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Stock Market LIVE: Sensex up 100 pts, Nifty tests 24,000; Nifty IT rises 2%; Brent crude below $88

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates Tuesday: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap was up 0.01 per cent, and the Nifty SmallCap was down 0.07 per cent

Bajaj Finance Q1 preview: PAT may rise 26%, NII 22% on healthy AUM growth

Bajaj Finance Q1 preview: Analysts expect the NBFC's earnings trajectory to be strong in Q1, driven by healthy disbursement momentum translating into robust AUM growth.

Asian shares slide as AI anxiety sparks tech rout, broad market selloff

South Korea's ​KOSPI dived more than 8% to a three-month low, triggering a circuit breaker, and Japan's Nikkei slid 4%, following ‌a 2.2% drop for the Philadelphia Semiconductor index

Auto sector enters premium growth cycle, says MOFSL; Maruti, TVS top picks

While near-term uncertainties surrounding the monsoon, crude oil prices and geopolitical developments persist, auto sector's growth outlook is increasingly being driven by structural demand.

DCB Bank, Dr Lal Path among Kotak Securities' top tech ideas; here's why

Geographically, DCB has a diversified pan-India presence with a stronger footprint across western and southern India, while continuing to expand selectively into underpenetrated markets.

Stocks to buy today: Anand James of Geojit bullish on Protean, 2 others

PROTEAN has turned technically strong after delivering a decisive breakout from a narrowing wedge pattern.

Stocks to Watch today: BEL, Coal India, HDFC Bank, BoB, Tata Power, IndiGo

Stocks to Watch today: BEL, Coal India, L&T, HUL, Bank of Baroda, Tata Power, IndiGo, Tata Chemicals, HDFC Bank, Godfrey Phillips, Tata Motors PV, Indus Towers, among others, will be in focus today.

Trust key for market operations, says Sebi Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey

He emphasised on trust in terms of fairness, reliability on disclosures, and the confidence that everyone in the markets plays by the same rules

States staring at ₹24 trillion bond repayment bill over 5 years: Icra

About one-third of outstanding state government securities will mature over the next five years, keeping refinancing needs and bond issuances elevated, ICRA said

Downgrades on motor business uncertainty to weigh on ICICI Lombard

ICICI Lombard faces pressure from rising motor claims, Supreme Court-related provisions and weak underwriting, prompting expectations of earnings downgrades across the sector

Commodity ETFs drive surge in turnover of passive schemes in FY26

Gold and silver ETFs powered nearly 60 per cent of total ETF turnover in FY26, while assets under management of passive funds rose to ₹14.82 trillion

Derivative flexibility likely to open new product avenues for PMS

Proposals could help PMS better compete with AIFs and SIFs, say experts

Rupee posts biggest gain in six weeks as oil slump, inflows lift sentiment

Domestic currency outperformed Asian peers as falling crude oil prices, sustained foreign inflows and RBI intervention boosted sentiment and eased pressure

Falling crude prices help Sensex, Nifty snap five-day losing streak

Benchmark indices gained around 1 per cent as easing geopolitical tensions pulled down crude prices, while the rupee emerged as the best-performing Asian currency

Growth segments to maintain revenue momentum for Tata Consumer Products

Tata Consumer posts strong Q1 growth, led by India business and high-growth brands, with brokerages upbeat on sustained double-digit revenue growth and margin expansion

Market Close: Sensex snaps 5-day losing streak, jumps 776pts as Brent dips below $90; Nifty at 23996

Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights, Monday: The Nifty50 and the Sensex halted their longest losing streak since January 9 as crude oil prices declined

Asian Paints Q1 preview: Price hikes may push revenue by 17% amid oil shock

Brokerages expect the paints sector to witness double-digit value growth, driven by sector-wide price hikes, channel stocking ahead of those hikes, and demand pick-up due to a delayed monsoon.

KFin Tech share price zooms 11% despite decline in Q1 profit

Kfin Tech reported a 2.6 per cent quarter-on-quarter growth in its topline to ₹356.5 crore. Meanwhile, profit after tax fell 7.3 per cent sequentially

Oil crash sparks ₹5-trn rally: Sensex up 800 pts intraday, Nifty tops 24k

Analysts said that market sentiment has improved meaningfully over the weekend after the US and Iran paused military action, easing fears of an immediate supply disruption.

Why growth without RoE is a risky bet for investors, Harini Dedhia explains

A growth rate above ROE comes at the cost of the balance sheet; i.e., either by raising more debt or diluting equity.