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 […]
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 […]
Even as benchmark indices continue to witness renewed selling, the real buzz in the market has shifted to the primary market. But veteran investor Sandip Sabharwal believes the ongoing IPO frenzy may not be as healthy as it first appears.In a candid chat with ET Now, Sabharwal warned that the whole IPO story is “getting […]
According to market expert Neeraj Dewan, the Indian stock market may be entering the next phase of growth as several sectors – from PSU banks and telecom to value retail and cement – show renewed strength.Speaking to ET Now, Dewan said that while the frontline indices are near their 52-week highs, the broader market could […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Indian mutual funds are showing concentration in their investment strategy, with 50% of all equity inflows in calendar year 2025 so far having been deployed in just 19 stocks such as Eternal, Swiggy, SBI and Reliance Industries. Of the total Rs 2,67,500 crore that flowed into mutual funds in calendar year 2025, the concentration is […]
Indian stock markets may be gearing up for their next phase of growth – and large caps could finally be in the driver’s seat. According to Deepak Shenoy, founder and CEO of Capitalmind Mutual Fund, early signs from the September quarter results point to resilience in the financial and auto sectors, with mid and small […]
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, […]