Equity Markets

Devina Mehra on why Indian investors should diversify globally, manage risks and look beyond familiar markets to build long-term wealth

Industry adds 4.4 million new investors in first 9 months of 2026, slowest since covid-hit 2020

Nifty Capital Markets, a 17-stock index constituting brokers, asset managers, and market infrastructure plays, has rallied 13 per cent YTD.

There is a meaningful risk that inflation and input costs become bigger concerns in Q2 than they were in Q1, said Dhananjay Sinha of Systematix Group.

FPI buying decisions had a stronger link to stock performance in Q1FY26, even as their share of NSE-listed companies' market capitalisation fell to a 14-year low

Global uncertainties remain the biggest driver of market sentiment despite healthy domestic indicators, says Bank of India Mutual Fund CIO Alok Singh

Most companies listed since March are trading above their issue price, with the rally in small- and mid-cap stocks helping cushion them from broader market volatility

Redseer projects nearly 210 new-age firms will be ready for IPOs over the next two years, with listed companies' market capitalisation expected to reach $1 trillion by 2030

Pre-listing shareholder lock-ins worth $11 billion across 53 companies will expire between July and September, though analysts expect most exits to be managed through negotiated deals

Large-cap stocks offer attractive valuations, but a sustained recovery will depend on foreign investor inflows, earnings growth and avoiding excesses in low-quality small- and mid-caps

ICICI Prudential AMC's Anand Shah sees manufacturing-led mid and smallcaps sustaining outperformance as earnings growth supports valuations

FPIs sold financial, oil & gas and auto stocks heavily in early June amid crude-price volatility, AI concerns and monsoon-related demand worries

The milestone was achieved for the first time since May 8 as falling crude oil prices and optimism over easing West Asia tensions boosted investor sentiment

Today's Opinion page examines fertiliser subsidy reform, urban governance failures, market regulation, industrial financing and antibiotic resistance through the lens of institutional accountability

Around 2.3 million new demat accounts were opened in May, below the 2025 monthly average, as subdued markets and geopolitical uncertainties weighed on retail participation

Mutual funds ramped up equity purchases in May, deploying fresh inflows and capitalising on a market pullback after a cautious April

Fundraising by OpenAI, SpaceX and Anthropic is fuelling investor bets that the next winners of the AI boom could emerge from Asia's supply chain

Penetration slowing as equities turn volatile, gold rally loses steam

New norms, effective from July, exempt smaller NBFCs from registration need

Kotak Institutional Equities CEO Pratik Gupta warns that high oil prices, AI disruption and monsoon uncertainty could cap gains in Indian equities