Category: Stock

India’s cement sector is showing resilience despite seasonal headwinds, with prices holding firm in August 2025 and industry players balancing volumes and profitability. Historically, cement prices soften by 1–3% during August, but this year, the all-India average price remained flat month-on-month, reflecting a more disciplined pricing approach. On a year-on-year basis, prices were up around […]

Even as negativity gripped D-Street in August with selling pressure prevailing across the board, 10 smallcaps in the BSE Smallcap index defied gravity and rose up to 55% during the month. The BSE Smallcap index closed 3.7% lower on a monthly basis while declining nearly 3% in this holiday-shortened week. Here’s is the list of […]

Market expert Ajay Bagga believes Indian markets may have already bottomed out and could be poised for recovery despite recent weakness. He noted that Q1 downgrades were among the lowest in eight quarters, suggesting resilience. While the March quarter was initially expected to mark the cycle’s bottom, fresh signals indicate green shoots are emerging. The […]

BSE Index Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of the BSE, has launched a new benchmark — the BSE Capital Markets Index, aimed at capturing the performance of companies operating in India’s capital markets industry. The index is designed to measure the returns of all companies classified under the Capital Markets segment, as per the exchange’s […]

Equity markets are likely to remain under pressure in the near term as rollover trends and technical indicators signal further downside in both Nifty and Bank Nifty, according to Rajesh Palviya, Senior Vice President – Technical and Derivatives Research at Axis Securities. “So, looking at the overall structure it is on the weaker side only. […]

Trump’s tariff moves, coupled with weak Q1 earnings, weighed on domestic equities in August, pulling the BSE 500 index down nearly 2% during the month.. The gloom on D-Street was evident as 360 stocks in the broader index ended lower, with 65 names plunging up to 24%. PSU, infrastructure, and energy stocks bore the brunt, […]

FPIs are foreign investors who put money into Indian equities and bonds. Their investment activity is closely tracked by market participants because it often reflects how global capital views India. Over the past few months of 2025, however, the trend in FPI flows has been negative, with sustained net outflows. This naturally raises an important […]

Investors often track the portfolios of top Dalal Street veterans for cues. In this light, ETMarkets reviewed the holdings of ace investor Sunil Singhania’s Abakkus Asset Manager. As per June 2025 shareholding data, Abakkus publicly holds stakes in about 20 companies, valued at nearly Rs 2,371 crore (as of August 29). This list includes only […]

Over the five trading sessions ending August 29, the Sensex benchmark index recorded a 2.7% decline, closing at 79,809. This downward trend occurred in four of the last five sessions (August 22–29). During this period, 19 BSE large-cap stocks consistently posted losses across all five sessions. We have highlighted the top 10 major laggards, each […]

Despite Global equity markets cheering to talks between US & Russia & moving up 3% in the last month(Mid Jul-Mid Aug), Indian markets have underperformed the world with large cap being flat & Mid & Small cap falling 3% & 5% respectively. FIIs too who had put in almost $4bn (Apr-Jun) became net sellers in […]