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20 Female SFF Authors Who Published Before 2000
28 September 2019 28 September 2019 Annemieke
A week or two ago in response to one of the analyses–@jamesdnicoll 's or the other one–of gender and Hugo wins, I saw a comment that alarmed me in its well-meaning goalpost-shifting.
It claimed that women hadn't really published much sff before 2000.
Before 2000.
— Marissa Lingen (@MarissaLingen) September 24, 2019
This tweet up there made me scream. Not Marissa Lingen of course. How many times do we have to talk about how SFF is not a man's world and it never was? They would have liked it to have been but women were there as well. First even. Things like this is why women still change names for on the cover so men can't see that they are a woman. Examples: Vic James, V.E. Schwab, C.B. Lee, Robin Hobb and there are plenty more if you go looking for it.
I am turning 32 and at the time we are talking about, before 2000, I wasn't even in high school yet. At the time I was not a fantasy reader at all and that didn't come until I was well into my twenties. However when I did get into SFF one of the first things I did was make myself known with who the most known authors were. I might not have read them all or a majority at this point because there are so many, but that there were many sff female writers before 2000 is one of the first things I learned.
Since this group of female writers gets erassed, again, I thought I'd share 20 of them with you.
1 Margaret Cavendish (1623 – 1673)
First Book Published: In 1653
Other Books Published before 2000: Bell in Campo and the Sociable Companions / Sociable Letters (1664) / The Blazing World (1666)
Along with Mary Shelley, Margaret Cavendish is seen as the pionier to the genre science-fiction. Some of her work are seen as some of the earlier sci-fi these days. She wrote a great deal of different things. From philosophy and science to poetry.
2 Andre Norton (1912 to 2005)
First Book Published: The Prince Commands in 1934
Other Books Published before 2000: Solar Queen series (1940 to 1998) /Norrey 1-2 (1944 to 1949) / Central Control (1953 to 1955) / The Lyon Family (1955 to 1984) / Crosstime (1956 to 1965) / Time Traders series 1-6 (1958 to 1999) / Forerunner (1960 to 1985) / Dipple (1961 to 1973) / Rebel (1961 to 1962) / Janus (1963 to 1966) / The Magic Books Series 1-6 (1965 to 1976) / Moon Magic (1966 to 1993) / Zero Stone (1968 to 1969) / Dragon Magic (1972) / Quag Keep (1978) / Magic in Ithkar (1985 to 1987) / Tales of the Witchworld (1987 to 1990) / Catfantastic (1989 to 1999) / Central Asia (1989 to 1994) / Halfblood Chronicles 1-2 (1991 to 1995) / Five Senses 1-4 (1994 to 1999) / The Shadow of Albion (1999)
By no means is the above list extensive to what Andre Norton had written before 2000. When she started publishing in 1934 she legally changed her name to Andre Norton which previously was Alice Mary Norton. The male dominated publishing world made her believe that this was the best course of action.
3 Zenna Henderson (1917 to 1983)
First Book Published: The Pilgrimage in 1961
Other Books Published before 2000: Pilgrimage (1961) / The Anything Box (1965) / No Different Flesh (1967) / Holding Wonder (1971)
In the 50's Zenna Henderson started publishing her The People stories in SF Magazines which caused her a lot of popularity. The People are a race of sensitive human looking aliens who were seperated after a crash landing on Earth. She was one of the few female writers in her time who did not use initials or a male sounding first name.
4 Susan Cooper
First Book Published: Over Sea Under Stone in 1965
Other Books Published before 2000: The Dark is Rising (1965 to 1977) / The Grey King (1975) / The Silver on the Tree (1977) / Sea Ward (1983) / The Boggart 1-2 (1993 to 1997) / King of Shadows (1999)
In 1965 Susan Cooper wrote Over Sea Under Stone in response to a publishing house competition. It was the start of a 5 book series and a solid career. Susan Cooper is still publishing to this day.
5 Ursula K. Le Guin (1929 – 2018)
First Book Published: Roccanon's World in 1966
Other Books Published before 2000: Hainish Cycle (1966 to 1994) / Earthsea Quartet (1968 to 1990) / The Lathe of Heaven (1971) / The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas (1973) / The New Atlantis (1975) / Orsinia series (1976 to 1982) / The Beginning Place (1980) / Catwing Series (1988 to 1999)
For sci-fi one of the biggest mentioned female writers has to be Ursula K. Le Guin. You cannot look into sci-fi and not hear about her Hainish Cycle. I am very interested in diving into her books as I have heard of her treatment of genders in some of her books and the way she approaches culture.
6 Anne McCaffrey (1926 – 2011)
First Book Published: Restoree in 1967
Other Books Published before 2000: Pern (1968 to 1998) / Brainship Series (1969 to 1997) / Doona (1969 to 1994) / The Talents Universe (1973 to 1999) / Get of the Unicorn (1977) / Dinosaur Planet (1978 to 1984) / Crystal Singer series (1982 to 1992) / The Planet Pirates Series (1990 to 19991) / The Tower and the Hive (1990 to 1999) / (Petaybee (1992 to 1994) / Catteni 1-3 (1995 to 1998) / Acorna 1-3 (1997 to 1999)
Anne McCaffrey is probably best known for her Dragonriders of Pern books. Interestingly in her career she was able to focus all her time on writing full novels as she had established herself quite well with her short stories that were being published in magazines beforehand. Restoree was written in protest against the absurd portrayals of women in sff novels and her place on this list only seems fitting.
7 Diana Wynne Jones (1934 – 2011)
First Book Published: Changeover in 1970
Other Books Published before 2000: Dog's Body (1975) / Dalemark Quartet (1975 to 1993) / Power of Three (1976) / Chrestomanci 1-4 (1977 to 1980) / The Time of the GHost (1981) / Archer's Goon (1984) / Fire and Hemlock (1985) / Howls Moving Castle (1986) / A Tale of Time City (1987) / Castle in the Air (1990) / Hexwood (1993) / The Tough Guide to Fantasyland (1996) / Deep Secret (1997) / Dark Lord of Derkholm (1998)
Howl's Moving Castle, later turned into an anime movie by Miyazaki, might be one of her most known novels. But Diana Wynne Jones has written much more starting in 1970. She is best known for slapstick situationes and sharp social commentary within children's fiction.
8 Katherine Kurtz
First Book Published: Deryni Rising in 1970
Other Books Published before 2000: Deryni ( 1970 to 1998) / The Legends of Camber of Culdi (1976 to 1981) / Lammas Night (1983) / The Histories of King Kelson 1-3 (1984 to 1986) / The Heirs of Saint Camber (1989 to 1994) / Adept (1991 to 1995) / Tales of the Knight Templar (1995) / The Temple and the Stone (1998)
Katherine Kurtz is best known for her Deryni series that is currently counting 16 primary works. She does a weekly chat with her fans about writing, life and cats.
9 Tanith Lee (1947 – 2015)
First Book Published: The Dragon Hoard in 1971
Other Books Published before 2000: Birthgrave (1975 to 1978) / Four-BEE (1976 to 1977) / Novels of Vis (1976 to 1988) / Tales from the Flat Earth (1978 to 1987) / The Silver Metal Lover (1981) / Secret Books of Paradys (1988 to 1993) / Unicorn Trilogy (1991 to 1997) / Blood Opera (1992 to 1994) / Wolf Tower (1998) /
Tanith Lee started publishing with short stories in 1968 and her first full novel in 1971. Her career really took off after her books were going to be published as mass market paperbacks from DAW. Since then she consistently published within SFF .
10 Jane Yolen
First Book Published: The Girl who Cried Flowers and Other Tales in 1974
Other Books Published before 2000: The Seeing Stick (1977) / Commander Toad series (1980 to 1998) / Sleeping Ugly (1981) / Dragon's Blood (1982) / Cards of Grief (1984) / Merlin's Booke (1986) / The Devil's Arithmetic (1988) / Briar Rose (1988) / Great Alta trilogy (1988 to 1998) / Dove Isabeau (1989) / Wizard's Hall (1991) / Vampires (1991) / Here There Be Witches (1995) / The Young Merlin Trilogy (1996 to 1997) / Twelve Impossible Things Before Breakfast (1997) / The Wizard's Map (1999)
Jane Yolen has written so much and in so many different ways that there was no way I was able to make a list of all the things she published before 2000. But it is a lot. Next to fantasy she has also published a lot of picture books from early on, almost all fitting into the SFF category.
11 C.J. Cherryh
First Book Published: Gates of Ivril in 1976
Other Books Published before 2000: Alliance-Union 1-15 (1976 to 1997) / Hanan Rebellion (1976 to 1977) / The Morgaine Cydle (1976 to 1988) / The Faded Sun (1978 to 1979) / The Company Wars (1981 to 1997) / Chanur (1981 to 1992) / Age of Exploration (1982 to 1985) / Arafel (1983) / Cyteen 1-3 (1988 to 1989) / The Paladin (1988) / Russian Stories (1989 to 1991) / Foreigner 1-4 (1994 to 1999) / Fortress 1-3 (1995 to 1999) / Finisterre (1995 to 1996)
Instead of submitting short stories to magazines to start of her career, Cherryh started of with submitting full novels to publishers right away. It took a while (and a lot of rewriting as publishers lost her manuscripts) but in 1975 was her break through. As she was doing this she remained teaching until 1979.
12 Octavia E. Butler (1947 to 2006)
First Book Published: Mind of My Mind in 1977
Other Books Published before 2000: Patternmaster (1976 1984) / Survivor (1978) / Kindred (1979) / Bloodchild (1984) / Xenogenesis (1987 to 1989) / Earthseed (1993 to 1998) / Bloodchild and Other Stories (1995)
Another well known, and one of the few African-American SFF writers of her time, is of course Octavia E. Butler. Also known as the Grand Dame of Science Fiction. She was the first science fiction writer to have received the MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant.
13 Robin McKinley
First Book Published: Beauty in 1978
Other Books Published before 2000: Damar 1-6 (1982 to 1998) / The Outlaws of Sherwood (1988) / Deer Skin (1993) / Rose Daughter (1998)
A avid reader as a young child, Robin McKinley worked in the publishing and book world alongside being an author. Editor, transciber, bookstore clerk, editorial assistant and free-lance editor.
14 Megan Lindholm / Robin Hobb
First Book Published as Lindholm: Harpy's Flight in 1983
Other Books Published as Lindholm before 2000: Windsingers series (1983 to 1989) / The Reindeer People (1988) / A Saga of Reindeer People (1988) / Silver Lady and the Forytish Man (1989) / Cloven Hooves (1991) / Alien Earth (1992) / Wizard Of The Pigeons And Silver Lady And The Fortyish Man (1993) / The Gypsy (1992) / Plus all the countless magazines and anthologies she has short stories in
First Book Published as Hobb: Assassin's Apprentice in 1995
Other Books Published as Hobb before 2000: Farseer Trilogy (1995 to 1997) / Ship of Magic (1998) / The Mad Ship (1999)
Robin Hobb is a name you probably all know well, whether or not you have read the books. However she started publishing more than 10 years before that as Megan Lindholm. Even to this day it doesn't seem to be that common knowledge that they are the same person. Which is odd because as Megan Lindholm she has awards and been a finalist for quite a few of them.
15 Margaret Weis
First Book Published: Dragons of Autumn Twilight in 1984
Other Books Published before 2000: Dragonlance (1984 to well in 2000) / The Darksword series (1987 to 1997) / Rose of the Prophet (1988 to 1989) The Deathgate Cycle (1990 to 1994) / Star of the Guardians (1990 to 1993) / Mag Force 7 (1995 to 1998) / Starshield series (1995 to 1996) / Darkheart (1998)
Margaret Weis created the Dragonlance world with Tracy Hickman in the eighties of which there are now 230 primary works listed on Goodreads. That is an amazing amount. She writes a lot with Tracy Hickman (who is male before you get confused) but has written books alone, or paranormal romance with her daugther as well.
16 Judith Tarr
First Book Published: The House and the Falcon in 1985
Other Books Published before 2000: The House and the Falcon (1985 to 1986) / Avaryan Rising 1-5 (1986 to 1994) / Alamut (1989 to 1991) /Ars Magica (1989) / Lord of Two Lands (1993) / Three Queens (1994 to 1997) / Queen of Swords (1997) / White Mare's Daughter (1998) / The Shepherds Kings (1999) / Household Gods (1999)
Judith Tarr has gained a few BA's and MA's. She taught Latin and science-fiction-writing workshops. She also really likes horses and uses that in some of the other books she writes on the pseudonym of Kathleen Bryan and Caitlin Brennan.
17 Melanie Rawn
First Book Published: Dragon Prince in 1985
Other Books Published before 2000: Dragon Prince (1985 to 1990) / Dragon Star (1991 to 1993) / Exiles 1-2 (1994 to 1997) / Knights of the Morning Star (1994) / Golden Key (1996 to 1998)
Melanie Rawn started off her writing career writing about dragons with the Dragon Prince. Always a good start. She is a three time locust award nominee and has worked as a teacher and an editor.
18 Mercedes Lackey
First Book Published: Arrows of the Queen in 1986
Other Books Published before 2000: Valdemar series 1-23 (1997 to 1999)
Mercedes Lackey began writing out of boredom as she so says herself, but is now addicted to writing. It is what created Valdemar, a series that currently counts 43 primary works and she is still writing in this world. She like to invest deeply into a fantasy world.
19 Patricia Briggs
First Book Published: Masques in 1993
Other Books Published before 2000: Sianim 1-3 (1993 to 1998)
Probably best known for her Mercedes Thompson series that started in 2006, Patricia Briggs started publishing in the nineties with more classical fantasy.
20 Martha Wells
First Book Published: The Element of Fire in 1993
Other Books Published before 2000: Ile-Rien 1-2 (1993 to 1998) / City of Bones (1995) / Thorns (1995) / Bad Medicine (1995)
Martha Wells is currently very well known for her Murderbot novella's. But her first novel came out back in 1993. She has many different things, from YA novels to movie and tv show tie-ins. She has also won various awards over the years.
Have you read any of these authors? Are you planning to?
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Great post! It was also only in my mid-late twenties that I got into SFF. I've got Le Guin, Butler and Hobb's books all on my shelves. I haven't heard of the majority of these other authors but I'm looking forward to exploring the SFF genre more 🙂
Same to be honest. I think there will be some real gems to be found here.
Kitty Marie's Book Reviews Blog says:
Very important and spectacularly well researched post! Have been planning on reading Ursula K. Le Guin, Robin Hobb, and Robin McKinley among others.
Thank you! I really need to real Le Guin. And Robin Hobb is amazing!
Susy's Cozy World says:
Great post! I have turned 32 this year (so we have the same age, given or taken 🎉) and I have started reading fantasy pretty soon, when I was around 11 yo. And I grow up with Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman books. And Marion Zimmer Bradley. And then came Ursula K. Le Guin and Robin Hobb. And they were and are amazing author! It seems quite impossible to discount them so!
I kind of wish I had grown up with fantasy more but at least now I still have so much to discover, haha.
I had no idea so many women were writing SFF! Le Guin, of course. But I'd never really thought about it… I suppose I had assumed it was pretty Male-driven, at least early on… great list!
I love this! I can't believe there are still people out there who genuinely believe women haven't been writing for longer than 20 years. I mean there's also James Tiptree Jr., Joanna Russ, Connie Willis, Angela Carter, and Clemence Housman published one of the earliest English-language werewolf novels in 1896. And they're all just a tiny percentage of the women who have been writing before 2000, just think of all the women not writing in English, so I don't get how anyone could make such a sweeping statement.
I'm ashamed to say I still haven't read any Le Guin or Hobb, but they're both authors I want to get to soon! 😀
I know, right? I'll have to check out Clemence Housman because that sounds interesting.
rsrook says:
Tamora Pierce, Joan D. Vinge, Vivian Vande Velde.
Also Leigh Eddings co-wrote most of David Eddings early works but the publisher thought it would be better to leave her name off for marketing (they got over that and she is credited in later works and some of the reprints).
Oh wow I didn't know that about Eddings. I'm glad that she got credited now but it sucks that this doesn't seem to be more common knowledge.
This is a wonderful post, Annemieke! I've read many of these authors and it's about time someone put a list like this together 😁
lydiaschoch says:
This was a wonderful post. I need to read some of these authors!
Book Twins Reviews says:
I haven't read many of the authors on this list, but I read Anne McCaffrey Pern series probably 20 years ago. I also read Marion Zimmer Bradley, as someone mentioned above many years ago. In the last 10 years I have read Robin McKinley, loved Patricia Briggs and just recently found the Murderbot diaries by Martha Wells.
I just got the first few books of the Pern series and I cannot wait to find some time to sit down for them.
Aren't the Murderbot diaries great?
Love the diaries, but I need to catch up to be ready for the full novel 😁
Same to be honest. Still need to read the last two. But we have plenty of time luckily 😀
Hoi Annemieke, wat een interessant artikel! Ik dacht ook nog aan Charlotte Perkins Gilman, zij schreef oa. het feministische 'Herland' en aan Sheri S. Teppers 'The Gate to Women's Country'. O en 'The Female Man' van Joanna Russ ook nog. Sorry ik weet alleen maar feministische voorbeelden haha!
En Mary Shelley herself natuurlijk met haar SF boek The Last Man 😍
Feministische voorbeeld zijn altijd super. 😉 Haha ik had bewust Mary Shelley even er uit gelaten maar zij staat anders natuurlijk boven aan. The Last Man heb ik nog niet gelezen, alleen Frankenstein. Zal daar eens naar moeten kijken.
thecorneroflaura says:
Thanks for making this list. I'm trying to read more fantasy and science fiction books written by women this year and it's turning out to be a very daunting task indeed so this post will be very helpful.
That sounds like a great challenge to have 🙂
This is a great list! I've read six of these authors and plan to read at least three more in the near future. 👍✨
I would love to read all of them at some point. Even if it is just one book.
bkfrgr says:
So cool that you started your list with Margaret Cavendish! I take my hat off to you! 🙂
McCaffrey, Diana Wynne Jones and McKinley are my childhood triumvirate, I think I've read more by them than anyone else on your list. But this is a really great list! 😀
Yes I deliberately decided not to go the Mary Shelley route but pick someone who is less often mentioned.
Ik las tot nu toe enkel iets van Patricia Briggs en Robin McKinley.
Patricia Briggs is natuurlijk ook heel bekend geworden sinds ze haar eerste boeken uitgaf.
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The group had claimed also that the ban on imported e-cigarettes resulted in a substantial loss in import tax revenues.
Siripol said the subcommittee would discuss the group's demand.
Meanwhile, Maris Karanyawat, the network's representative, said the group had presented its petition to the NLA along with the signatures of more than 17,000 people in support of the right of more than 11 million cigarette smokers to gain access to e-cigarettes.
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An aerial view of the Hobet mine shows some of the greener areas in reclamation and gray areas more recently mined, in Boone County, West Virginia, May 12, 2016.
West Virginia could produce profitable niche crops grown on reclaimed mine sites.
At least that's what Nathan Hall, president of Reclaim Appalachia envisions.
Hall spoke about uses for reclaimed sites at the West Virginia Good Jobs Conference last Tuesday at Tamarack. The goal of the conference is to bring together entrepreneurs, funders, local community leaders and government agencies to trade ideas, provide mentorship and support entrepreneurs in southern West Virginia.
Reclaim's first operational site is next to the Buck Harless Wood Products Industrial Park in Holden, a property owned by the Mingo County Redevelopment Authority.
Hall said he first started work on the Mingo County site early last year. The business has five full time crew members and one crew chief. Of those six employees, four are former coal miners.
According to Reclaim's website, the organization intends to replicate the model on more mined properties and on a larger scale.
Hall said the model is designed to be long term and said sites like these may not see profit until a few years down the road.
"This approach is never profitable in year one or even year two," he said. "It's more of a three-five year horizon to get into the black. A lot of agricultural investments like this are longer term.
However, down the road, Hall said he envisions West Virginia as being primary producers of niche produce on the East Coast.
"If we produce enough at a low cost and upgrade to high value products, move it six to nine hours away, there is a huge amount of ways to use these lands in ways that we've barely started to scratch the surface," he said.
Hall mentioned the possibility of products including lavender or grapes — plants that can thrive in the rocky soil.
Hall spoke about some of the struggles with using these sites including the rocky terrain itself.
Another issue is invasive species of plants that were planted for reclamation. However, Hall said animals including goats and hogs can eat the shrubby plants while also adding nutrients to the soil.
He said stacking systems including orchards and animals have been efficient in maintaining the land along with adding a larger labor force.
Hall isn't the first or the only person to grow crops on reclaimed mine sites. Hall mentioned one in particular back in the 1990s in Kentucky where there was a hog farm on a former mine site.


NORTH YORK, Ont. — Belmont Meats celebrated its 50th anniversary by expanding its product line into the United States.
This spring, the North York-based meat processor officially launched in the United States, offering both retail and foodservice products.
"We're celebrating our past, but also recognizing the future is very different," said Paul Roach, president and chief executive officer of Belmont Meats.
David Spragge, vice-president of sales and marketing for Belmont, said taking their product south demonstrates a Canadian producer is able to compete in the American market.
The Walderman Family opened Belmont Meats in 1966. In its early years, the business primarily served as a foodservice provider. Summer Street Capital Partners purchased the company eight years ago.
Today, Belmont Meats sells more than 40 million pounds of hamburgers to numerous chain restaurants, including Burger King, Dairy Queen and Hero Certified Burgers.
Before heading into the United States market, Belmont studied emerging trends in the burger business. Spragge explained Americans are buying higher-end cuts of meat — such as prime rib, brisket and short rib — for their burgers.
He added trends in the United States, which also include beef that is grass-fed, organic, antibiotic-free and with no hormones added, are headed north.
"People want better quality meat blocks. They want to know what meat is in the product," he said.
To stay on top of trends, Belmont hired Curtis Dool, a Red Seal-certified chef, to lead the company's test kitchen.
"It's where we get a lot of creativity and exchange of ideas of what's happening in the market," Roach said.
"We invest heavily in our R&D facilities," Spragge added.
One of the company's recent advancements is a home-style burger, a frozen patty that avoids the traditional hockey puck shape.
"It makes it look like a homemade burger. It's not like a formed round burger," Spragge said.
Now, the company is working towards creating a patty that requires less cooking time.
Innovation in the burger business is a focus of Belmont's strategy as they move forward.
"We're searching the world for the next new burger technology," Spragge said.
So what makes a great burger?
Congratulations on this exciting venture into the U.S. market...and of course, on Belmont's 50th anniversary.


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David Bowie film 'Moonage Daydream' coming soon
A feature length David Bowie film is coming soon.
The film Moonage Daydream has been described as an "experiential cinematic odyssey" that follows Bowie's life and career. The documentary features 48 newly mixed Bowie tracks from across his career and also includes narration from Bowie himself.
Brett Morgen compiled, edited, produced, and directed Moonage Daydream. Bowie's estate gave Morgen access to archives, master recordings, and reels of never seen before performances. Additionally all music in the film has been remixed from the original stems into Dolby Atmos, 12.0, 5.0, and 7.1/5.1.
According to Bowie's archive the film is nearing completion and the film will see a global premiere in the coming months. Universal Pictures will release the film internationally, while HBO acquired the rights in North America with plans for a streaming/cable premiere in spring 2023. The film will also be released in IMAX in some markets.
More details on the film and soundtrack will be announced soon.


I just want to say a big thank you for organising all the activities and transfers for the weekend. Everything went really, really well and we all had a fantastic time!
Alana and Bronia were fantastic guides and most helpful – so please pass on my thanks to them as well!
And of course, the good news was that we all got our flights home with no problems at all!!
Thanks again and apologies for all the changes you had to make last week.
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Into its fourth vintage and second vintage using all estate fruit from Realm's Stags Leap District estate vineyard, Moonracer is composed of the finest lots from the vineyard. Winemaker Benoit Touquette has a lot to choose from, as the site, with its multiple blocks, elevations, facings and diverse soils, has character in spades. Moonracer bears the unmistakable mark of this stimulating vineyard, as well as the Stags Leap District. Strong, powerful, yet elegant, with refined tannins and plenty of depth. What Benoit calls "intellectual." "It's a wine that will appeal to both international and American palates. It walks the line, combining characteristics typical of northern and southern Napa Valley. It's got plenty of fruit but also layered flavors, depth and complexity." – Realm Cellars.


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Best Buy releases Black Friday ad, some early deals available now
Best Buy has just dropped its 2020 Black Friday ad with loads of deals, including some that are available from now until Nov. 1.
Published: 8:32 AM EDT October 29, 2020
Updated: 8:32 AM EDT October 29, 2020
WASHINGTON — Best Buy released its Black Friday ad Thursday and said the savings for the holiday shopping season has already started.
The Minnesota-based retailer said hundreds of its Black Friday deals will be available online and in stores now until Nov. 1, making it easier and more convenient for shoppers to get their orders amid the coronavirus pandemic. No worries, the deals will be back around Black Friday too.
Best Buy is offering deals on big items like Samsung 70-inch 4K Smart at $529, it's selling KitchenAid Pro stand mixers for $199 and 50% off all GreatCall devices like Jitterbug Smart 2 and the Lively Flip smartphone. It's also offering deals and discounts on Amazon devices, headphones, laptops and video games. There's also a $20 discount available for some Apple Watches.
The company noted that there are safety protocols in place at its stores including requiring masks for customers and employees. It also plans to limit the number of people allowed inside a store at all times.
RELATED: Home Depot reveals 2020 Black Friday ad with deals starting Nov. 6
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All Best Buy stores will be closed Thanksgiving, but it plans to open its doors at 5 a.m. on Black Friday until 10 p.m. local time. It will also offer extended hours throughout the weekend and into the holiday season.
Best Buy said there are a few dates to keep track of this year, since Black Friday isn't just one day this year:
Nov. 5-8: The Wish List Sale
Nov. 11: The Treat Yourself Sale
Nov. 12-14: Our Coolest Deals Sale
Nov. 16-17: My Best Buy Member Early Access Sale – Thousands of deals from the Black Friday ad available early, for My Best Buy Members only.
Nov. 22: Black Friday Starts Now! – Nearly all Black Friday deals become available.
Credit: Best Buy
To keep customers and employees safe during the pandemic, the retail chain is offering curbside pickup, store pick up and it expanded on its same-day delivery options. It is even offering customers the option to pick up their items at other alternative locations like UPS or CVS stores.
The company already held deal days to compete with Amazon Prime Day on Oct. 13 and 14.
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Starfish (also called sea stars) are really interesting animals. They have those tube feet that can stick to things. They can put their stomach inside out inside a clam shell. What they can't do is regulate their salt and water balance. If the salinity changes too much, they have to leave or die.
They can't regulate their body temperature either, except by their behavior. They can move to a warmer or cooler place. If they're too cold, they can't move very fast. If they get too hot, they eventually die.
Sea stars also have to stay wet. They can curl in their feet and slow down the drying-out process for a while, but they need to stay near water. That's okay because their prey are in water anyway. The movement of the water can push them around if it's really strong, but their tube feet are good at gripping the rocks, so small waves probably don't bother them much.
What kind of senses do you think sea stars have to have to keep themselves out of trouble? You may want to study marine biology.
Starfish are extremely sensitive to tides and salinity. Clams, mussels, oysters, etc. can escape predation by starfish by living in environments where the starfish can't go.


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Banking stocks slide
Among the components of the S&P BSE BANKEX index, RBL Bank Ltd (down 4.83%), Federal Bank Ltd (down 2.95%),Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (down 2.76%),IndusInd Bank Ltd (down 1.56%),HDFC Bank Ltd (down 1.53%), were the top losers. Among the other losers were City Union Bank Ltd (down 1.31%), Axis Bank Ltd (down 1.2%), State Bank of India (down 1.16%), and Yes Bank Ltd (down 0.76%).
On the other hand, ICICI Bank Ltd (up 1.29%), turned up.
At 13:48 IST, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 308.16 or 0.73% at 41637.21.
The Nifty 50 index was down 88.25 points or 0.71% at 12264.1.
The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was down 29.67 points or 0.2% at 14679.03.
The S&P BSE 150 Midcap Index index was down 16.24 points or 0.32% at 5025.65.
On BSE,910 shares were trading in green, 1468 were trading in red and 173 were unchanged.
Information Technology shares fall
Among the components of the S&P BSE IT Sector index, TVS Electronics Ltd (down 4.97%), Cerebra Integrated Technologies Ltd (down 3.61%),AXISCADES Engineering Technologies Ltd (down 3%),Datamatics Global Services Ltd (down 2.98%),Ramco Systems Ltd (down 2.93%), were the top losers. Among the other losers were Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (down 2.62%), Zen Technologies Ltd (down 2.6%), Majesco Ltd (down 2.38%), 63 Moons Technologies Ltd (down 2.34%), and eClerx Services Ltd (down 1.95%).
On the other hand, 3i Infotech Ltd (up 5.93%), Trigyn Technologies Ltd (up 2.9%), and Nucleus Software Exports Ltd (up 2.46%) moved up.
Energy stocks edge lower
Among the components of the S&P BSE Energy index, Oil India Ltd (down 4.31%), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (down 3.75%),Reliance Industries Ltd (down 2.21%),Panama Petrochem Ltd (down 1.59%),Aegis Logistics Ltd (down 1.36%), were the top losers. Among the other losers were Coal India Ltd (down 0.91%), Adani Gas Ltd (down 0.83%), Aban Offshore Ltd (down 0.74%), Castrol India Ltd (down 0.51%), and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (down 0.5%).
On the other hand, Alphageo (India) Ltd (up 7.2%), Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (up 5.15%), and Goa Carbon Ltd (up 2.77%) turned up.
Kotak Mahindra Bank turns volatile after Q3 numbers
PBT (profit before tax) fell 1.35% to Rs 1944.07 crore in Q3 December 2019 as against Rs 1970.71 crore in Q3 December 2018. Total income rose 12% to Rs 8077.03 crore in Q3 December 2019 over Q3 December 2018.
Loan disbursement rose 10.36% to Rs 216,774 crore year-on-year.
The bank saw its asset quality deteriorate slightly in December quarter. Gross non-performing assets (NPAs) stood at Rs 5,413.20 crore as on 31 December 2019 as against Rs 5,033.55 crore as on 30 September 2019 and Rs 4,128.68 crore as on 31 December 2018.
The ratio of gross NPAs to gross advances stood at 2.46% as on 31 December 2019 as against 2.32% as on 30 September 2019 and 2.07% as on 31 December 2018. The ratio of net NPAs to net advances stood at 0.89% as on 31 December 2019 as against 0.85% as on 30 September 2019 and 0.71% as on 31 December 2018.
Provisions and contingencies (excluding tax provisions) rose 8.84% to Rs 444 crore in Q3 December 2019 over Q2 September 2019.
Net Interest Income (NII) for Q3 December 2019 increased to Rs 3,430 crore from Rs 2,926 crore in Q3 December 2018, registering a rise of 17%. Net interest income is difference between interest earned and interest expended. Net Interest Margin (NIM) for Q3 2019 rose to 4.69% from 4.31% in Q3 2018.
CASA ratio as on 31 December 2019 stood at 53.7% compared to 50.7% as on 31 December 2018. Capital adequacy ratio of the bank, as per Basel III, as on 31 December 2019 is 18.2%.
Shares of Kotak Mahindra Bank turned volatile post Q3 result announcement. The stock was down 2.82% at Rs 1649.95. Shares came off the day's high of Rs 1710 and hit an intraday low of Rs 1630.
Kotak Mahindra Bank's segments include treasury, BMU and corporate centre, which includes dealing in debt, equity, money market, forex market, derivatives and investments and primary dealership of government securities.
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd slips for fifth straight session
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd dropped for a fifth straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 118.05, down 3.75% on the day as on 13:19 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.79% on the day, quoting at 12254.85. The Sensex is at 41602.36, down 0.82%.Indian Oil Corporation Ltd has lost around 6.64% in last one month.Meanwhile, Nifty Energy index of which Indian Oil Corporation Ltd is a constituent, has eased around 0.1% in last one month and is currently quoting at 16077.65, down 0.76% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 335.77 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 69 lakh shares in last one month.
The benchmark January futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 117.2, down 4.29% on the day. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd tumbled 12.97% in last one year as compared to a 11.8% rally in NIFTY and a 6.63% spurt in the Nifty Energy index.
The PE of the stock is 8.45 based on TTM earnings ending June 19.
RBL Bank Ltd sees hefty selling pressure
RBL Bank Ltd dropped for a fifth straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 328.25, down 4.52% on the day as on 13:19 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.79% on the day, quoting at 12254.85. The Sensex is at 41602.36, down 0.82%.RBL Bank Ltd has eased around 1.72% in last one month.Meanwhile, Nifty Bank index of which RBL Bank Ltd is a constituent, has eased around 3.46% in last one month and is currently quoting at 31590.65, down 1.18% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 66.92 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 88.93 lakh shares in last one month.
The benchmark January futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 326.3, down 5.31% on the day. RBL Bank Ltd tumbled 43.4% in last one year as compared to a 11.8% rally in NIFTY and a 13.39% spurt in the Nifty Bank index.
The PE of the stock is 22.01 based on TTM earnings ending September 19.
IndusInd Bank Ltd down for fifth straight session
IndusInd Bank Ltd is down for a fifth straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 1328.8, down 1.73% on the day as on 13:19 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.79% on the day, quoting at 12254.85. The Sensex is at 41602.36, down 0.82%.IndusInd Bank Ltd has lost around 11.19% in last one month.Meanwhile, Nifty Bank index of which IndusInd Bank Ltd is a constituent, has eased around 3.46% in last one month and is currently quoting at 31590.65, down 1.18% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 38.23 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 48.38 lakh shares in last one month.
The benchmark January futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 1336, down 1.56% on the day. IndusInd Bank Ltd tumbled 11.86% in last one year as compared to a 11.8% rally in NIFTY and a 13.39% spurt in the Nifty Bank index.
The PE of the stock is 20.94 based on TTM earnings ending December 19.
Strides Pharma Science gains on receiving EIR for its US facility
Strides Pharma Science (Strides) before trading hours today, 20 January 2020, announced that its step down subsidiary, Strides Pharma Inc. (SPI), has received an Establishment Inspection Report (EIR) from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for its facility in Riviera Beach, Florida, US.
The EIR was issued as an outcome of the USFDA's inspection of the facility in December 2019. This facility is one of the very few manufacturing facilities in the US with a soft gel capsule (SGC) manufacturing suite for formulations with containment needs.
Strides is one of the global leaders in Rx SGC with a vast portfolio of approved SGCs in the US and other regulated markets. The inspection outcome will bolster the company's fast-growing SGC franchise in the US and will also help accelerate our foray into the private label opportunity with in market for market products. Strides will kickstart the site transfers of its existing SGC portfolio to the site with immediate effect, the company said in a statement.
In the future, Strides plans to expand additional dosage format suites at the Florida facility, which will mirror the capabilities of its formulations facility in Singapore and will help the company to tap opportunities under various federal government procurement programs, including procurements administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Strides Pharma Sciences has surged 10.23% in last three months as compared to a 8.88% rise in Nifty Pharma index. The stock was trading above its 50-day placed at Rs 381.18 but below its 200-day moving average (DMA) placed at Rs 398.28. These levels will act as crucial support and resistance levels in near term.
Strides Pharma Science is a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in Bangalore, India.
On a consolidated basis, the drug maker reported a net profit of Rs 142.72 crore in Q2 September 2019 as against a net loss of Rs 12.01 crore in Q2 September 2018. Net sales rose 37.6% to Rs 715.09 crore in Q2 September 2019 over Q2 September 2018.
Bank of Maharashtra jumps 6.25%
Bank of Maharashtra is up for a third straight session in a row. The stock is quoting at Rs 14.45, up 6.25% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.62% on the day, quoting at 12275.4. The Sensex is at 41706.3, down 0.57%. Bank of Maharashtra has risen around 23.5% in last one month.
Meanwhile, Nifty PSU Bank index of which Bank of Maharashtra is a constituent, has risen around 4.6% in last one month and is currently quoting at 2451.85, down 1.31% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 18.61 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 5.96 lakh shares in last one month.
The PE of the stock is 0 based on TTM earnings ending September 19.
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd soars 3.5%, rises for third straight session
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd rose for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 204.3, up 3.5% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.62% on the day, quoting at 12275.4. The Sensex is at 41706.3, down 0.57%. Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd has added around 9.96% in last one month.
Meanwhile, Nifty Energy index of which Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd is a constituent, has added around 0.06% in last one month and is currently quoting at 16077.65, down 0.6% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 165.89 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 51.52 lakh shares in last one month.
The benchmark January futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 203.45, up 3.09% on the day. Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd is up 6.82% in last one year as compared to a 11.98% gain in NIFTY and a 6.8% gain in the Nifty Energy index.
The PE of the stock is 9.98 based on TTM earnings ending September 19.
Jagran Prakashan Ltd spurts 1.03%, up for fifth straight session
Jagran Prakashan Ltd gained for a fifth straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 68.7, up 1.03% on the day as on 12:44 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.57% on the day, quoting at 12281.5. The Sensex is at 41707.98, down 0.57%. Jagran Prakashan Ltd has gained around 8.19% in last one month.
Meanwhile, Nifty Media index of which Jagran Prakashan Ltd is a constituent, has gained around 2.23% in last one month and is currently quoting at 1870.1, down 1.42% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 2.62 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 6.37 lakh shares in last one month.
Hexaware Technologies Ltd extends winning spree
Hexaware Technologies Ltd is up for a fifth straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 341.2, up 0.06% on the day as on 12:44 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.57% on the day, quoting at 12281.5. The Sensex is at 41707.98, down 0.57%. Hexaware Technologies Ltd has gained around 3.65% in last one month.
Meanwhile, Nifty IT index of which Hexaware Technologies Ltd is a constituent, has gained around 2.19% in last one month and is currently quoting at 16356.6, down 0.88% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 1.45 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 4.73 lakh shares in last one month.
Exide Industries Ltd rises for fifth straight session
Exide Industries Ltd gained for a fifth straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 197, up 0.23% on the day as on 12:44 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.57% on the day, quoting at 12281.5. The Sensex is at 41707.98, down 0.57%. Exide Industries Ltd has risen around 10.43% in last one month.
Meanwhile, Nifty Auto index of which Exide Industries Ltd is a constituent, has risen around 2.4% in last one month and is currently quoting at 8427.6, down 0.6% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 11.81 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 22.66 lakh shares in last one month.
The benchmark January futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 198.15, up 0.61% on the day. Exide Industries Ltd is down 19.28% in last one year as compared to a 12.04% spurt in NIFTY and a 4.23% spurt in the Nifty Auto index.
The PE of the stock is 20.2 based on TTM earnings ending September 19.
L&T Technology inches lower after Q3 numbers
Consolidated PBT (profit before tax) fell 0.75% to Rs 274.50 crore in Q3 December 2019 (Q3FY20) as against Rs 276.60 in Q2 September 2019 (Q2FY20). The result was announced after market hours on Friday, 17 January 2020.
Consolidated EBITDA rose 1.1% to Rs 286.30 crore in Q3FY20 over Q2FY20. Consolidated EBIT margin stood at 16.8% in Q3FY20 as against 17% in Q2FY20 and 16.5% in corresponding quarter last year.
On a year-on-year (YoY) basis, consolidated net profit grew 10% while net sales increased 8% in Q3FY20.
During this quarter, the company bagged 9 multi-million dollar deals across all major industry segments including two deals worth $30 million each. On a YoY basis, LTTS increased its $20 million clients by 2 and its $10 million clients by 4.
Total headcount stood at 16,787 at the end of the December 2019 quarter. Attrition on last 12-month basis stood at 13.9%.
At the end of the third quarter, the patents portfolio of LTTS stood at 472, out of which 352 are co-authored with its customers and the rest are filed by LTTS.
Commenting on the results, Dr. Keshab Panda, the CEO & managing director of L&T Technology Services, had stated, "Q3 results were consistent with our expectations. We had a strong performance in three segments - Transportation, Plant Engineering, and Medical Devices that are each growing in excess of 20% on YoY basis. Digital & leading-edge technologies - the growth driver for ER&D, contributed to 41% of Q3 revenues and grew by 29% YoY."
"We are seeing a new set of opportunities as customers seek disruptive technologies like AI, sensor fusion and industrial robotics to strengthen their market competitiveness. As part of our strategy to be the preferred ER&D partner to our customers, we continue to invest in building competencies and design centers that will take us closer to the customer. Last quarter we opened our 9th design center outside of India - an Aerospace & Defense Engineering Design Center in Rockford, Illinois (USA) that will cater to the development of high-performance engineering solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry," he added.
L&T Technology Services is an engineering research and development services company. The firm is engaged in providing a range of engineering services and related technologies in the areas of embedded systems, mechanical and others. Its segments include transportation, process engineering, industrial products, medical devices and telecom.
JSPL turns soft as Q3 net loss widens
Consolidated net sales slipped 2.8% to Rs 9,299.78 crore in Q3 December 2019 (3QFY20) over Q3 December 2018 (3QFY19). The firm reported pre-tax loss of Rs 200.80 crore in Q3 December 2019 as against pre-tax profit of Rs 13.60 crore in Q3 December 2018. The result was declared after trading hours on Friday, 18 January 2020.
Consolidated EBITDA fell 12.37% to Rs 1,820 crore in 3QFY20 over 3QFY19. EBITDA margin stood at 20% in 3QFY20 compared with 22% in 3QFY19.
The quarter marked new highs in steel production & sales for JSPL. In a quarter where pricing was steeply down in October followed by demand-led recovery towards the latter part of the quarter, the company was able to market & sell unprecedented volumes.
JSPL, on a consolidated level, produced 2.11 million tonnes of steel & related products (up 19% from 1.77 million tonnes in 3QFY19) and sold 2.24 million tonnes of steel & related products (up 30% from 1.73 million tonnes in 3QFY19).
In terms of crude steel, for the consolidated entity, the company produced 2.03 million tonnes of crude steel on the consolidated level (up 21% from 1.68 million tonnes in 3QFY19) and sold 2.18 million tonnes of crude steel (up 32% from 1.65 million tonnes in 3QFY19).
Net debt for the quarter ending December 2019 was reported at Rs 35,457 crore (reduction of Rs 1,150 crore QoQ).
The slowdown in the economic activities along with the extended monsoon resulted in lower power demand during the quarter. Jindal Power Ltd (JPL) generated 1,900 million units in the reported December quarter as compared to 2,271 million units in Q2 September 2019 (2QFY20).
Jindal Steel and Power's segments majorly include iron & steel and power. It is also engaged in aviation services and machinery division. The company's product portfolio consists of steel product mix, construction solutions, and construction material and solutions.
Select PSU stocks in action after Nifty CPSE Index rejig
Accordingly, Power Finance Corporation (down 6.68%) and Indian Oil Corporation (down 3.63%) were excluded from the Nifty CPSE Index.
While NHPC (up 10.54%), NMDC (up 5.01%), Power Grid Corporation of India (up 3.65%) and Cochin Shipyard (up 3.58%) were included in the index.
Lypsa Gems & Jewellery Ltd leads gainers in 'B' group
Shiva Mills Ltd, Future Enterprises-DVR, Dynacons Systems & Solutions Ltd and Vivimed Labs Ltd are among the other gainers in the BSE's 'B' group today, 20 January 2020.
Lypsa Gems & Jewellery Ltd spiked 19.85% to Rs 6.22 at 11:52 IST. The stock was the biggest gainer in the BSE's 'B' group. On the BSE, 10396 shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 2130 shares in the past one month.
Shiva Mills Ltd surged 14.56% to Rs 38.95. The stock was the second biggest gainer in 'B' group. On the BSE, 3281 shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 395 shares in the past one month.
Future Enterprises-DVR soared 13.81% to Rs 25.55. The stock was the third biggest gainer in 'B' group. On the BSE, 8458 shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 487 shares in the past one month.
Dynacons Systems & Solutions Ltd advanced 13.11% to Rs 33.65. The stock was the fourth biggest gainer in 'B' group. On the BSE, 17368 shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 1504 shares in the past one month.
Vivimed Labs Ltd added 11.50% to Rs 13.67. The stock was the fifth biggest gainer in 'B' group. On the BSE, 2.46 lakh shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 11650 shares in the past one month.
IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd leads gainers in 'A' group
NHPC Ltd, Prestige Estates Projects Ltd, Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd and IIFL Finance Ltd are among the other gainers in the BSE's 'A' group today, 20 January 2020.
IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd spiked 15.27% to Rs 115.85 at 11:48 IST. The stock was the biggest gainer in the BSE's 'A' group. On the BSE, 7.05 lakh shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 2.39 lakh shares in the past one month.
NHPC Ltd soared 10.12% to Rs 26.65. The stock was the second biggest gainer in 'A' group. On the BSE, 47.07 lakh shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 66514 shares in the past one month.
Prestige Estates Projects Ltd surged 7.80% to Rs 403.65. The stock was the third biggest gainer in 'A' group. On the BSE, 54093 shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 19080 shares in the past one month.
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd rose 6.62% to Rs 155.35. The stock was the fourth biggest gainer in 'A' group. On the BSE, 1.37 lakh shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 56885 shares in the past one month.
IIFL Finance Ltd gained 5.84% to Rs 157.7. The stock was the fifth biggest gainer in 'A' group. On the BSE, 34889 shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 27869 shares in the past one month.
L&T Finance Holdings drops after muted Q3 outcome
Consolidated profit before tax (PBT) slipped 6.5% to Rs 725.22 crore in Q3 December 2019 as against Rs 775.81 in Q3 December 2018. The result was announced after market hours on Friday, 17 January 2020.
The diversified non-banking financial company (NBFC) continued to maintain steady net interest margin and fee income, growing it to 7.29% in Q3 December 2019 against 6.79% a year ago. Pre-provisioning operating profit (PPOP) stood at Rs 1,334 crore for Q3 December 2019, up 12% year on year.
The NBFC said it continued to deliver top quartile return on equity at 16.51% and its focused lending book expanded 14% year on year. It serviced over 1.19 crore customers through 223 branches and 1,450 meeting centres during the quarter.
The company raised more than Rs 10,000 crore in long-term borrowing during the quarter, which was its highest quarterly borrowing since FY17. It also sold a public issue of secured NCDs, which was oversubscribed 3.01 times the base issue size of Rs 500 crore and the issue was closed on the second day.
The company also effectively tapped PSL funding of Rs 1,818 crore in Q3 December 2019. The weighted average cost of funds remained steady at 8.54% in Q3 December 2019 against 8.50% in Q3 December 2018 and 8.61% in Q3 December 2019 despite diversification. The CP proportion fell from 16% to 9% YoY as long-term borrowing increased.
The company further said it continued to strengthen the balance sheet by concentrating on the focused lending businesses like rural finance, housing finance and infrastructure finance, while running down the defocused businesses.
Commenting on the financial results Dinanath Dubhashi, managing director & CEO, said, NBFCs with strong parentage, AAA credit rating and prudent business practices have stood out and asserted their strength over the past year. Our robust business model, diverse sources of funding, steady growth and focus on asset quality, arein line with our strategy of building a stable and sustainable business. We have shown consistent performance across our focused businesses while building our inherent strengths to ensure better than industry performance when demand picks up.
In the past one month, the scrip grew 2.53% to its current market price of Rs 119.55, outperforming Nifty Financial Services index's 0.94% fall in the same period.
L&T Finance Holdings is a leading diversified non-banking financial company (NBFC).
HDFC Bank slips as asset quality weakens, provisions spike
HDFC Bank reported a 32.77% rise in net profit to Rs 7416.48 crore in Q3 December 2019 from Rs 5585.9 crore in Q3 December 2018. Profit before tax (PBT) for Q3 December 2019 was at Rs 9,901.90 crore. Adjusting for one-off credit items, the core PBT at Rs 10,401.90 crore, grew by approximately 21%.
Gross non-performing assets (NPAs) stood at Rs 13427.25 crore as on 31 December 2019 as against Rs 12508.15 crore as on 30 September 2019 and Rs 10902.86 crore as on 31 December 2018.
Net revenues (net interest income plus other income) increased by 19.1% to 20,842.20 crore for the quarter ended 31 December 2019 over the corresponding quarter of the previous year. Net interest income (interest earned less interest expended) for Q3 December 2019 grew 12.69% to Rs 14,172.90 crore from Rs 12,576.80 crore for Q3 December 2018, driven by growth in advances of 19.9%, and a growth in deposits of 25.2%. The net interest margin for the quarter remained stable at 4.2%.
Total deposits as of 31 December 2019 were Rs 10,67,433 crore, an increase of 25.2% over 31 December 2018. CASA deposits grew by 21.5% with savings account deposits at Rs 277,928 crore and current account deposits at Rs 143,900 crore.
The bank's capital adequacy ratio as per Basel III guideline was at 18.5% in Q3 December 2019 as against 17.3% in Q3 December 2018.