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JSW Cement board approved setting up additional 2.5 MTPA cement grinding capacity at Nagaur
At meeting held on 21 May 2026
JK Lakshmi slips after Q4 PAT falls 19% YoY to Rs 138 crore
JK Lakshmi Cement slipped 1.57% to Rs 626 after the company reported an 18.6% decline in standalone net profit to Rs 138.22 crore in Q4 FY26, compared with Rs 169.81 crore in the same quarter last year.

JSW Cement Q4 Results: Tax write-back aids profit but stock jumps 9% on operating performance
JSW Cement also informed the exchanges of a 2.5 MTPA GU capacity addition at its Greenfield integrated unit in Nagaur, Rajasthan.

JSW Cement Q4 Results: Profit Grows Multifold; Revenue Up 11%
The company also re-appointed Nilesh Narwekar as Chief Executive Officer for a further term of three years.

Q4 Results Live Updates: JSW Cement Profit Rises Multifold; ITC, LIC, LG Electronics In Focus
LIC, ITC, LG Electronics India, GAIL India, Nykaa and JSW Cement among companies to report earnings today.

Grasim Industries: ICICI Securities Raises Target Price After All-Round Q4 Beat — Check Upside
Grasim is expected to receive dividend of Rs 4,000 crore from its subsidiary, UltraTech Cement, during FY27.
Grasim Industries shares surge 4% after robust Q4 profit, up 28% YoY
Grasim Industries shares saw a significant jump after the company announced robust fourth-quarter earnings and record annual revenue. Growth was broad-based across its paints, chemicals, fibres, cement, and financial services businesses. Consolidated net profit rose 28% year-on-year for Q4FY26. Full-year profit increased 33% to Rs 10,300 crore. Annual revenue hit an all-time high of Rs 1,75,430 crore.

Q4 Results LIVE Updates: Sanghvi Movers shares surge over 12%; Jubilant Foodworks down 7%
Q4 Results LIVE Updates: ITC, Aurobindo Pharma, LIC, LG Electronics, Ashoka Buildcon, Bikaji Foods, Datamatics, Engineers India, GMM Pfaudler, Happy Forgings, Honasa Consumer, Ixigo, Nykaa, Page Industries, Ramco Cements, Max Healthcare, Prestige Estates, MTNL, Sun TV, Quick Heal, RCF, WeWork, VA Tech Wabag, are among the companies reporting their earnings today. The street will also react to numbers reported by Whirlpool, Apollo Hospitals, Sammaan Capital, JK Lakshmi Cement, Lenskart, Ola Electric and others. Watch this space for all the LIVE earnings updates.

JK Cement receives letter of intent from Andhra Pradesh govt for limestone mining
Shares of JK Cement Ltd ended at ₹5,360.00, down by ₹69.30, or 1.28%, on the BSE.

JK Lakshmi Cement Q4 profit falls 23% as higher expenses weigh, declares dividend
JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd reported a 23.4% year-on-year decline in net profit for the fourth quarter of FY26 at ₹124.1 crore, compared with ₹175.7 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.
India's core industries grow at 1.7% in Apr-26, Cement production continues to spike
The combined Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) increased by 1.7 per cent (provisional) in April, 2026 as compared to the Index in April, 2025. The production of Cement, Steel and Electricity recorded positive growth in April, 2026. The ICI measures the combined and individual performance of production of eight core industries viz. Coal, Crude Oil, Natural Gas, Refinery Products, Fertilizers, Steel, Cement and Electricity. The Eight Core Industries comprise 40.27 percent of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP). The final growth rate of Index of Eight Core Industries for March 2026 was observed at 1.2 per cent. The cumulative growth rate of ICI during April to March, 2025-26 is 2.7 per cent as compared to the corresponding period of last year.
Cement companies' profitability to moderate in FY27 on rising fuel, logistics costs: ICRA
In FY27, Indian cement manufacturers are anticipated to experience a notable dip in profits, ranging from 10-15%. The escalating prices of power and fuel, fueled by geopolitical tensions in West Asia, are set to exert a financial pinch. Although cement prices are likely to rise, they will not fully bridge the gap created by increasing input costs.