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 […]
In the past holiday week, markets largely traded in a parochial and lethargic manner with Nifty ending the week with small gains.The index fluctuated within a very narrow range of just 227.80 points, between a high of 26,236.40 and a low of 26,008.60. Given the lack of directional signals and participation, the action remained largely […]
Citing the company’s positioning at an earnings inflection point, global brokerage firm Jefferies has initiated coverage on Pine Labs with a ‘Buy’ rating and a target price of Rs 300. The broker highlighted that Pine Labs is expected to benefit from operating leverage, improved profitability and growth in the digital payments segments over the next […]
Hindustan Copper share price rose 5.9% intraday on Wednesday to hit a new all-time high of Rs 431.90 on the BSE, buoyed by a sharp rally in global and domestic copper prices. The stock is now up more than 17% in the past week, thanks to improving sentiment in the base metals segment and renewed […]
Hello and welcome to ET Market Watch. I’m Neha Vashishth, and here’s how the markets closed today.Indian shares closed lower for the third straight session on Wednesday as uncertainty over the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate path and weak global cues kept investors cautious. The Sensex fell 120 points, or 0.14%, to close at 84,559, […]
Indian shares closed lower on Tuesday, with the Sensex and Nifty extending their declines for a second straight session, as continued foreign portfolio outflows and a weakening rupee kept investors on edge. Lingering uncertainty over a possible US trade deal contributed to the cautious mood on Dalal Street.The S&P BSE Sensex fell 533 points, or […]
Indian shares closed modestly lower on Monday, ending a two-session advance as weakness in auto and financial stocks continued. Sentiment remained vulnerable due to continued foreign outflows, uncertainty over a US-India trade deal and positioning ahead of the potential fallout from Mexico’s sweeping new tariff regime, as the rupee fell to a record low.The S&P […]
Foreign investors have been selling Indian equities at a pace never seen before in Indian markets. So far, financial institutions have dumped shares at a rate of nearly Rs 152 crore every trading hour in 2025. Yet, this entire shock was absorbed by domestic institutional investors, armed with continued SIP flows.FIIs have sold over Rs […]
India’s largest domestic institutional investor Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has sold nearly 2% stake in Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) between November 2022 and December 2025, bringing its stake down to 7.34%, according to APSEZ’s filing with the stock exchanges on Friday.LIC had earlier held 9.35% stake in the APSEZ, which […]
Motilal Oswal Financial Services has identified 30 companies that it believes could benefit most as India enters its next multi-decade growth era. The broker expects India’s gross domestic product to rise from $4 trillion today to over $16 trillion by 2042, driven by steady domestic demand, a young demographic, rising productivity and a sustained investment […]