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Apollo Pipes stock soars 19% on heavy volumes in weak market; here's why

Apollo Pipes stock price has surged over 65 per cent from its 52-week low of ₹252.16 touched on January 21, 2026

Govt bond yields rise as crude surges; RBI steps in with OMO purchases

Government bond yields rose on Friday as crude and OIS rates climbed, before the RBI announced ₹1 trillion of bond purchases to ease liquidity tightness expected from March tax outflows

Sebi introduces voluntary debit freeze facility to mutual fund folios

Markets regulator Sebi on Friday introduced a voluntary debit freeze facility for mutual fund investors across demat and non-demat folios to promote their digital security. The facility, which will become effective from April 30, ensures that no units are debited from mutual fund folios until they are unlocked. "It is decided that a voluntary debit freeze facility be introduced for mutual fund investors across demat and non-demat (i.e. Statement of Account) folios to ensure that no units shall be debited from such folios till the time they are unlocked," Sebi said in its circular. In the first phase, the facility to lock the folio would be provided to mutual fund investors by the RTAs (Registrar and Transfer Agent) through MF Central platform. The facility will only be available to KYC-compliant investors who have a valid email ID and mobile number (both mandatory). Industry body Amfi will prescribe the detailed process for locking and unlocking folios to all asset management ...

Markets snap 3-day losing streak, rebound over 1% despite West Asia crisis

Benchmark indices bounced back after three sessions of steep losses, but analysts caution the recovery may remain fragile as escalating Middle East tensions continue to cloud global sentiment

RIL's telecom, retail and new biz could mitigate impact of West Asia crisis

While the Middle East conflict has hit sentiment, analysts say strong diesel cracks, petchem margins, and rising contributions from telecom, retail and new businesses could soften the blow for RIL

PNGS Reva debuts strong, Sedemac IPO draws bids & Nexus settles with Sebi

Nexus Select Mall Management has settled a case with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) by paying 24.4 lakh over alleged violations of real estate investment trust (Reit) regulations

IndiGo may face further downgrades as Iran conflict clouds outlook

IndiGo's earlier positive outlook has been upended by the Iran conflict, with airspace closures, rising fuel costs and operational disruptions raising the risk of further valuation downgrades

Safe-haven rush cools: Precious-metal ETF inflows retreat in February

February flows trail January's record amid profit booking

War jolts mid, small caps most; what's way ahead for investors?

Analysts said that mid and small cap stocks are currently absorbing the impact of a broad-based domestic and global sell-off

Nifty Metal tanks 4% as West Asia tensions spike: Here's what analysts say

Metal shares declined on Wednesday, following weakness in global markets and a broad-based risk-off sentiment triggered by escalating geopolitical tensions in West Asia

Oil prices keep climbing as expanding conflict heightens supply risks

US West ‌Texas Intermediate crude gained $5.31, or 7.5 per cent , to $76.54 after hitting its highest since June at $77.53

India market capitalisation slips below $5 trn for first time in 10 months

In US dollar terms, India's mcap has declined nearly 13 per cent from its peak and is down about 5.6 per cent on a year-to-date basis, marking the steepest drop among major global markets

Govt should amend SMC Bill to unify regulation of the corporate bond market

To facilitate retail participation in G-Secs, RBI came out in November 2021 with a scheme for direct retail participation in G-Secs through its own depository system and the NDS-OM trading platform

Sebi's 50% overlap rule to trigger churn in 51 thematic funds: Elara

However, the overlap is not high for the majority of the schemes. Only 13 of these schemes (excluding those with assets worth less than Rs 1,000 crore) have an overlap of over 52%, the report showed

NHAI-backed Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust's IPO to open on Mar 11

State-owned NHAI-sponsored Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (RIIT) is gearing up to launch its Rs 6,000 crore Initial Public Offering (IPO). The InvIT's maiden public offering will open on March 11 and conclude on March 13, while the bidding for anchor investors will take place on March 10, according to a public announcement on Monday. The initiative marks an important step in broadening public participation in the National Highway infrastructure growth story. The public InvIT aims to unlock the monetisation potential of the National Highway assets while creating a high-quality, long-term investment instrument primarily targeting retail and domestic investors. As per the Red Herring Prospectus (RHP), Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust's IPO issue size aggregates up to Rs 6,000 crore. This was an increase from Rs 5,700 crore planned at the time of filing draft papers in January. Earlier, NHAI had incorporated Raajmarg Infra Investment Managers Pvt. Ltd. (RIIMPL) as the investment mana

Rajputana Stainless sets price band for ₹255 crore IPO opening March 9

Rajputana Stainless Ltd on Monday fixed a price band of Rs116-122per share for its upcoming Rs 255 crore initial public offering (IPO). The company's maiden public offering will open on March 9 and conclude on March 11, according to its statement. The IPO is a combination of a fresh issuance of up to 1.46crore equity shares and an offer-for-sale of up to 62.5 lakh shares by promoter Shankarlal Deepchand Mehta. This aggregates the total fund raising to Rs 255 crore at the higher end of the price band. The company will use the proceeds from the fresh issue to set up a manufacturing facility at Panchmahal district, Gujarat, expand its product portfolio, repay debt, and cover general corporate purposes. Incorporated in 1991 as Rajputana Steel Castings, the company transitioned into Rajputana Stainless in 2007 after a strategic restructuring. Rajputana Stainless specialises in manufacturing long and flat stainless-steel products which include billets, forging ingots and rolled black ..

Sedemac Mechatronics IPO: Niche tech play, growth priced; should you bid?

The unlisted shares of Sedemac Mechatronics were trading almost flat at ₹1,355, up ₹3 compared to the issue price of ₹1,352 per share

Suzlon Energy stock: ICICI Sec reiterates 'Buy' for more than 53% upside

Suzlon Energy share price target: ICICI Securities has reiterated 'Buy' call on wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon Energy

Use current valuations to enter small-cap stocks with robust fundamentals

Enter only those stocks that have consistently strong financials, adequate liquidity, and no signs of corporate governance risk

Sebi shifts gold, silver valuation norms for MFs to domestic spot prices

Sebi has overhauled valuation norms for mutual funds, requiring gold and silver holdings to be priced using domestic spot rates from recognised exchanges instead of LBMA-linked benchmarks