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Good morning. One of the staples of political journalism these days (for better or for worse) is the “how damaging?” question. With Westminster preoccupied with the question of how long Keir Starmer can last as prime minister following the resignation of Morgan McSweeney, his chief of staff, yesterday in the light of the Peter Mandelson/Jeffrey Epstein scandal, here is a summary of how long other prime ministers were able to stay on after key advisers quit.
Margaret Thatcher stayed in office, after the resignation of Alan Walters, for one year and one month.
Tony Blair stayed in office, after the resignation of Alastair Campbell, for three years and 10 months.
Theresa May stayed in office, after the resignation of Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill, for two years and one and a half months.
Boris Johnson stayed in office, after the resignation of Dominic Cummings, for one year and 10 months.
None of these are exact parallels. Most of these advisers were forced out because of pressure from MPs in the PM’s party, at least one (Mirza) was admired and her departure was a shock, but with McSweeney the picture is mixed. Many Labour MPs are glad to see him gone, but others credit him with winning them their seats and worry how the PM will manage without him.
The Cummings precedent is similar in some ways, because Cummings was the mastermind behind Johnson’s 2019 general election victory. McSweeney also gets credit for the Labour’s 2024 landslide. But only last night Prof Jane Green, who runs the British Election Study project, said “the major factors that contributed to the unique seats-votes outcome were outside Labour’s direct control” and the claim that McSweeney’s decision to focus on appealing to former Tories was a crucial factor has been shown by election analysis to be wrong. Besides, unlike Cummings, McSweeney remains hinged.
In some respects McSweeney is more similar to Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill. They were decisive in enabling Theresa May to become PM, just as McSweeney was instrumental in showing Starmer how he could win the Labour leadership. But Timothy and Hill were even more dominant in No 10 than McSweeney ever was. And they were forced out because they wrote a manifesto that lost an election, whereas McSweeney did the opposite.
In short, there is no way of knowing how this will turn out. But previous experience suggests that even a damaging resignation like McSweeney’s doesn’t make the PM’s resignation imminent.
But we have got an inkling of what might happen today. Starmer is due to address Labour MPs this evening and Jacqui Smith, the former Labour home secretary who is now a peer and skills minister, has been giving interviews this morning. Speaking on Times Radio this morning, she said Starmer deserved credit for “taking responsibility” for the Mandelson appointment.
The prime minister is taking responsibility. He took responsibility for the decision that was made about Peter Mandelson, although to be clear here it was of course Peter Mandelson that, in consistent lying and engagement with Jeffrey Epstein, let down the party and the government and the country. And I think that will become clearer as the information around the appointment is put out into the public domain.
According to Sam Blewett and Bethany Dawson in their London Playbook briefing for Politico, Labour First, the right-leaning Labour group that supports Starmer, has been urging its MPs allies to make this point at tonight’s PLP meeting. They say:
One riled MP forwarded Playbook a message the right-leaning Labour First faction has sent to backbenchers it reckons are loyal to Starmer, urging them to speak up in support at the PLP meeting. Talking points include how the PM “accepts his mistakes and apologises,” compared to the carousel of Tory leaders forced from office … and how the government is delivering on “many areas of incremental change.”
Here is our overnight story by Pippa Crerar summing up all yesterday’s developments.
And here is an analysis by Kiran Stacey.
Today we will be focusing mostly on this crisis. Here is the agenda.
Morning: Kemi Badenoch is on a visit in Surrey.
11.30am: Downing Street holds a lobby briefing.
2.30pm: Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, takes questions in the Commons.
3pm: Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, gives a speech in Birmingham.
6pm: Keir Starmer addresses Labour MPs at a private meeting of the PLP in Westminster.
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Key events
Emily Thornberry, the Labour chair of the Commons foreign affairs committee, told the Today programme this morning that she was glad that Morgan McSweeney had resigned. She said:
I’m glad to see that the person who was the architect of Peter Mandelson’s appointment has taken responsibility and has gone … Morgan had become quite a divisive figure.
There were a couple of things that everyone agreed on, one was that he was brilliant, but I think the other one was that people felt he was in the wrong job, so I think it’s right that he’s gone, and I think it’s an opportunity.
Thornberry said that Keir Starmer was a “decent man”, but that he needed to “step up a bit more than he has” and that he neeed a “reset” offering “clear leadership”.
John Swinney, Scotland’s first minister, has said that he thinks Keir Starmer is in a position of “complete weakness” as PM. Speaking on BBC Radio Scotland, Swinney said:
All that’s happened in recent days demonstrates an appalling judgment by the prime minister in appointing Peter Mandelson as the ambassador to the United States.
Although Morgan McSweeney might have resigned, the person that took the decision to appoint Peter Mandelson was the prime minister and his position is a demonstration of his complete weakness as prime minister in the aftermath of this terrible decision.
The Labour MP Andy McDonald told the Today programme this morning that it would be “the end” for Keir Starmer’s leadership if he failed to persuade backbenchers that he will change the way he operates for the better.
McDonald said:
If [Starmer] doesn’t own the error he’s made, and recognise the problem in front of it and articulate it and tell us how he’s going to deal with it, then I’m afraid it is coming to an end – if not today, but certainly in the weeks and months ahead.
He’s got to convince the PLP tonight that he’s got it and a change is necessary.
And the change that he promoted was no other than to purge the left, and it’s got us in this terrible mess that we’re in now.
McDonald said he wanted to see a change to a “more pluralist, democratic socialist agenda”.
McDonald, who served in shadow cabinet under Jeremy Corbyn, has been one of the MPs most critical in public of way Labour has been led by Starmer and Morgan McSweeney. In part he feels aggrieved because he was suspended from the party for five months for using words “the river and the sea” at a pro-Palestine rally, supposedly on the grounds that this was anti-Israel (it has echoes of a chant criticised as antisemitic), even though McDonald specifically said he wanted to see “Israelis and Palestinians, between the river and the sea … [living] in peaceful liberty”. Labour’s decision to suspend McDonald was criticised as excessive, and that is partly why he is so critical of the purges of the left overseen by McSweeney.
Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, has said that Keir Starmer should resign given his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington.
In an interview on the Today programme this morning, Badenoch said:
[Claiming] ‘I was badly advised’ is not a good excuse for a leader. Advisers advise, leaders decide. He made a bad decision, he should take responsibility for that … this man said that he was the chief prosecutor for the country, when did he start believing everything that people told him?
Peter Mandelson had been sacked twice for unethical behaviour. [Starmer] is allowing someone else to carry the can for a decision that he chose to make. But the real problem is that this country is not being governed.
Keir Starmer promised a government that would be whiter than white. His position now is untenable, because if he thinks that bad advice is enough for Morgan McSweeney to go, then, yes, I think that makes his position untenable.
In interviews this morning Jacqui Smith, the skills minister, insisted that Keir Starmer will carry on as PM.
She told Times Radio:
I think that the prime minister absolutely is determined to [carry on]. He’s determined and has taken responsibility for the mistakes made in appointing Peter Mandelson.
On the Today programme Nick Robinson told Smith that Pat McFadden, the work and pensions secretary, gave an interview yesterday morning saying it would be pointless for Morgan McSweeeny to resign. Only a few hours later McSweeney did just that. He asked Smith if she could be sure that Starmer too wasn’t about to resign.
Smith replied: “I am sure, yes.”
But when Robinson asked her if Starmer had told her that personally, Smith said she had not spoken to him directly. “I don’t believe he will [resign], I don’t think he should,” she said.
Good morning. One of the staples of political journalism these days (for better or for worse) is the “how damaging?” question. With Westminster preoccupied with the question of how long Keir Starmer can last as prime minister following the resignation of Morgan McSweeney, his chief of staff, yesterday in the light of the Peter Mandelson/Jeffrey Epstein scandal, here is a summary of how long other prime ministers were able to stay on after key advisers quit.
Margaret Thatcher stayed in office, after the resignation of Alan Walters, for one year and one month.
Tony Blair stayed in office, after the resignation of Alastair Campbell, for three years and 10 months.
Theresa May stayed in office, after the resignation of Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill, for two years and one and a half months.
Boris Johnson stayed in office, after the resignation of Dominic Cummings, for one year and 10 months.
None of these are exact parallels. Most of these advisers were forced out because of pressure from MPs in the PM’s party, at least one (Mirza) was admired and her departure was a shock, but with McSweeney the picture is mixed. Many Labour MPs are glad to see him gone, but others credit him with winning them their seats and worry how the PM will manage without him.
The Cummings precedent is similar in some ways, because Cummings was the mastermind behind Johnson’s 2019 general election victory. McSweeney also gets credit for the Labour’s 2024 landslide. But only last night Prof Jane Green, who runs the British Election Study project, said “the major factors that contributed to the unique seats-votes outcome were outside Labour’s direct control” and the claim that McSweeney’s decision to focus on appealing to former Tories was a crucial factor has been shown by election analysis to be wrong. Besides, unlike Cummings, McSweeney remains hinged.
In some respects McSweeney is more similar to Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill. They were decisive in enabling Theresa May to become PM, just as McSweeney was instrumental in showing Starmer how he could win the Labour leadership. But Timothy and Hill were even more dominant in No 10 than McSweeney ever was. And they were forced out because they wrote a manifesto that lost an election, whereas McSweeney did the opposite.
In short, there is no way of knowing how this will turn out. But previous experience suggests that even a damaging resignation like McSweeney’s doesn’t make the PM’s resignation imminent.
But we have got an inkling of what might happen today. Starmer is due to address Labour MPs this evening and Jacqui Smith, the former Labour home secretary who is now a peer and skills minister, has been giving interviews this morning. Speaking on Times Radio this morning, she said Starmer deserved credit for “taking responsibility” for the Mandelson appointment.
The prime minister is taking responsibility. He took responsibility for the decision that was made about Peter Mandelson, although to be clear here it was of course Peter Mandelson that, in consistent lying and engagement with Jeffrey Epstein, let down the party and the government and the country. And I think that will become clearer as the information around the appointment is put out into the public domain.
According to Sam Blewett and Bethany Dawson in their London Playbook briefing for Politico, Labour First, the right-leaning Labour group that supports Starmer, has been urging its MPs allies to make this point at tonight’s PLP meeting. They say:
One riled MP forwarded Playbook a message the right-leaning Labour First faction has sent to backbenchers it reckons are loyal to Starmer, urging them to speak up in support at the PLP meeting. Talking points include how the PM “accepts his mistakes and apologises,” compared to the carousel of Tory leaders forced from office … and how the government is delivering on “many areas of incremental change.”
Here is our overnight story by Pippa Crerar summing up all yesterday’s developments.
And here is an analysis by Kiran Stacey.
Today we will be focusing mostly on this crisis. Here is the agenda.
Morning: Kemi Badenoch is on a visit in Surrey.
11.30am: Downing Street holds a lobby briefing.
2.30pm: Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, takes questions in the Commons.
3pm: Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, gives a speech in Birmingham.
6pm: Keir Starmer addresses Labour MPs at a private meeting of the PLP in Westminster.
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If you’ve ever spent your morning commute daydreaming about starting afresh with your career, this feature is for you. Each Monday, we speak to someone from a different profession to discover what it’s really like. This week, we chat to Madison Godfrey, an automotive technician at the Steer Group.
Apprentices, which is where I began my automotive career, earn around… £15,000 for the first year alongside studying. The salary once qualified is upwards of £40,000.
I work a 45-hour week… and get 23 days holiday on top of bank holidays. After five years’ service, we can earn an extra day of annual leave, and another after 10 years.
There aren’t a lot of freebies on offer, unless you count the branded air freshener… but we do get discounted rates on parts, which could be useful if you have a project on the drive at home.
Haggling isn’t generally appropriate… as we have fixed costs for labour, parts and supplies. It’s not something that comes up very often, and the majority of costs go through the insurer, so customers only have to pay the excess.
You should always get quotes from different people… if you’re not going through insurance for a repair. You shouldn’t just go to one place because a friend of a friend recommended it. Gather quotes from independent garages and local franchises of manufacturers and check what is and isn’t included, what costs are fixed and what is subject to change. Take your time to make an informed decision and it could save you a lot of money.
I would bring in mandatory driving test refreshers for people over a certain age… We are seeing a higher percentage of older drivers bringing in cars damaged in accidents. Reaction times diminish as we age, as does eyesight, and laws are changing all the time, so drivers really should be retested before they become a danger to themselves and others on the road.
The cost of living crisis has had a significant impact on how drivers maintain and look after their vehicles… We have seen a reduction in people bringing their cars in for services and smaller, cosmetic jobs as they want to save some cash.
Many people have cut insurance premiums by increasing their excess… but that means they can’t afford to claim in the event of a minor accident. People don’t always realise that even a seemingly minor collision, with a small dent or scrape, can cause bigger problems. Damage may have been done to the structure or electrical elements of the vehicle, behind the visible panel, and we won’t know how bad it is and how dangerous it is to drive the vehicle, until we take a look underneath.
To make sure you’re not getting ripped off… Ask for itemised breakdowns so that you can see where your money is going. You don’t need to be an expert to compare quotes and spot differences in what is and isn’t included and at what cost.
Check the work before you leave… Alarm bells should ring if they’ve parked it so you can’t walk around it. Check in the right light and dry weather, as rain reflects. An honest garage will be happy to enable you to carry out a thorough check and should be able to walk you through what has been done.
There are definitely some unscrupulous garages out there, I’ve been there… You must trust your judgement. Are they overselling things? Are they talking down to you? Are they brushing you off and not providing clear information when asked? It’s also always worth checking customer reviews; they speak for themselves. But be objective, read a range of reviews, don’t be put off by one negative among 1,000 glowing reviews.
Read more in the series:
Dentist reveals how you can earn big
Make-up artist on what you shouldn’t splurge on
Life as a celebrity photographer
If you’re buying a second-hand car, check these things…
It’s not uncommon to find underwear and adult toys in the car… It’s hard to look the driver in the eye when they pick up the vehicle when you’ve found something like that stuffed between the seats.
People don’t always realise how much it costs to repair that little scrape… from turning too tightly in the multistorey car park. While some may only cost a couple of hundred pounds, the average repair bill is around the £2,000 mark. We don’t just touch up the scratch with paint we have lying around. Once any dents or misshapen areas are popped out, we spend a lot of time prepping the entire area to ensure the paint goes on smoothly, and of course the paint must be precisely colour-matched to the rest of the vehicle so that you can’t tell the damage was ever there. Specialist coatings are more expensive, such as tinted, pearl and matte clear coats seen on Mazda, Toyota, Honda, Ford and BMW models.
Repairs are becoming more expensive with the advances in technology… and training for these systems and how to safely repair them can be expensive. Smaller garages may struggle to afford the training as well as the essential equipment required. Compounding this challenge, insurers are likely to lean more towards garage franchises that are geared up for EVs, and steer away from smaller independents, to keep costs lower.
In the boot, every car should have… a hazard triangle, safety kit and first aid kit, a big bottle of water for the car as well as drinking water for occupants, and you should know where to find your lock and wheel nuts.
Lots of the chemicals I use in my job are very dangerous… so it is vital to wear PPE. I always wear gloves and paint overalls, and a mask and hood when I’m spraying. I also ensure I have a good stock of heavy-duty hand cleaner available to get my hands clean at the end of the day.
I had no prior experience… In fact, I gained a degree in dance and performing arts and then went on to work as a barista at Costa when I came across the opportunity, so, despite a love of cars, I had a lot to learn. I was keen to fast-track my learning, and trained by apprenticeship provider Auto Access, and Steer. I completed the three-year course eight months early. I am proof that if you’re willing to put in the hours and the dedication, the opportunities are there for you.
I don’t see this industry as male-dominated at all… and have never experienced any sexism since joining automotive. I work with so many women and see even more at every event I attend. If a woman wants to get into this sector, she shouldn’t let an outdated fear of sexism put her off. If she wants it, she should just go for it, get involved and see where it takes her.
Zydus Lifesciences Limited reported a 30 per cent year-on-year increase in revenue from operations to ₹68,645 million for the third quarter ended December 31, 2025, driven by strong performance across its pharmaceutical, consumer wellness and medtech businesses.
The company’s adjusted net profit for the quarter rose 9 per cent to ₹11,109 million, while EBITDA grew 31 per cent to ₹18,164 million with margins improving 20 basis points to 26.5 per cent.
The Ahmedabad-based pharmaceutical company’s North America formulations business, which accounts for 41 per cent of consolidated revenues, posted 16 per cent growth to ₹28,043 million.
The US division launched four new products and received eight ANDA approvals during the quarter. In January 2026, the company received USFDA approval for Zycubo, the first approved therapy for Menkes disease, an ultra-rare condition.
India formulations grew 13 per cent year-on-year to ₹17,094 million, outpacing market growth with branded business expansion of 14 per cent. The chronic segment portfolio now represents 45.3 per cent of the India business, up 560 basis points over three years. International markets formulations surged 38 per cent to ₹7,881 million on broad-based demand across emerging markets and Europe.
Consumer wellness revenues jumped 113 per cent to ₹9,578 million, reflecting the full quarter consolidation of Comfort Click Limited, which the company acquired earlier. The newly added medtech segment contributed ₹2,996 million following the acquisition of Amplitude Surgical’s business. For the nine-month period, total revenues reached ₹195,614 million, up 17 per cent year-on-year, with adjusted net profit rising 15 per cent to ₹38,640 million.
The company’s net debt to equity ratio stood at 0.11 times as of December 31, 2025, with net debt of ₹28,728 million compared to negative net debt of ₹48,880 million in March 2025. Research and development investments for the quarter were ₹6,074 million, representing 8.8 per cent of revenues.
Shares of Zydus Lifesciences were trading at ₹918.15 on the NSE as of 2:11 pm on Monday, up ₹30 or 3.38 per cent from the previous close of ₹888.15. The stock hit an intraday high of ₹933.35 and low of ₹884.00, with traded volume of 15.81 lakh shares.
Published on February 9, 2026
M&B Engineering Limited reported consolidated revenue from operations of ₹352 crore for the third quarter of FY26, marking a 7 per cent year-on-year growth, while nine-month revenue surged 33 per cent to ₹896 crore. The pre-engineered buildings and roofing solutions manufacturer achieved its highest-ever quarterly and nine-month consolidated revenue, driven by strong domestic demand and growing international traction.
The company’s profit after tax rose 44 per cent to ₹25.49 crore in Q3 FY26 from ₹17.73 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. For the nine-month period, PAT increased 35 per cent to ₹65.64 crore. EBITDA margins expanded to 12.4 per cent in the quarter compared to 10.2 per cent a year ago, while nine-month EBITDA margins stood at 12.7 per cent.
Order inflows demonstrated robust momentum with Q3 FY26 witnessing ₹480 crore in new orders, an 86 per cent year-on-year increase. The nine-month order inflow reached ₹1,152 crore, up 36 per cent from the previous year. The unexecuted order book as of December 31, 2025 stood at ₹1,059 crore, representing 38 per cent annual growth, with the Phenix division accounting for 77 per cent and Proflex division 23 per cent.
During the quarter, M&B secured its single largest export order valued at ₹212 crore from the United States, reinforcing its competitive positioning in international markets. Export revenue for Q3 FY26 was ₹63.17 crore, while nine-month exports totaled ₹119.95 crore. The company maintained its FY26 guidance, expecting topline around ₹1,250 crore with EBITDA margins of approximately 12.75 per cent.
The board approved a postal ballot notice seeking shareholder ratification of the M&B Engineering Limited Employee Stock Option Plan 2024, required under SEBI regulations for pre-IPO schemes. The company recorded an exceptional charge of ₹115.22 crore related to new Labor Codes implemented in November 2025.
Shares of M&B Engineering traded at ₹354 on NSE as of 2:19 pm on Monday, down 2.88 per cent from the previous close of ₹364.50. The stock opened higher at ₹368.85 and touched an intraday high of ₹385 before declining to a low of ₹332.65, with traded volume of 9.43 lakh shares.
Published on February 9, 2026
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Talent was buried under responsibilities, woke up as soon as music started playing, uncle did a great dance as soon as he woke up
Many times people’s talent gets buried under the burden of responsibilities. Especially when this talent is singing or dancing. In earlier times, people considered this arts not as talent but as a way of passing time. In such circumstances, people used to do them as a hobby. Similarly, two uncles had also forgotten their talent. But social media brought his talent in front of everyone. Their dance video is becoming increasingly viral on social media. The way both of them performed on the music, it blew everyone away. After watching the video, people have started praising his talent.
The Epstein files dump has led to days of intense media coverage, revealing how powerful elites around the world engaged in either illegal or morally reprehensible behaviour. But even as journalists sift through millions of documents, one of the most significant stories remains largely missing from the mainstream narrative.
Contributor:
Murtaza Hussain – National security and foreign affairs reporter, Drop Site News
More than 500 Palestinians have been killed since a US-brokered “ceasefire” was signed, which begs the question: Should journalists, in contextualising the story, really be calling this a “ceasefire”? As Israel signals it’s preparing to resume full-scale war, we examine how media silence, selective framing and restricted access help keep Gaza off the world’s screens.
Featuring:
Shaiel Ben-Ephraim – Senior analyst, Atlas Global Strategies
Diana Buttu – Palestinian lawyer
Muhammad Shehada – Visiting fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations
Daniel Levy – President, U.S./Middle East Project
Published On 9 Feb 2026
The T20 World Cup has started with a bang, but clouds of doubt are still looming over the mega match between India and Pakistan. The only question is whether the match will take place or not, there is uncertainty in this big match to be held after only 6 days at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. To clarify the situation, the International Cricket Council (ICC) sent a two-member delegation to Lahore on Sunday.
Vice presidents Imran Khawaja and Mubashir Usmani met Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi hoping for a positive outcome of the case. According to the report of Hindustan Times, both the sides seem ready for talks. The ICC delegation was successful in convincing Naqvi to reconsider his decision and talk to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Naqvi, who is also the Home Minister of Pakistan, will meet Shehbaz Sharif on Monday (February 9) and will give information about the discussions held with the ICC delegation. According to the report, the final decision in the case is expected within 24 to 48 hours. A source told Hindustan Times that PCB cannot take any decision regarding the match between India and Pakistan, it completely depends on the Pakistani government. That is, Pakistan PM Shahbaz Sharif will decide what Pakistan’s stand will be regarding the match.
Had announced not to play against India
Earlier on February 1, a post was made by the Government of Pakistan on the official The Prime Minister of Pakistan reiterated the same thing in the cabinet meeting also. If PCB wants to play a match against India then it will need the permission of the government, in such a situation it has to be seen what decision is taken in the meeting between Naqvi and Shahbaz Sharif.
Jyothy Labs Limited reported revenue of ₹740 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, registering a 5.1 per cent year-on-year value growth and 7.2 per cent volume growth. The FMCG company’s operating EBITDA margin stood at 15 per cent, down from 16.5 per cent in the same quarter last year, as gross margins came under pressure from pricing actions and elevated input costs.
For the nine-month period ending December 31, 2025, the company posted revenue of ₹2,227 crore, up 2.2 per cent in value terms with 4.5 per cent volume growth. Operating EBITDA margin for the period was 15.9 per cent, compared to 17.8 per cent in the previous year. Profit after tax declined to ₹265.7 crore from ₹294.2 crore year-on-year.
The Fabric Care segment led the performance with 9.2 per cent value growth in Q3, driven by strong momentum in liquid detergents across brands including Ujala, Henko, Mr. White and Morelight. The newly launched Dr Wool also contributed positively. Personal Care rebounded with 10.9 per cent value growth after settling disruptions from GST changes that affected September and October. Household Insecticides grew 12.6 per cent in value, supported by liquid vaporizers and the scaling Maxo Aerosol launch.
The Dishwash segment remained challenged, declining 1.3 per cent in value despite 7 per cent volume growth, as the company implemented price cuts and grammage-led promotions to stay competitive. General Trade showed early signs of revival while Modern Trade, E-commerce and Quick Commerce continued double-digit growth.
Chairperson and Managing Director MR Jyothy said the company maintained margins through cost control despite headwinds, and is working towards entering FY2027 with double-digit volume growth.
Jyothy Labs shares were trading at ₹245.54 on the NSE as of 2.01 PM on Monday, up ₹1.36 or 0.56 per cent from the previous close of ₹244.18. The stock touched an intraday high of ₹247.63 and a low of ₹241.50, with traded volume of 13.60 lakh shares.
Published on February 9, 2026