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.
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FPI selloff leads to worst equity market start in nearly 10 years
India records the highest FPI equity sales among EMs
 "FPI selloff leads to worst equity market start in nearly 10 years")
Markets drop for a 6th day; Sensex loses 123 points; Nifty down 27
However, recover over a per cent from the day's low thanks to a recovery in global markets
 "Markets drop for a 6th day; Sensex loses 123 points; Nifty down 27")
Stocks tumble on global trade war concerns; Sensex down 1,018 points
Experts said Trump's threat could make India susceptible to reciprocal tariffs imposed by the US
 "Stocks tumble on global trade war concerns; Sensex down 1,018 points")
Markets fall as US fires fresh trade salvo; Sensex down 548 points
Trump's threat to impose 25% tariffs on all steel, aluminium imports unsettles investors
Putting the skids on: When market volatility punctures demat growth's tyres
STUCK IN NEUTRAL: New demat accounts sputter, slipping to a 14-month low of 2.84 million
 "Putting the skids on: When market volatility punctures demat growth's tyres")
Monetary easing helps, yet mkts take their cue from earnings: Gautam Duggad
Duggad says the benefits of the ₹1 trillion tax stimulus announced in the Union Budget will start to take effect from the first quarter (Q1) of 2025-26 (FY26)
 "Monetary easing helps, yet mkts take their cue from earnings: Gautam Duggad")
RBI rate cut fails to cheer markets; benchmark indices end in the red
Lack of measures to boost liquidity dents investor sentiment
 "RBI rate cut fails to cheer markets; benchmark indices end in the red")
Companies trim IPO sizes to ride market roller coaster, say experts
Slowing corporate earnings, FPI outflows behind valuation reassessment, say experts
 "Companies trim IPO sizes to ride market roller coaster, say experts")
Two-thirds of sectoral indices still a premium to 10-year averages
Among the sectors commanding the highest premiums are infrastructure, utilities, and consumer durables
 "Two-thirds of sectoral indices still a premium to 10-year averages")
Markets rebound to settle at 1-month high after Trump delays tariff storm
US move to delay tariffs, China's response improve investor sentiment
 "Markets rebound to settle at 1-month high after Trump delays tariff storm")
Donald Trump tariffs hammer markets globally, rupee sinks below 87/$
Domestic equity losses limited but rupee expected to decline further; all eyes on MPC now
 "Donald Trump tariffs hammer markets globally, rupee sinks below 87/$")
The after-Budget playbook: The six-month rocket fuel for market gains
In contrast, one- and three-month returns have been relatively flat, with the Nifty delivering average gains of just 0.1 per cent and 1.7 per cent, respectively, over the past decade
 "The after-Budget playbook: The six-month rocket fuel for market gains")
Budget 2025: Markets flat after swing, tax relief lifts consumption stocks
Capex worries weigh on infra firms
 "Budget 2025: Markets flat after swing, tax relief lifts consumption stocks")
Markets rebound 3% ahead of Union Budget on hopes of growth measures
For the Nifty, this was the fourth consecutive monthly decline and the most prolonged continuous monthly fall in 23 years. In the past four months, the Nifty declined by 9 per cent
 "Markets rebound 3% ahead of Union Budget on hopes of growth measures")
Markets rise for second consecutive day amidst gains in tech stocks
The benchmark Nifty 50 index closed at 23,163, up 206 points, or 0.9 per cent, extending its two-day gain to 1.51 per cent
 "Markets rise for second consecutive day amidst gains in tech stocks")
Avendus to wind down its hedge funds business; vertical head to move out
Avendus Capital said that while its products in structured credit, private equity, and long-only public markets continue to garner significant investor interest
 "Avendus to wind down its hedge funds business; vertical head to move out")
Firms may take 2nd shot at IPO jackpot; mkt buoyancy spurs listing rush
7 firms refile DRHPs since September
 "Firms may take 2nd shot at IPO jackpot; mkt buoyancy spurs listing rush")
Fault lines of fear threaten to fracture equity market's fragile core
Seismic shifts in sentiment call for a cautious, sell-on-rise approach: Analysts
 "Fault lines of fear threaten to fracture equity market's fragile core")
Budget hopes fade as Modi 3.0 market gains erased, Nifty back to June lows
After gaining as much as 12%, Nifty is back to levels seen before PM Modi's third swearing-in
 "Budget hopes fade as Modi 3.0 market gains erased, Nifty back to June lows")
Sensex gains 566 points as IT stocks surge, AI optimism offsets tariff woes
The Sensex ended the session at 76,405, up 566 points, or 0.75 per cent. The Nifty 50 index closed at 23,155, gaining 131 points, or 0.6 per cent
