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Competitive challenges likely to keep Eternal stock under pressure

Eternal reported Q3 FY26 net revenue of Rs 16,300 crore, up 20.7 per cent quarter on quarter and ahead of consensus estimates

Sebi complaint portals face scrutiny over redirections, opaque closures

Investors say cases bounced between SCORES and MI Portal, leaving grievances unsettled

Epack Prefab Tech hits 10% lower circuit as Q3 profit falls 43% Q-o-Q

Epack Prefab Technologies reported that its revenue also fell 25 per cent Q-o-Q in Q3FY26, while Ebitda margin witnessed contraction

Asian shares mostly rise after Trump backs down on Greenland tariff threat

Asian shares mostly advanced on Thursday, tracking Wall Street, after US President Donald Trump walked back from imposing tariffs on eight European countries over Greenland and ruled out using military force to take control of the territory. The future for the S&P 500 was up 0.4% on Thursday, while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.3%. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 climbed 1.9% to 53,760.85, with technology stocks among those leading the gain. SoftBank Group jumped 11% and chipmaker Tokyo Electron rose 3.7%. South Korea's Kospi was up 2% to 5,008.08, crossing the 5,000 mark for the first time after hitting records earlier this month. Technology-related stocks drove the rally. Shares of Samsung Electronics rose 3.3%, and chipmaker SK Hynix was up 2.3%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.2% to 26,531.29. The Shanghai Composite index dropped nearly 0.2%, to 4,110.86. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 traded 0.7% higher to 8,841.70. Taiwan's Taiex jumped 2%, while India's Sensex ...

Rallis India falls 4%, hits nine-month low post Q3 nos; trims losses later

Rallis India reported that its net profit slumped 81 per cent year-on-year to ₹2 crore in the third quarter of the current financial year (Q3FY26) from ₹11 crore in the same quarter a year ago

Sebi mulls ₹20,000 cr threshold to identify 'significant' market indices

Sebi has proposed a Rs 20,000 crore AUM threshold to classify significant indices, bringing key benchmarks used by mutual funds under its new index providers regulations

China, India among region's best stock markets for investors, says Mobius

He remains a bull on Indian stocks, citing the government's move to increase spending and investments, particularly in the technology sector

Strong Q3 performance, growth prospects to drive gains for HDFC AMC

Total assets under management (AUM) growth was 5 per cent, with 6 per cent growth in equity AUM and flat yields

Asian stocks hit record highs as AI rally returns, dollar stays firm

Overnight, gains in technology and financial stocks sent Wall Street higher, with Nasdaq futures up 0.4 per cent in the Asian session

'Poor planning': Nithin Kamath on markets shutdown for Mumbai civic polls

In a post on X, Zerodha co-founder Nithin Kamath said the closure of markets with 'international linkages' for a local poll showed a 'serious lack of appreciation for second-order effects'

Asian shares slide, oil sinks $2 after Trump says Iran stopped killings

Asian shares were mostly lower and US futures also fell Thursday after Wall Street retreated, dragged down by falls in Big Tech stocks. Oil prices fell more than $2 a barrel after US President Donald Trump said he was told on good authority that plans for executions in Iran have stopped, even as Tehran has signaled fast trials and executions ahead in its crackdown on protesters. US benchmark crude fell $2, or 3.3%, to $59.88 per barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, shed $2.12, or 3.2%, to $64.40 per barrel. In Asian trading, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 slipped 0.9% to 53,863.84, with technology-related stocks trading lower. SoftBank Group fell 5.6%, testing equipment maker Advantest fell 4.1% and chip maker Tokyo Electron fell 3.3%. Shares of machinery and equipment maker Toyota Industries rose 6% following reports that automaker Toyota Motor has raised its buyout offer for the company to 18,800 yen ($118.61) per share. Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropped 0.6% to 26,850.78. Hong ...

Asian markets rise as yen hits weakest since 2024 on Japan election hopes

The Japanese yen hit its weakest level since July 2024 at 159.415 per dollar in early Asian hours, as the threat of a market intervention resurfaced

Hindustan Zinc share price rises on silver's record rally; should you buy?

Hindustan Zinc Limited share price rose as buying interest emerged after silver scaled a fresh high on geopolitical tension

Andhra Cements hits 10% upper circuit as promoter to sell stake via OFS

Andhra Cements shares rose 10 per cent after its promoter said it plans to offload about 8.14 per cent via an offer for sale

Nifty50 outlook: Here's why 25,817 is key level to watch out for on charts

The Nifty is seen quoting below its short-term moving averages, and today testing the key supertrend line support, shows the daily charts. Here are the key levels for the index.

Gold falls as commodity index rebalancing sparks selling pressure

The annual Bloomberg Commodity Index rebalancing aims to keep the index aligned with the current state of the global commodity market. This year's window runs from January 9-15

Sebi notifies new stock broker regulations after over three decades

Following Sebi board approval last month, the Stock Broker Regulations, 2026, have now been notified, replacing the norms set in 1992

European defence stocks hit record as geopolitics lift dollar, oil

The broader pan-European STOXX 600 was down 0.2%. Japan's Nikkei lost 1.6% overnight amid rising tensions with China and Wall Street futures eased 0.2%

Sebi revamps stockbrokers' rules to ease compliance, push ease of doing biz

Market regulator Sebi has overhauled its more than three-decade-old stockbroker regulations, allowing brokers to carry out activities under the framework of other financial regulators, in a move aimed at providing ease of compliance as well as ease of doing business. The new rule --- replacing Sebi's (Stock Brokers) Regulations 1992 with the Sebi (Stock Brokers) Regulations 2026 (SB Regulation) -- simplified regulatory language, removed outdated provisions, and introduced clearer definitions. Under the new rule, Sebi, in its notification on Wednesday, said, "A stock broker may carry out an activity under the regulatory framework of the other financial sector regulator or any other specified authority in the manner as may be specified by the Board. Such activity shall fall under the purview of the concerned financial sector regulator or authority." Also, the SB Regulations have been structured into eleven chapters, comprehensively covering key aspects of the regulatory regime for ...

OMC stocks crack on US sanctions fears; BPCL falls 4%, HPCL 5%

The US President Donald Trump approved a bipartisan Bill titled the 'Sanctioning of Russia Act 2025', according to US Senator Lindsey Graham