The domestic currency has weakened by 202 paise, or over 2 percent, so far this month. In 2025, it had declined 5 percent amid sustained foreign fund outflows and a strong US dollar
Fund houses like HDFC Mutual Fund and Franklin Templeton India are expanding on-ground investor education through street plays and nationwide outreach to promote long-term mutual fund investing.
Support for rural consumption in terms of employment guarantee schemes and food/fertilizer subsidies is likely to be sustained.
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Unless earnings growth improves meaningfully and catches up with expectations, there remains scope for further time correction or price correction in overvalued mid cap stocks, said Rohit Sarin of Client Associates.
With Iran warning that any attack would be treated as “all-out war,” markets remain alert to the risk of disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz, which carries roughly 20% of global crude flows.
Momentum indicators remain weak, with the weekly RSI hovering around the 45 mark—its lowest level since April 2025—and trading below its 9-week average, signalling persistent downside momentum in Nifty 50, said Sudeep Shah.
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Total income rose to Rs 16,741 crore during the quarter under review from Rs 16,050 crore in the same period last year, Kotak Mahindra Bank said in a regulatory filing.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 14,651.99 crore during the period, while Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) offset the selling with purchases worth Rs 20,746 crore.
All the sectoral indices gave negative return with Nifty Realty shed more than 11 percent, Nifty Consumer Durables index slipped 6.5 percent, Nifty Media plunged 4 percent, Nifty Oil & Gas, Energy, Infra, Defence, Healthcare fell 3 percent each.
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On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 285.30 points, or 0.58%, to 49,098.71. The S&P 500 edged up 2.26 points, or 0.03%, to 6,915.61, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 65.23 points, or 0.28%, to 23,501.24.
The Union Budget is likely to be reform-oriented, though within tight fiscal constraints, said Jaspreet Singh Arora of Equentis Wealth.
Budget 2026 is less about choosing between capex and consumption and more about getting the mix right.
Rakesh said customers are no longer satisfied with vendors merely optimising the cost of people. Instead, they are pushing for vendors to reduce the effort required to deliver outcomes, especially in “run” operations.
KRM Ayurveda will finalise IPO share allotment by January 27, and its equity shares will be available for trading on the NSE Emerge effective January 29.
Piramal Finance's core net interest income grew 31 percent to Rs 1,227 crore, while the other income was up 23 percent at Rs 252 crore for the reporting quarter.
Antony Waste Handling Cell shares soared 13.8 percent to close at four-month high of Rs 570.75 amid high volumes, decisively surpassing above all key moving averages in a single session.
At the global level, the report said the anti-dollar theme remains firmly in play. GEM fund inflows accelerated to a record $8 billion in the latest week, following $6.6 billion the previous week, marking the strongest inflow phase since January–March 2023.
For the year so far, FIIs have been net sellers of shares worth Rs 40810 crore, while DIIs have net bought shares worth Rs 54821 crore.
Indian equity markets remained cautious and volatile through the week, pressured by renewed global trade tensions and continued foreign investor outflows, an analyst said.
Weekly options data suggested that the Nifty 50 is likely to trade within a broad range of 24,500–25,500, with immediate resistance at 25,200–25,300 and support at 25,000–24,900.
SEBI has issued observations on draft document of Pride Hotels on January 16; Oswal Cables on January 19; Sai Parenteral's on January 21; Transline Technoloies, CMR Green technologies, and Commtel Networks on January 22; and Jay Jagdamba, UKB Electronics, Medicap Healthcare, Purple Style Labs, BVG India, Sify Infinit Spaces, and Hella Infra Market on January 23.
