Indian stock markets experienced a dip on Friday, breaking a six-day winning streak as investors cashed in on recent gains. Both the Sensex and Nifty retreated from near-record highs, a pause following a rally driven by hopes of easing global trade friction and anticipated corporate earnings growth. The Sensex lost 344.52 points, closing at 84,211.Read More

SBI Life Q2 Results: SBI Life’s net profit dipped 6% to Rs 495 crore in Q2, despite a 23% rise in net premium income to Rs 24,848 crore. For the first half of FY26, profit after tax grew 4% to Rs 1,090 crore, driven by improved persistency and a balanced product mix. The insurer also...Read More

The provided text discusses institutional investors increasing their stakes in 10 large-cap NSE stocks during the September ’25 quarter. This “big money move” signals growing confidence in company fundamentals, promising better governance and stock liquidity.Read More

Gurmeet Chadha, CIO at Complete Circle Consultants, foresees five major shifts by next Diwali: repo rate cut to 5%, US-India trade deal lowering tariffs, SIP inflows rising to ₹40,000 crore, corporate earnings growing 13–15%, and a rotation from AI and US tech to real assets.Read More

Zerodha CEO Nithin Kamath reflected on India’s 15-year startup evolution, highlighting how the VC ecosystem matured from family-funded ventures to global capital-driven innovation, aided by digital expansion, education, and nationwide entrepreneurial aspiration.Read More

India is entering a new earnings upgrade cycle, says Trideep Bhattacharya, CIO–Equities at Edelweiss AMC. He expects the second half of FY26 to drive growth led by defence, consumer discretionary, and select IT stocks. Strong government capex, demand recovery, and macro stability make Indian equities poised for sustained upside in the coming quarters.Read More

Ace investor Shankar Sharma shared how his house help, who followed his two-decade-old advice to invest monthly in gold and land, recently bought a stunning Mumbai apartment—underscoring the timeless power of disciplined, long-term investing over speculation.Read More

ITC Hotels Q2 Results: ITC Hotels announced a significant 74% surge in its consolidated net profit for the second quarter, reaching Rs 133 crore compared to Rs 76 crore in the previous year. This impressive growth was accompanied by an 8% increase in revenue from operations, which rose to Rs 839 crore from Rs 778...Read More

Two Indian infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) plan to raise a total of over 26 billion rupees ($297 million) through debut bond issues between October and November, according to banking sources, joining a growing list of such vehicles tapping the debt market for fundraising.Read More

The Indian real estate sector witnessed more than 2-fold jump in fundraising through the capital market to USD 1.15 billion during the July-September period of this year, compared with the preceding quarter, according to a Grant Thornton Bharat report.Read More