The HUL stock rose up to Rs 1.15% to Rs 1,811.90 against the previous close of 1791.15  on the BSE. The stock has gained 32.85% during the last one year and risen 31.53% since the beginning of this year.

An average Indian household is saving up to Rs 320 every month on the purchase of commonly used goods including cereals, edible oil and cosmetics post GST implementation

India students studying abroad risk facing shortage of funds as the loan are taken according to the initial requirements. Either the students' personal contribution will have to increase, or they will have to ask the bank to increase the loan amount.

If the hike in fuel prices has weighed on your wallet, then you should brace for another bad news. Consumers in India will soon have to shell out more on daily use products.

Priya nair is taking premium products to smaller towns.

Hindustan Unilever can trace its history in India back to the late 19th century.

Chairman and MD Sanjiv Mehta seeks to reinvent HUL as a future-ready corporation that can juggle heterogeneous markets successfully.

The efficiency of a company is judged by looking at its net profit margin which indicates how much of the sales revenue gets converted to profits. The ratio is expressed as a percentage and calculated through dividing the net profit by the sales revenue. For example, a net profit margin of 20 per cent indicates that company generates Rs 20 as profit on every Rs 100 worth of sales.

The Gujarat election results also affected the markets today. The Sensex first slumped over 700 points after reports came of a neck and neck fight between the Congress and the BJP in the early hours of the day. However, it was quick to recover as trends showed the BJP jump ahead of Congress.

Analysts say with the increasing pressure from the government, more companies may fall in line soon.

As many as 178 items of daily use have been shifted from the top tax bracket of 28 per cent to 18 per cent, while a uniform 5 per cent tax was prescribed for all restaurants, both air-conditioned and non-AC.

The spurt in inflation has dampened the chances of an interest rate cut by the RBI.

The GST rate cut move has come as a relief for many consumers and companies hit hard by the allocation of specific goods to the 28 per cent tax bracket.

A uniform 5 per cent tax was prescribed for all restaurants, both air- conditioned and non-AC, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said after the GST Council meeting here.