Indian Stock Markets

Sentiment shift: Global funds pull money from Asia at fastest pace in years

Funds have sold net $11 billion of shares in developing Asia, excluding China, this week

Iran war correction a buying opportunity in Indian stocks: PhillipCapital

PhillipCapital says volatility from the Iran war could offer investors a chance to accumulate quality Indian stocks, while maintaining its Nifty target of 26,500-27,500 by March 2027

Why are IT shares gaining in a falling market? Infosys up 2%, Persistent 1%

IT stocks outperformed the market on Wednesday as rupee breached the 92 per dollar-mark. Shares of Infosys, TCS, HCL Tech gained amid the market crash

Sensex, Nifty tumble on US-Israel-Iran war; rupee hits record low, oil up

Indian stock market crashed on Wednesday as US-Iran war escalated. Sensex, Nifty fall over 2 per cent amid oil surge, FII selling, rupee at record low and inflation concern

Smallcap firms' Q3FY26 performance offers silver lining in equity markets

The Indian equity markets have underperformed most global markets since the peak in September 2024, after an 18-month bull run

How can your portfolio outperform markets? Sandeep Neema shares strategy

The next phase of returns in Indian equities will be increasingly driven by companies demonstrating strong earnings visibility, says Sandeep Neema of PL Capital

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

Sensex crashes 791 pts and Nifty falls below 25,600 as Brent crude tops $70, India VIX jumps 7 per cent, and bank stocks drag markets. Here's why the stock market is falling today

PSBs, defence, pharma, capital goods: Analysts pick sectors to invest in

Global headwinds dragged the Sensex and Nifty indices nearly 8 per cent from record high levels in 2026. Analysts think worst is over; suggest staggered buying in banking, auto, defence and pharma

Markets pricing in trade deal positives; buy the dips and hold: Analysts

UR Bhat, co-founder & director, Alphaniti Fintech says the trade deals have cleared the air as regards the EU and the US stance, and expects the market to react to finer details of the India-US deal.

Glitch at National Securities Depository delays some trade settlements

The credit of shares bought on Tuesday and Wednesday is still pending because of issues in inter-depository functions, according to a notice dated Thursday

Benchmarks see best day in over 8 months after India-US trade deal

Indices post best gains in eight months as tariff cut to 18 per cent lifts investor sentiment and removes a key overhang on Indian equities

Budget 2026 stock market crash: Sensex dips 2,800pts, Nifty 869pts intraday

Budget 2026 impact: The Sensex and the Nifty crashed over 3 per cent each from the respective day's high after FM proposed to hike STT on F&O trading. RIL and SBI were the major laggards.

Why Sensex, Nifty fell today ahead of Budget 2026? Key reasons explained

Stock markets will remain open on Sunday, February 1, as the government is scheduled to present the Budget for 2026-27 (FY27) that day

Nifty showing signs of potential bullish reversal, say market experts

The NSE Nifty 50 index ended higher for the third straight day on Thursday, and was seen defending the 200-DMA, say technical analysts.

Tata Motors Q3 Preview: Profit, revenue and key factors to watch in Dec qtr

Tata Motors Q3 Preview: Nomura notes that MHCV volumes rose 24 per cent Y-o-Y, leading to a similar 24 per cent increase in revenues on both a Y-o-Y and Q-o-Q basis.

KEI Industries' Q3 earnings surprise on higher margins despite flat revenue

For the quarter, KEI reported revenue of ₹2,950 crore, broadly in line with JM Financial's estimate but around 4 per cent lower than consensus.

Nomura initiates TMCV with 'Buy' as India truck cycle shows early revival

Nomura expects TMCV's India business to be a key beneficiary of the anticipated recovery, supported by its dominant 46 per cent market share in the domestic MHCV segment in FY25.

Greenland standoff pushes markets into red; Sensex falls 1,066 points

Indian markets logged their steepest fall in eight months as a US-Europe stand-off over Greenland, weak corporate earnings and stalled India-US trade talks deepened investor risk aversion

India's insurance premium growth to accelerate to 6.9% by 2030: Swiss Re

India's insurance premium growth will accelerate to 6.9 per cent over 20262030 outpacing China, the US and Western European markets, on strong economic fundamentals, rising demand and regulatory changes, global reinsurer Swiss Re said on Monday. The Indian insurance sector is entering a new era of robust mid-term growth and will emerge as the strongest growing major insurance market, according to a Swiss Re analysis. It said over the next five years, India will remain the world's fastest-growing major economy with an estimated average real GDP growth of 6.5 per cent underpinned by robust private consumption. According to the report, fiscal stimulus measures, such as simplification of Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates and personal income tax concessions will help spur demand from lower and middle-income households. Swiss Re forecasts India's insurance market to grow at an annual rate of 6.9 per cent over 2026 to 2030 in real terms, higher than major emerging and advanced insurance

Market participants seek equity tax relief ahead of upcoming Budget

Market participants have urged the government to ease capital market taxation, including a higher exemption limit on long-term capital gains, ahead of the Union Budget for 2026-27. They also suggested that the government avoid further increases in transaction taxes. The Union Budget will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1. Market stakeholders also demanded enhancement of the tax-free exemption limit on long-term capital gains (LTCG) from equity investments to provide greater relief to retail and long-term investors. In its budget wishlist, JM Financial Services recommended that the government should raise the tax-free exemption limit for equity LTCG from Rs 1.25 lakh to Rs 2 lakh. The firm also sought to standardise the definition of "long term" to 12 months across all asset classes, including equity, debt, gold and real estate, to reduce complexity and improve tax clarity. Additionally, it called for allowing capital losses to be set off against in