Fallen angels return: Small-cap stocks emerge from the shadows as third-quarter earnings finally flip the script

After a tough 2025 that left small-cap investors nursing deep wounds, the third-quarter earnings season is delivering the first real signs of recovery, with smaller companies outperforming larger companies on revenue, profitability and cash flow. This signals a potential turning point for a segment that has been in the penal box for more than a […]

Airtel Q3 Preview: Revenue Could Rise 18% YoY; ARPU rose to Rs 258

Telecom giant Bharti Airtel is expected to report a steady set of numbers for the December quarter, with brokers expecting healthy revenue growth and sharp profit growth, driven by continued ARPU expansion in India, strong growth in its home broadband business and solid performance from Africa.According to an average of six brokers, Airtel’s consolidated revenue […]

Sensex and Nifty are turning volatile as traders remain cautious against the Union Budget

Indian shares swung between gains and losses in a special trading session ahead of the federal budget on Sunday as investors turned cautious ahead of the government’s budget presentation. Market participants are looking for signals of increased government spending to support growth and measures to support export-oriented industries under pressure from US tariffs.After opening in […]

Sensex falls over 300 points, Nifty less than 25,500 amid trade concerns and foreign selling

Indian shares traded lower on Tuesday, with the Sensex and Nifty extending losses into a second session, as investors weighed lingering global trade uncertainties and continued foreign fund outflows, even as attention remained focused on the unfolding quarterly earnings season.The BSE Sensex fell over 300 points to the day’s low of 82,950, while the NSE […]

Nifty seals rare 10-year winning streak by ending 2025 with 10% gain. What does it mean for 2026?

India’s stock benchmark index Nifty has delivered an unprecedented 10th consecutive year of positive returns, ending 2025 with a gain of around 10.5%, despite a cocktail of challenges that would have left most markets in trouble: India-Pakistan tensions, Trump’s tariffs, the rupee breaching the 91 mark against the dollar, and lingering concerns about the mismatch […]

Foreign investors are exiting Indian equities on a record scale; withdraw Rs 1.6 lakh cr by 2025

Foreign investors fled Indian equities on an unprecedented scale in 2025, raising a record Rs 1.6 lakh crore (USD 18 billion) as volatile currency movements, global trade tensions, especially potential US tariffs, and high valuations eroded risk appetite, although capital flows are expected to turn sustainably positive in 2026.In addition, rising US bond yields, a […]

The ripple effect: how consumer habits influence market movements

India’s current growth story is driven by its consumers. From bustling shopping centers to the surge in e-commerce, the consumer sector is evolving against a backdrop of robust fundamentals. Rising incomes, rapid urbanization and aspirational lifestyles have created a structural tailwind, positioning consumption as one of the most compelling megatrends in the Indian economy. Consumption-driven […]