Despite an 11% fall in the Nifty during March amid global tensions and rising crude prices, select smallcap stocks delivered strong gains of up to 72%. The list highlights standout performers across sectors that defied the broader market downturn, showcasing resilience and stock-specific momentum in a volatile environment. Source link
Rethinking the role of AI in investing: What retail investors need in volatile markets
We tend to build systems for the world we expect, not the one we repeatedly experience. AI in investing has followed a similar path. Most tools are designed around stable market conditions and treat disruption as an exception. That is the core flaw. In reality, volatility, regime shifts, and sudden dislocations are not rare events. […]
why is stock market falling today: Rs 11 lakh cr wiped out! Sensex slumps over 1,500 points, Nifty below 22,250: 5 factors behind today’s market crash
Indian stock markets tumbled on Thursday, with the Sensex and Nifty plunging over 2% each, as investors weighed Donald Trump’s remarks hinting at further escalation in the Iran–US conflict, alongside global market weakness and crude surge. At 10:08 am, the Sensex slumped over 1,500 points to the day’s low of 71,579, while the Nifty declined […]
Nifty closer to fair valuations after 11% March crash but is it cheap enough for you to buy?
Sensex and Nifty sharply rebounded on Wednesday, jumping around 1.6% each to begin the new financial year 2027 on a positive note, after the bloodbath on Dalal Street in March led to analysts highlighting better valuations. Despite the renewed optimism, analysts advise caution. Nifty crashed around 11% in March as the rising hostilities in the […]
GRSE, Cochin Shipyard, BDL, other defence stocks tumble up to 6%. Time to buy?
The shares of Indian defence companies dropped up to 6% in trade on Thursday, pushing the Nifty India Defence index down around 3% as investors may have resorted to profit booking after the massive rally seen yesterday. The defence shares led by the shipyard stocks like Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders […]
Nomura downgrades Indian stocks to Neutral from Overweight, suggests shifting to Korea, China
International brokerage firm Nomura has downgraded India equities to Neutral from Overweight, citing concerns around elevated energy prices emanating from the Iran war, AI-related risks, and a potential slowdown in domestic inflows that could weigh on valuations. Even before the conflict, Nomura said India had struggled to outperform within the region as an AI “have-not” […]
Stock market holiday today for Good Friday 2026: Are NSE, BSE and MCX open or closed on April 3? Check now
Domestic stock exchanges NSE and BSE are closed for trading today on account of the Good Friday holiday. The country’s largest non-agricultural commodity exchange, the Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX), and the largest agricultural bourse, the National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX), will also remain shut. Trading will resume on Monday, April 6. Most […]
Pharma calls in sick after Trump’s 100% tariff threat
Pharma stocks fell Thursday after reports of US President Donald Trump mulling 100% tariffs on imported branded and patented medicine makers spooked investors in a weak market. Analysts said, however, that the impact could be limited to a few companies if the tariffs are announced since most Indian pharma companies are generic drugmakers. The Nifty […]
Indices plunge 2%, then ride rupee rebound to log gains
India’s benchmark indices bounced back from early losses on Thursday to close higher, with a rupee rebound triggering short covering ahead of an extended weekend. Financial markets will remain shut on Friday for Good Friday.BSE Sensex closed 185 points, or 0.25%, higher at 73,319, while Nifty 50 rose 33 points, or 0.15%, to settle at […]
Concerns settled, share buybacks could flow via exchanges again
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has proposed reintroducing share buybacks through the stock exchange route, reversing a decision taken a year ago after changes in tax rules removed earlier concerns over fairness and arbitrage. The regulator said the revised taxation framework has addressed issues of unequal shareholder participation and tax distortions that […]