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Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | LPG shock could harm India’s informal economy

In March 18 edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: The LPG shortage for commercial use is rippling through India’s food economy, posing a threat to incomes and jobs for informal workers

Now it’s Paramount that faces one battle after another

Media mogul David Ellison has bagged the prize — but the deal needs to work for shareholders 

Personal Finance | In market corrections, life stage matters; allocation matters more

Market chaos, every few years, is inevitable. Corrections are part of the investing cycle

MFs boost healthcare exposure, turn overweight on earnings recovery and valuations

The Nifty Pharma index has held up better than the broader Nifty 50 during recent market weakness. Over the past one month, pharma is up 0.2% compared with an 8.9% fall in the Nifty 50. On a year-to-date basis, pharma is down 0.8%, versus a 10.3% decline in the benchmark.

OPINION | Middle East Gas Crisis: Pipeline alternative for India

An undersea pipeline offers a less geopolitically exposed, more cost-effective alternative to LNG. SBI CAP has shown that piped gas will be $ 2 per mmbtu cheaper than LNG

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | India Inc's earnings face collateral damage from war

In this edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Iran conflict tests India’s BRICS diplomatic balance, faith tourism boosts travel in smaller cities, child data protection needs infrastructure over bans, and more

Eased IPO float norms may enable fairer pricing, prevent muted mega listings, say experts

Under the March 13 notification, companies are no longer required to dilute 25% upfront and can instead follow a phased approach over time

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | A tale of two market crashes

In this edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: India, China could help ease Iran crisis; war tensions and oil volatility weigh on equities; five regional elections raise political stakes nationwide, and more

Citi, Nomura see headwinds for Indian markets on US-Iran war, cut 2026-end Nifty targets by up to 15%

The US-Israeli war on Iran, now in its third week, has triggered volatility across global commodity, currency and equity markets.

Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | Equities remain vulnerable as war and oil turmoil persist

The market has broken key support and slipped below a key moving average. Weak momentum and a lower-high, lower-low pattern confirm a clear bearish trend

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Markets may heal faster than the economy

In this Moneycontrol's Pro Panorama edition: AI transformation inevitable but social consequences remain uncertain, policy tweak may signal easing investment ties with China, LPG shortages highlight need to rethink cooking energy, and more

Markets to rebound soon? What fundamental, technical signals say

Markets often recover far more quickly than they fall, especially when sentiment is already extremely negative

Global reserves may soften Hormuz supply hit, but oil could surge to $150 if disruption lasts longer

Asian economies are expected to be the most exposed because about 13 mbpd of crude shipments through Hormuz are destined for Asia, including China, India, Japan and South Korea.

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | War and the return of strategic diversification

For Moneycontrol's Pro Panorama March 12 edition: Iran war raises fertiliser and food security risks, higher volumes expected to drive FY27 corporate growth, gold outlook strengthens amid rising global instability, and more

Aster DM targeting 300 bps margin boost, will stick to multi-brand strategy, says Alisha Moopen

Aster DM Healthcare's merger with Blackstone-backed Quality Care moves forward after a 96.68% shareholder vote on March 11, clearing the way for India's third-largest hospital chain

Kenneth Andrade-led Old Bridge Focused Fund offloads HCL Tech, adds Tata Motors PV in February

The fund sold its entire holding of about 10.9 lakh shares in HCL Tech during the month, marking the only complete exit from the portfolio and reducing its exposure to the IT sector to zero.

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Iran war’s first shock to India is in the kitchen

For Moneycontrol's Pro Panorama March 11 edition: Across cities such as Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai, restaurants have begun reporting a sudden shortage of commercial LPG cylinders

Beyond the price war, Indian drug companies gearing up to win the GLP-1 retention game

Industry analysts say the arrival of these affordable alternatives—expected to be priced at one-third to one-fifth of the innovator's cost.

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | A sigh of relief, but what’s the endgame?

For Moneycontrol's Pro Panorama: West Asia tensions push RBI toward bond intervention, Iran war disrupts regional medical tourism flows, investors should stay cautious despite sharp market declines, and more

Oil spike puts focus on India’s gas vulnerability despite crude buffers: Kotak’s Pratik Gupta

Speaking after the brokerage’s annual investor conference, Gupta said that while India has a reasonable buffer of crude inventories, the country could be more exposed to disruptions in natural gas availability if geopolitical tensions persist.

Groww-th before the war: brokers add investors for second straight month

The broking industry sees second straight month of growth, though the West Asia conflict and heightened volatility can upset the momentum in March

Iran war will leave a complex geoeconomic legacy

Markets suggest the ramifications are likely to drag on and spread

Make haste slowly even as markets have fallen sharply

A combination of leveraged investors and the Middle East-led stock rout raises the risk of a crowded exit. Be wary of catching a falling knife 

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Trade turbulence

For Moneycontrol's Pro Panorama March 9 edition: India explores ways to protect trade during Iran tensions, markets brace for prolonged geopolitical and economic uncertainty, Middle East tensions test resilience of India’s revised GDP, and more