Chart Of The Day

Chart of the Day: After Akshaya Tritiya, what next for gold?

Central banks are buying, ETFs are swelling and Wall Street is bullish — but the road to next Akshaya Tritiya will not be a straight line upward

Chart of the Day: SIP investors stand firm amid market turmoil

India's retail investors did the unexpected in March — they bought more as markets bled.

Chart of the Day | March 2026: The hidden crisis in the markets

The Nifty's March 2026 fall was smaller than COVID — but with FII outflows nearly double, valuations offering less cushion, and no swift recovery in sight, the damage beneath the surface may prove far more lasting.

Chart of the Day: Construction firms to face profitability pressures

Heightened competition and low bid prices have put revenue growth at risk

Chart of the Day | Data shows India’s external balance sheet is improving

The latest International Investment Position data shows a steady strengthening of India’s external position even as foreign equity inflows soften

Chart of the Day | Why doing nothing in markets is often the smartest move

Staying put through market turbulence has historically rewarded patient investors far more than acting on fear.

Chart of the Day: Market mayhem — Which sectors took a direct hit?

Indian benchmark indices have shed over 8 percent since American and Israeli forces struck Iran, but the damage has not been spread evenly. Certain sectors have taken a far heavier blow

Chart of the Day | Volumes to drive corporate revenue growth in FY27

Nearly two-thirds of sectors are expected to see healthy volume growth drive sales growth in FY27, which is good news for earnings. But, these projections could go awry if one risk plays out

Chart of the Day | Global sugar prices leave a bitter taste

Global sugar prices touched a 5-year low before recovering, as healthy supply expectations are colliding with fears of a fall in demand

Chart of the Day | What is triggering the sharp growth in loans against gold jewellery?

Data shows a notable jump in the segment -- both on a year-on-year and financial year basis

Chart of the Day | Credit is flowing, but is the cycle turning too fast?

RBI’s latest Bank Lending Survey signals confidence on demand and easy terms even as monetary caution lingers

Chart of the Day: AI product launches drive valuation reset

Anthropic's launch of new AI capabilities for its Claude "Cowork" agent triggered a brutal selloff in IT stocks globally, with India's software exporters suffering their worst single-day decline in nearly six years as investors feared AI automation could render traditional software business models obsolete.

Chart of the Day | What the Union Budget reveals about government priorities

While roads and bridges get a massive funding boost, education and health receive less than 5% of the Budget, showing where the priorities really lie

Chart of the Day | Flexi cap funds redefine investor strategy in 2025

The concentration of flows in flexi cap funds, coupled with rising interest in gold and silver ETFs reveals a market seeking both flexibility and hedging instruments

Chart of the Day | A year in numbers: What high frequency data say about India’s economic momentum

Strip away monthly volatility and a year-long view of high-frequency indicators points to steady economic activity, supported by goods movement, fuel demand and digital payments

Chart of the Day: The currency crumble

The rupee has depreciated by roughly 5.22 percent against the US dollar this year, making it Asia’s worst-performing currency in 2025

Chart of the Day | The IPO illusion

44% of recent IPOs trade below the issue price—but that means 56% trade above it. Some of those winners have multiplied investor wealth several times over

Chart of the Day | From distress to mainstream: The rise of gold loans in India

Contrary to popular perception, gold loans are no longer primarily distress-driven

Chart of the Day | Credit Boom: Businesses see financial flows jump sharply in first 7 months of FY26

A sharp uptick in both bank credit and non-bank financing is fuelling easier access to capital for India's commercial sector, with total financial flows rising nearly 24 percent in the first seven months of FY26

Chart of the Day | Will compliance of new emission norms turn the tide for construction equipment makers?

The CEV-VI emission norms that were rolled out in January put the Indian industry on par with global counterparts

Chart of the Day: Why global sentiment stays strong despite record economic uncertainty

As policy turbulence pushes the World Uncertainty Index to historic highs in 2025, business and consumer confidence defies expectations—revealing a paradox that challenges conventional wisdom about economic resilience

Chart of the Day | Is OFS exodus a warning sign?

In the first eleven months of 2025, OFS accounted for nearly 65 percent of all IPO proceeds by value

Chart of the Day: While India restricts, US embraces 0DTE trading

While India's aggressive regulatory crackdown on options trading drives participants away and volumes down, US markets are witnessing explosive growth in ultra-short-duration 0DTE options, with retail traders now dominating a market segment that has grown 700% in five years.

Chart of the Day: Is the options clampdown justified?

New NSE data revealing that only 1.8% of investors trade exclusively in derivatives raises uncomfortable questions about whether SEBI's sweeping options regulations were a solution in search of a problem