Thangamayil Jewellery said that it saw no visible improvement in sales during the first 28 days of the second quarter of FY27. The company attributed this to continued uncertainty around the war and customer expectations of a moderate decline in international gold prices, which led to further postponement of purchases.

The company expects this deferred demand to return once the war and gold price situation improves. It remains hopeful of seeing a recovery in demand in the second half of FY27.

Thangamayil Jewellery reported same-store sales (SSS) growth of 44.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared with 72.3% growth on a quarter-on-quarter basis. The company said gold volumes were relatively lower during the quarter despite international gold prices being more benign compared with the previous quarter, when prices had remained elevated.

According to the company, the slowdown was primarily due to a steep increase in import duty from 6% to 15% from May 13, 2026, along with significant depreciation in the Indian rupee. These factors led customers to postpone purchases in anticipation of a future decline in gold prices in U.S. dollar terms.

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The uncertainty caused by the West Asia war also weighed on demand. The company said the resulting slowdown in gold purchases by expatriates, driven by lower inward remittances in the areas where it operates, further contributed to the sluggish offtake on a quarter-on-quarter basis.

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The company reported a net profit of Rs 85 crore for the first quarter of FY27, marking an 86% growth from Rs 45.7 crore posted in the same period last year.
The company’s revenue from operations jumped 71.2% in the June quarter to Rs 2,666.4 crore from Rs 1,558 crore posted in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year.
Further, EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) rose 66.2% to Rs 144.6 crore from Rs 87 crore. Margins for the quarter under review stood at 5.4%, compared with 5.6% in the corresponding period last year.

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Country singer Megan Moroney ended her concert at Ball Arena in Denver early Tuesday night, stopping the show after just three songs due to illness and offering a tearful apology to fans in the hours that followed.

Moroney performed three songs, “Stupid,” “Medicine” and “Bless Your Heart,” before leaving the stage, according to Billboard and setlist-tracking site Setlist.fm. Before exiting, she told the crowd she was sorry and promised to make up for the cut-short performance, according to CBS affiliate KCNC. Fans began filing out of the arena around 9 p.m.

Ball Arena confirmed the cancellation in a statement posted to its official social media account shortly after the show ended. “Megan is unable to continue her performance this evening due to illness, and we must end the show at this time,” the venue wrote. “Please allow event staff to direct you to the nearest exit, and we will follow up with more information as soon as we’re able.”

Moroney offered a more personal explanation in a post to her own social media account later that night, describing the decision as one of the most difficult of her career. “Denver. That was the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make & I’m so sorry to cancel the show tonight,” she wrote. She went on to explain the reasoning behind stopping so early into the performance. “I never ever will give you guys a show that is not 100% and by song 3 I knew that I was not capable of giving that to you guys tonight.”

The singer described the emotional toll the decision took on her in the moments immediately following the show. “I’m typing this as I’m quite literally bawling my eyes out in my dressing room & it hurts me so much to disappoint you all,” she wrote.

Moroney is set to return to Denver on Aug. 27 to make up the canceled performance, according to Billboard, with tickets purchased for Tuesday’s show remaining valid for the rescheduled date. Fans unable to attend the rescheduled concert will be eligible for refunds, according to Fox affiliate KDVR.

The Denver stop was part of Moroney’s Cloud 9 tour, which has approximately two dozen additional shows scheduled across the United States and Europe in the months ahead. No additional tour dates had been announced as canceled or postponed as of Wednesday, suggesting the Denver stop was treated as an isolated interruption rather than the start of a broader pause in the tour schedule.

Moroney has built a rapidly growing profile within country music in recent years, known for songs blending sharp, conversational lyrics with contemporary country production. She performed at the 2026 NCAA March Madness Music Festival’s Capital One JamFest in Indianapolis earlier this year, part of a schedule of high-profile appearances that has accompanied the rising popularity of her music.

Concert cancellations due to illness have become an increasingly visible topic within the touring music industry in recent years, as artists face mounting scrutiny over the physical demands of extensive tour schedules that often involve travel across multiple cities and time zones in rapid succession. Performers across genres have periodically had to cut shows short or cancel performances entirely due to illness, vocal strain or exhaustion, with many artists, including Moroney in her Tuesday night statement, emphasizing a desire to avoid delivering a performance they view as falling short of what fans deserve rather than pushing through and risking a diminished show.

Moroney’s handling of the cancellation, including her direct, emotionally candid explanation to fans through social media, reflects a broader trend among contemporary musicians of communicating openly and immediately with audiences following unexpected show disruptions, rather than relying solely on official statements issued by tour promoters or venues. That approach has generally been well received by fans in similar situations involving other artists, who have often expressed appreciation for direct communication and transparency about the reasons behind a canceled or shortened performance.

As of Wednesday, Moroney had not provided additional public details about the specific nature of her illness beyond the general references made in her sitewide statement and the venue’s own announcement. Representatives for the singer had not issued any further public statement beyond the information already shared directly by Moroney and Ball Arena in the immediate aftermath of Tuesday night’s show.

With the rescheduled Denver date now set for Aug. 27 and the remainder of the Cloud 9 tour continuing as planned across the United States and Europe, fans who attended Tuesday’s shortened performance, along with those holding tickets for the makeup date, are expected to receive further updates directly from either Moroney’s team or Ball Arena as additional details about the rescheduled show become available in the coming weeks.

Planning authorities have approved local developer Griffin Group’s plan to build a $16.27 million six-storey apartment building in Applecross, despite pushback from the City of Melville.  

The Metro Inner Development Assessment Panel greenlit the project on 5a and 5b Macrae Street on Thursday morning, with three members supporting the application and two against it. 

Menora-based Griffin’s vision for the development features 21 apartments of two and three bedrooms, with a ground floor car park of 32 bays and a rooftop garden. 

City of Melville councillor Nicole Robins opposed the application, stating at the DAP meeting there were too many discretions sought in regards to the Canning Bridge Activity Centre Plan.

She cited the proposed building exceeded the required height of 20 metres at 20.2 metres, did not meet the minimum 10 per cent requirement of dwellings being one-bedroom with no one-bedroom options, did not meet setback, visitor bay and driveway length requirements.

Ms Robins also expressed concerns with the plan omitting waste collection onsite and the length of community consultation for the revised plan. 

When the plan was initially introduced to receive public feedback, it had been advertised as short-term accommodation.

There were 43 objections, mostly surrounding residents concerned the accommodation would be used as an AirBnB. 

“There are too many cases where assessment is being sought against the desired outcomes,” she said. 

MIDAP deputy presiding member Dale Page, however, disagreed with the councillor.

“The number of discretions sought is not a valid consideration,” she said. 

Ms Page acknowledged the discretions sought but said it overall aligned with the desired outcomes of the precinct plan. 

“I’m happy to support the proposal,” she said. 

“It’s a preferred use in this precinct and it aligns with the desired outcomes of both the current and drafted versions of the Canning Bridge Activity Centre Plan. 

“I note and I endorse the pragmatic approach of the city in having due regard to the draft of the activity centre plan but not requiring significant design changes to ensure full compliance with it.”

The site fronting Macrae Road has been vacant since 2022.

Griffin has two other projects in Applecross underway. 

Astoria Applecross – comprising six townhouses on 4 Tweeddale Road – is set to complete construction in quarter one of next year. 

Over at 65a Canning Beach Road, five full-floor apartments in a project called Manhattan Residences Applecross are estimated to finish in quarter three of 2027. 

KPIT Tech’s revenue from operations, meanwhile, rose around 9% YoY to Rs 1,675 crore during Q1 FY27, from Rs 1,539 crore reported in the corresponding quarter of FY26.

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The revenue in constant currency terms grew only 0.1% YoY. The company said its pipeline continued to be satisfactory, with healthy growth in its products and solutions pipeline. “Hereafter margins will improve successively every quarter, aided by revenue mix and growth and AI-led productivity gains,” the company said.

The Pune-headquartered tech firm’s total income rose over 8% YoY to Rs 1,683 crore, while total expenses increased around 15% YoY to Rs 1,509 crore during the quarter under review.

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Its EBITDA, however, fell more than 11% to Rs 288 crore, while the EBITDA margin contracted to 17.2% in Q1 FY27 from 21% in Q1 FY26. Profit margin also fell to 7% from 11.2%.
Notably, this comes after the company earlier this month issued weaker-than-expected guidance for FY27, warning of a near-term slowdown in revenue growth, adding to investor concerns over the broader impact of AI on the country’s software services sector.The company announced a final dividend for FY2025-26 and set August 12 as the record date for its final dividend of Rs 5.25 per share for the financial year 2026. Only those shareholders who own the shares of the company in their portfolios as on the record date will be eligible to receive the payout.

The Q1 FY27 performance has been slightly ahead of the outlook the company shared at the end of the quarter, said its CEO and MD Kishor Patil. While a few of KPIT Tech’s largest clients continue to face pressures, the strategy it has pursued to diversify growth across clients, geographies, mobility segments and offerings is beginning to demonstrate its resilience, he added.

“AI-led products and solutions have become a common thread across our portfolio, and we are seeing encouraging traction across AI-defined mobility, vehicle engineering, digital cockpit, autonomous technologies and aftersales. We believe our focused investments, differentiated capabilities and trusted client relationships position us well to return to stronger growth in H2FY27 and beyond. We have successfully navigated similar industry cycles before and remain confident in our strategy, execution and long-term direction,” he further said.

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In the last one month, the stock was down 11.69% and in the last three months, it was down 21.89%. The stock was down 43.12% in the last six months and nearly 53% in the last one year.

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The Fed acknowledged that inflation remained “elevated”, which it said was in part due to rising energy prices, but said US economic activity was expanding at a “solid pace despite uncertainty caused by the conflict in the Middle East”.

Warsh said he had wanted to and succeeded in having a “family fight” with his fellow policymakers on the rates decision.

“I asked for a good family fight, and I got one. That’s the purpose. That’s the design feature,” adding that “there was a large majority support for the decision that we made in the room”.

US stock markets ended the day lower following the decision. The benchmark S&P 500 hit its lowest level in a month, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq was down about 9% from its June record high. The Dow Jones index fell by the largest amount on the day by 2.19%.

Markets have been rattled in recent days by declines in AI-chip stocks, concerns over the amount of money being spent by big tech firms on AI infrastructure and development and rising oil prices.

Richard Flynn, managing director at Charles Schwab UK, said the “biggest smoke signal” for the Fed going forward was the energy market, with the ongoing conflict in Iran likely to influence future rate decisions.

Warsh, who was appointed by US President Donald Trump in May, has held interest rates twice since he took over as chairman.

He previously told Congress that the central bank had “no tolerance to persistently elevated inflation”.

President Trump pushed Warsh’s predecessor, Jerome Powell, to cut interest rates, and has made it clear he expects Warsh to fulfil his demand for reductions in borrowing costs for Americans.

But the new Fed chairman has said his “goal” is “for there to be no politics” and has stressed the importance of the Fed’s independence.

Richard Carter, head of fixed interest research at investment management firm Quilter Cheviot, said Trump would be watching the Fed’s decision with interest, particularly with the US mid-term elections less than 100 days away,

“The president will want to deliver positive news on the economy,” he added. “Inflation continuing to remain elevated and the looming potential for rate hikes certainly makes that narrative difficult to achieve.”