In the Nifty 50, the most tracked index by passive funds, the group's combined weight declined to 7.6 per cent in August 2026 from 8.3 per cent in August 2025
The BSE Sensex has fallen 6.8% since the end of September 2025, with its trailing P/E multiple down 10.8%
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the BSE will have no trading or settlement in stocks, derivatives, securities lending and borrowing (SLB) segments on Monday.
On timings, Sebi has proposed either extending continuous trading to 3:30 pm with CAS and derivatives trading till 3:45 pm, or an earlier window ending continuous trading at 3:15 pm
Until we recognise gambling dressed up as option buying for what it is, we will keep treating the wrong disease
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
Nifty Metal fell as West Asia tensions and crude above $108 raised supply-chain and transport cost concerns.
Bumper Gains: ESDS Software Solution and Dhoot Transmission shares were locked at 10% upper circuit; while Milky Mist Dairy Food hit the 5% upper circuit in Friday's trade.
Pine Labs made its Dalal Street listing in November 2025, with the issue getting subscribed 2.45 times. Its shares debuted with a premium of nearly 10 per cent at ₹242 versus the IPO price of ₹221
Manika Plastech IPO is a book build issue of ₹125.50 crores. The issue is a combination of fresh issue of 2.15 crore shares and offer for sale of 76.74 lakh shares.
According to NSE bulk deal data, US-based Capital Group acquired nearly 2% equity stake in the Mumbai-based Sri Lotus Developers and Realty.
The NSE IPO is purely an offer-for-sale issue, meaning none of the proceeds will go to the exchange; instead, early investors are offloading their stake.
In the past four trading days, Raymond's stock price rose 33% after the company approved raising funds via allotment of convertible warrants on preferential basis to Minerva Venture Fund.
Jefferies raises Paytm's earnings estimates for FY28-29 by 20-25 per cent to factor in 25bps MDR on UPI and raises the price target to ₹2,100 (from ₹1,600).
Shankesh Jewellers delivered strong financial performance in Q1, with revenue growing 55 per cent Y-o-Y to ₹424 crore. Its PAT stood at ₹43, reflecting an increase of 100 per cent on a Y-o-Y basis.
UltraTech Cement, Dalmia Bharat, JK Cement and India Cements were down between 1 per cent and 3 per cent in Friday's intra-day deals.
Oil prices spiked to near $110 a barrel, on track to end the week at over $100 a barrel for the first time since mid-May.
The National Stock Exchange and the BSE will have no trading or settlement in stocks, derivatives, securities lending and borrowing segments on Monday.
Stocks to watch: Crude-linked shares, Vodafone Idea, SBI, Texmaco Rail, PNB, HDFC Bank, YES Bank, JSW Infra, Shankesh Jewellers, Gabriel India, among others, will be in focus today.
NSE IPO price band: The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has set the price band at ₹1,700-1,785 per share for its much-awaited IPO.