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Polycab's Q1FY26 beat, near-term prospects baked in its rich valuation

Polycab's Q1 FY26 revenue and profit grew 26% and 50% YoY, driven by strong performance in its C&W and FMEG segments. However, the stock's rich valuation factors in its near-term prospects

Sebi considers review of categorisation of MF schemes to address overlap

Markets regulator Sebi on Friday proposed to review the categorisation of mutual fund schemes in a bid to improve clarity and address the issue of overlap in portfolios of schemes. The proposal came after Sebi noted a significant overlap of portfolios in some schemes and felt the necessity to introduce clear limits to the industry to avoid schemes with similar portfolios. In its consultation paper, Sebi suggested that mutual funds should be permitted to offer both Value and Contra funds, subject to the condition that no more than 50 per cent of the schemes' portfolios would overlap at any point in time. The overlap condition should be monitored at the time of New Fund Offer (NFO) deployment and subsequently on a semi-annual basis using month-end portfolios. In case of a higher-than-permitted overlap, the Asset Management Company (AMC) should rebalance the portfolios within 30 business days. An extension of up to an additional 30 business days may be obtained from the Investment ...

How to spot alpha stocks in an uncertain stock market? Himani Shah explains

Stock market outlook: Uncertain times in stock markets present interesting opportunities to invest in high-quality companies at attractive valuations, says Himani Shah of Alchemy Capital Management

Markets end lower on selling in IT stocks, fresh foreign fund outflows

The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 375.24 points or 0.45 per cent to settle at 82,259.24. During the day, it fell by 415.21 points or 0.50 per cent to 82,219.27

Spunweb Nonwoven IPO closes today; subscription rises 142x, GMP at 45%

Spunweb Nonwoven IPO Day 3 subscription status: The SME offering has received bids for 651.96 million shares, against 4.22 million shares on offer

Geojit Financial shares fall 6% on disappointing Q1 results; check details

Geojit Financial share price was trading lower by 5.6 per cent at ₹77.66 per share after the company report 37 per cent Y-o-Y decline in Q1FY26 PAT

These 2 stocks trade at 60% discount to IPO price; time to buy? Chart check

Technical charts suggest that Suryoday Small Finance Bank and Motisons Jewellers share prices can potentially surge up to 48% from present levels; here's why

Expect FIIs to influence market returns in the near term: Harish Krishnan

Harish Krishnan, co-chief investment officer and head of equity at Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC talks about the outlook for flows into EMs, reshaping the portfolio of their firm and more

Oswal Pumps shares fall 5% as Q4 profit declines 21% QoQ; details here

Oswal Pumps shares declined today following a disappointing sequential performance in the March quarter

Asston Pharmaceuticals IPO closes today; subscription rises 26x, GMP at 24%

Asston Pharmaceuticals Day 2 subscription status: The SME offering has received bids for 38.04 million shares, against 1.6 million shares on offer

IDBI Bank gains 2% as reports signal financial bidding to close by Oct 2025

So far this calendar year, IDBI Bank shares have experienced a robust double-digit drop of 30.5 per cent.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares rally on robust loan, deposit growth in Q1

In its quarterly business update, the bank reported 14 per cent year-on-year (YoY) and 4.2 per cent sequential growth in net advances to Rs 4.44 trillion in Q1FY26

Margins may shrink for asset management cos: Anand Rathi's Feroze Azeez

Maintaining an asset allocation of 80 per cent equity and 20 per cent debt is recommended for long-term wealth creation, Azeez said

Madhabi Puri Buch refutes regulatory failure claims in Jane Street matter

Madhabi Puri Buch, former Sebi chairperson, defends the regulator's actions in Jane Street case, stating that examination began in April 2024, and Sebi took several steps before issuing an order

NFO Alert! Bandhan MF launches Multi-Factor Fund; check key details here

Bandhan Multi-Factor Fund portfolio is constructed from the top 250 large and mid-cap companies, using a data-driven approach based on four key factors

Motilal Oswal sector of the week: Pipes; Astral, Supreme Ind among top bets

Leading companies like Prince Pipes, Astral, and Supreme Industries are aggressively entering related markets like industrial components, water tanks, and bathware

Sales growth, lower raw material costs to help Godrej Consumer stock

Godrej Consumer Products sees over 6% rise in stock following a strong Q1FY26, driven by double-digit revenue growth, high single-digit volume growth, and lower raw material costs

Indian Hotels, nine midcaps move to largecap basket in Amfi reshuffle

Amfi's July 2025 stock reclassification sees 10 midcaps, including Indian Hotels and Solar Industries, move to the largecap list based on six-month market cap average

Net losses of individual traders in F&O widened in FY25: Sebi study

Sebi's new study reveals a 41% rise in net losses of individual traders in the equity derivatives segment in FY25, with over 91% of traders making losses, despite regulatory measures.

Sebi bars Jane Street from markets, orders disgorgement of ₹4,844 crore

Regulator finds Jane Street manipulated Bank Nifty to profit in options trade and directs disgorgement of ₹4,844 crore while imposing a ban until illegal gains are recovered