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ICICI Prudential Life gains Street favour on Q4 showing, valuations

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance posts strong Q4 with margin expansion, but persistency pressures and channel weakness remain key risks

Zerodha, Angel One, Upstox lead fall in active investors amid volatility

Retail trading activity cools as volatility and weak returns shrink NSE's active client base, with discount brokers seeing the sharpest decline

Markets are not yet out of the woods, prefer large-caps: Ritesh Taksali

Despite news of a ceasefire between the US and Iran, investors are not yet out of the woods. The impact of the war will persist in the financial year 2027

Higher under-recoveries keep Street cautious on OMCs amid crude surge

Rising crude prices and higher under-recoveries are weighing on OMCs, with revised windfall taxes offering limited relief as retail price hikes appear increasingly likely

Margin trading facility books shrink again as risk appetite cools

Margin trading facility books declined for second straight month in March as heightened volatility and global uncertainties led investors to cut leveraged exposure despite steady cash market activity

From flexicap to smallcap: Tracking the funds that held their ground

In a market defined by swings, Abhishek Kumar and Krishna Kant track equity funds that balanced downside protection, upside capture, and consistency across a five-year phase

Stock rerating for Godrej Properties hinges on sustaining sales momentum

The stock gained 1.6 per cent on Friday after reporting its fourth quarter (Q4) numbers but slipped on Monday

Asian stocks gain, oil prices fall on hopes of renewed US-Iran talks

Asian stocks were trading higher tracking Wall Street gains and oil fell on Tuesday as expectations rose over a possible second round of talks between the US and Iran to end West Asia conflict. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 was up 2.4 per cent to 57,842.72. South Korea's Kospi jumped 3.4 per cent to 6,004.30. Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 0.4 per cent to 25,759.75, while the Shanghai Composite index climbed 0.6 per cent to 4,010.45. China on Tuesday reported worse-than-expected export growth of 2.5 per cent in March for the first month since the Iran war began. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.3 per cent, and Taiwan's Taiex rose 2.2 per cent. Investors are still hopeful for a lasting de-escalation of the Iran war, which is in its seventh week, as the US and Iran are said to be weighing a second round of talks before a temporary ceasefire agreement expires next week. The US military on Monday began a blockade of Iranian ports as Washington steps up its pressure on Tehran, following ceasefire ...

Stock Market Close: Sensex drops 703 points, Nifty at 23,843; Adani Ent, ICICI Bank top gainers

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates, Monday: The GIFT Nifty hinted at a negative open. Asian markets fell as the US will block the Iranian ports after failed talks

Diagnostics stocks favoured on Q4 optimism amid strong volume growth

Sector to outshine healthcare peers as higher volumes, steady realisations will boost revenue and profit, say analysts

West Asia war: Mkts log best weekly gain in over 5 years on Iran-US truce

Friday sees first net FPI inflows since the start of conflict

Weak demand trends likely to hit power sector in the near term outlook

Muted power demand growth in FY26 may weigh on thermal players, though renewable energy and transmission expansion continue to offer long-term opportunities

Asian stocks rally, set for best week since 2022 ahead of US-Iran talks

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added 0.9 per cent to put it up 7.3 per cent for the week, the most since November 2022

AMC stocks rise up to 5% on record MF inflows; HDFC AMC, Nippon top picks

Buying interest in AMC stocks was bolstered after data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) showed that equity mutual fund inflows jumped 56 per cent M-o-M to ₹40,450 crore in March.

Demat account additions fall 22% in FY26 amid rising market volatility

Net additions dropped to 32 mn as weaker returns, IPO moderation and rising volatility weigh on retail participation

Stock Market Close: Sensex drops 931 points, Nifty below 23,800 amid fresh tensions in West Asia

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates, Thursday: The GIFT Nifty hinted at a negative open as oil prices resumed gains while traders digested a flimsy ceasefire between the US and Iran

BofA sees opportunity in battered bank stocks, flags IT underperformance

Nifty Bank index has fallen 8 per cent since the start of the Iran war at the end of February, underperforming the benchmark Nifty 50, which is down 4.7 per cent over the same period

Asian stocks muted as oil prices climb on shaky US-Iran ceasefire

Chinese blue chips slipped 0.6 per cent, while MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan eased 0.7 per cent

Coal India gains hinge on higher e-auction volumes, demand recovery

Coal India's performance depends on higher e-auction volumes and demand recovery amid rising competition, elevated inventories and evolving power sector dynamics

Same store sales, buyer growth lift jewellery majors in March quarter

Strong same store sales and improving buyer growth helped jewellery majors post robust topline growth in the March quarter, signalling a recovery in demand