20th jan 2026 :
1) Trump’s Strong Comments on Europe and NATO
2) Ola Electric Stock Falls After CFO Exit
3) ITC Hotels Posts Better-Than-Expected Results
19th jan 2026 :
4)Reliance Industries Stock Falls After Results
5) ICICI Bank – Profit Declines Due to Provisioning
6)Hindustan Zinc good results update
7)CEAT results update
1) Trump’s Strong Comments on Europe and NATO :
There is no other leader like Donald Trump, a former president of a leading country, who openly makes statements like “I want this, and if it’s not given, I will act this way.”
Trump reportedly wrote a letter to the Norway Prime Minister, stating that he had stopped around eight wars, yet did not receive a Nobel Peace Prize. He questioned why he should continue efforts to stop wars if such recognition is not given.
Trump also said that he has done many things for NATO, and now NATO should support him in his demand for Greenland to become part of America.
If Greenland is not given to the US, Trump warned that he would impose tariffs of 10% from February 1st and 25% from June 1st.
These statements show Trump’s aggressive and transactional approach toward global politics, especially involving Europe and NATO allies.
2) Ola Electric Stock Falls After CFO Exit :
Ola Electric stock moved around 3% lower after the company informed stock exchanges that CFO (Chief Financial Officer) Harish has resigned.
Harish was considered a key person in Ola Electric’s growth story. The company has appointed Deepak Rastogi as the new CFO.
In addition to this, Ola Electric has reported its lowest-ever market share in the last two years. The company has also seen multiple exits of top-level executives, which has raised concerns among investors about management stability.
3) ITC Hotels Posts Better-Than-Expected Results :
ITC Hotels posted strong and better-than-expected results.
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Operating margins increased from 30% to 38% YoY
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Revenue grew by 47% YoY
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Net profit increased by 70% YoY
Overall, ITC Hotels’ results were much stronger than market expectations, supported by improved margins and robust revenue growth.
4)Reliance Industries Stock Falls After Results:
Reliance stock fell around 3% on 19 January after the company reported its results.
Revenue increased by 10% YoY, but margin compression impacted profitability, which disappointed the market. Due to lower margins, overall profit growth was affected.
The oil-to-chemicals and Jio businesses performed well, but the retail business missed market expectations, which was one of the key reasons for the stock reaction.
Because of margin pressure and weaker-than-expected retail performance, Reliance stock moved down despite revenue growth.
5)ICICI Bank – Profit Declines Due to Provisioning :
ICICI Bank reported a 7% increase in net interest income, but profit declined by 4% YoY.
The decline was mainly due to higher provisioning, as asked by the RBI.
ICICI Bank had to keep aside around ₹1,200 crore as provisions, which impacted reported profits.
However, asset quality improved, which is a positive sign.
The RBI’s guidance has had only a limited impact on ICICI Bank. In my opinion, investors do not need to worry, as the bank continues to show:
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Healthy loan growth
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Stable margins
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Improving asset quality
From the beginning of the year, ICICI Bank stock has risen around 5%, while Reliance is down 5% and HDFC Bank is down around 6%.
The recent fall in ICICI Bank stock due to provisioning is not a major concern.
6)Hindustan Zinc good results update :
Hindustan Zinc reported its highest-ever numbers, with 46% YoY growth, mainly due to the sharp rise in silver prices.
The company follows forward selling, which means the benefit of higher silver prices will flow into current and upcoming projects over the next two years, as many contracts are already in place.
Due to strong results and positive outlook, Hindustan Zinc stock rose more than 4% on Monday, 19 January.
7)CEAT results update :
CEAT reported strong results, with profit and margins growing around 60% YoY.
However, in Q3, the company had reported exceptional losses, which reduced the overall profit numbers, even though the business showed good operational performance.
Despite strong improvement in margins, the impact of earlier exceptional losses moderated the overall profit growth.
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