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FPIs sold nearly ₹17,000 crore worth of IT stocks in February despite strong overall equity inflows, as fears of AI-led disruption drove the sector to its steepest monthly fall since 2008

Despite the near-term volatility, ICICI Direct said that markets have historically bounced back after geopolitical shocks

ICICI Securities says Indian units of global firms like HUL and Nestle India command premium valuations, making domestic listings a value unlocking strategy

A note from SAMCO Securities warns that based on the study of past history of more than 1% gap-down open on the Nifty, a market bottom is yet to arrive.

PhillipCapital says volatility from the Iran war could offer investors a chance to accumulate quality Indian stocks, while maintaining its Nifty target of 26,500-27,500 by March 2027

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

A supply disruption even at the mid-range of volumes at risk-7 to 8 million b/d of crude and products-would be higher than the volume that was initially at risk when Russia invaded Ukraine

According to Morgan Stanley, India's trailing 12-month performance has been among the weakest historically, even as valuations approach previous troughs

Analysts said that mid and small cap stocks are currently absorbing the impact of a broad-based domestic and global sell-off

UBS sees further upside for broad commodities in 2026, driven by primarily by metals, their analysts said in a recent note.

Active tech funds down only 5.8% in one year even as IT index plummets 17%

A total of 333 stocks from the Nifty 500 index were seen trading below their respective 200-day moving averages in Monday's trade amid the US-Israel-Iran war triggered market fall.

During the October 1973 Yom Kippur War, Arab OPEC members, led by Saudi Arabia, implemented an oil embargo against the US and other nations that supported Israel that led to oil rising 300 per cent.

Fund management at GIFT-IFSC accelerated in FY26 Q3, with higher commitments, rising investor participation and growing traction in newly launched retail schemes

On the flip side, a deal between the US and Iran coupled with the excess global supply/capacity could see limit the upside after a volatile phase, analysts said.

Defensive sectors like IT and FMCG see market-cap share slip to 18 per cent as cyclical sectors like industrials and financials lead profit expansion

Financial modeling can act as powerful compass to ascertain the direction of a business for long-term investors. Therefore, it should not only be treated as tool to ascertain EPS

Overall SIP tally sustains at ₹31,000 cr in January, thanks to spurt in inflows into ETFs, FoFs

Wipro, Cyient, Hexaware Technologies, KPIT Technologies and L&T Technology Services from the IT sector and Info Edge (India) and C.E. Info Systems from the IT-related sector hit 52-week lows on Monday

Indian households added nearly ₹10 trillion to equity holdings in FY26 so far, taking total ownership close to ₹88 trillion amid a structural shift in savings