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Siddhartha Bhaiya, Managing Director and CIO, Aequitas Investment Consultancy Contrarian bet advocate and small-cap specialist Siddhartha Bhaiya, Managing Director and CIO of Aequitas Investment Consultancy, passed away on December 31 due to cardiac arrest, while on a family vacation in New Zealand. He was just 47. “Siddhartha was the driving force behind Aequitas,” the investment […]

Benchmark indices scaled higher on Friday amid broad-based rally in banking, realty, metals and auto stocks. NSE Nifty 50 index hit an all-time high of 26,340 today before closing 182 points or 0.70 per cent positive at 26,328.55. Steady domestic institutional inflows helped offset persistent foreign selling. Optimism around an improving earnings outlook, healthy auto sales, […]

Textile mills in the country are worried over the lack of communication from the Centre on extending duty-free import of cotton, which ended on December 31, 2025. This will likely support prices in the domestic market. The duty waiver, introduced in August and extended till December-end, was meant to augment supplies and ease pressure on […]

Markets opened the first trading session of 2026 on a cautiously optimistic note, with the Sensex rising 85.24 points or 0.10 per cent to ₹85,305.84 and the Nifty gaining 30.65 points or 0.12 per cent to ₹26,160.25 as of 10 am on Wednesday. The Sensex had closed at ₹85,220.60 on the previous trading day and […]

The bank forecast copper prices around $12,000 a tonne in 2026 | Photo Credit: REUTERS Most metals will likely witness a rise in prices in 2026, with tariff uncertainties declining and global demand improving. Copper, aluminium, cobalt and rare earth commodities, particularly uranium, may gain the most, analysts have said.  “We hold a cautiously optimistic […]

Imports from China, Vietnam and Nepal will attract the duty, while certain developing countries and specialty steel products such as stainless steel are exempt. | Photo Credit: India has imposed a three-year import tariff ​of between 11% and 12% on ‌some steel products, according to ​a finance ministry order published on Tuesday, as the government […]

Sectoral performance was mixed in noon trade, as Nifty Bank posted marginal gains. Key gainers included Shriram Finance and Hindalco, while Max Healthcare and Eicher Motors led losses. | Photo Credit: iStockphoto Benchmark indices extended losses in afternoon trade on Tuesday, with the BSE Sensex down 132.83 points or 0.16 per cent to 84,562.71 and […]

Silver prices topped $80 an ounce on Monday, but then dropped below $75 an ounce as the US-based CME group’s new regulations were set to come into force later in the day. In India, silver future contracts on MCX topped ₹2.5 lakh a kg but then fell in line with the global cues. Reacting to […]

Volatility is expected to remain high ahead of the monthly F&O expiry on Tuesday, particularly in mid- and small-cap stocks. | Photo Credit: Indian markets are likely to open slightly negative on Monday. Those who are expecting a Santa Claus rally may be disappointed, as Gift Nifty signals a flat-to-negative opening. With Tuesday being the […]

A host of macroeconomic data announcements, global trends and trading activity of foreign investors would dictate investors’ sentiment in the stock market this week, analysts said. Besides, auto sales data will be closely tracked, experts noted. With only a handful of trading sessions left this year, Indian equity markets are expected to remain largely range-bound, […]