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Retail holding tops FIIs in 118 Nifty 500 stocks since March 2024; who won?

In last two financial years, retail investors increased holding in 118 Nifty 500 stocks where FIIs cut stake; of these 65 stocks trade below March 2024 levels amid tepid market mood, shows data.

Cash market turnover at 22-month high in May; derivatives volumes subdued

Cash market turnover hit a 22-month high in May, driven by strong mid- and small-cap participation, while derivatives volumes stayed muted amid regulatory curbs

RBI eyes rupee management via FII tax relief on govt. securities: Analysts

FIIs are subjected to a 12.5 per cent LTCG on listed shares and bonds held for over 12-months, and a 20 per cent withholding tax on interest from government bonds

Global companies exploit India's IPO boom to take profits back home

Sky-high Indian valuations are prompting foreign firms to use IPOs for partial exits and profit repatriation, with many preferring cashing out investments over raising fresh capital for expansion

Which sectors are expensive & which are cheap? PL Capital's valuation guide

PL Capital says defence, power and capital goods stocks remain richly valued, while IT, retail, hotels and real estate trade below historical averages

FIIs up short bets in Nifty futures amid Tuesday's pullback, shows F&O data

FIIs have now net sold 83,828 contracts of Nifty futures in the last five trading sessions, the highest in back-to-back days in over 11 months.

Nomura raises March 2027 Nifty target to 25,900 on earnings strength

High oil prices and geopolitical risks remain key concerns, says brokerage

FIIs build aggressive Nifty shorts; sell 76k Lots in 4 trading days

Amid the ₹14,261.41 crore sell-off, Sudeep Shah of SBI Securities believes that FIIs build-up short positions in index futures over the last three sessions, indicating increasing bearish bets.

Earnings downgrades to pick up; market rally to be short-lived: Bernstein

Against this backdrop, Bernstein has trimmed exposure to consumption-downgrading staples and autos to Underweight given inflation headwinds, limited policy support.

Markets dip again in May amid persistent uncertainty over West Asia war

Indian markets slipped in May as Iran-related uncertainty, elevated oil prices and continued FPI outflows dampened investor sentiment

Retail investors double down on equities amid West Asia conflict

In April alone, they snapped up shares worth ₹19,664 cr, recording their biggest buy since Oct '24

29 deals, over $40 billion: Demergers in India hit 10-year high in 2025

Indian firms are increasingly opting for demergers as investors reward focused businesses and simpler corporate structures

FY27 capex: Adani, Tata, JSW, Coal India lead India Inc's investment push

India Inc plans an aggressive FY27 capex across energy, infrastructure, metals, EVs and data centres after ₹10.5 trillion investment in FY26, notes ICICI Securities

Nifty Midcap 100 index hits record high; Adani Total Gas surges 11%

In the past one month, the Nifty Midcap 100 index outperformed the market by gaining 3.4 per cent, as compared to 0.1 per cent decline in the Nifty 50.

Adani Ent, Bajaj Auto, Voda Idea, 16 more BSE 500 stocks hit 52-week highs

Hindalco, KEI Industries, Polycab, Apollo Hospital, Anand Rathi Wealth, GE Vernova T&D, Manappuram Finance, Navin Flurochemicals, Torrent Pharma and J B Chemicals hit fresh life-time highs on Monday.

AI-fuelled rally drives global momentum stocks to record performance

Bulls say the AI frenzy can continue luring money into the market's biggest winners, though some caution that the scale of the outperformance is a warning sign

Proprietary derivatives trading share shrinks after STT hike, shows data

Higher STT rates squeezed arbitrage margins in April, reducing proprietary trading activity in India's equity derivatives market

Smallcap funds generate alpha despite uncertainty in equity markets

Most active equity schemes managed to outperform benchmarks over the past year amid heightened volatility

Monthly SIPs to blame for rupee's slide and not CAD; Jefferies explains why

A potential valuation correction, artificial intelligence trade (AI) trade unwinding and the Strait of Hormuz opening for business, the note said, could stem these outflows

Inflation-fisc trade-off is likely to keep bond yields high for now

The upswing in the yield curve largely reflects worsening expectations around fiscal and inflation outcomes, an unfortunate fallout of the West Asia crisis for India's macros.