Goldman Sachs has upgraded Avenue Supermarts (DMart) to overweight following a strong Q4, signalling momentum in the retailer’s growth. The brokerage expects accelerated topline growth from 85 new store additions in FY26, supported by inflation-driven same-store sales growth. DMart’s expansion into new markets and strengthened management team reinforces confidence in an 18–25% medium-term revenue CAGR....Read More

Indian stock markets staged a remarkable recovery, erasing morning losses to turn positive by afternoon. This surge was primarily fueled by media reports of a Pakistan-brokered Iran-US ceasefire framework, significantly boosting investor confidence. Key sectors like Consumer Durables led the gains, while Reliance Industries bucked the trend.Read More

Japan’s Nikkei share average climbed on Monday ​as investors largely shrugged off ​U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest threat to attack Iranian infrastructure, ​and instead focused on signs the Middle East conflict could de-escalate.Read More

Indian equity markets have experienced significant volatility, with valuations now presenting an attractive entry point. Despite geopolitical uncertainties delaying earnings growth, CIO Rishi Kohli suggests largecaps offer a safer entry, with a strategic cash deployment advised over the next two months.Read More

Indian markets experienced a sharp downturn in March, with Nifty 50 companies seeing significant EPS estimate cuts, particularly in aviation and infrastructure, due to soaring oil prices. InterGlobe Aviation faced the largest reduction. Conversely, oil & gas and metals sectors witnessed upgrades. Escalating US-Iran tensions continue to fuel investor concerns and oil price hikes.Read More

Global central banks stepped up gold buying in February, led by strong purchases from Poland, China, and several emerging markets, even as Russia turned a major seller. Net additions hit 19 tonnes, signalling steady reserve diversification despite slower year-to-date accumulation. African central banks are also accelerating gold buying as a strategic hedge.Read More

Pankaj Pandey shares insights on Indian sectors facing US tariffs. He sees limited impact on pharma growth but potential benefits for Jubilant Pharma and Piramal Pharma. Sun Pharma’s domestic capex is a positive. The auto sector shows robust volume growth and price hikes, with PV and two-wheeler players like Maruti Suzuki, M&M, TVS, Eicher, and...Read More

BofA Securities has significantly lowered its earnings growth forecast for Nifty 50 companies to 8.5% for FY27, citing rising stagflation risks and potential impact of high crude oil prices. The brokerage also reduced India’s GDP growth estimate and warned of a severe downturn in a worst-case scenario. Despite this, a resolution to the Iran conflict...Read More

Reliance Industries shares have fallen sharply over two days, erasing over Rs 1 lakh crore in market value amid weak technical indicators and policy concerns. Analysts see near-term pressure with key support levels in focus, though stability above these levels could trigger a short-term rebound in the stock.Read More

The Reserve Bank of India has tightened foreign exchange rules to shield the rupee from offshore market pressures, including capping banks’ net open FX positions and barring non-deliverable forward contracts. These measures aim to curb speculation and prevent offshore activity from depleting RBI’s FX reserves.Read More