Sai Aravindh

The volatility gauge for local equities surged in the past five sessions, with the India VIX index rising 78 per cent. The index has jumped 152 per cent so far this year.

In calendar year 2025, the index rose 75 per cent as investors rushed to buy into the artificial intelligence (AI) frenzy, helping post back-to-back records

India VIX, the measure of market volatility in the domestic market, rose as much as 30 per cent to 17.81, the highest level since May 29, 2025

The correction in the tech pack has been driven by mounting concerns among investors over the potential impact of AI on the sector's growth outlook

Nandan Nilekani said that AI capability might race ahead of enterprise needs, creating both risks and opportunities for those who can execute effectively

The correction in IT stocks has been driven by mounting concerns among investors over the potential impact of AI on the sector's growth outlook

Ola Electric's Q3FY26 revenue fell 55% amid a steep drop in scooter volumes, triggering a 7% slide in its stock as brokerages flagged prolonged turnaround risks and ongoing market share erosion

The January inflow in Gold ETFs exceeded the net investment in equity schemes last month, which stood at ₹24,028.59 crore

Reliance Industries currently ranks first with a market capitalisation, followed by HDFC Bank in second place and Bharti Airtel in third

The Nifty IT index plummeted 5.9 per cent, the steepest intraday fall since April 7, 2025, with the fall led by Persistent Systems, LTIMindtree, and Infosys

The rupee's gains come after India and the US reached a trade agreement following months of negotiations, although details of the pact are yet to be released

Analysts at Bernstein expect the nifty 50 index to reach 28,100 levels by the year-end, an upside of around 8 per cent from the current levels

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a larger-than-expected gross market borrowing via dated securities of ₹17.2 trillion for FY27

Analysts said key factors to watch will include TCS's measures underway to accelerate revenue growth, deal pipeline, and overview of client budgets and progress on planned data centre investments

January is likely to remain a phase of consolidation, with investors balancing earnings visibility, global cues, and budget-related expectations, analysts said

Shares of RIL rose over 1 per cent as analysts expect the company's oil business to gain from the US capture of Venezuela's oil

DMart shares fell over 2 per cent after analysts cut earnings estimates, along with the stock target price, after it reported its third quarter update

The Nifty SmallCap index has declined 7 per cent so far this year (CY25), the most since the 14-per cent fall in CY-2022, as against a 10 per cent rise in the benchmark Nifty50 index in 2025

Despite the global uncertainty and a selloff in risk assets, the Nifty 50 has stayed range-bound over the past few months, supported by robust domestic inflows

Kotak Securities pegs Nifty's December 2026 target at 29,120 in their base case, nearly 13 per cent above current levels