock exchanges by buying out non-promoter shareholding. The share price of Vedanta closed a percent higher on Thursday. IRCTC IRCTC, the company that operates Indian Railways, is planning to levy ‘affordable’ user charges in 700-1,050 stations across the country. It will help build more revenue while providing better facilities and redevelop stations for passengers. The share price of IRCTC closed a percent higher on Thursday. Hindalco and Hindustan Copper Hindalco said that it has entered into a pact with Hindustan Copper for the long-term purchase and sale of copper concentrate produced by the PSU. Under this MoU, around 60% copper content of Hindustan Copper's current concentrate production will be utilised by Hindalco in the manufacture of refined copper. The share price of Hindalco closed 4% lower on Thursday, whereas Hindustan Copper gained 3% during the closing bells. Bharat Forge, Larsen &amp; Toubro, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, and other defence stocks Defence stocks, including Bharat Forge, Larsen &amp; Toubro, and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, will be in focus during the trade today since India has permitted foreign direct investment (FDI) of up to 74% under automatic route in the defence sector. The share price of Bharat Forge, Larsen &amp; Toubro, Hindustan Aeronautics, all were trading in red yesterday. Vodafone Idea The telecom giant Vodafone Idea has told the telecom regulator that it is dropping the contentious faster data speed claim as part of priority offering and is in the process of filing a revised plan, according to <a href="https://www.cnbctv18.com/telecom/vodafone-idea-drops-faster-speed-claim-in-priority-offering-informs-trai-about-revised-plan-6939661.htm">media reports.</a> The share price of Vodafone Idea closed 2.17% lower on Thursday. Sterling and Wilson Solar Sterling and Wilson Solar said that the company had won a 106.71 MW solar project in Chile, it's fifth in Latin America, worth $62.6 million (about ₹462 crore). "Sterling and Wilson Solar has signed an order of 106.71 MW worth USD 62.6 million in Chile. The order has been received from a global independent power producer (IPP), work for which is expected to begin in Q4 FY 2021," the company said in a statement. The share price of Sterling and Wilson Solar closed 5% lower yesterday. HDFC Bank A US-based law firm has filed a class-action suit against HDFC Bank, claiming damages for the losses incurred by investors because of "materially false and misleading" representations made by the bank. The share price of HDFC Bank closed a percent lower yesterday. 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<ul><li> At 7:45 am, the SGX Nifty was down 1% at 8.56 points.</li><li>Here’s a list of <keyword id="73648" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Stocks-to-watch">stocks to watch</keyword> for in trade today. </li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/">Check out the latest news and updates on Business Insider.</a> </li></ul>Amid cautious cues from the global markets, Indian stock-market indices are likely to open in red on Thursday. At 7:45 am, the SGX Nifty was down 1% at 8.56 points pointing towards a lower start for Nifty50. US stocks finished lower on Wednesday after the minutes from the Federal Reserve's July meeting raised concerns about economic outlook. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.31% lower at 27,692.88 points. These are the stocks to watch out for during the trading session today: State Bank of India State Bank of India (SBI) on Wednesday said it raised around ₹8,931 crore in a Tier-II bond sale, the biggest offering by India’s largest bank this year. The bonds with a maturity of 15 years were raised at a coupon rate of 6.8%. The shares of SBI closed 1% higher yesterday. DLF Ltd Realty major DLF and US-based property player Hines have secured a ₹2,600 crore loan from HDFC to construct a prime office complex in Gurugram. “The second joint venture between Hines and DLF has secured a construction loan of ₹2,600 crore from HDFC Ltd,” Hines said. The shares of DLF closed nearly a percent higher yesterday. PNB Housing Finance PNB Housing Finance board on Wednesday approved raising up to ₹1,800 crore equity capital through a preferential or rights issue. The shares of PNB Housing closed 6% higher yesterday. Yes Bank Yes bank has exited CG Power &amp; Industrial Solutions Ltd (CG Power) by selling its entire stake-holding in the company, the bank said on Wednesday. Yes bank has sold 6,34,00,000 equity shares having a nominal value of ₹2 each, constituting 10.12% of the share capital of CG Power in various tranches, last being on August 18, 2020, the private sector lender said in a regulatory filing. The shares of Yes Bank closed 5% higher yesterday. Ruchi Soya Patanjali Group firm Ruchi Soya on Wednesday reported around 13% decline in its net profit to ₹12.25 crore for the first quarter ended June 30. It also announced the resignation of Acharya Balkrishna as managing director of the company. The shares of Ruchi Soya closed 5% higher yesterday. Titan Company The company in a release said that it is fully hedged with gold on lease and gold bought from stock markets. It said that the ineffective hedge loss due to mismatch in sales quantity would be reversed subsequently with a corresponding reversal of stock gain accrued in the first quarter ended June. The shares of Titan closed 0.3% higher yesterday. L&amp;T Finance L&amp;T Finance Holdings will raise up to ₹200 crore by issuing bonds, offering 8 per cent interest to investors. The shares of L&amp;T Finance closed almost flat yesterday. Indian Overseas Bank, J Kumar Infraprojects, Accelya Solutions, HealthCare Global Enterprises These companies are slated to report their first quarterly earnings today. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/apple-just-became-a-2-trillion-company-hereaposs-how-it-came-to-rule-the-world-from-its-early-struggles-to-beat-microsoft-to-the-launch-of-the-iphone-/slidelist/77640152.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Apple just became a $2 trillion company. Here's how it came to rule the world, from its early struggles to beat Microsoft to the launch of the iPhone.</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/cabinet-approves-creation-of-national-recruitment-agency-for-government-and-psu-bank-jobs/articleshow/77632641.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Cabinet approves creation of ‘National Recruitment Agency’ — Government and PSU bank job seekers will now have to clear a single central test</a>

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<ul><li>For the quarter ending June, L&amp;T’s infrastructure orders went down by 10%. </li><li>The new orders won during the quarter too were from Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka. </li><li>“We will be lucky if we can maintain 6.5% growth,” A M<a href="https://www.news18.com/news/business/l-says-a-6-5-growth-will-be-lucky-2254855.html"> Naik, L&amp;T’s former chairman said</a>. </li></ul> Indian biggest infrastructure company Larsen &amp; Toubro is heading to greener pastures abroad as the home turf is getting tougher, and the local economy slower. The impact of the economic downturn hurting the company is visible in L&amp;T’s share price which is down over 11% in the last one month. For the quarter ending June, its infrastructure or construction orders went down by 10%. And, even among those that they won were overseas orders. “Order wins were mainly from the airport sector, gold beneficiation award in Saudi, water supply and distribution order in Sri Lanka, a notable desalination plant order in Gujarat and an order for a defence telecom network,” L&amp;T said in its earnings press release. As of now, international orders contributed to 23% of its total inflow for the quarter. This may only increase going forward. “Company will focus more on the international market to offset the muted demand from the domestic private sector investment,” ICICI Securities said. Yet, this a near-term strategy only. In the long-run, the company which has manufacturing facilities, construction capabilities and equipment all in place will have to bank on India growth story. Where is the growth? A M Naik, the former chairman of the company valued at ₹1.94 lakh crore; and an industry doyen broke his silence to criticise the government. Not only did he reject government’s claims that the country will grow at 7%, he also punched holes in the credibility of the numbers. “We will be lucky if we can maintain 6.5%,”<a href="https://www.news18.com/news/business/l-says-a-6-5-growth-will-be-lucky-2254855.html"> Naik said</a>. While he wasn’t talking specifically of L&amp;T, it is true that the 81-year-old company’s fate is largely linked to that of government. L&amp;T has been a part of every large infrastructure project in India right from the recent moon mission Chandrayaan-2 to large defence projects to nuclear power plants in addition to highways and others. However, the slowdown is too severe and it is taking a toll on the company’s prospects. “Domestic private sector demand is under stress and the overall environment is challenging. Management believes the government will face several challenges to keep up the pace of infrastructure development in the current environment,” said an analyst report by ICICI Securities, after the company’s annual general meeting. Lost opportunities Naik had hoped that India could gain from the trade war between US and China, but those manufacturing opportunities have been lost to Vietnam and Thailand, while L&amp;T itself lost the opportunity to gain from possible trade expansion. “We were too busy with elections,” Naik lamented. And, it is not like India has no infrastructure to build. It is still in want of good roads, airports, railway stations and much more. The country which is facing heavy water crisis in cities like Chennai, and subsequent threats in Hyderabad and others might boost this infrastructure, and that too an urgent basis. “Government’s renewed focus on clean drinking water to act as a catalyst for growth in the water and effluent treatment business and ‘Make in India’ programme in defence would augur well for large players like L&amp;T. Larsen has vast experience in execution and sail through any tough macro environment,” said a report by JM Financial. L&amp;T indeed could sail the rough weather, but it sure intends to make pit stops in other countries, picking up the business it lost due to the slowdown at home.

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