Dilip Davda: Markets Snap 8-Week Losing Streak as Jio IPO Nears and the Primary Market Pauses
By Dilip Davda At last, the fall has stopped. The week under report opened with a gap-up and posted gains in its first two sessions, followed by two negative sessions and a gain on Friday. That was enough to turn the week green and snap the eight-week losing streak. TheContinue Reading
Jio Platforms IPO Likely to Open October 21 — India’s Biggest-Ever Public Issue
Jio Platforms is on the verge of launching the largest IPO in Indian capital market history, surpassing Hyundai Motor India’s Rs 27,870 crore issue from 2024. The Mukesh Ambani-led Jio Platforms is likely to open its maiden public offering on October 21 (Wednesday), with the bidding window expected to closeContinue Reading
Dilip Davda: Record September With 101 Issues, A Dry Spell, and Jio Waits in the Wings
By Dilip Davda Rising geopolitical tension kept global markets under pressure last week, and India, as a major importer of crude oil priced in dollars, was hit hardest. Fear of rising inflation and a possible US Fed rate hike kept everyone on their toes. After a gap of over 25Continue Reading
Vaibhav Vyapar NSE SME IPO Review: Should You Invest?
Vaibhav Vyapar is an RBI registered NBFC providing financial services to first time borrowers and low-income salaried professionals. With its unsecured loan distribution, it is playing with a high risk. Boosted top lines from FY26 onwards and bumper profits for 4M-FY27 raise eyebrows and concern over its sustainability, as itContinue Reading
Ravita Engineering NSE SME IPO: Should You Invest?
Ravita Engineering is an engineering solution provider in EPIC for HVAC segment. The company posted spectacular performances from FY25 onwards with boosted top and bottom lines. Its Trade receivable of Rs. 100.56 cr. as on June 30, 2026 against its top line of Rs. 97.54 cr. raises alarm. Its orderContinue Reading
Fusion CX IPO: What To Know, Details, Pricing, GMP
A Kolkata-based, AI-powered customer-experience leader opens its Rs 702 crore mainboard issue on October 14 Fusion CX Ltd (FCL) is a customer-experience (CX) service provider delivering omnichannel support across voice, email, chat, social media and messaging — a play on the global shift from traditional, cost-focused BPO toward strategic, AI-enabled,Continue Reading
HD Fire Protect IPO: What To Know, Details, Pricing, GMP
A debt-free, Thane-based fire-protection leader opens its Rs 712.31 crore mainboard issue on October 13 HD Fire Protect Ltd (HDFPL) operates in a high-barrier, high-growth niche — the manufacture of fire-protection equipment and fire-suppression systems across water-, foam- and gas-based technologies. It’s a play on India’s tightening fire-safety codes andContinue Reading
Large caps a good hiding place
MSCI India is down 10% from its August peak and has underperformed emerging markets by 14 percentage points. Price-to-earnings multiples are now below long-term averages. For most of 2026, the mid-cap and small-cap end of the Indian market has carried the narrative — and the inflows. The broader indices haveContinue Reading
IPO Listing Gains Tracker: How the Recent Crop of IPOs Performed — Big Winners, Flat Debuts & Losers
A bumper late-September to early-October 2026 IPO season delivered a sharply mixed scorecard The primary market has been in overdrive. Across late September and early October 2026, dozens of mainboard and SME IPOs hit the bourses, and the listing-day results have been anything but uniform. Some rewarded investors with instantContinue Reading
NBFCs Are Paying You More Than Your Bank Is — But Every Retail Saver Needs to Know This
The RBI’s 25 basis point hike on October 7 took the repo rate to 5.50% and shifted the stance to calibrated tightening. If you have been scanning FD rate comparison tables lately, you will have noticed something uncomfortable. The NBFC column keeps paying more than the bank column. The gapContinue Reading
Rate Cuts Are Officially Off the Table
The Reserve Bank of India’s October policy marks the sharpest pivot in its policy posture since the start of this cycle. For months, India’s rate-sensitive investors — borrowers, depositors, bond fund holders, and equity portfolio managers — have been reading a steady stream of mixed signals. Not any more. TheContinue Reading