Category: Stock

Fitch affirmed the U.S. credit rating at “AA+” on Friday, highlighting concerns over rising debt levels while also citing the country’s large, high-income economy, and its financing flexibility due to the dollar’s role as global reserve currency. High fiscal deficits and increasing government debt levels constrain the U.S. rating, even if a surge in revenue […]

Nvidia earnings are in the spotlight as pressure on tech stocks rises, while Ukraine and political developments in Japan could also grab attention. 1. NVIDIA NEXT Nvidia’s August 27 earnings report takes on greater significance after tech shares stumbled this week on some caution over the AI boom. Its dominant position in AI chips has […]

Global markets ended the week on a firm note as U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled that the central bank remains open to cutting interest rates in the near term, raising hopes of a September move. His remarks at the Jackson Hole Symposium lifted sentiment across Wall Street, with spillover effects seeming to be […]

Over the five trading sessions ending August 22, the Sensex rose by approximately 0.88%, closing at 81,306. The benchmark index finished in the green on four out of those five sessions. During this upward trend, eight stocks from the BSE200 index recorded gains on each of the five trading days. The list includes prominent names […]

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) continued their selling spree in August, offloading equities worth Rs 25,564 crore through the exchanges up to August 23. This took the total equity selling by FIIs this year up to that date to Rs 1,57,440 crore, according to market data. FIIs have not only been sellers in equities but have […]

The banking sector witnessed a mixed quarter in Q1FY26, with larger private and PSU banks managing margins better than expected, while mid-sized players and small finance banks faced sharper compression. Credit growth stood at 11% YoY, supported by retail and SME lending, though corporate credit remained sluggish due to competitive pricing pressure. Looking ahead, growth […]

Private lender Yes Bank on Saturday said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) to acquire up to 24.99% of the bank’s paid-up share capital and voting rights. Importantly, RBI has clarified that following this acquisition, SMBC will not be classified as a promoter of Yes Bank. The bank […]

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced changes to the benchmark Nifty 50 index as part of its semi-annual review of broad market indices. The revisions were approved by the Index Maintenance Sub-Committee (Equity) of NSE Indices Limited and will take effect from September 30, 2025 (based on September 29 close). This periodic review is […]

A virtual annual general meeting of GKB Ophthalmics, a microcap firm in the medical equipment segment, has gone viral on social media after a shareholder who reportedly owns just one share launched a strongly worded attack on the company’s management. The video, widely circulated by several X users in their posts, shows investor Abhishek Kalra […]

For much of this month, Wall Street traders piled into stocks and bonds, betting that the Federal Reserve was finally ready to start cutting interest rates again. All they were waiting on was the green light from Jerome Powell to keep the rally going.They got exactly what they were looking for on Friday, when the […]