In today’s briefing:
- #132 India Insight: U.S. 26% Tariff on India, Apple’s 25% Output Surge, HDFC Bank Regulatory Warning
- #133 India Insight: GOI Trims 4.83% in Mazagon OFS, Gensol Faces SEBI Scrutiny, ABFRL’s 2x Rev Plan
- APAC Healthcare Weekly (April 6)- Nippon Shinyaku, Shionogi, Beigene, Celltrion, Mesoblast, Lupin

#132 India Insight: U.S. 26% Tariff on India, Apple’s 25% Output Surge, HDFC Bank Regulatory Warning
- U.S. imposes 26% tariff on Indian imports to be enforced in two phases i.e. 10% from April 5 and 16% from April 10 , although India sees no major setback.
- Apple (AAPL US) to raise India’s iPhone output to 25% by 2028 from 14% in FY24, boosting local manufacturing and to meet the projected demand.
- SEBI warns HDFC Bank for non-compliance; analysts project a 12% upside in share price.
#133 India Insight: GOI Trims 4.83% in Mazagon OFS, Gensol Faces SEBI Scrutiny, ABFRL’s 2x Rev Plan
- GOI launches a 4.83% stake sale in Mazagon Dock at an 8% discount, causing a 6.4% stock dip.
- SEBI may investigate Gensol Engineering (GENSOL IN) over related-party EV leases and falsified debt servicing documents.
- Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd (ABFRL IN) shifts focus to organic growth with plans to double revenue and hit 70% ROCE in lifestyle brands which drives strong re-rating potential.
APAC Healthcare Weekly (April 6)- Nippon Shinyaku, Shionogi, Beigene, Celltrion, Mesoblast, Lupin
- Nippon Shinyaku filed NDA of tagraxofusp for a rare aggressive hematologic malignancy in Japan. Shionogi initiated rolling NDA submission to the FDA for Xocova for COVID-19 post-exposure prophylaxis.
- Beigene is discontinuing clinical development program for ociperlimab, as a potential treatment for lung cancer. Celltrion received positive CHMP opinion for the addition of the Omlyclo autoinjector formulation.
- The first three children with SR-aGvHD will receive a course of Mesoblast’s Ryoncil commencing this week. Lupin is acquiring UK-based Renascience Pharma, a sole supplier of 4 specialty products.
