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West Asia crisis: Stocks suffer worst week in years, echoing Covid chaos

Benchmark indices tumbled as crude prices surged amid escalating tensions in West Asia, triggering heavy FPI outflows and wiping out over Rs 10 trillion in investor wealth

India reduces minimum public share float, paving way for NSE, Jio listings

India eases IPO rules for large firms, allowing companies valued above ₹5 trillion to float just 2.5% shares initially while setting a glide path to 25% public shareholding

Sebi tightens rules on intraday MF borrowings; Innovision IPO sees 30% bids

Sebi has tightened rules on intraday borrowing by mutual funds from April 2026, while the Innovision IPO struggles for demand and Raajmarg InvIT sees strong investor interest

PSU banks may underperform in near term amid Iran war and macro risks

The Iran conflict, rising crude prices and currency pressure may weigh on banking stocks, with PSU banks likely to face sharper downside risks than private peers in the near term

Markets are not fully pricing in West Asia war impact, says Chris Wood

Closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the lifeline for global oil and gas transit, also remains closed. As a result, crude oil and gas prices have been on an upward spiral in the last few days.

Selling pressure likely to worsen as indices breach key support levels

Nifty likely to slide towards 22,800-22,700 levels in near term, say analysts

Rupee falls to fresh low of 92.48 against dollar amid global risk aversion

The rupee fell to a fresh intraday low of 92.48 against the dollar on Friday as rising crude oil prices and global risk aversion amid West Asia tensions pressured the local currency

Gail, IGL, MGL: Is any gas stock worth buying now? Analysts guide

Going ahead, analysts expect natural gas prices to stay elevated in the backdrop of developments in West Asia. In March alone, prices of natural gas have climbed 16 per cent to $3.277/MMBtu

Sebi issues guidelines for mutual funds on intraday borrowing from banks

The regulator also stipulated that the borrowing amount cannot exceed the "guaranteed receivables" expected on the same day

Stock market crash today: Sensex tanks 1470 pts, Nifty drops 2%; Energy crisis erodes ₹9.5-trn m-cap

Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights Friday: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap and the Nifty SmallCap indices ended 2.62 per cent and 2.52 per cent down, respectively

Eternal tanks 25% in 1 month; food delivery stock price nears 52-week low

Though Zomato and Swiggy are not witnessing any fall in volumes; however, they may see short-term demand pressure from LPG-dependent restaurants, analysts cautioned

Broader markets fall as West Asia war weighs; check top drags

Since the start of the West Asia conflict, the Nifty Midcap and Smallcap indices have moved lower, mostly in line with the frontline Nifty 50, but with less intensity

No material impact from Iran war on Hind Copper, may rally 23%: Anand Rathi

Geopolitical tensions may raise freight costs due to higher crude prices, which could affect margins as power, fuel and water account for about 7 per cent of revenue

Zydus Wellness zooms 16% on huge volumes; up 4th day in weak market

A combined 27.84 million equity shares representing 8.75 per cent of total equity of the Zydus Wellness changed hands on the NSE and BSE till 01:37 PM on Friday.

The $4.6 bn mistake: How India chased silver to $120 but blinked at the dip

The report highlights a clear divergence in behavior between Indian retail investors and global institutional players, identifying four distinct phases in the silver ETF net flow.

WTI seen at $80-85 near term; Hormuz risk may keep prices volatile: Analyst

Oil prices rose sharply after Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, said that Tehran could leverage the potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz and warned of attacks on Gulf Arab states

Strait of Hormuz blockade: Can it lift Reliance Industries' O2C earnings?

Brokerages are upbeat on RIL, pointing to elevated cracks and spreads supporting margins during the conflict period

LNG crisis bigger risk than oil; earnings may fall over 4%: Shriram AMC

Analysts at Shriram AMC warn that LNG supply disruption due to the Iran war may hurt India Inc earnings more than crude oil shortages

NTPC Green Energy shares gain 7%, rebound 25% from 52-week low; know why

NTPC Green Energy's share price has been moving northward for the last three trading sessions and has gained around 21 per cent since its March 10 closing price of ₹86.71 per share on the NSE

West Asia war erodes ₹30-trn investor wealth in 2 wks: Why is D-St jittery?

In just the past week, the total mcap of BSE-listed companies has fallen by about ₹15.9 trillion from ₹449.35 trillion on March 6