ET Markets Watch: 6 key factors behind Sensex’s 595-point jump, Nifty tops 25,900 | The Economic Times Podcast

Hello and welcome to ET Market Watch, I am Neha Vashishth. Let’s get to the main market highlights:Indian shares closed higher on Wednesday, with financials and IT stocks leading the way. Optimism about a possible US-India trade deal and expectations of an end to the US government shutdown boosted investor sentiment. The Sensex climbed 595 […]

India’s Most Under and Over Owned Stocks: Where Big Money Is Overflowing and Missing

Mutual funds have clustered in a handful of big names in 2025, with Axis Bank, Maruti Suzuki, SBI, ICICI Bank and SBI Life among the most overvalued stocks, each trading well above their index weighting. Conversely, several blue chip giants, including Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, ITC and TCS, are noticeably underserved despite their dominance in […]

‘Absolutely no intention of stopping’: IOC continues to import Russian oil despite US restrictions; will buy through non-sanctioned suppliers – The Times of India

Indian oil refiners, including Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), may not completely halt purchases of Russian crude despite new US sanctions, as the measures target specific Russian suppliers and not the oil itself. Officials said that while four Russian oil companies have been sanctioned so far, India’s largest supplier Rosneft, which handles nearly 45 percent of […]

M-cap of 7 of top 10 most valued companies rises by Rs 1.55 lakh cr; Confidence, TCS shine

The combined market valuation of seven of the top 10 most valued companies rose by Rs 1,55,710.74 crore last week during the holiday shortening, with Reliance Industries and Tata Consultancy Services emerging as the biggest gainers, amid a positive trend in domestic equities. Last week, the benchmark BSE rose 259.69 points or 0.30 percent. On […]

FIIs pull out, LIC and retail move in: Reliance Q2 shareholding pattern shows shift

Mutual funds and domestic investors continued to show confidence in Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) during the September quarter of FY26 even as foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) marginally reduced their exposure. According to the official shareholding data filed with the BSE, mutual funds increased their stake in the company to 9.5% in the September quarter compared […]

Muhurat Trading: Investors buy largecaps in token session as Infosys and HDFC Bank emerge as top gainers

Indian stock benchmarks opened the new Samvat year on an upbeat note during the special Muhurat trading session on Tuesday as investors took part in the hour-long symbolic ritual marking the beginning of the Hindu New Year – Samvat 2082. The Sensex rose 270 points at opening, while the Nifty briefly breached the 25,900-point mark, […]