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Tata Chemicals Ltd, Cohance Lifesciences Ltd, Jain Resource Recycling Ltd, Leela Palaces Hotels & Resorts Ltd are among the other stocks to see a surge in volumes on NSE today, 28 April 2026.
Piramal Finance Ltd notched up volume of 99.43 lakh shares by 14:14 IST on NSE, a 26.65 fold spurt over two-week average daily volume of 3.73 lakh shares. The stock rose 9.46% to Rs.2,017.40. Volumes stood at 2.11 lakh shares in the last session.
Tata Chemicals Ltd recorded volume of 177.54 lakh shares by 14:14 IST on NSE, a 24.65 times surge over two-week average daily volume of 7.20 lakh shares. The stock gained 11.24% to Rs.803.50. Volumes stood at 8.05 lakh shares in the last session.
Cohance Lifesciences Ltd recorded volume of 339.98 lakh shares by 14:14 IST on NSE, a 7.3 times surge over two-week average daily volume of 46.59 lakh shares. The stock gained 13.40% to Rs.490.00. Volumes stood at 139.15 lakh shares in the last session.
Jain Resource Recycling Ltd registered volume of 55.26 lakh shares by 14:14 IST on NSE, a 6.04 fold spurt over two-week average daily volume of 9.15 lakh shares. The stock rose 6.80% to Rs.448.40. Volumes stood at 7.07 lakh shares in the last session.
Leela Palaces Hotels & Resorts Ltd saw volume of 7.68 lakh shares by 14:14 IST on NSE, a 5.51 fold spurt over two-week average daily volume of 1.39 lakh shares. The stock dropped 4.05% to Rs.409.60. Volumes stood at 1.37 lakh shares in the last session.
Pre-provison operating profit (PPOP) increased 25% YoY to Rs 694 crore in Q4 March 2026.
Total asset under management (AUM) jumped 25% to Rs 1,01,230 crore in Q4 FY26, compared with Rs 80,689 crore in Q4 FY25.
Asset quality improved, with gross non-performing asset (GNPA) ratio imnproved to 2.1% as on 31st March 2026, compared with 2.8% as on 31st March 2025. Net non-performing assets (NNPA) ratio improved to 1.6% as on 31st March 2026 from 1.9% as on 31st March 2025.
On a yearly basis, the company’s consolidated net pofit skyrocketed 210.3% to Rs 1,506.14 crore on 25.3% jump in total income to Rs 13,465.89 crore in FY26 over FY25.
Anand Piramal, chairman, Piramal Finance, said, “Crossing Rs 1 lakh crore in AUM is an important milestone, but what matters more is the quality and consistency of our progress. Over the past year, we have continued to rebalance the portfolio towards a retail-led model while improving profitability, maintaining asset quality and strengthening the balance sheet.”
Meanwhile, the company’s board recommended a final dividend of Rs 11 per equity of face value of Rs 2 each for FY26.
Piramal Finance is a retail-led upper layer NBFC with a pan-India presence, having served over 5 million customers across 26 states. In retail lending, the company offers home loans, loans against property, used car loans, personal loans, digital loans and small business loans. In wholesale lending, the company provides asset-backed, data-driven solutions across real estate and select non-real estate sectors.
For the full year,net profit rose 210.26% to Rs 1506.14 crore in the year ended March 2026 as against Rs 485.45 crore during the previous year ended March 2025. Sales rose 23.62% to Rs 11253.27 crore in the year ended March 2026 as against Rs 9103.06 crore during the previous year ended March 2025.
This is the second domestic rating action at the AA+ level, following CRISIL's assignment of AA+/Stable in January 2026, reinforcing confidence in Piramal Finance's business stability, earnings resilience, and overall credit strength.
S&P Global Ratings has upgraded Piramal Finance's long-term issuer credit rating to ‘BB' from ‘BB-', with a Stable outlook, while affirming its ‘B' short-term issuer credit rating. This upgrade marks a significant milestone in Piramal Finance's multi-year transformation into a scaled, diversified, retail-focused lending franchise.
S&P Global Ratings' upgrade reflects its expectation of stronger business stability and earnings resilience at Piramal Finance, driven by the steady run-down of legacy exposures and the transition to a predominantly retail-focused portfolio. Retail loans are projected to account for about 85% of total AUM by FY26. The rating also factors in the company's strong promoter strength, which provides financial flexibility, strategic stability, and sustained support for long-term growth.
Piramal Finance has total outstanding borrowings of approximately Rs 75,000 crore and raised nearly Rs 14,000 crore in External Commercial borrowings (ECBs) across FY 25 and FY 26, underscoring its diversified funding profile. In January 2026, the company secured a ‘AA+/Stable' rating from CRISIL, reinforcing confidence in its strengthened credit profile. During the same month, the company secured USD 350 million in multilateral funding from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) under its Sustainable Finance Framework — its first development finance institution borrowing — with discussions underway to scale this up to USD 500 million, marking a key step in diversifying its liability base.
Additionally, the company recently raised USD 400 million through an external commercial borrowing facility from a consortium of leading global and domestic lenders - Axis Bank, DBS Bank, Deutsche Bank AG, Far Eastern International Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) - further strengthening its liability profile and supporting its growth strategy. Classified by the Reserve Bank of India as an Upper Layer NBFC, the company is among the fastest-growing large NBFCs in India, with retail AUM (excluding legacy business) growing at a 40% CAGR over the past four years to approximately Rs 86,000 crore and total AUM of over ₹96,000 crore.
Net interest income jumped 31% to Rs 1,227 crore in the December’25 quarter from Rs 940 crore recorded in the December’24 quarter. NIM expanded by 51 bps YoY during the quarter to 6.3%.
Total income increased by 29% YoY to Rs 1,480 crore in Q3 FY26.
Operating expenses for the period under review added up to Rs 821 crore, up 4% YoY.
Accordingly, operating profit was Rs 659 crore for Q3 FY26, up 84% YoY.
The NBFC has recorded 36% increase in provisions to Rs 370 crore in Q3 FY26 from Rs 272 crore in Q3 FY25.
Profit before tax for Q3 FY26 was Rs 328 crore as against Rs 91 crore in Q3 FY25.
The company said that its asset quality remained stable, with GNPA at 2.6% and NNPA at 1.9% as on 31 December 2025.
Total assets under management (AUM) grew by 23% YoY to Rs 96,690 crore as on 31 December 2025.
The company’s networth at the end of December’25 period was Rs 27,872 crore, with cash and liquid investments of Rs 7,504 crore.
Anand Piramal, chairman, Piramal Finance, said: “Q3 was another strong quarter, and it capped a very solid nine-month performance in FY26.
We have also recently achieved a few important milestones. Earlier this month, we received a CRISIL AA+ rating for our long-term debt, which strengthens our ability to scale up responsibly and profitably.
We also secured our inaugural DFI funding of $350 million from IFC and ADB — an important validation of our business model, governance and long-term direction. This partnership also diversifies our funding sources and supports our growth plans. Alongside growth, we remain focused on strengthening our balance sheet.
We recently monetised our stake in Shriram Life Insurance for Rs 600crore, expected to close in Q4.
The consistency we have seen across the last several quarters gives us confidence in our direction and our ability to deliver sustained growth and profitability.”
The scrip had declined 1.53% to end at Rs 1792.95 on the BSE on Friday.