Shipping Corporation fined: NSE and BSE impose Rs 5.42 lakh fine each for Sebi norm violation

Leading stock exchanges BSE and NSE have imposed a fine of Rs 5.42 lakh each on state-owned Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) for non-compliance with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) listing rules.The Navratna PSU informed about the development through a filing with the stock exchanges on Saturday. It said the action will […]

Crypto trend-following trading finds relief after a sharp sell-off

Choppy crypto markets punished trend-following funds in 2025, with violent swings that erased months of positioning. This year’s decisive sell-off has offered a reprieve.Digital asset investment firm The gains were driven by a timely move to short positions as crypto markets moved lower in the last week of January, with more than seven percentage points […]

Bharat Electronics announces record date for interim dividend of Rs 1.95 per share

State-owned defense company Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) on Friday declared an interim dividend of Rs 1.95 per share for the financial year 2025-26 and set the record date as Thursday, March 5, for determining eligible shareholders. The interim dividend will be paid within 30 days from the date of the declaration, the company said in […]

Opportunities in small-cap and mid-cap stocks are on the rise: WhiteOak’s Trupti Agrawal

As earnings momentum stabilizes and valuation foam normalizes, the risk-reward equation in the broader markets becomes more constructive. WhiteOak Capital’s Trupti Agrawal believes the recent correction has created wider opportunities for small and mid-cap stocks, where improving fundamentals, relative earnings resilience and market inefficiencies are starting to offer selective alpha potential. Edited excerpts from a […]

New era of trade volatility: what the court’s decision and Trump’s tariff change mean for commodities

The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down President Donald Trump’s broad tariff measures has reshaped the global trade landscape, bringing both clarity and new uncertainty. The US Supreme Court ruled that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not give the president the authority to impose sweeping import tariffs, effectively blocking one of […]

Titan Company shines, Britannia Industries remains stable: consumer stocks participate again

India’s consumer sector is showing early signs of recovery, with demand trends gradually improving across most categories in Q3’26. Overall sector performance remained healthy, with revenue and EBITDA growth of 17% and 15% year-on-year respectively, supported by a low base and improving consumer sentiment. Even on a normalized basis (excluding high-growth discretionary segments), underlying growth […]

The US dollar is heading for its first monthly gain since October

The US dollar was on track for its first monthly gain since October on Friday, although an earlier rally on warmer-than-expected producer price data for January faded as traders doubled their positions ahead of the end of the month and ahead of the weekend. The US currency got a boost after data showed the producer […]

IPO calendar: Primary market will see 1 new public offering, but 9 listings will make headlines next week

The primary market will see limited new openings next week, with only one company launching its public subscription offering. However, it is planned that as many as nine companies will be listed on motherboard and SME platforms. The only new issue opening next week is the Rs 1,087 crore Sedemac Mechatronics IPO. The offer, which […]

US stocks: Trump Media considers turning Truth Social into a publicly traded company, reports wider annual loss

Trump Media & Technology Group, founded by US President Donald Trump, is considering converting its social media platform Truth Social into a publicly traded company. The company is in discussions with TAE Technologies and Texas Ventures Acquisition III about the proposed transaction, the company said Friday. Under the proposal, shares ‌in the ⁠spin-off company⁠ would […]

Wall Street Reveals: AI disruption hangs over US markets as investors wary of risks

The prospects that artificial intelligence will disrupt business sectors should keep the U.S. stock market on edge in the coming week, as Wall Street looks for more insight into how the emerging technology will reverberate through the economy. The monthly US jobs report is the key economic data due next week, while major semiconductor player […]