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Market crash explained: Sensex dives 700 pts intraday; Nifty below 23,250

VK Vijayakumar said market headwinds are getting stronger with escalation in the West Asia conflict. Other than elevated crude oil prices, the rise in bond yields is also keeping risk appetite subdued

Defence growth trajectory remains elevated, but execution holds the key

Rising defence orders and policy support point to strong growth for domestic manufacturers, but supply-chain gaps, lumpy spending and execution remain key risks.

Sebi proposes easier director eligibility, norms for key MII officials

Markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday proposed changes to the eligibility criteria for directors on governing boards of market infrastructure institutions (MIIs), along with standard qualification and experience norms for key officials such as chief technology officers and chief information security officers. In its consultation paper, the regulator said the proposals are aimed at strengthening the governance of MIIs, which include stock exchanges, clearing corporations, and depositories. Sebi said MIIs faced practical difficulties finding suitable candidates, especially for public interest director positions, due to existing restrictions. These rules often disqualify expert candidates from joining an MII board if they are directors at any company even remotely linked to a stockbroker or trading member. Under the proposed changes, Sebi said the existing exemption available to directors of public sector banks and financial institutions would be extended to directors of companies with

Steamhouse IPO: Analysts rate 'subscribe' on capacity expansion, cash flows

Steamhouse India has set the price band at ₹77-₹81 per share for its IPO.

Stock Market Close: Sensex declines for 2nd day, ends 555 pts down; Nifty settles at 23,635

Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights, Tuesday: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap and the Nifty SmallCap rose 0.21 per cent and 0.17 per cent, respectively

Too many IPOs? How to separate quality from hype during a listing frenzy

Read the RHP, compare valuations and do not chase grey market premiums or listing gains. Investors should check whether the fundraise is for business purposes or for existing shareholders.

Stock Market Close: Sensex snaps 4-day losing streak, jumps 363 pts; Nifty settles at 23,898

Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights, Friday: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap fell 0.25 per cent and the Nifty SmallCap rose 0.22 per cent

National Stock Exchange to revise pre-open auction framework from Sept 7

The move brings the pre-open process in line with the Closing Auction Session framework, creating a more consistent auction structure around price discovery at the start and close of the trading day

Stock Market Close: Sensex snaps 2-day losing streak, gains 331 pts; Nifty at 24,176; IT shines

Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights, Friday: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap and the Nifty SmallCap were trading 0.05 per cent and 0.2 per cent higher, respectively

High-frequency trading firms paying interns about ₹30 lakh a month

Local HFT companies are also expanding into asset classes beyond Indian equity derivatives and overseas markets, further boosting demand for talent.

Sebi to introduce IT Resilience Index for market infra institutions

Markets regulator Sebi on Monday decided to introduce an IT Resilience Index (ITRI) to assess the functioning and resilience of information technology systems of market infrastructure institutions (MIIs), including stock exchanges, depositories and clearing corporations. The move is aimed at strengthening oversight of the resilience of IT systems and identifying emerging weaknesses at an early stage, so that timely corrective measures can be taken. Under the framework, the ITRI will be computed using a uniform set of nine parameters, each carrying a specific weightage to ensure comparability across MIIs, Sebi said in its circular. Availability and security will carry the highest weightage of 20 per cent each, followed by integrity, governance, reliability and monitoring, business continuity, and modularity and flexibility at 10 per cent each. Scalability and other aspects, including incident handling, will account for the remaining 5 per cent each. Sebi said MIIs will also develop

Juicy yields pull junk bond 'tourists' towards high-grade AI debt

The fact that investment-grade rated projects are tapping junk debt investors to get at least some bond deals done underscores the feverish competition for capital

Stock Market Close: Sensex extends losing streak for 3rd session, ends 493pts lower; Nifty at 24,155

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates Tuesday: The GIFT Nifty, an early indicator of the Nifty's performance, was trading lower, tracking negative global cues

Stock Market Close: Sensex falls 281 pts, Nifty settles at 24,288; Nifty IT declines nearly 2%

Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights, Monday: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap and the Nifty SmallCap ended 0.05 per cent and 0.36 per cent higher, respectively

Expiry-day moves widen divergence: Nifty ends in the red, Sensex in green

The divergence between the Sensex and Nifty stood at 0.31 percentage points on Thursday, while differences also emerged in closing prices of several index stocks.

Stock Market Close: Sensex extends losses to 2nd day, drops 188 pts; Nifty ends at 24,436

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates Wednesday: The GIFT Nifty, an early performance indicator of the benchmark Nifty50's performance, was trading with marginal gains

Adani Power promoter sells 12.48 cr shares for ₹2.6k cr; Adani Infra buys

A promoter group entity of Adani Power on Tuesday sold 12.48 crore shares of the company Adani Infra (India) Ltd for Rs 2,627 crore through open market transactions. According to the block deal data on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Ardour Investment Holding Ltd, a promoter entity, offloaded 12,48,00,000 shares, representing a 0.65 per cent stake in Adani Power Ltd. The shares were disposed of at an average price of Rs 210.50 apiece, taking the deal size to Rs 2,627.04 crore. Following the latest transaction, Ardour Investment Holding Ltd's stakeholding in Adani Power has declined to 3.03 per cent from 3.68 per cent. Meanwhile, Adani Infra (India) Ltd purchased an equal number of shares at the same price. Shares of Adani Power fell nearly 2 per cent to close at Rs 209.95 on the NSE. On Monday, Adani Infra (India) Ltd, a promoter group entity of Adani Green Energy Ltd, bought a 1.03 per cent stake from another promoter arm, Ardour Investment Holding Ltd, for Rs 2,380 crore. P

Closing auction sparks divergence in benchmark indices for second day

Thin liquidity and institutional orders during the Closing Auction Session continued to widen the gap between the Sensex and Nifty, raising concerns over price discovery

Stock Market Close: Sensex declines 210 pts, Nifty ends at 24,615 ahead of RBI rate decision

Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights, Tuesday: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap fell 0.29 per cent, while the Nifty SmallCap rose 0.23 per cent

July charm holds for Indian markets; gains in 19 of the past 25 years

Benchmark indices posted their first back-to-back monthly gains of 2026 as strong earnings, foreign inflows and a rally in IT stocks supported market sentiment