The Indian mutual fund industry has undergone an unprecedented expansion in its investor base during the post-2020 market boom. So far, it has held on well. The gains it has made seem foundational in nature, and its intrinsic appeal has withstood the tapering of returns. Deposits to funds In the last five years, mutual funds’…
After almost a year of being stuck in a range, the stock of Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd has received two triggers in quick succession. While the 1:5 share subdivision on 14 January was meant to enhance liquidity in the stock, it has failed to lift sentiment. However, the bank’s December quarter (Q3FY26) earnings raise hopes….
Apart from banking and financial services, a part of the Nifty 50 index is linked to commodity prices and large stocks in the energy, metals, and mining which may see significant growth next year. And this will provide further tailwind to Nifty earnings, which could be around 15%, said Singh. Edited excerpts: : Q 1)…
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is proposing to revamp know-your-customer (KYC) norms to ease client onboarding, revise the existing risk management framework for KYC registration agencies (KRAs), and align practices with current technological advancements. In a consultation paper released on Friday, the capital markets regulator recommended that intermediaries update client KYC records…
The schemes are currently under preparation and could be announced in the upcoming budget. According to the report, the proposed incentives are likely to be split across two key segments: construction equipment and the automobile value chain, as part of efforts to strengthen the domestic capital goods ecosystem and reduce import reliance. Construction equipment segment…
This speculative risk is most visible in dabba trading—an illegal, parallel market where operators use live exchange prices as a benchmark to settle off-market bets without actually executing any trades on the exchange. Akshaya Bhansali, managing partner at Mindspright Legal, said, “Dabba traders have their own stock-market-like software and trading happens live, based on data…
In its Q3FY26 pre-quarterly update, GCPL stated that consolidated revenue (in rupee terms) would be close to double digits, driven by double-digit volume growth in the India business. Also, the India business EBITDA margin is expected to return to normalized levels, which have been in the 24-26% range, helped by favorable input costs, calibrated pricing,…
The DU Digital stock manipulation case is the latest reminder of the structural vulnerabilities in the SME segment, which was designed as a lighter-touch platform to help smaller companies access capital, but has become a hotbed of speculative trading. Source
The rally in silver, and to a lesser extent gold, has, for the first time, pushed the average daily turnover (ADT) of futures contracts on Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) above the average daily stock futures turnover of the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd (NSE), the country’s largest stock exchange, on a…
The Tata group was among the weakest performers, with its combined market value falling 15% in 2025. This came after gains of 10% in 2024 and 34% in 2023, following a decline in 2022. Of its 24 listed companies, only four managed to outperform the Sensex. Several key names, including Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Motors,…
