Puneet Wadhwa

Prolonged conflict in West Asia could push the Nifty below 24,500: Analysts

On the upside, the 25,350-25,500 band now acts as a key resistance area for the Nifty, according to Ponmudi R, CEO of Enrich Money, a SEBI-registered online trading and wealth tech firm

Crude oil's epic fury: 300% jump! It's happened before; tracing the history

During the October 1973 Yom Kippur War, Arab OPEC members, led by Saudi Arabia, implemented an oil embargo against the US and other nations that supported Israel that led to oil rising 300 per cent.

Equities remain core for long-term wealth creation: Harsha Upadhyaya

In India, equities are often a long-term wealth creation product and flows typically normalise once volatility stabilises, Upadhyaya said.

Oil can flare 57% to $110/bbl in worst-case on Iran-US tensions: Analysts

On the flip side, a deal between the US and Iran coupled with the excess global supply/capacity could see limit the upside after a volatile phase, analysts said.

US markets may start to question RoI from AI; India story still unfolding

AI capex boom may keep India markets under pressure as global funds shift to semiconductor-heavy markets like Taiwan and Korea, says Christopher Wood of Jefferies

Infosys, TCS: Jefferies downgrades Indian IT stocks, cuts earnings estimate

The global research and broking house has cut their earnings estimates by 1-4 per cent across IT firms and expects 6 per cent earnings CAGR over FY26-28.

Markets need time to recalibrate to new STT regime: Pankaj Pandey

ICICI Securities' Pankaj Pandey says markets may need time to adjust to the new STT regime but sees strong FY27 earnings and midcap outperformance

Trump tariffs derailed: Impact on stock market, trade, dollar, gold, silver

The US Supreme Court's decision takes away a big cloud that's been hanging over global trade for a year now, analysts said.

RIL smartly deploying cash war chest to ride AI boom; analysts remain bullish

Meanwhile, at the bourses, in the last one year, RIL stock has outperformed the market by rising nearly 17 per cent compared to the 12 per cent rise in the Nifty 50 index, data shows

Gold, silver, tea, coffee, oil: Commodity price rally over, say analysts

Since oil and gas prices did not join other commodities in their run up in the last few months, analysts believe they are likely to remain sideways at best, unless geopolitical events trigger a rally

Selling, AI concerns around Indian IT stocks overdone: Jignesh Desai

FY27 earnings growth could be broader, with mid and smallcaps leading the upside, while AI fears around IT stocks are overdone, says Centrum Broking's Jignesh Desai

Nifty Metal falls 3% as investors book profit; buy the dips, say analysts

Thus far in CY26, the Nifty Metal has been the best performing sectoral index that moved up around 10 per cent, ACE Equity data shows. In comparison, the Nifty 50 index lost nearly 1 per cent

Nifty FMCG index tanks 6% in 2026; analysts remain selective on stocks

As a strategy, Gaurang Shah, head investment strategist at Geojit Investments remains selectively bullish on the FMCG stocks on the back of a likely improvement in semi-urban and rural demand.

'Surprised by market reaction to Kevin Warsh's nomination to the US Fed'

The dollar, said Aditya Bhave, senior US economist at BofA Global Research, will most likely remain the world's reserve currency.

Gold ETF inflows double MoM to ₹24,040 crore in January, surpass equities

The January inflow in Gold ETFs exceeded - albeit by a whisker - the net investment in 'growth/equity-oriented' schemes in January, which stood at Rs 24,028.59 crore, AMFI data showed

Markets pricing in trade deal positives; buy the dips and hold: Analysts

UR Bhat, co-founder & director, Alphaniti Fintech says the trade deals have cleared the air as regards the EU and the US stance, and expects the market to react to finer details of the India-US deal.

India-US trade deal: Brokerages decode key risks, market implications

Brokerages analyse the India-US interim trade deal, flagging key risks, tariff implications, rupee outlook and potential impact on Indian markets and the Nifty

Gold, silver prices crash on Thursday: Key reasons, levels and strategy

MCX Gold, MCX Silver prices crashed up to 14 per cent in Thursday's trading session tracking overnight losses in the precious metals.

Gold prices can hit $6200/oz; bull-market not over yet, says UBS

Silver, on the other hand, UBS said, is likely to remain volatile going ahead in the backdrop of the sharp run seen in the last few months and the ensuing correction seen in the white metal recently.

From Bernstein to Nomura: Brokerages give thumbs up to India-US trade deal

Nifty will likely head back to 26,500 and settle there as focus returns to earnings, analysts at Bernstein said in a note