Budget 2026: Max Healthcare, Apollo Hospitals and other stocks rise up to 4% as FM boosts medical tourism

Shares of Max Healthcare, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise, Narayana Health, Fortis Healthcare and Aster DM, among others, rose as much as 4% after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced measures to boost medical tourism in the Union Budget 2026. “To promote India as a hub for medical tourism services, I propose to launch a scheme to support […]

Amnish Aggarwal sees boost for hospital margins in the midst of policy changes

The health care sector witnesses a new round of optimism after policy changes that can improve margins for hospital companies. According to Amnish Aggarwal of Prabhudas Lilladher, “the latest development actually gives more leeway to all hospital companies for the charging of more when the treatment is through government pensions or government arrangements. Now the […]