Helped by the roadmap laid out by the new management, a steady but gradual improvement in the RoA is likely
Gold fell 2.9% at one point to $4,004.26 per ounce after dropping as much as 6.3% on Tuesday, its biggest intraday decline in more than a dozen years.
Muhurat Trading 2025 reflected cautious optimism compared to the subdued tone of 2024.
Definedge’s Prashant Shah sees Nifty heading beyond 30,000 in Samvat 2082, with metals, defence, and midcaps poised to surprise investors.
The Nifty remains firmly positioned in a buy-on-dips setup heading into the monthly expiry, with sentiment tilted positively.
Shilchar Technologies shares closed 1.77 percent higher at Rs 4,357.85 after volatility with significant volumes. The stock has been in lower high-lower low structure since June this year.
Vikas Khemani sees Nifty hitting 30,000 by next Samvat, driven by Fed rate cuts, FII inflows, and an IT sector comeback after years of de-rating.
With LRS and feeder-fund limits nearly maxed out, wealth managers say ultra-rich investors are increasingly using GIFT City to channel global allocations — with over half a billion dollars already flowing through.
What’s emerging is a very different wealth ecosystem — deeply domestic, tax-aware, and product-diversified, yet still learning to overcome its emotional impulses. The flow of money has matured. Investor temperament hasn’t.
Samvat 2082: Despite volatility, the hour-long trading session saw benchmark indices notch their highest close since September 2024.
The festival of lights - Diwali is being celebrated in India. Keeping with its annual tradition of marking the start of the new Hindu financial year (Samvat 2082), the BSE, National Stock Exchange (NSE), and Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) will conduct the special Diwali Muhurat trading session today. Decode the investment strategies for Samvat 2082. What are the stocks and sectors to watch out for and will Dalal Street shine bright in Samvat 2082? Moneycontrol gets you an idea of markets and insights
Investors and brokers see this day as an auspicious day to start new trades and secure the blessings of Goddess Laxmi, who is the god of wealth and prosperity
Biggest Nifty gainers were Cipla, Bajaj Finserv, Axis Bank, Infosys, Grasim, while losers included Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Bank, HCL Technologies, Max Healthcare, Asian Paints. Among sectors, metal, media, telecom up 0.3% each. The BSE midcap index rose 0.2 percent and smallcap index added nearly 1 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 515.97 points, or 1.12%, to 46,706.58, the S&P 500 gained 71.12 points, or 1.07%, to 6,735.13 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 310.57 points, or 1.37%, to 22,990.54.
Apple shares jumped 4.2% to $262.9, giving it a market capitalization of about $3.9 trillion and making it the second most valuable company in the world after AI-chip giant Nvidia
Top sector picks for the new year are consumer discretionary including auto and auto ancillary, financial sector, and IT, said Ashish Kyal.
USD weakness, policy chaos in the US, and overvaluation in US markets could potentially redirect foreign flows to emerging markets like India, said Nilesh Shah.
Chasing growth in midcaps will continue to remain a strategy that will reward long term investors in the year to come, said Rohit Srivastava.
Precious metals have been on a tear this year, with gold registering a ninth straight week of gains. Prices are up more than 65% so far in 2025, underpinned by central-bank buying and inflows to exchange-traded funds.
MSCI’s regional stock gauge topped its record close with benchmarks in Japan and South Korea both at all-time highs
The Nifty 50 index is expected to face resistance at the 25,900–26,000 zone on the Muhurat Trading day, while support is placed at 25,700, followed by 25,500 as a crucial level, experts said.
Market sentiment is likely to remain favourable for bulls on the Muhurat trading day. Below are some short-term trading ideas to consider.
Stocks to Watch, 21 October: Stocks like Geojit Financial Services, State Bank of India, National Securities Depository, Axis Bank, Marathon Nextgen Realty, Unimech Aerospace and Manufacturing, Bliss GVS Pharma, and South Indian Bank will be in focus on October 21.
As long as the Nifty 50 sustains above 25,700, a rally towards the 25,950–26,000 zone can't be ruled out before potential consolidation sets in. The crucial support remains at 25,500, experts said.
RBL Bank shares clocked 9 percent rally on Monday to close at Rs 326.65 with strong volumes after the Emirates NBD Bank received its board approval to acquire up to 60 percent equity stake in the bank by infusing up to Rs 26,850 crore.