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Sunday, October 26, 2025
TopicIndian market

Topic: Indian market

Sensex drops for sixth straight day, plunges by 1,115 points

Barring Hindustan Unilever, all Sensex components ended in the red. Similarly, the NSE Nifty crashed 326.30 points or 2.93 per cent to close at 10,805.55.

Modi is now using India’s market size as a strategic weapon, like China has done for long

Self-reliance plan is hitting China where it hurts, while Trump has stood by India despite trade irritants & oil exporters have honoured Modi to keep him happy.

How Indian companies cutting capital spending is set to prolong economic slump

Capital investments make up about a quarter of GDP & lower expenditure could weigh on economy in long-term, including denting potential growth rate of 7%-8%.

Indian business outlook is the worst in the world, survey finds

The business activity net balance fell sharply to -30% in June from +26% in February, according to IHS Markit India Business Outlook survey results.

Pine Labs weighs bid for fallen Wirecard’s business in India and southeast Asia

Wirecard was forced into insolvency by an accounting scandal. Several of its subsidiaries -- including those in Asia -- weren’t part of the insolvency filing.

Gold sales in India unlikely to revive before September

Demand for gold had already slowed due to high prices before the pandemic struck. Jewellers are now waiting for the festival season for a boost.

Modi magic goes missing for stocks in his second term as PM, values shrink 25%

Modi’s reputation as an economic reformer fuelled an increase of almost 50% in equity market capitalisation during his first 5 years in office.

Sensex zooms over 1,400 points after PM Modi announces Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus package

Similarly, Nifty soared over 9,400 points. ICICI Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, surging around 7 per cent.

Foreign portfolio investors withdraw record Rs 1.1 lakh crore from Indian markets in March

The outflow of funds in March amid the Covid-19 pandemic comes after 6 consecutive months of investment by FPIs.

Sebi gives 45-day relaxation to companies for filing Q4 results amid COVID-19 spread

Sebi has also relaxed time-gap required between two board meetings & companies have been given time till 15 May for filing quarterly governance reports.

On Camera

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.