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The highs that haunt: Sensex and Nifty still chasing last year's peaks

The summit slips from view: Midcaps trail, FPIs exit, domestic liquidity clings to the ledge

Buzzing Street: Small deals drive best IPO month since January 1997

Most of the activity has been in the small-cap space, with average mainboard deal sizes at around ₹530 crore, even as larger companies have preferred to play the waiting game

Cash market activity will revive as confidence builds: Pranav Haridasan

Brokers must differentiate through advisory, technology, and customer experience rather than relying solely on pricing, MD and CEO of Axis Securities said

Indian equities may see turnaround as downgrades ease: Motilal Oswal

Motilal Oswal says Indian equities could be set for a turnaround as the pace of earnings downgrades slows, liquidity stays surplus, and government measures lift demand

Street signs: Vix hits snooze, IPO stampede, and Damani's double down

Market calm deepens with Vix below 10, IPOs surge to a monthly record, and Radhakishan Damani raises his stake in Blinkit's parent Eternal, signalling faith in quick commerce

Adani group adds ₹66K cr in value amid choppy markets after Sebi relief

Group stocks gain between 0.3% and 12.4%

Domestic MFs flock to Eternal, trim bets on Maruti, D-Mart, NTPC

Mutual funds increased exposure to Eternal in August as the stock surged over 60 per cent in six months, crossing Rs 3 trillion in market cap, with Blinkit leading growth

MTF book of domestic brokerages tops ₹1 trillion mark for first time

MTF allows investors to buy stocks by paying only a fraction of the value upfront. The balance is funded by the broker as a loan, typically at an interest rate of 10-15 per cent

India's weight in MSCI EM index declines to 2-year low at 16.21%

India's share in the MSCI EM index has fallen to 16.21% in August, its lowest since November 2023, slipping to third place behind Taiwan after a year of weak equity performance

Street Signs: Tata Capital set sail in rough seas, a coiled spring at 25K

Tata Capital readies India's biggest NBFC IPO amid volatile markets; Nifty eyes 25K on GST boost; grey market premiums heat up for upcoming issues led by Urban Company

Markets underestimating turn in growth cycle, says Morgan Stanley

The US-headquartered firm sees a compelling case for a re-rating, driven by India's increasing share in global output, stable fiscal and monetary frameworks

Street Signs: Outpaced on the global racetrack, 'Growwing' against the tide

YTD, the benchmark Nifty 50 is up less than 3 per cent, falling well behind the broader EM index. This underperformance reflects, in part, foreign investors trimming exposure to Indian equities

HDFC Bank emerges as top choice for global EM funds with record ownership

Copley Fund Research finds HDFC Bank held by 71% of EM funds, making it the most critical emerging-market bank globally, with allocations surging post-HDFC merger

Market manipulation: Jane Street officials to appear before Sebi next month

The high-frequency trading firm will appear before Sebi after being accused of manipulating Bank Nifty trades; proceedings may take up to eight months

Capital support for defence, aerospace sectors critical, says Ravi Kapoor

The fund is focused on aerospace & defence, along with allied areas such as space and communications, says Kapoor

DIIs pump record ₹7.1 trillion into equities, offsetting heavy FPI outflows

Domestic institutional investors, led by mutual funds, have invested Rs 7.1 trillion in equities over the past year, cushioning markets from persistent FPI selling

IndiGo, Max Healthcare Institute set for $1 billion passive bonanza

Meanwhile, they will offload shares worth around ₹2,500 crore and ₹2,000 crore from two-wheeler major Hero MotoCorp and IndusInd Bank on account of their removal from the 50-stock index

India exchange-traded funds miss their cue as iShares steps offstage

Indian markets are facing their sharpest wave of redemptions in eight months, even as Chinese equities attract fresh inflows

India-focused funds log steepest outflows in 2025, $1.8 bn in past 4 weeks

China funds attracted $3 billion and Hong Kong funds $4.5 billion, underscoring investor preference for North Asia in recent weeks

Street Signs: Microcaps under microscope, double-edged deal, and more

Avendus Spark Institutional Equities narrowly sidestepped potentially disruptive error in Clean Science and Technology block trade, as investment banker was acting as buyer and seller, sources said