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Higher crude prices and expansion plans may weigh on OMC performance

Rising crude costs, reduced access to discounted Russian oil and heavy capex may pressure OMCs, though strong GRMs, demand growth and LPG subsidies support profits

Aluminium long-term fundamentals constructive: Kotak Institutional Equities

Aluminium prices have dropped 6 per cent to $3,056 a tonne from their recent peak of $3,252 on the London Metal Exchange

KKR sees India nearing inflection point in equities, private markets

CIO Henry McVey expects stock markets to do well in the second half

Goldman Sachs bets on AI-led themes, India, China as top EM themes in 2026

Goldman Sachs sees AI, India and China as top emerging market bets for 2026, citing earnings rebound in India, export strength in China

AI scare triggers worst FII fortnightly exit from IT stocks since July 2025

The correction in the tech pack has been driven by mounting concerns among investors over the potential impact of AI on the sector's growth outlook

Iran concerns jolt markets; Sensex, Nifty see worst fall since Budget

Escalating US-Iran tensions, rising crude prices and fears of FPI reversal dragged indices lower, with markets posting their steepest decline since February 1

MSEDCL to demerge agri biz by April; IPO listing by end-2026

MSEDCL plans to demerge its agriculture arm by April, clean up its balance sheet and launch a 10% IPO by December, aiming to cut debt and boost renewables

India AI Impact Summit: Dalal Street reacts to high-stakes partnerships

The Tata Group, Reliance Industries, Larsen & Toubro, and Eternal announced partnerships and pledged investments in artificial intelligence adoptions and growth during the AI Impact Summit in New Delh

Kwality Wall's shares trade 30% lower vs discovered price: buy or avoid?

Kwality Wall's shares listed at a sharp discount on NSE and BSE, falling up to 30% from discovered price. Analysts flag margin pressure, seasonality risks, and valuation concerns

Stock Market Close: Bears grip D-St as Sensex cracks 1,236 points; Nifty ends at 25,454; VIX up 10%

Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights, Thursday, Feb 19: Among the broader markets, the Nifty Midcap 100 and Smallcap 100 indices ended lower by 1.59 per cent and 1.27 per cent, respectively

Religare Enterprises dips for 7th day, down 10% since demerger announcement

Religare Enterprises has approved a plan to demerge its financial services and insurance businesses into two separately listed entities

Stock market crash today: Sensex tanks 1,200 pts, Nifty slips below 25,500

Sensex crashes over 1,200 pts and Nifty falls below 25,550 as Brent crude tops $71, India VIX jumps 12 per cent, and bank stocks drag markets. Here's why the stock market is falling today

Datamatics Global Services zooms 20% on huge volumes in weak market

As many as a combined 7.39 million equity shares representing 13.3 per cent of total equity of Datamatics Global Services changed hands on the NSE and BSE in Thursday's trade.

PNGS Reva IPO ahead: Here's what RHP says about key risks and growth driver

As investors await the launch of the public offering, here are the top risk factors and strengths outlined in the company's Red Herring Prospectus (RHP)

MapmyIndia stock hits 32-month low, tanks 36% from January high

C.E. Info Systems, the parent company of MapmyIndia was down 3.5 per cent at ₹1,121.25 on the BSE in Thursday's intra-day trade, and has dropped 13 per cent in the past five trading days.

TCS share price climbs 2% in intraday on partnership with OpenAI

Today's rebound in TCS shares came as the Tata group announced a partnership with OpenAI amid the ongoing India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi

RIL smartly deploying cash war chest to ride AI boom; analysts remain bullish

Meanwhile, at the bourses, in the last one year, RIL stock has outperformed the market by rising nearly 17 per cent compared to the 12 per cent rise in the Nifty 50 index, data shows

Bitcoin to hit $1 mn? Eric Trump stays optimistic despite crypto turmoil

Commenting on the ongoing volatility in Bitcoin, Eric acknowledged the sharp price swings but remained optimistic about its long-term potential

Fractal Analytics up 4% on unveiling Vaidya 2.0 healthcare reasoning model

Fractal said Vaidya 2.0 scored 50.1 on OpenAI's HealthBench (hard), and claimed it is the first AI model to cross the 50+ mark on this benchmark, outperforming OpenAI's GPT-5 and Google's Gemini Pro 3

Aurobindo Pharma up 3% in weak market, rebounds 6% from Wednesday's low

Aurobindo's management maintains confidence in achieving an internal EBITDA margin target of 20-21 per cent for FY26, supported by strong operating leverage and a diversified business model.