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Indian markets may underperform for the next 2 quarters: Jio BlackRock AMC

I expect earnings and fundamentals to recover in a quarter or two, and from March-April 2026, India should resume its long-term uptrend, said Rishi Kohli, CIO, Jio BlackRock AMC in an interview.

Silver sees best annual return in 10 years; holds 45-year trend on charts

Looking ahead to 2025, with demand forecast at 1,148.3Moz against supply of 1,030.6Moz, the silver market, Nomura said, faces its fifth consecutive year of deficit at 117.6Moz

Market outlook: HSBC upgrades India to overweight; Kotak sees limited gains

At the bourses, meanwhile, the Nifty 50 has gained around 6.5 per cent thus far in calendar year 2025 (CY) and outrun the Nifty 500 (up 4.2 per cent)

Chris Wood sees gold prices at $6,600 in a secular bull market; here's why

At the peak of the last secular bull market in gold in January 1980, Wood said, gold price was then equivalent to 9.9 per cent of US disposable income per capita which stood at $8,551

See limited downside for markets from current levels, says Kunal Vora

Despite weak high-frequency data, Vora says tax cuts, strong domestic flows, and easing valuations support markets, with Nifty earnings less vulnerable to US tariffs

IT stocks brace for H-1B visa impact; but there's a silver lining: Analysts

Another silver lining for the companies and the markets, analysts said, is the falling dependence on the H-1B visa in the last few years.

Market to rally if nominal growth improves, earnings pick up: Chris Wood

India has not done badly-it's just that other markets have done better, Wood said. For India, he believes, the inflows from domestic investors have been critical in preventing a correction.

Family offices in risk-on mode; bet on AI, private credit: Goldman Sachs

In the next 12 months, 34 per cent of respondents, Goldman Sachs said, intend to reduce their cash balances with many planning to invest in 'risk assets'

Set for pre-Diwali run? 72% of Nifty, 63% of Nifty 500 stocks above 200-DMA

Data shows that as of date 36 out of Nifty 50 shares, and 314 out of Nifty 500 stocks were trading above the long-term 200-Day Moving Average.

Additional rate cuts may offer diminishing returns: Vetri Subramaniam

SIP investors must diversify across market caps, with largecaps better for lump-sum bets amid high mid-smallcap valuations, says Subramaniam

Poll-bound Bihar tops home loan growth list at 16.3%: Equirus Securities

As of June 2025, home loans, according to the Equirus note, grew 12.8 per cent y-o-y to Rs 41.2 trillion, led by state-owned banks (+15.5 per cent y-o-y) and NBFCs / state finance banks

Larry Ellison pips Musk briefly as world's richest after Oracle stock zooms

Ellison's wealth shot up 30 per cent on Wednesday -- the biggest one-day increase ever recorded -- while he has seen a 99 per cent increase in his wealth so far this year

Fitch ups India FY26 GDP forecast to 6.9% from 6.5% on domestic demand

Global growth is now forecast to be 2.4 per cent in 2025, up 0.2 percentage points (pp) since June but a sizable slowdown from 2.9 per cent last year and below trend

GST reforms a mini budget; market risk greater in mid, smallcaps: S Naren

The current market cycle, Naren said, does not resemble earlier periods. Today, the macroeconomic situation is extremely strong, which was not the case in the past

Bernstein rejigs India portfolio; adds HDFC Bank, PB Fintech; exits Infosys

This latest revision, it said, was shaped by several factors, which meant increasing exposure to the financials and consumer sectors, booking gains in stocks where the market drivers are in place

GST cut a partial cushion against trade headwinds, says Mahesh Nandurkar

GST rate cuts are definitely positive for consumption, especially with the festival season approaching, says Nandurkar

Moderate impact of GST cuts on fiscal deficit; inflation may lower 50-90bps

Besides, a cut in the tax rate on nearly one-fourth of the essential and household items contained in inflation basket may lead to a moderation of 50-90 bps in retail inflation over next 12 months

Will the GST rate cut bring back foreign investors to Indian stock market?

The primary reason for the underperformance of the Indian market in the past year, according to analysts, is weak domestic growth

GST rate rejig above expectation, stocks price in most positives: Analysts

The breadth and depth of the new rate cuts, analysts at Bernstein said, especially in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) categories saw rate reductions well beyond what they thought was possible

GST rate cut may ease CPI inflation by 25bps; 40bps dent on fiscal deficit

Here's how analysts leading brokerages assess the impact of the GST rate rejig on the Indian economy, bond markets and the possibility of an aggressive interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India