India's economic engine is revving up, but navigating the global headwinds requires sharp strategy. The rupee's recent volatility against the dollar underscores the complexities facing Indian businesses, impacting everything from import-export trade to domestic inflation. This week alone, we've seen significant shifts in the IT sector, with major players announcing restructuring and a renewed focus on AI-driven solutions. Meanwhile, the burgeoning startup ecosystem continues to attract substantial funding, despite a cautious global investor sentiment. The government's recent policy announcements on infrastructure development and digitalization are poised to further shape the business landscape, creating both opportunities and challenges for entrepreneurs and established corporations alike. Understanding these market dynamics is crucial for success in today's rapidly evolving Indian economy. Stay informed with Abtak.com for the latest insights and analysis on key sectors including finance, manufacturing, and technology – empowering your business decisions in a dynamic market. Explore the complete business news section now to stay ahead of the curve.
Just before the festive season, there was some talk about a slowdown. But now a number of companies have said that while the season was not as good as 2023, it was not as bad as the street had feared. The situation will become clear once the Q3 results come in, but analysts are positive on some segments among the consumer staples. Check out Stock Reports Plus, powered by Refinitiv, for price targets of over 4,000 listed stocks along with detailed company analysis focusing on five key components - earnings, fundamentals, relative valuation, risk and price momentum to generate standardized scores. SR+ Reports is a complimentary offering to ETPrime members.
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have turned net sellers in India's secondary markets in July, offloading over Rs 10,000 crore in equities amid valuation concerns and underperformance. However, their primary market investments remain strong, indicating a shift in strategy. Despite near-term caution, FPIs continue to tap IPO and QIP opportunities, reflecting selective optimism toward Indian equities. Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have turned net sellers in Indian equities this July, but th ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 30: Investing in unlisted companies--essentially buying shares before they are listed on the stock exchange--is gaining significant traction in India. The appeal is clear: investors can potentially earn in two ways, first, by riding valuation gains before listing, and second, by pocketing a listing premium when the company finally goes public. Also Read | Was Sonam Wangchuk Arrested on the Directions of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Without Any Evidence? PIB Fact Check Debunks Digitally Altered Video of Ladakh DGP SD Singh Jamwal. The Pre-IPO Buzz With India's ...Read More >
Mumbai : Mirae Asset Sharekhan announced the launch of the Mirae Asset India Research Centre, a unified digital research platform designed to strengthen investor decision-making with clear, credible and process driven market insights. The Research Centre was launched in Q1 of CY2026. As participation in India's capital markets widen, the real challenge for investors isn't finding information -- it's cutting through the clutter. With so much fragmented data across equities, derivatives, mutual funds, commodities and other segments, it can be tough to know what actually matters for investors' p ...Read More >
Global uncertainty is likely to linger in the near term, with crude oil prices emerging as a key risk factor for markets and the broader economy, according to Dhiraj Relli, MD & CEO of HDFC Securities. Speaking on the sidelines of "The Big Review" report launch in Mumbai, Relli said elevated oil prices are creating a cascading impact across inflation, interest rates, and corporate earnings, affecting economies worldwide. However, he remains hopeful that easing geopolitical tensions in West Asia ...Read More >
Leading investment and trading platform Kotak Securities is cautious in its market outlook for 2025, balancing India's fundamentals with concerns over valuation and global uncertainties, but has not ruled out a level of 29,000 on the Nifty 50 index. While the country's growth trajectory remains robust, recent economic data and corporate results indicate a slowdown in some areas, prompting a more tempered outlook, said the note. Kotak Securities has highlighted the slowdown in rural demand during ...Read More >
Mumbai: HDB Financial Services made its debut Wednesday on bourses at ₹835, a premium of 13% over its issue price of ₹740 on NSE. The stock closed 0.6% higher at ₹840.25. The IPO comprised a fresh issue of ₹2,500 crore with an offer for sale of ₹10,000 crore by HDFC Bank. HDB Financial Services is the most subscribed billion-dollar IPO since the Zomato issue four years ago, and the largest non-banking financial company (NBFC) IPO so far. Analysts said investors can choose to hold the stock from a long-term view of 2-3 years while fresh investors can wait for dips to buy. "The listing was be ...Read More >
NewsVoir Pune (Maharashtra) [India], July 7: The Bajaj Finserv Small Cap Fund is an open ended equity scheme predominantly investing in small cap stocks. It is an equity fund that invests in companies in their early stage of business growth. These companies rank 251st and beyond on the share market in terms of market capitalisation as per SEBI guidelines and they often operate in niche market sectors. As the Bajaj Finserv Small Cap Fund NFO nears its end, this can be a potentially suitable opportunity for you to explore the small cap space. Let's explore how the Bajaj Finserv Small Cap Fund ...Read More >
Investing.com -- Morgan Stanley said investors may be underestimating the strength of India's growth cycle, saying that the country's earnings and equity market peak lie ahead and that structural shifts will support higher valuations. Population growth, policy-driven macro stability, better infrastructure, a rising entrepreneurial class and improving social outcomes are long-term drivers that could help India increase its share of global output in the coming decades. That trajectory implies India will become one of the world's most sought-after consumer markets, undergo a major energy transi ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 18 (ANI): Reacting to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announcement of free electricity up to 125 units, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said that whatever schemes the Congress party is giving in Karnataka, the entire country is following it. Speaking to the media, Shivakumar emphasised that in the entire country, Congress Party has stood for the welfare of the people. After independence, till today, whenever the Congress Party is in power, either in the Central or state government, it has given various schemes, such as pension, woman and ch ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 8 (ANI): HDFC Securities on Wednesday released its 'The Big Review' report, stating that India's real GDP growth is expected to remain at 6-7 per cent, while nominal growth is expected to improve soon. Speaking at the event in Mumbai's St. Regis, Varun Lohchab, Chief Research Officer-Equities at HDFC Securities, said, "While the real GDP growth is expected to remain at 6-7 per cent, nominal growth will be better due to inflation improvements." Also Read | HCLTech Layoffs: IT Services Provider To Lay Off 120 Employees in Orlando As Client Projects Shift. H ...Read More >
Bahraich, June 28: Two minors allegedly killed a man by slitting his throat and then crushed his head with a stone to steal his iPhone to create "high-quality reels" for more likes, police said on Saturday. Police have held both the accused and initiated investigations. The victim, Shadab (19), who lived in Bengaluru, was visiting his ancestral village of Nagaur in Bahraich for his maternal uncle's wedding. Additional Superintendent of Police, Ramanand Prasad Kushwaha, said that the incident occurred on the night of June 20. "Shadab was reported missing on June 21, and his body was discovered ...Read More >
Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. In the last week, Bitcoin prices fell from around $115,000 to below $105,000 amid a widespread crypto market correction. According to prominent market analyst Burak Kesmeci, several on-chain developments unfolded during this price decline that are now indicative of the present market and potential price movements. In an X post on October 18, Kesmeci reports that Bitcoin's on-chain landscape has flashed a series of key signals that generally suggest heightened fear and potential ...Read More >
MUMBAI : Even amid a broader market sell-off, which saw foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) pull a net ₹3,765 crore from Indian equities in November, one sector stood out: telecommunications. The outflow came after FPIs turned net buyers in October, snapping a three-month selling streak. Yet, in a striking display of selective buying, FPIs channelled ₹14,326 crore into telecom stocks alone -- their strongest monthly inflow since April 2022, according to the latest data from National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL). This performance made telecommunications the top-gaining sector in November, ...Read More >
Mumbai, June 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The foreign institutional investors' (FIIs) buying, through the exchange and primary market and others category, stood at Rs 8,915 crore this month (till June 27), analysts said on Sunday. Ceasefire between Israel and Iran and the sharp decline in crude triggered a risk-on in global equity markets. Along with this favourable investment scenario, dollar continued to decline and the dollar index dipped to sub-97 level. "Declining dollar is always a positive for emerging market equity; this encouraged FIIs to buy in India," said Dr. VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investm ...Read More >
Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. President Donald Trump is reportedly poised to open the $9 trillion retirement market to a range of alternative investments, including crypto, gold, and private equity. According to the Financial Times, this initiative is expected to be formalized through an executive order as early as this week. It seeks to diversify the investment options available within 401(k) plans, which have traditionally been limited to stocks and bonds. Trump's forthcoming executive order will direct ...Read More >
Mumbai: The market for unlisted shares, long seen as a sure bet, is facing a reality check. In recent months, marquee names such as Tata Capital and HDB Financial Services have set initial public offering (IPO) price bands significantly below their unlisted market levels, denting investor sentiment and forcing a rethink on how companies are valued in this unregulated space. These instances have dried up the demand for even some of the most popular unlisted companies, while their shares have mostly edged lower in recent times. This marks a sharp reversal from a few months ago, when investors w ...Read More >
Mumbai: Banks, with the largest collective weighting on Nifty, slumped Monday after the RBI Friday ordered net-position curbs on lenders to underpin the rupee that in FY26 lost the most in 14 years. All 14 constituents of the Bank Nifty lost, dragging the benchmark Nifty more than 2% lower. The Bank Nifty, meanwhile, retreated 3.8% to 50,275.35 - the lowest closing since April 9, 2025 - after the central bank set a $100 million end-of-day net position threshold for lenders. The newly-introduced curbs take effect from April 10. Union Bank plunged 6.6% while Canara Bank and Bank of Baroda drop ...Read More >
A young woman named Oleti Pushpa (22) was killed by her live-in partner Sheikh Shamma (22) in the Ambedkar Konaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, reported India Today. She was living with Sheikh for the past 6 months after she separated from her spouse. The incident took place in Siddhartha Nagar, B Savaram village of Rajolu mandal on 16th July. Shamma reportedly accused Pushpa of having affairs with other men. He forced her to engage in prostitution and frequently instigated fights with her when intoxicated. As per police, Shamma was addicted to ganja. On the fateful night, he against pressuri ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 18 (PTI) A three-storey chawl collapsed in the western suburb of Bandra here in the early hours of Friday, with at least 10 people feared trapped in the debris, civic officials said. As many as seven people have been rescued from the debris so far and admitted to the civic-run Bhabha Hospital, they said. According to preliminary information, chawl number 37 in the Bharat Nagar area of Bandra East collapsed around 5.56 am. Eight fire engines are at the spot along with teams from the Mumbai police and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's local ward machinery, an official from ...Read More >
PNN New Delhi [India], September 30: Investing in unlisted companies--essentially buying shares before they are listed on the stock exchange--is gaining significant traction in India. The appeal is clear: investors can potentially earn in two ways, first, by riding valuation gains before listing, and second, by pocketing a listing premium when the company finally goes public. The Pre-IPO Buzz With India's IPO market buzzing, unlisted shares have seen a surge in demand. Big names like NCDEX have attracted significant investor attention in the private market recently. Share Performance & Mar ...Read More >
By Pranav Kashyap and Twesha Dikshit (Reuters) -U.S. stock index futures were trading at record highs on Monday as expectations of a trade deal between China and the United States aided risk appetite in a busy week of Big Tech earnings and a widely expected rate reduction from the Federal Reserve. At 06:22 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis rose 258 points, or 0.54%, Nasdaq 100 E-minis were up 332.5 points, or 1.3%, and S&P 500 E-minis gained 59.75 points, or 0.88%. Negotiators from the world's top two econ ...Read More >
With the latest inflow, net FPI investment has reached Rs 7,747 crore in 2024 so far, according to data with the depositories. Foreign investors have made a strong comeback to Indian equities with a net investment of Rs 22,766 crore in the first two weeks of December driven by expectations of rate cut by the US Federal Reserve. This revival follows significant outflows in the preceding months, with Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) pulling out a net Rs 21,612 crore in November and a massive Rs ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian equity markets closed lower for the week as investors turned cautious ahead of the crucial July 9 US-India trade deadline and the start of the corporate earnings season, experts said on Saturday. Both benchmark indices -- the Sensex and the Nifty -- slipped 0.7 per cent each on a weekly basis, as broader market sentiment remained clouded by global uncertainty and profit booking after the recent rally. The Nifty ended the week at 25,461, while the Sensex closed at 83,432.89. The indices had started the week with a strong breakout, but the momentum fa ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 31: The outlook for Indian markets in the next fiscal year remains structurally optimistic once geopolitical tensions subside and crude oil prices stabilise, analysts said, even as domestic equities ended FY26 on a bearish note, with Sensex plunging 7 per cent. In 2025-26, the BSE benchmark plunged 5,467.37 points, or 7 per cent, and the NSE Nifty dropped 1,187.95 points, or 5 per cent. The year was dominated by global macro uncertainty, persistent geopolitical tensions, elevated crude prices, and aggressive FII (Foreign Institutional Investors) outflows, which collectively ...Read More >
Kolkata: SEBI on Thursday expressed concern over the growing dominance of ultra-short-term derivatives trading, cautioning that such trends could undermine the health of India's capital markets, while contemplating steps to extend the tenure and maturity of these products. "Very short-term derivatives continue to dominate equity derivative volumes, especially expiry-day index options. This is an imbalance that is obviously unhealthy and may have potential for adverse consequences," said SEBI Whole-Time Member Ananth Narayan. He was addressing the 11th Capital Markets Conclave organised by th ...Read More >
Bangalore, India - - Infosys, a global leader in digital services and consulting, announced a strategic collaboration with Anthropic, an AI safety and research company, to develop and deliver advanced enterprise AI solutions. The initial focus will be on telecommunications, with plans to expand into financial services, manufacturing, and software development. The partnership, revealed today, centers on integrating Anthropic's Claude models - including Claude Code - with Infosys Topaz AI offerings. The stated goal is to automate complex workflows, accelerate software delivery, and build what t ...Read More >
Hong Kong's stock market has experienced a remarkable turnaround. Share sales have surged, making it Asia's leading fundraising hub. This boom is fueled by Chinese companies seeking global expansion. India, mainland China, and Japan also saw strong dealmaking. Despite global challenges, Hong Kong's market shows robust activity. Investors are now focusing on quality deals. Not long ago, Hong Kong's share-sale market was a symbol of China's slowdown: Deal books were thin, investor sentiment was so ...Read More >
Market Outlook: Sectors to Watch and Risks Ahead Harish Krishnan of Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC sees current market corrections as a chance to buy into "dark horse sectors" like cement, metals, and consumer durables, which have underperformed but hold potential for revival in the next 3-5 years. Despite recent volatility, he recommends focusing on largecaps and midcaps, noting that liquidity risks in smallcaps outweigh their recent outperformance. He also suggests a cautious approach to banking stocks, especially private banks, as their valuations remain attractive, but warns of macro risks, in ...Read More >
New Delhi: Indian Stock Market Foreign Investors: Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) began the first week of June on a weak note in the Indian stock market, with net investments remaining in negative territory. According to data released by NSDL, FPIs pulled out a total of ₹8,749 crore from Indian equities during the week from June 2 to June 6. This indicates that foreign investors were net sellers in the market for most of the week. The withdrawal came amid global uncertainties and cautious investor sentiment. However, a sharp turnaround was seen on Friday after the Reserve Bank of India's M ...Read More >
As the correction continues unabated, a divergence is emerging in what is happening to the Nifty and Sensex and what is happening in the entire large-cap space. There are pockets where a certain amount of relative outperformance is visible. While Reliance Industries might be under pressure, stocks like HDFC Bank - which too has high FPI holding - is able to keep its head above the water even on strongly bearish days. So, probably the broad-brush selling is over. Still, despite the recent correction, valuations are on the higher side. Being selective should thus continue to be key as the market ...Read More >