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Growth uptick, improving margins may help sustain gains for Trent stock

Trent's Q2FY27 revenue rose 22.5 per cent, while EBITDA grew 30 per cent. Improving margins, store expansion and festive demand may support earnings growth and stock gains

Sebi eases FPI compliance, extends KYC review period from December 1

Sebi has extended KYC review intervals for certain foreign portfolio investors to two or eight years and removed a separate disclosure requirement, effective December 1

Bengaluru matches Tokyo with 11.5% office rent growth in Q3: Knight Frank

Bengaluru matched Tokyo with 11.5 per cent annual growth in prime office rents in Q3 2026, while Delhi-NCR and Mumbai recorded gains of 5.4 per cent and 4 per cent

Margin pressures remain a major headwind for Asian Paints stocks

Asian Paints' revenue growth beat estimates in Q2FY27, but rising raw material costs, intense competition and volatile crude oil prices could weigh on margins and stock gains.

Stock Market Close: Sensex rises for 2nd day, ends 308 pts higher; Nifty at 23,053; IT shares shine

Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights, Friday: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap 100 and the Nifty SmallCap 100 fell 0.93 and 1.85 per cent, respectively

Sensex zooms 1,200 pts in 2 days, Nifty tops 23K: Why are bulls in charge?

Building on a 905-point rise on Thursday, BSE barometer Sensex added another 592 points or 0.79 points in intraday deals to take the two-day rise to 1,497 points.

Nifty Pharma index hits record high; Sun, Laurus, Zydus, Sai rally up to 6%

Among others, Mankind Pharma, Ipca Laboratories, Torrent Pharmaceuticals, Divis Laboratories, Cipla and Aurobindo Pharma were up 2% each in Friday's trade.

ZFunds brings US stocks and ETFs to distributors, beyond DIY apps

The platform allows mutual fund distributors and wealth managers to offer international investments as demand grows for products and themes unavailable in India

Why is VBL down 5% despite Q3 PAT jumps on double-digit volume growth?

Varun Beverages reported a 13.54 per cent on-year increase in consolidated net profit to ₹830.6 crore for Q3CY2026, driven by double-digit volume growth in India and international markets.

Data shows Nov, Dec strongest months for Nifty; will history repeat?

An analysis of the past 25 years of data by SAMCO Securities shows reveals that the average Nifty gain in November and December months stands at 2.5% and 2.6%, respectively.

Mid-, small-caps under pressure; Suzlon, Swiggy, STL, HFCL plunge up to 10%

In the past four trading days, the Nifty Midcap 100 index rallied 4%, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 index surged 6%, against a 1.5% gain in the Nifty 50 till Thursday.

US-Iran war may keep oil in broad $105-120/bbl range: Mirae Asset Sharekhan

Overall standoff would see broader range of Brent range of $105-120, a deal could unwind risk and Brent could moderate to, a $95-110 "crunch" remains the base case.

Vedanta Oil and Gas shares zoom 18% as Q2 profit rises manifold to ₹746 cr

Vedanta Oil and Gas reported a net profit of ₹746 crore for the second quarter of FY27, compared with a loss of ₹152 crore in the preceding three months of April-June.

Eternal rallies 6% in two days, stock nears record high; here's why

In the past six trading days, the stock price of Eternal surged 13% after the company delivered a strong performance for the July-September quarter.

Suzlon Energy shares sink 8% after Q2 results miss margin expectations

Suzlon Energy posted a 26 per cent year-on-year growth in revenue from operations to ₹4,869 crore in Q2 FY27, driven by record quarterly deliveries of 710 MW

Retail investors tap $234 mn in margin funding to trade Jio on debut day

The heavy ​borrowing in Jio ​comes weeks after a wave of retail margin-call liquidations cut India's overall cash ​market margin trading book to ₹1.51 trn as of Oct 28 from record ₹1.59 trn on Sep 30

BSE IT index set to report 2nd sharpest monthly rally in over two decades

Thus far in the month of October, the BSE IT index has rallied 14.8%. Earlier in July 2020, the IT index soared 22.6%, shows the 20-year monthly data.

Silver may slide to $48 as momentum selling deepens: Mirae Asset Sharekhan

Silver is at attractive levels for stacking purpose on medium-to-long-term horizon but may fall further in short term.

IndiGo jumps 4% as Q2 loss narrows; analysts say earnings outlook weak

IndiGo could see near-term earnings pressure amid higher fuel prices and the weak Indian rupee.

Gold faces further losses as $3,930 support in focus: Mirae Asset Sharekhan

Momentum selling and uncertainty ahead of the US midterm elections are outweighing the supporting factors like sharp decline in US yields in last two weeks and shaky AI sector.