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🇮🇳150d ago
Stock pickers' market ahead as RBI flags risks: Quantum AMC
George Thomas of Quantum AMC indicates Indian markets have entered a stock pickers' phase following RBI warnings about inflation and growth headwinds. He recommends focusing on largecaps, banks, healthcare, and capex-linked sectors while avoiding expensive smallcaps amid geopolitical and energy price concerns.
🇮🇳150d ago
India Market Turns Selective as Earnings Diverge; Power and EVs Lead
According to market commentary, Indian equities have shifted toward stock-specific selection as earnings performance varies significantly across sectors. Key opportunities are identified in power, cables and wires, cooling products, manufacturing, and electric vehicles, with select mid- and small-cap stocks favored for sustained earnings growth.
🇮🇳150d ago
Macquarie Initiates Underperform Rating on Meesho, Targets 25% Downside
Macquarie has begun coverage of Indian e-commerce platform Meesho with an 'Underperform' rating and a target price of Rs 125, indicating approximately 25% downside from current levels. The brokerage cites concerns about declining average order values and weak per-order economics as constraints on profitability, despite the company's strong user growth and improving engagement metrics.
🇮🇳150d ago
Montier: Master Your Mind Before the Market for Investment Success
Behavioural finance expert James Montier contends that controlling emotions matters more than predicting markets for achieving investment success. The framework emphasizes avoiding cognitive biases, grounding decisions in facts, maintaining discipline, and adopting a long-term perspective.
🇮🇳150d ago
Vanguard's India Portfolio Surges 87%; Two New Q4 Stocks Added
Vanguard's India equity portfolio delivered strong gains in calendar year 2026, with 12 holdings posting returns as high as 87%, while the asset manager added two new stocks in the fourth quarter as overall listed equity holdings jumped 44% quarter-on-quarter. The portfolio expansion underscores sustained foreign investor confidence in Indian equities despite broader market volatility.
🇮🇳150d ago
Best Times for Indian Crypto Traders: Peak Liquidity Window Identified
Crypto markets in India see the highest liquidity and trading activity during the Europe-US overlap window between 6:30 PM and 10:30 PM IST, according to industry figures. This peak trading period offers Indian traders tighter spreads and stronger institutional participation compared to other hours.
🇮🇳150d ago
Zinc prices surge to multi-year highs amid tight supplies
Zinc prices have climbed to multi-year highs driven by tight global inventories, rising production costs, and supply disruptions, according to reports. While long-term demand from infrastructure and renewable energy projects supports the outlook, potential increases in mine supply and slower construction activity could create near-term volatility.
🇮🇳150d ago
Analyst bullish on Indian autos, picks Maruti Suzuki and Samvardhana
Siddhartha Khemka recommends Maruti Suzuki and Samvardhana Motherson despite mixed sector performance in FY27, citing strong growth visibility and improving operational metrics. The Indian auto sector showed resilience in passenger vehicles and tractors while two-wheelers and commercial vehicles faced headwinds in the fiscal year's opening.
🇮🇳150d ago
Gautam Adani Reclaims Asia's Richest Person Title After Stock Rally
Gautam Adani has regained the position of Asia's richest person with a net worth of $89.2 billion, surpassing Mukesh Ambani and SoftBank's Masayoshi Son, driven by a strong rally in Adani Group stocks. The surge reflects the continued momentum in key Adani holdings as the group's shares extend their 2026 gains.
🇮🇳150d ago
SpaceX IPO Sparks Retail Investor Appetite Across Europe
European retail investors are showing significant interest in an upcoming SpaceX initial public offering, with multiple platforms planning substantial allocations across several countries. However, financial experts are warning investors about risks tied to the company's current losses and high valuation relative to the limited share float available to individual buyers.
🇮🇳150d ago
15 BSE 500 Stocks Post Five-Day Losing Streak Amid Market Weakness
Fifteen BSE 500 listed stocks, including Hindustan Zinc, PB Fintech, and NTPC, declined for five consecutive trading sessions with some falling up to 10%, reflecting broader market weakness. The sustained sell-off across this group of stocks signals potential sector-wide or sentiment-driven pressure affecting large-cap equities in the Indian market.
🇮🇳150d ago
European shares slip as Mideast tensions linger; tech stocks pause
European equity markets declined this week as Middle East tensions persisted and technology stocks reversed course after a two-month rally. Rising Brent crude prices and uncertain diplomatic progress weighed on investor sentiment.
🇮🇳151d ago
US Stocks Plunge as Jobs Data Reignites Rate Hike Concerns
Wall Street experienced a sharp decline as a strong U.S. jobs report dampened expectations for interest rate cuts, prompting a significant selloff in technology and semiconductor stocks. The Nasdaq fell over 4%, breaking a nine-week winning streak, amid Middle East tensions and rising bond yields.
🇮🇳151d ago
Bitcoin loses investor appeal as AI and megacap IPOs gain traction
Bitcoin has experienced a significant downturn as investor capital shifts toward artificial intelligence stocks and upcoming initial public offerings, with notable outflows from Bitcoin exchange-traded funds. The reallocation reflects changing market sentiment, with semiconductor and AI-related equities attracting capital that previously flowed into cryptocurrency positions.
🇮🇳151d ago
India Unveils Tax Breaks, Higher Limits to Attract Foreign Bond Investment
India announced tax exemptions on government securities and increased investment ceilings for overseas investors in equities to boost market liquidity and support the rupee. The measures signal efforts to stabilize capital flows, though the central bank's cautious inflation outlook may pressure interest rate–sensitive sectors.
🇮🇳151d ago
Bottom-up stock picking key to outsized returns amid geopolitical tensions
Market expert Sunny Agrawal recommends focusing on mid and small-cap companies for superior wealth creation in the current environment, citing power infrastructure, auto ancillaries, and consumer durables as attractive sectors. Agrawal advises patient capital deployment in EV bus opportunities and identifies Titan as a beneficiary of the organized retail shift, while noting consumer durables are entering a recovery phase.
🇮🇳152d ago
Dow hits record on Iran optimism despite chip weakness, weak jobs data
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record level, driven by easing geopolitical tensions with Iran and strength in healthcare and financial stocks, though weakness in semiconductor stocks including Broadcom limited broader market gains. Rising jobless claims and AI-related layoffs highlighted underlying economic concerns that tempered enthusiasm across technology-heavy indices.
🇮🇳152d ago
Innio Valued at $23B in Nasdaq Debut as Shares Jump
Innio, a gas engine manufacturer, commenced trading on Nasdaq with shares opening significantly above their initial offer price, reaching a market valuation exceeding $23 billion. The strong debut reflects investor appetite for companies supporting AI infrastructure development.
🇮🇳152d ago
Skip IT Rally, Focus on Power and Steel, Says Market Expert
Market strategist Neeraj Dewan recommends investors avoid chasing information technology stocks and instead rotate toward power, steel, and energy infrastructure plays. The advice reflects caution on IT sector guidance while highlighting opportunities in renewable energy and cyclical sectors poised to benefit from oil price stabilization.
🇮🇳152d ago
Rupee Weakens as RBI Support May Fade Without Fresh Inflows
The Indian Rupee declined on Thursday, extending a two-day downturn as weaker Asian currencies and importer hedging pressured the unit, with banking sources suggesting that RBI intervention alone may not sustain support without additional inflow measures. The currency's trajectory will depend critically on future Reserve Bank of India policy actions amid broader regional currency weakness tied to global tensions.