Sundar Sethuraman

Sebi is considering tightening rules to monitor funds raised via IPOs, QIPs and rights issues, including lowering the threshold for appointing a monitoring agency to Rs 50 crore

Decline can be attributed to the spike in volatility and poor trailing returns

Indian equities may stay range-bound unless earnings revive or valuations turn more attractive, says UBS, noting moderation in FPI selling but limited near-term upside

Indian IT stocks recorded their worst weekly performance in four months, losing over Rs 6.4 trillion in market capitalisation

Inexpensive relative valuations, strong policy stimulus and an emerging growth upcycle could support markets, the brokerage says

A rebound in equities after the India-US trade deal has lifted primary market sentiment, though companies are launching IPOs at materially reduced sizes amid valuation caution

Sensex, Nifty zoom 2.5%; market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms rises by about ₹12 trillion to ₹467 trillion

Both indices post their best single-day gains since November 26, 2025

A sharp hike in derivatives transaction tax and lack of market-friendly measures in Budget 2026 rattled sentiment, dragging Sensex and Nifty to their steepest Budget-day fall in six years

Benchmark indices fell on Friday as metal stocks slumped sharply, while investors stayed cautious ahead of the Union Budget and amid sustained foreign fund outflows

FPIs raised exposure to midcaps to a multi-year high in December quarter even as overall equity flows turned volatile and largecap holdings eased

Market watchers expect capital market reforms to reverse FPI flows

In January, the ADR slipped to its lowest level in nearly a year. According to BSE data, the ratio stood at 0.78 as of January 23, the weakest reading since February 2025

FPIs extend equity selloff in early 2026, dumping FMCG, financials and IT stocks, while rotating into metals and cyclical sectors amid earnings and trade worries

Nifty logs worst weekly fall since Sept; FPI monthly outflows highest since Aug

Indian equities rose as global markets rebounded and Trump softened his tariff stance, with hopes of a US-India trade deal lifting the Sensex and Nifty by 0.5%

Nifty, Sensex fall to Oct levels as riskoff trade deepens

Tepid earnings, global uncertainty push FPI selling to highest since August

Equity benchmarks record sharpest fall since May 13, 2025

Holdings have delivered barely positive returns amid a prolonged market correction, says KIE study