The board of ICICI Bank approves the purchase of up to 2% additional shares in ICICI Pru Life

At the end of December 2026, ICICI Bank and Prudential Corporation Holdings held 50.95% and 21.93% stake in ICICI Pru Life respectively. | Photo credit: FRANCIS MASCARENHAS The Board of Directors of ICICI Bank has approved the purchase of up to 2 percent additional shares in its subsidiary, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd. This […]

Indian equities poised for better CY26; Smart earnings growth of 12% CAGR in FY25-27: Motilal Oswal

According to Motilal Oswal, Indian markets appear poised for better performance in CY26, especially after the sharp underperformance of around 26% in USD versus MSCI EM in CY25. The brokerage believes that the earnings environment is stabilizing and macro conditions are turning supportive following a series of monetary and fiscal measures by the RBI and […]

Sensex falls over 400 points, Nifty below 25,850 as IT sell-off intensifies

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty traded lower on Thursday after a sharp sell-off in IT stocks weighed on market sentiment. Investor caution also increased after stronger-than-expected US jobs data for January dampened hopes for near-term interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.The BSE Sensex traded over 400 points lower to the day’s low of 83,817, […]

Rs 13 lakh crore boom! Sensex rises by 3,500 points, Nifty rises by almost 5%. India-US trade deal is among the key factors behind the rally

Benchmark indices Nifty and Sensex rose 4.7% and 4.4% respectively, in one of the biggest single-day gains after India and the US announced a long-awaited trade deal, easing concerns over tariffs that have weighed on Indian markets for months. The benchmark BSE Sensex rose nearly 3,500 points, or 4.4%, to 85,323 in early trade, while […]