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Financials, IT power stocks to record closing high before RBI rate decision

While the rate pause is a given, RBI's commentary on the inflation outlook will be crucial, especially for consumer stocks, said analysts

Indices fall for 2nd straight day due to profit-booking in select stocks

The broader NSE Nifty declined 18.65 points or 0.08 per cent to 22,434.65, with 30 components of the 50-share benchmark ending with losses

Large domestic order book, exports growth key drivers for defence stocks

India is world's second-largest importer of defence equipment with 9% of global arms imports

NSE halves lot size for trading derivatives contracts for Nifty50 index

The lot size in the derivatives segment refers to the fixed number of shares in a unit or group for which contracts are traded

Indus Towers, Sundaram, Mankind Pharma likely to be added to MSCI index

Nuvama has identified about a dozen "high conviction" domestic stocks that could get added to the index

Growth expectations and better margins drive gains in hotel stocks

Industry earnings and growth/recovery rates have consistently surpassed market expectations over the past six quarters

Markets scale new peaks in FY25 kickoff; Sensex ends 363 points higher

Optimism soars as slowing US inflation sparks Fed rate cut hopes this financial year

Selecting a REIT: Factor in capital gains and dividend payouts

The Indian REITs Association, a newly formed umbrella body, has meanwhile requested Sebi to classify REITs as equities and petitioned RBI to allow banks to lend to REITs

PNB Housing Finance stock rises 19.11% on the first trading day of FY25

ICRA said the rating action factors in the sustained improvement in the company's credit profile, driven by improved asset quality metrics and the strengthened capitalisation profile

FY25: An opportunity for long-term investors to pick small, midcap stocks

The selloff in the small and midcap stocks has led to a moderation in valuation in the segment

FY24's best-performing stock has more legs to run, say analysts

HDFC Securities foresees BSE derivatives market share breaching 30% by FY26; locks in target price of Rs 3,050

Mad March: Smallcap selloff sends trading turnover into a tailspin

Market experts said several traders incurred losses due to the wild swings seen in stock prices in the past few weeks

RBI's rate decision, macro data to dictate market trends this week: Analyst

In addition, the trading activity of foreign investors, the rupee-dollar trend and the movement of global oil benchmark Brent crude would also influence trading in equity markets

Improving hiring expectations, investment gains positive for Info Edge

Naukri continues to be the market leader among recruitment portals with a database of over 95 million and a 70 per cent traffic market share in the segment

SBI to L&T: NSE revises F&O lot size of derivative contracts for 54 stocks

Exchange has cut the lot size for the futures and options contracts of 42 stocks to half of the current lot sizes. The revised lot sizes will be effective from 26 April for expiries in May or later

Stock markets closed for trading today on account of Good Friday

The holiday-shortened week witnessed only three days of trading as the equity markets were also closed on Monday, March 25, on account of Holi

Demand pressures may hit near-term realisations of Page Industries

The December quarter performance was impacted by the weak showing in the athleisure category

Capacity expansion to drive margins for Jindal Steel & Power stock

JSPL projects a capex allocation ranging between Rs 7,500-10,000 crore annually for the next three-year period

Reliance Industries rally spurs market bulls; Sensex ends 526 pts higher

Reliance Industries rose 3.6 per cent to close at Rs 2,984, becoming both the biggest gainer and the biggest contributor to the Sensex and Nifty gains

Strong outlook, robust domestic demand to support Cummins India stock

Riding on a 36 per cent growth y-o-y in the domestic market, the company posted an overall revenue growth of 16 per cent