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Asian shares steady in holiday-thinned trade; weak Japan GDP cools rally

Japan on Monday reported its economy grew a miserly 0.1 per cent annualised in the December quarter, far below the 1.6 per cent gain forecast as government spending dragged on activity

Despite heavy IT selloff, FPI inflows remain positive so far in February

EM flows gathering pace as investors double down on de-dollarisation trade

Mutual funds go big on private banks in January amid market volatility

Mutual funds deploy Rs 15,400 crore in HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank during January volatility; private lenders account for 45% of net equity buys

Street signs: AI storm could hit other pockets, GIFT City's master key

AI fears widen beyond IT to wealth management, while APMI tightens fund-flow norms and GIFT City rolls out a single-window 'master key' registration

Strong Q3 show, trade deals drive gains for auto-component stocks

Segment has outperformed the Nifty Auto index so far this year

Silver, gold braces for another jittery week on US inflation data: Analysts

On the domestic front, silver futures on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) declined Rs 5,532, or 2.2 per cent, while gold rose Rs 444, or 0.3 per cent, over the past week

Macroeconomic data, global events to steer markets next week: Analysts

Besides, the trading activity of foreign investors and domestic currency movements will also guide market movement during the week

FPI inflows rebound to ₹19,675 cr in early Feb on India-US trade deal

The inflows follow three consecutive months of heavy selling, with FPIs pulling out ₹35,962 crore in January, ₹22,611 crore in December, and ₹3,765 crore in November

Mcap of 6 top valued firms erodes by ₹3 trn; TCS, Infosys biggest laggards

TCS, Infosys, HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), and Bharti Airtel faced erosion from their valuation

RBI curbs loans extended to brokers in blow to proprietary trading volumes

All credit facilities to securities firms will have to be backed by collateral, while lending for trading on their own account or investments by brokers will be prohibited

China's stock bull run falters with corporate earnings set to underwhelm

China's earnings season is already shaping up as a disappointment. Fourth-quarter pre-announcements from more than 2,000 mainland-listed A-share companies show negative alerts outnumber positive ones

IT weight in Nifty 50 hits 26-year low; oil & gas sector reclaims top spot

Investors confront reversal as decade-long IT rally unwinds, reshaping Nifty's sector hierarchy

Wall Street heads for weekly losses as tech jitters offset inflation relief

Cooling inflation lifts Wall Street, but tech rout on AI fears caps gains; S&P 500, Dow head for worst weekly drop since November

Friday the 13th caps a volatile week of AI-sparked horror in IT stocks

Top software exporters suffer nearly ₹5 trn mcap loss as rout deepens

HDFC Flexicap joins ₹1 trn AUM club; NSE unique investor count tops 250 mn

HDFC Flexicap Fund enters the ₹1 trillion AUM club, becoming only the third active mutual fund scheme in India to cross the milestone

Gains for Hindustan Unilever stock depend on pace of growth recovery

HUL posts steady volume growth and stable margins; FY27 outlook hinges on demand revival, pricing trends and execution of new strategy

NSE revises ARC, cuts connectivity and colo charges by 50% on select days

Exchange offers 50% reduction in annual recovery charges for connectivity and colocation services on Wednesdays and Thursdays

Nifty Metal falls 3% as investors book profit; buy the dips, say analysts

Thus far in CY26, the Nifty Metal has been the best performing sectoral index that moved up around 10 per cent, ACE Equity data shows. In comparison, the Nifty 50 index lost nearly 1 per cent

Britannia share price rises post Q3; Nomura, MOFSL, Emkay see more upside

Britannia Industries shares rise after Q3FY26 earnings beat with strong margin expansion. Nomura raises target to ₹7,275; MOFSL, JM Financial, ICICI Securities remain bullish on stock

Sebi mulls additional relaxations in reporting norms for stock brokers

Sebi proposes easing reporting norms for brokers, exempting certain demat accounts and limiting bank account disclosures for banks and primary dealers