The shares of Cochin Shipyard rallied around 15% on Wednesday after the stock was added to the NSE‘s futures & options (F&O) segment, leading to expectations of greater liquidity and higher trading volumes. The sharp surge also comes amid a bullish trend in shipyard stocks after Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) reported its highest-ever […]
SBI, ICICI Bank, other bank stocks jump up to 4%. Are bulls here to stay on Nifty Bank after 17% March massacre?
The shares of banks jumped up to 4% on Wednesday amid broader market optimism as investors increasingly hoped for the war between Iran and US-Israel to end soon, which in turn may cool worries about the macroeconomic impact on India. The sharp surge in bank stocks pushed the Nifty Bank index up nearly 3% to […]
Zero returns in 2 years: Should Nifty bulls build a cash fort like Warren Buffett?
After two years of going nowhere, India’s benchmark Nifty50 is staring at a moment of reckoning. With zero returns over the past 24 months, escalating geopolitical tensions, a weakening rupee, and rising crude prices are now forcing investors to reassess whether staying fully invested still makes sense or whether it’s time to build cash buffers, […]
IndiGo shares in focus after airline appoints former British Airways chief William Walsh as new CEO
The shares of InterGlobe Aviation, the parent company of India’s largest airline IndiGo, will remain in focus on Wednesday after the company announced the appointment of William Walsh as its new chief executive officer to steer the airline after strong turbulence in recent months. William Walsh is currently serving as the Director General of IATA […]
Stocks to buy in 2026 for long term: Time Technoplast, Dr Lal PathLabs among 5 recommendations that could give 10-40% return – Brokerage Recommendations
Centrum on Waaree Energies: Initiating Coverage| Buy| Target Rs 4416| LTP Rs 3090| Potential Upside 42% Centrum has initiated coverage on Waaree Energies with a Buy rating and a target price of ₹4,416, compared to the current market price of ₹3,090, indicating a potential upside of 42%. (Disclaimer: Recommendations, suggestions, views, and opinions given by […]
FII exodus hits record Rs 1.6 lakh crore in FY26 despite strong DII cushion
Mumbai: Foreign institutional investors (FII) withdrew more than ₹1.6 lakh crore from Indian equities in FY26 – the highest in a financial year – although a record ₹8.5 lakh crore of fresh commitments from domestic funds formed the ideal rearguard against the potentially debilitating FII exits through the worst rupee rout in 14 years. For […]
Nifty today: Pre-market action: Here’s the trade setup for today’s session
Another day of Carnage was seen on D-Street on Monday. Going ahead, analysts say markets are likely to remain fragile, with crude prices, currency trends and foreign flows driving near-term direction with volatility expected to stay elevated amid an uncertain backdrop. STATE OF THE MARKETS Tech View: Momentum indicators and oscillators on both the daily […]
Irdai to push basic health cover, hospital scorecards to expand sector
Mumbai: India’s insurance regulator would push basic, no-frills health covers and create performance scorecards for both insurers and hospitals as the sector, facing perennial patient criticism, battles to remain profitable-and commercially viable-after having settled ₹85,000c crore in claims last fiscal, top industry executives told ET. Industry body CII is helping the Insurance Regulatory and Development […]
Stock Market Holiday Today : Are NSE, BSE open or closed for Mahavir Jayanti on 31st March 2026. Check upcoming market holidays List for 2026?
Indian stock markets will remain closed today on account of Shri Mahavir Jayanti, as BSE and National Stock Exchange (NSE) observe the first out of the two market holidays scheduled for this week. Today also marks the fifth out of the 16 stock market holidays scheduled for the entire year 2026. Markets will next remain […]
New STT rules kick in from April 1: What changes for stock market traders and brokers
Indian stock market participants would be confronting with sharply higher securities transaction taxes (STT) on futures and options (F&O) trades from April 1 when the Union Budget 2026‘s STT increase of 150% on futures and 50% on options take effect. The futures segment faces the steepest adjustment. STT will rise to 0.05% of notional turnover […]