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Kumar Gaurav is a chronicler of the modern financial realm, where fortunes are built, challenged, and reshaped with every market turn. He follows the ceaseless contest between bulls and bears, tracking the forces that move equities, IPOs, cryptocurrencies, and the regulatory landscapes that govern them. With a keen eye for detail and a storyteller’s instinct, Gaurav transforms complex financial developments into clear, insightful narratives that help readers understand the currents driving markets and the economy. A graduate of the Delhi School of Journalism at the University of Delhi, where he earned his Master’s degree in Journalism, he has honed his craft through his work with ET Now, and Financial Express, covering both primary and secondary markets. His pursuit remains simple: to decode the language of finance and make the world of markets accessible to those who seek to understand it.
Kumar Gaurav is a chronicler of the modern financial realm, where fortunes are built, challenged, and reshaped with every market turn. He follows the ceaseless contest between bulls and bears, tracking the forces that move equities, IPOs, cryptocurrencies, and the regulatory landscapes that govern them. With a keen eye for detail and a storyteller’s instinct, Gaurav transforms complex financial developments into clear, insightful narratives that help readers understand the currents driving markets and the economy. A graduate of the Delhi School of Journalism at the University of Delhi, where he earned his Master’s degree in Journalism, he has honed his craft through his work with ET Now, and Financial Express, covering both primary and secondary markets. His pursuit remains simple: to decode the language of finance and make the world of markets accessible to those who seek to understand it.
At the top of the list is Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL), which offers the highest dividend yield of 7.5 per cent
Ather Energy share: Sentiment was further buoyed by favourable brokerage commentary, with Nomura and Emkay Global retaining 'Buy' ratings on the stock
Vedanta will remain in Nifty Next 50, and the four demerged entities will be added as 'dummy constituents' until formal listing
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Analysts remain cautiously optimistic on the outlook, citing continued institutional demand, improving risk appetite, and better market participation
The decline in Sun TV Network stock followed early trends from the state assembly election results, which indicated that the ruling DMK-led coalition was trailing in third place
Analysts broadly retained their bullish stance, expecting steel prices to remain steady at healthy levels, thereby supporting margins
Key factors to watch in Q4FY26 include the sustainability of export momentum, currency-led benefits, demand trends in premium motorcycles, and the impact of input cost pressures
Brokerages tracked by Business Standard expect Hero MotoCorp to report healthy revenue growth in Q4FY26, driven by robust volume gains and favourable pricing
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Market analysts attributed the sharp spike in crude oil prices to supply disruptions amid concerns that output from key West Asia producing regions may remain constrained for longer
Analysts attribute the rally to better-than-expected quarterly earnings and supportive high-frequency data, which have strengthened expectations of a strong Q4 performance
The index climbed as much as 2.69 per cent to hit an intraday high of 26,484, with buying fuelled by favourable management commentary from the country's largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki India
The sentiment was further supported by bullish commentary from brokerages, which have broadly retained their 'Buy' calls while expecting sustained demand momentum and strong growth visibility ahead
April has seen the completion of just one initial public offering (IPO), Om Power Transmission, which raised ₹150 crore.
Street expects Vedanta's profit to rise sharply in Q4, with adjusted PAT estimated to grow up to 174 per cent Y-o-Y, driven by higher realisations and improved operating performance across segments
Hindustan Zinc has further announced that its board has declared the first interim dividend of ₹11 per equity share, i.e. 550 per cent on face value of ₹2 per share, for the FY27
The Street expects the country's largest carmaker to deliver a steady yet margin-sensitive Q4FY26 performance
Most brokerages expect healthy earnings growth across auto original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and ancillary players on both a year-on-year (Y-o-Y) and quarter-on-quarter (Q-o-Q) basis