The ITC share price is on fire as investors go bullish on the cigarette-hotel-FMCG stock amid lots of positive commentaries and upgrades. The stock on Thursday (July 21) topped the Rs 300-mark for the first time after three years as CMD Sanjiv Puri addressed its shareholders during the 111th AGM and sparked interest in the long-discussed hotels business demerger plan.

Companies like Flipkart, MakeMyTrip, Ola Cabs, Oyo Rooms, Paytm, Swiggy, Zomato and All India Gaming Federation have told the parliament that Big Tech companies like Google and Facebook were unfairly promoting their platform operator's products, services, or lines of business. They also warned that Big Tech players are on the verge of becoming a duopoly.

If one thought that the premium growth targets for life insurance companies were steep, then with the general insurance companies these targets only get more aggressive. Read more here:

Despite the steep 61% decline in net profit the CEAT stock saw a 4% uptick, closing at Rs 1250 on the BSE today. Commodity prices are falling, and if the trend continues, it will have a favourable effect on the company, CEAT CFO Kumar Subbiah said.