Beneficial to reach 29,500 by end of 2026, says BNP Paribas, with backing from HDFC Bank and Maruti Suzuki among top bets

India’s benchmark Nifty 50 could rise to 29,500 by end-2026, which BNP Paribas said would deliver returns in the mid-teens, largely driven by earnings growth. The brokerage urges investors to focus on large, domestically oriented stocks such as HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra & Mahindra, Reliance Industries and Bharti Airtel, as policy support, […]

Subdued prices in Q3, volume strength to anchor cement sector outlook: Jyoti Gupta

Cement prices ended the December quarter on a softer footing compared to the previous quarter, but strong underlying demand and rising volumes continue to provide structural support to the sector, said Jyoti Gupta of Nirmal Bang Institutional. Channel checks indicate that while near-term realizations remain volatile due to capacity additions and cost pressures, the medium-term […]

Boxes of shares, including Tata Steel, New India Assurance, Nykaa, Newgen Software, JK Cement Swan Defense will come across the Limelight on Thursday

Tata Steel has injected £ 4,054.66 crore into t Steel Holdings (TSHP) by subscribing shares of 457.7 crore shares. Each share has a nominal value of $ 0.1005. The fresh buy has increased the total investment of Tata Steel in TSHP for 2025 to $ 460 million. New India Assurance has informed the stock markets […]

Stocks in Spotlight: Brightcom, Alembic Pharma, Aurobindo, Citroenboom Under 15 to watch on August 18, 2025

Alembic Pharmaceuticals has received the final approval of the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for the short new medicine application (Anda) Tretinoin cream USP, 0.025%. The approved Anda is therapeutic equivalent to the reference-making drug product (RLD), Retin-a cream, 0.025%, from Bausch Health US, LLC. Tretinoin cream is indicated for current application in the […]