Category: Stock

Just as confidence in India’s macro story was beginning to build, the energy supply shock triggered by the ongoing Middle East conflict involving the U.S., Israel and Iran has reintroduced fresh headwinds. With input costs rising sharply and markets turning increasingly volatile, uncertainty around the interest rate outlook has further clouded the near-term picture. Rising […]

State-run Chennai Petroleum Corporation’s board on Thursday announced an interim dividend of Rs 8 per share for the financial year 2025-26. The company set Thursday, April 2 as the record date to determine which shareholders will be eligible to receive the dividend. The interim dividend will be paid to the eligible shareholders on or before […]

Indian frontline indices extended their winning momentum on Wednesday as bulls remained in top form for the second session in a row. Action in banks, auto and consumer stocks lifted the market mood as Nifty settled at 23,306.45, surging by 394.05 points or 1.72% while the BSE Sensex reclaimed 75,000-mark to close at 75,273.45, rising […]

Nifty extended its winning momentum on Wednesday as bulls remained in top form for the second session in a row. Action in banks, auto and consumer stocks lifted the market mood. The RSI on the daily chart is in a bullish crossover with a positive divergence. Rupak De, Senior Technical Analyst at LKP Securities said […]

Amid heightened market volatility and erosion in portfolio values, veteran investor Vijay Kedia has urged investors to stay calm and focus on long-term discipline, stressing that losses remain notional until realised. In a recent LinkedIn post, Kedia reminded investors that fluctuations in portfolio value should not be confused with permanent losses. “The rise you saw […]

Stock markets globally have seen sharp downturns in March so far, with Dalal Street being no exception, as the raging war between Iran and US-Israel triggered a skyrocketing rally in oil prices. Market expert Vijay Kedia, however, advised investors to be patient as times like these make one a seasoned long-term investor forever. Taking to […]

Artificial intelligence is the buzzword that some claim will be the next big thing, while others call it a bubble ready to burst. HSBC, however, said in a note that big tech companies—including Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Oracle—may continue to increase capex spending, as AI is still at an early stage of […]

Gold and silver prices slipped on Thursday, retreating after two straight sessions of gains, as investors held back, awaiting clearer signals on efforts to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East. Oil also gained, which again put rate cut hopes in the coming US Fed meetings in limbo. Spot gold declined 2.5% to $4,440, while gold […]

Global brokerage firm Goldman Sachs has turned cautious on Indian equities, downgrading its stance on the market to “marketweight”, cutting its Nifty target and warning that an “energy‑shock‑led” earnings downgrade cycle is about to unfold. The US investment bank argues that higher‑for‑longer oil prices following tensions around the Strait of Hormuz have meaningfully worsened India’s […]

Investors globally are growing increasingly anxious as oil prices skyrocket amid the escalating US-Iran war. Adding to the concerns of a 2008-like financial crisis, JPMorgan Chase has reportedly introduced a new way to bet against the debt of tech giants, including Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Oracle. The bank last month launched a bunch of […]