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The Indian stock market is heading into a soft open this Thursday. Gift Nifty is trading at 22,662.5, pointing to a gap-down of nearly 149 points against Nifty's previous close of 22,811.35. Asia is in the red despite a positive Wall Street session, with the Hang Seng down 1.76% and crude oil climbing to $110.26 a barrel, adding pressure on the rupee and import-heavy sectors. The stock market...

Wednesday looked like a bull's day until it wasn't. The Sensex jumped 800 points at open, then surrendered it all to close down 143 points, wiping out over Rs 6.7 lakh crore in market cap from the day's peak. Brent crude above $110 a barrel spooked the stock market, bond yields hit a 3-year high of 7.44%, and India VIX spiked 6.31%. IT was the lone bright spot in today's stock mark...

The Indian stock market is splitting in two this Wednesday. Autos are getting crushed as Brent crude crosses $110 a barrel, hammering Bajaj Auto and Eicher Motors, while midcaps bleed harder than large caps and market breadth turns ugly across the BSE 500. But Nifty IT is bucking the trend, up nearly 2%, with L&T Technology Services posting its biggest single-day gain in five years after stron...

Monday hit Indian markets hard. The Sensex shed 876 points and the Nifty slipped below 22,900, with fear creeping back in as India VIX jumped 4.53%. Private banks led the damage, and the cruel irony was Axis Bank falling 4.19% despite a 38% profit jump — a textbook sell-the-news moment. This stock market episode covers HDFC Bank's disappointing growth numbers, Infosys sliding ahead of its Octo...

Strong earnings, but the stock market is selling private banks anyway. Axis Bank crashed 3.7% despite a 37.6% profit jump, HDFC Bank dropped 2.5%, and ICICI Bank is also under pressure as margin compression and rising provisions spook investors. Meanwhile PSU banks like PNB and Union Bank are surging on cleaner margin stories. The Indian stock market is splitting right down the middle today. Nifty...

Jio Platforms is finally entering the stock market with one of India's largest IPOs in years, raising ₹30,213 crore at a price band of ₹1,065 to ₹1,119 per share. The numbers look impressive on the surface: 533 million subscribers, 51.9% EBITDA margins, and free cash flow that jumped from ₹1,449 crore to ₹42,071 crore in just two years. But dig into the prospectus and questions emerge. Today w...

India's stock market opens nearly flat this Monday, but don't let the quiet start fool you. The banks just reported, and the results are moving in different directions. ICICI Bank posted a 20% profit jump with falling bad loans, Axis Bank surged 35.6%, but HDFC Bank came in below estimates. The Indian stock market today is all about earnings over index moves. Bajaj Finance, UltraTech, and...

Polycab India, one of the biggest names in the Indian stock market, got dragged into insolvency proceedings over a debt that was just 0.35% of its quarterly profit. A small aluminium supplier filed a petition at the NCLT Ahmedabad after a ₹34.16 crore transaction left a ₹2.78 crore gap that Polycab disputed but couldn't fully prove. This episode walks through how provisional billing, missing d...

Indian IT just pulled off its biggest weekly comeback in months, dragging the entire stock market higher to close out the week on a strong note. Nifty ended at 23,146, up 0.65%, while the Sensex gained 414 points. IT stocks added a staggering Rs 2.7 lakh crore in market cap in just five sessions. Tech Mahindra led the charge with an 8.49% jump after strong Q2 results and a Jefferies upgrade. Wipro...

The Indian stock market is flashing green today, but the headline number is hiding a fierce tug-of-war underneath. Nifty IT is up 3.2% while banking, FMCG, and midcaps are all sliding, and a handful of earnings results are driving every bit of that split. Tech Mahindra sparked the IT rally with a strong Q2 beat, a Rs 15 dividend, and a 1:1 bonus share, sending the stock up 8.5%. Wipro is up nearly...

Adani Group tried to shift 265 of Mumbai airport's 770 weekly international slots to the new Navi Mumbai airport, and the entire industry said no. Airlines called it forceful, IATA warned it would damage connectivity to India's financial capital, and the government stepped in to defer the plan to March 2027. This stock market story matters beyond aviation. The episode covers why Terminal 1...

The Indian stock market to set to open on a cautiously positive note this Friday. Gift Nifty is pointing to an open about 87 points higher, but the gap is slim at 0.38%, so watch the first 15 minutes before reading too much into the direction. Wall Street closed green overnight, Asia is following, and Brent crude is easing slightly, all of which sets a constructive backdrop for the stock market to...

India's stock market is running in the opposite direction from Asia today. Korea's Kospi triggered a circuit breaker and Japan's Nikkei plunged nearly 5%, but Nifty is up 1.52% and Sensex has surged 1,200 points. The engine is IT, with the Nifty IT index up over 2% as global investors rotate out of AI-heavy names into traditional Indian IT services. HCL Tech's 21% profit jump spark...

The Indian stock market is heading into a tricky Thursday. Gift Nifty is just 49 points above Wednesday's close, signalling a flat to marginally positive open, but the calm surface hides real tension underneath. Sensex expiry today means volatility could spike hard through the session. US inflation came in at 3.7%, above estimates, sending the Nasdaq down 1.88% and reviving Fed rate hike fears...

Wednesday looked set to extend Tuesday's rally, but crude oil had other plans. Brent jumped to $107 after Houthi attacks targeted a Saudi Aramco building, and that single move rippled through the Indian stock market, stoking inflation fears and rupee pressure. The Sensex closed down 252 points, Nifty at 22,622. BHEL was the standout story, hitting a record high after Q2 profit surged 120% year...

The Indian stock market looks calm on the surface, but the headline number is lying to you. Nifty is barely up 8 points at 22,730 while two massive forces pull in opposite directions underneath. IT stocks are climbing 1.23%, extending Tuesday's 17-month record surge on strong results from TCS, Infosys, and HCL Tech. But Brent crude breaking above $107 after Houthi attacks on Saudi targets is s...

HD Fire Protect is raising ₹712 crore through a pure offer for sale, meaning the company gets none of the money. Existing shareholders are cashing out entirely, and that changes how you should think about this listing. The stock market is being asked to pay a full multiple for a business where revenue growth slowed to 13% in FY26 and net profit growth collapsed to just 6.4%. This episode covers th...

The Indian stock market opens Wednesday on a cautious positive note, with Gift Nifty signalling a slim 44.5-point gap above Nifty's last close of 22,721.95. It's a soft cushion, not a strong signal, and the session's direction depends on whether buyers hold early gains. Earnings season is driving individual stock moves today. Tata Elxsi posted flat net profit at Rs 170 crore despite a...

Tuesday was all about one sector saving the day on Dalal Street. HCL Technologies reported a 21% jump in quarterly profit, beat margin expectations, and declared a dividend — and the stock market responded instantly, with HCL surging 8.43%. The entire IT pack caught fire, with the Nifty IT index exploding 5.22% and dragging the Sensex up 1,109 points to close at 73,033. This episode covers the glo...

Indian IT stocks are having a session to remember, and HCL Technologies is leading the charge. HCL Tech jumped 7% after reporting a 21% profit rise and an AI revenue surge of 78%, pushing management to upgrade FY27 guidance. TCS is riding the same wave, up 5.83%. The stock market split today is striking: global chip stocks are bleeding after a Chinese chipmaker spooked markets, but Indian IT is th...

The Indian stock market is set for a cautious positive open this Tuesday. Gift Nifty signals a 50-point gap up, but Asian markets are flashing red, with Japan's Nikkei down 2.67% on rate anxiety, which could quickly erase that cushion. HCL Technologies is the stock market story of the morning, reporting a 21% jump in net profit to Rs 5,132 crore and sealing an AI partnership with Anthropic. RB...

The Indian stock market opened higher today and then fell apart. Sensex dropped 548 points to close at 71,924, after sliding over 1,200 points from its intraday peak — a reversal that signals patient sellers were in control. The RBI's decision to drain Rs 25,000 crore from the system pushed the 10-year bond yield to a 3-year high of 7.35%, and Brent crude near $104 kept inflation fears alive....

The Indian stock market opened higher Monday and then handed it all back. The RBI squeezed bank liquidity by raising the cash reserve requirement to 99%, and that one move is splitting the stock market clean down the middle. Banks are sliding, Nifty FMCG is the worst performer today at down 1.54%, and the 10-year bond yield has hit a three-year high of 7.35%. But Nifty Auto is up 0.91%, cushioned...

The Indian stock market is set for a positive open this Monday, with Gift Nifty pointing 98 points above Friday's Nifty close of 22,520. That's a 0.44% gap-up, backed by a clean Wall Street finish and broadly constructive Asian markets. Earnings are the real driver today. Poonawalla Fincorp's net profit surged 405% to Rs 374.85 crore, while DMart's margins at 7% could limit its ral...

After eight straight weeks of selling, Dalal Street finally fought back. The Sensex surged 879 points to close at 72,472 and the Nifty climbed 1.30% to 22,520, with the advance-decline ratio at 2:1 and India VIX dropping 6%. Two things powered this stock market recovery: TCS posted strong Q2 results with AI revenue crossing $3.1 billion, waking up the entire IT sector, while FMCG jumped 2.20% on G...