Closing Bell: Sensex settles 500 pts lower, Nifty closes below 25,650 as broad-based selling persists; smallcaps lag
Fourteen of 16 major sectors logged losses. The broader small-caps and mid-caps fell 1.3% and 0.3%, respectively.
Can Nifty Power Ahead For Fourth Day Despite Anthropic-Led Tech Jitters? | Opening Bell Live
Can Nifty Power Ahead For Fourth Day Despite Anthropic-Led Tech Jitters? | Opening Bell Live
Cognizant to roll out 100% bonus pay after hitting growth targets ahead of plan
Cognizant’s entry into the 'Winner’s Circle' followed 6.4% year-on-year constant currency growth in 2025, the highest among large IT services firms
Daily Voice: US trade deal lifts mood, but this MD says earnings are the real trigger
On the retail side, many new investors who enter the market do not have the capacity to hold or patience if they do not see returns for a year or two. That is already showing up in lower trading volumes in recent months, said Raghvendra Nath.
Dr Agarwals Health Care logs Q3 profit at Rs 44 crore
Dr Agarwal's Health Care Earnings | For nine-month period ending December 2025, profit surged by 74.3 percent to Rs 118 crore YoY.
Motilal Oswal Wealth backs large caps for 2026, sees opportunities in defence, power and digital infrastructure
Earnings momentum in SMIDs is still evolving, warranting a selective and bottom-up approach rather than aggressive or broad-based exposure.
Trading Plan: Can upward journey extend in Nifty 50, Bank Nifty for a fourth consecutive session?
As long as these indices hold above the midline of the Bollinger Bands (20 DMA), the trend remains in favour of the bulls, with a continuation of the buy-on-dips strategy, experts said.
Trade Spotlight: How should you trade Hero MotoCorp, Sarda Energy, Max Financial Services, Hindalco, Larsen & Toubro, and others on February 5?
Consolidation with range-bound trading may continue over the next couple of sessions. Below are some short-term trading ideas to consider.
Stocks to Watch Today: Marico, Metropolis, Apollo Tyres, Lloyds Engineering, Force Motors, CCL Products, Cummins, Trent, NHPC in focus on 05 February
Stocks to Watch, 05 Feb: Stocks like Tata Power, NHPC, Trent, Welspun Enterprises, Keystone Realtors, Global Health, Bajaj Holdings and Investment, Cummins India, Timken India, CCL Products, Force Motors, Transport Corporation of India, and Lloyds Engineering Works will be in focus on February 5.
Trade setup for February 5: Top 15 things to know before the opening bell
Momentum indicators gave a clear buy signal and the VIX dropped further, while the index sustained above all key moving averages as well as above the previous day’s bullish gap.
India's AI Economic Council a ‘brilliant idea’ to guide AI’s impact on jobs, says Cognizant CEO
He argued that productivity gains from AI need to be deliberately channelled back into the workforce to support long-term growth and social stability.
Cognizant offers reality check on Anthropic AI after Rs 2-lakh-cr IT rout, says value won’t shift magically
Addressing concerns in the post-earnings press conference, Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar S said the assumption that new AI tools can be plugged into enterprise environments and immediately replace large parts of IT services work is misplaced.
Societe Generale picks up 0.7% stake in Gokaldas Exports, stock locked in 20% upper circuit for second day after US-India trade deal
BNP Paribas Financial Markets has acquired small stake in Aditya Birla Capital, Federal Bank, Indian Bank, and National Aluminium Company from Societe Generale via block deals.
Cognizant plans to hire about 25,000 freshers in 2026 as AI boosts productivity
Contrary to the widespread discussion on AI-led job losses, the management said higher fresher intake is being supported by rising productivity at the bottom of the pyramid, enabled by greater use of AI tools and agentic software.
NFP Sampoorna Foods withdraws IPO; Grover Jewells offer fully subscribed on opening day
Grover Jewells IPO | The company aims to mobilise Rs 33.83 crore via IPO of 38.44 lakh shares at the upper end of price band of Rs 83-88 per share.
FIIs net buy Rs 30 crore in equities, DII net buy Rs 250 crore on February 4
During the trading session, DIIs purchased shares worth Rs 18,632 crore and sold shares worth Rs 18,382 crore. In contrast, FIIs bought shares worth Rs 18,453 crore but sold shares totalling Rs 18,423 crore.
“No reason why we can’t reach millions of customers”: Rob Goldstein on JioBlackRock AMC’s India opportunity
JioBlackRock launched its Asset Management Company in India about seven months ago and has reached one million customers, a level of early scale Goldstein said would be difficult to achieve in most global markets.
Aye Finance IPO shares see 4% GMP as professionally managed NBFC sets price band at Rs 122-129 per share
Aye Finance IPO | The public issue is a mix of fresh issuance of shares worth Rs 710 crore, and an offer-for-sale of shares amounting to Rs 300 crore by existing shareholders.
'Markets are honest; bigger than any individual or any economy': BlackRock’s Larry Fink
Over time, Fink said, markets act as a 'great mirror' of what is actually happening in global economies, adjusting to inflation, growth and policy errors as evidence accumulates.
Markets may debate it, but Budget 2026 chose realism for a quiet reset in policy priorities
Overall, the Budget is unlikely to materially alter the medium-term outlook for equities. Rather, it reinforces the view that the past 15 months have marked a reset – shaped by geopolitical shifts and global macro uncertainty.
Ikea FY25 loss widens to Rs 1,325.2 crore, revenue down 3.3% to Rs 1,749.5 crore
Ikea India's total borrowing increased in FY25 to Rs 8,335.20 crore as the company is investing to expand its network through omnichannel approach.
Tata Power Q3 Results: Net profit declines 25% to Rs 772 crore, revenue falls 9%
The company reported an one-time exceptional expense of Rs 78 crore due to the new labour codes which took effect last year.
Report finds India targeting the wrong tobacco, 90% of use unregulated, beedis untaxed
Policies target cigarettes even though 90 percent of Indians consume beedis and smokeless tobacco.
Markets likely to hit new highs in 2026 after a well-balanced budget focused on capex and sustaining GDP growth
Overall, the budget is in line with expectations and is positive. The near-term challenges of changes in tax structure on certain financial instruments do not have any significant impact on the economy or the underlying value of the securities.
Mukesh Ambani says JioBlackRock aims to turn Indians' decades-old savings into long-term earnings
Mukesh Ambani said Indians have saved steadily for decades, but much of that capital has not been deployed efficiently to generate long-term returns. The core opportunity for JioBlackRock lies in encouraging savers to become investors and convert idle savings into income-generating assets.
