Sapphire to Westlife FoodWorld: QSR stocks hover at 52-week lows as LPG supply crunch weighs

Shares of quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are currently hovering around their 52-week lows on Friday, March 13 primarily due to a significant shortage of commercial LPG resulting from supply chain issues in the Strait of Hormuz. Key players such as Sapphire Foods, Jubilant Foodworks, Devyani International (KFC, Pizza Hut), and Westlife Foodworld (McDonald’s) are encountering operational…

Read More

Is Hindalco’s Q3 stumble a one-off hit or a sign the aluminum cycle is cooling?

Hindalco Industries Ltd stock is down 7% since the company announced its December-quarter (Q3FY26) results. The oft-cited reason for this is the two fires at subsidiary Novelis’s Oswego plant in September and November 2025, which disrupted operations. But that explanation, on its own, is incomplete. Incred Research Services recently downgraded Hindalco and National Aluminum Co….

Read More