Gaurav Jogani sees jewelry and shoes as a driving force behind sustainable consumer growth

According to industry experts, the consumer discretionary sector continues to show mixed performance across segments, driven by gold prices, festive shifts and evolving consumer behavior.Jewelry and shoes lead to growthGaurav Jogani of JM Financial Institutional Securities, in an interview with ET Now, highlighted that the jewelery segment witnessed significant growth, largely due to the 65% […]

Why Lenskart stock price is rising

February 12, 2026 Image source: ChatGPT Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty opened 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. In the broader market, the Nifty MidCap […]

The 2025 IPO rush was more about paying out shareholders than driving growth

Mumbai: India’s red-hot IPO market in 2025 was driven less by companies bringing in growth capital and more by existing shareholders using high valuations to cash out. Of the 103 motherboard listings that raised ₹1,75,901 crore, ₹1,11,495 crore, or 63.4% of the total proceeds, was sent to existing shareholders through the OFS route. In contrast, […]

Lenskart sees more growth as revenue rises 21% in Q2

Newly listed eyewear retailer Lenskart, in its first quarterly results as a listed company, reported a 21% year-on-year increase in operating revenues to ₹2,096 crore for July-September.The improvement in operational performance led to a 20% increase in net profit to ₹103 crore. The Gurgaon-based company reported earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) at […]

IndusInd Bank at 1x book; buy, but be patient; focus on value and structural triggers: Sudip Bandyopadhyay’s market playbook

Indian markets remain choppy, but investor opportunities continue to emerge in banking, auto, consumer and select digital stocks, said Sudip Bandyopadhyay, group chairman, Inditrade Capital. In an interview with ET Now, he outlined where he sees clear value – and where caution is needed. IndusInd Bank: Buy now, but wait a year Bandyopadhyay remains bullish […]

IPO calendar: Primary market momentum takes a break and only SME issuances scheduled for next week

After nearly four months of back-to-back public offerings that have helped Indian companies raise record capital in the primary market, the week ahead will be noticeably quieter. No new motherboard IPOs are planned, marking a brief pause in what has been one of the busiest listing cycles in recent years. Instead, three SME issues will […]

Not only Groww, Dalal Street debutants PhysicsWallah and Lenskart are sliding to 8%. What should investors do?

A week of heady quotes met a harsh dose of reality on Wednesday as three of Dalal Street’s most watched newcomers, PhysicsWallah, Lenskart and Groww, fell sharply to 10% in volatile trading. The pullback, driven by profit-taking and a dramatic short-seller boom in Groww, forced investors to reassess how much heat these newly listed stocks […]