Equity Market

The scale of the selling and the speed and magnitude of the underperformance in Indian equities are unsustainable

Contrarian bets on capacity expansion, generational change in management, and corporate turnarounds can create opportunities for outsized returns, said experts.

NDEX tracks 20 large and liquid stocks while FINNDEX covers 15 financial companies, as the exchange expands beyond agricultural commodities into equities

Digital payments and fintech major PhonePe sees an opportunity to bring millions of Indians who save through gold, fixed deposits and mutual funds into the equity market, with its rebranded 'PhonePe Invest' platform serving as a "bridge" for first-time investors, according to Founder & CPTO Rahul Chari. PhonePe on Monday rebranded its investing and trading platform Share.Market as PhonePe Invest, bringing it into its broader financial ecosystem. The platform combines stocks, IPOs, mutual funds and F&O offerings with a newly launched Portfolio Optimiser, a proprietary tool to help users build, review and optimise their portfolios. Chari, who is PhonePe's Founder & Chief Product and Technology Officer, told PTI that the rebranding reflects a broader shift in the company's approach, from serving active investors and traders to also addressing those who have begun saving through smaller, regular investments and may now want to enter the equity market. "When we started ...

Sebi has revised the closing auction session framework, adopting the last 30-minute VWAP for derivatives settlement and changing trading hours from December 7, 2026.

NCDEX is expected to revive its agricultural indices in the next two quarters, with guar and spice offerings planned as it prepares to expand into the equity market

Kotak Mahindra Capital Co. reclaimed the top position after working on 45 deals through the end of September, capturing a 9.5% market share

Raamdeo Agrawal, cofounder and chairman of Motilal Oswal Financial Services talks about how reforms changed the equity culture in India

Eighteen mainland IPOs raised ₹28,976 crore and carry ₹2.48 lakh crore of market value - 8.6 times the capital raised.

Almost $10 billion of deals have been priced in August, led by the government's blockbuster $3.2 billion sale of shares in LIC

Indian households at the net level lost more than ₹2 trillion in the equity derivatives segment of the stock market over the past two years

Bandhan AMC CIO Manish Gunwani says India's macro fundamentals remain strong, with financials, insurance and real estate best placed to drive FY27 earnings growth

Adani Enterprises, JSW Infra attract highest MF investments

Qualified institutional placement activity picked up sharply in June as easing geopolitical tensions, stronger markets and improved investor sentiment encouraged companies to raise equity capital

Cash market turnover hit a 22-month high in May, driven by strong mid- and small-cap participation, while derivatives volumes stayed muted amid regulatory curbs

SBI Mutual Fund on Friday bought stakes in Adani Enterprises and Adani Energy Solutions from US-based GQG Partners for Rs 5,747 crore through open market transactions. SBI Mutual Fund purchased 1,64,39,984 shares representing nearly a 1.3 per cent stake in Adani Enterprises, the flagship entity of the Adani Group, according to block deal data on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). In addition, SBI MF also acquired 63,65,796 shares, amounting to a 0.52 per cent stake in Adani Energy Solutions. The shares were picked up in the price range of Rs 1,504.80-2,913.40 apiece, taking the combined transaction value to Rs 5,747.55 crore. Meanwhile, Rajiv Jain-backed GQG Partners, through its affiliate GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund, offloaded the same number of shares in the two Adani group companies. The stake buy comes after SBI Mutual Fund last month acquired a 0.45 per cent stake in Adani's flagship firm Adani Enterprises, for Rs 1,435 crore. Shares of Adani Enterprises rose 2

Proposal allows intraday introduction of fresh strike prices as markets swing

UTI AMC's Ajay Tyagi expects mid- and small-cap stocks to underperform large caps as valuations stay elevated and earnings growth remains uncertain

Near-term earnings may face pressure from geopolitical tensions, but improved valuations and strong fundamentals keep India's long-term market outlook intact

Large number of IPOs in recent years raised dispersion