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Shares rallied Thursday across Asia, tracking gains on Wall Street after pressure from the bond market eased and oil prices fell back. The advance was also powered by a stronger-than-expected quarterly report from chipmaker Nvidia, whose profit rocketed more than 200% higher in the February-April quarter from a year earlier, while revenue jumped 85%. Nvidia has been one of the biggest beneficiaries from the boom in artificial intelligence, thanks to powerful demand for its high-end AI chips. Its shares rose 1.3% on Wednesday before its earnings report was released, but they fell 1.3% in afterhours trading after the announcement. South Korea's Kospi soared 8% to 7,787.74, helped by strong buying of technology shares such as Samsung Electronics, which gained 7.5% after its labour union and management reached an agreement late Wednesday that averted a strike. Shares in SK Hynix, a computer chipmaker partnering with Nvidia, surged 11.3%. The Kospi has been breaching records, recently .

FY26 capex was Rs 39,900 crore while capitalisation stood at Rs 28,200 crore, beating guidance for capex of Rs 35,000 crore and capitalisation of Rs 25,000 crore

Alembic Pharmaceuticals reported a 29 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) rise in consolidated net profit to ₹202 crore as compared to ₹157 crore in the year-ago period

In a stark shift, the country's stock market is on the verge of dropping out of the world's five biggest for the first time in three years

India's global market capitalisation share fell below 3 per cent for the first time in four years after a sharp two-day equity market selloff

Over Rs 17 trillion in investor wealth was wiped out in two days amid fears over inflation, fiscal deficit pressures and continued foreign outflows

Even as the Nifty50 struggles in 2026 amid geopolitical tensions, rising crude oil prices, and foreign investor outflows, India’s midcap and smallcap stocks are racing ahead.

Shares of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) hit a new high of ₹398.95 after a gap of over 18 years, as they rallied 13 per cent during intra-day trade on May 3 on the BSE

Indian equity markets fell sharply as Brent crude surged above $100 a barrel amid escalating Middle East tensions and heavy foreign investor outflows

Stock markets are expected to remain sensitive to geopolitical developments this week, with investor attention firmly focused on events surrounding the ongoing USIran situation and crude oil prices, analysts said. Besides, the rupee-dollar trend and trading activity of foreign investors would influence trading in the markets, they noted. "Markets this week are expected to remain highly volatile and largely driven by geopolitical headlines, with investor attention firmly focused on developments surrounding the ongoing USIran situation," Ponmudi R, CEO - Enrich Money, an online trading and wealth tech firm, said. Brent crude oil will remain a critical macro variable for market direction, he said. "A sustained decline in crude prices below the USD 90 mark, or meaningful progress towards de-escalation, could support relief rallies across risk assets. Conversely, prolonged geopolitical uncertainty or renewed tensions may continue to weigh on sentiment and keep volatility elevated," Ponm

The lender has expanded rapidly by targeting underserved borrowers and tightening underwriting standards before its IPO

Brokerage complaints per million active investors have declined over the past decade as technology upgrades and tighter regulations improved market processes

Market regulator Sebi on Thursday discontinued the Investor Risk Reduction Access (IRRA) platform for stock brokers with immediate effect, citing its redundancy amid stronger business continuity and cyber resilience frameworks in the securities market. The IRRA platform, operationalised on October 1, 2023, was designed to provide stock brokers with an alternative access point for trading during the disruption of trading services offered by them, the regulator said. However, Sebi noted that several technology-driven measures introduced over the past few years have significantly strengthened stock brokers' operational resilience. These measures include operationalisation of Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery (BCP-DR) requirements, enhanced cyber security and cyber resilience frameworks, implementation of Market Security Operations Centre (M-SoC), and strengthening of the technical glitch framework. According to the regulator, stock brokers have also adopted significan

After Monday's rise, the Nifty fell 86 points on Tuesday to close at 24,032. It opened 69 points lower and extended its losses by another 170 points during the first half of the session

Brokerages see policy continuity and stronger political stability after state poll outcomes, but caution that global risks, oil prices and currency pressures may weigh on markets in the near term

DIIs pumped $27.2 billion into equities; FPI outflows stood at $14.2 billion in March

HUL beats estimates on cost control and strong volume growth, but margin pressures from rising input costs may trigger further price hikes ahead

The proposals follow feedback highlighting differences between Sebi's regulations and RBI guidelines, particularly for securitisation transactions originated by RBI-regulated entities

GameStop's $56 billion bid for eBay raises funding and strategy concerns, with markets doubting the deal despite potential to reshape the collectibles e-commerce space

Market holidays limited the reaction across Asia on Friday, with the Nikkei up 0.4 per cent and Australian shares adding 0.7 per cent