Sundar Sethuraman
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Sundar Sethuraman
Sundar Sethuraman covers equity markets and investment banking. Starting his career as a desk hand, he moved to a reporting role in 2016 and has worked in New Delhi, Mohali and Mumbai. He stumbled into journalism after wasting his prime in the bylanes of Trivandrum. He manages an Instagram page about his home town in memory of his flaneur days. He prefers political news over spectator sports and peppers his conversations with film references, and has read more blurbs than books. A keen explorer of Mumbai's food scene, he is the go-to resource for restaurant recommendations in Business Standard's Mumbai office.
Sundar Sethuraman covers equity markets and investment banking. Starting his career as a desk hand, he moved to a reporting role in 2016 and has worked in New Delhi, Mohali and Mumbai. He stumbled into journalism after wasting his prime in the bylanes of Trivandrum. He manages an Instagram page about his home town in memory of his flaneur days. He prefers political news over spectator sports and peppers his conversations with film references, and has read more blurbs than books. A keen explorer of Mumbai's food scene, he is the go-to resource for restaurant recommendations in Business Standard's Mumbai office.
Sundar Sethuraman
Markets end lower ahead of Union Budget amid metal stock sell-off
Benchmark indices fell on Friday as metal stocks slumped sharply, while investors stayed cautious ahead of the Union Budget and amid sustained foreign fund outflows
 "Markets end lower ahead of Union Budget amid metal stock sell-off")
Tracking changes: FPI holdings in midcaps at multi-year high, shows data
FPIs raised exposure to midcaps to a multi-year high in December quarter even as overall equity flows turned volatile and largecap holdings eased
 "Tracking changes: FPI holdings in midcaps at multi-year high, shows data")
Sensex's worst 1-month pre-Budget run since 2016 signals weak optimism
Market watchers expect capital market reforms to reverse FPI flows
 "Sensex's worst 1-month pre-Budget run since 2016 signals weak optimism")
Volatility woes: Market breadth weakest in 11 months amid FPI selloff
In January, the ADR slipped to its lowest level in nearly a year. According to BSE data, the ratio stood at 0.78 as of January 23, the weakest reading since February 2025
 "Volatility woes: Market breadth weakest in 11 months amid FPI selloff")
FMCG, financials, IT saw most FPI selling pressure in first half of Jan
FPIs extend equity selloff in early 2026, dumping FMCG, financials and IT stocks, while rotating into metals and cyclical sectors amid earnings and trade worries
 "FMCG, financials, IT saw most FPI selling pressure in first half of Jan")
Market selloff on FPI exodus erases ₹16 trillion mcap in a week
Nifty logs worst weekly fall since Sept; FPI monthly outflows highest since Aug
 "Market selloff on FPI exodus erases ₹16 trillion mcap in a week")
A sigh of relief for markets after Donald Trump U-turn on Greenland
Indian equities rose as global markets rebounded and Trump softened his tariff stance, with hopes of a US-India trade deal lifting the Sensex and Nifty by 0.5%
Rupee slips to new low vs US dollar, India mcap below $5 trillion
Nifty, Sensex fall to Oct levels as riskoff trade deepens
 "Rupee slips to new low vs US dollar, India mcap below $5 trillion")
FPI outflows top $3 bn in January amid tepid earnings, global uncertainty
Tepid earnings, global uncertainty push FPI selling to highest since August
 "FPI outflows top $3 bn in January amid tepid earnings, global uncertainty")
Greenland standoff pushes markets into red; Sensex falls 1,066 points
Equity benchmarks record sharpest fall since May 13, 2025
Retail investors getting modest returns from equity holdings: Report
Holdings have delivered barely positive returns amid a prolonged market correction, says KIE study
 "Retail investors getting modest returns from equity holdings: Report")
Bharat Coking Coal makes stellar stock market debut, shares soar 77%
The stellar debut follows an encouraging response to its Rs 1,071 crore IPO, the first on the mainboard during calendar 2026
 "Bharat Coking Coal makes stellar stock market debut, shares soar 77%")
Domestic mutual funds turn homeward in December, pare global exposure
Domestic mutual funds shifted focus to India-facing growth stocks in December, increasing bets on financials, consumption and aviation while trimming global-facing names
 "Domestic mutual funds turn homeward in December, pare global exposure")
Capital market stocks rally on strong Q3 results, growth optimism
Shares of capital market-linked firms jumped on strong Q3 results and optimism around long-term growth driven by financialisation and rising retail participation
 "Capital market stocks rally on strong Q3 results, growth optimism")
Elara pegs FY27 Nifty target at 30,000, sees earnings-driven gains
Elara Capital sees nearly 17 per cent upside in the Nifty by FY27, with the next phase of market gains expected to be driven by corporate earnings growth rather than valuation expansion
Signs of revival: Pre-IPO fundraising improved but fell short of 2023 peak
Pre-IPO fundraising more than doubled in 2025, but shrinking pricing gaps with IPOs and faster listings led many issuers to skip such deals, bankers say
 "Signs of revival: Pre-IPO fundraising improved but fell short of 2023 peak")
IT, FMCG sectors bore the brunt of FPI outflows in tumultuous 2025
Foreign investors favoured telecom and oil stocks amid broad equity selloffs
 "IT, FMCG sectors bore the brunt of FPI outflows in tumultuous 2025")
Buoyed up by Gor's optimism on trade deal, markets end in green
Sensex rebounds 1,017 points from day's lows, ends 5-day losing streak
 "Buoyed up by Gor's optimism on trade deal, markets end in green")
Worst week in over three months for indices amid new tariff fears
Sensex and Nifty logged their sharpest weekly fall in over three months as tariff fears, FPI selling and weakness in heavyweights weighed on market sentiment
 "Worst week in over three months for indices amid new tariff fears")
Demat account growth halves in 2025 amid muted returns in equity markets
Indian equities were turbulent in 2025 as investors grappled with a decline in corporate earnings and uncertainty over the trade deal with the US
 "Demat account growth halves in 2025 amid muted returns in equity markets")