‘Nifty 50 set to stay unchanged but newbies to drive churn across broader indices’

The upcoming March 2026 semi-annual index review of the Nifty 50 is expected to deliver no change. According to Nuvama Alternative & Quantitative Research, none of the current stocks meet the stringent market-capitalization and liquidity thresholds required to displace existing constituents, leaving the country’s flagship index set for a status quo. The index review will…

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Direct retail share in cash market falls to lowest in a decade

The share of direct retail participation in India’s largest stock exchange’s cash turnover has fallen to its lowest in a decade, dragged down by risk aversion amid underperforming equity benchmarks, the rise of mutual funds and reallocation towards initial public offerings. Direct retail contribution as a percentage of gross turnover–buy plus sell volumes–fell to 33.6%…

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