Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 2: Dun & Bradstreet, a global leader in business decisioning data and analytics, released the Business Optimism Index (BOI) for Q2 2025, which rose to 120.2--marking a 5.1% increase over the previous quarter. The uptick reflects growing business confiden
The company faces an increasingly challenging landscape as weakening domestic demand threatens to overshadow its product and export initiatives says a research report by LKP.
On the outset of trade wars with the United States, Beijing pledges to make domestic demand its main economic driver. The escalating trade war with the US is hitting Chinese exports, especially with the reciprocal tariffs that Trump has announced.
India's domestic demand is expected to remain resilient, supported by the personal income tax concessions announced in the 2025 Union budget and the repo rate cut initiated by the Reserve Bank of India, S&P Global Market Intelligence said in a note.
The sustained high prices of spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) remain a key concern for Indian gas companies, as it could impact domestic demand and affect the volumes and margins of city gas distribution (CGD) firms, according to a report by JM Financial.
The two-wheeler (2W) segment, however, could see some relief as weak domestic demand may be offset by stronger export recovery. Meanwhile, the tractor industry, projected to grow at 7 per cent y-o-y, may witness an upside if healthy demand traction continues.
India's solar module manufacturing industry is poised for a significant transformation over the next five years, with the export-import balance expected to improve substantially, according to a report by CRISIL.
Despite a challenging market, the company achieved a growth in EBITDA margin to 13.14 per cent from 12.58 per cent year-over-year, driven by strategic cost management and robust domestic demand in its SUV segment.
OECD has also upwardly revised India's GDP growth by 10 basis points and has pegged at 6.7 per cent in 2024-25 and by 20 basis points for 2025-26 at 6.8 per cent.
India's export of gems and jewellery declined to USD 11.10 billion in April-August 2024, compared to USD 12.43 billion during the same period in 2023. This dip comes even as the domestic demand for jewellery remains strong, driven by rising gold imports and changing consumer buying patterns.