Rajesh Shah India’s offshore benchmark Gift Nifty clocks its highest-ever single-day trading value on Feb. 20 amid shifting US Trump Tariffs GIFT Nifty recorded an all-time high single-day turnover of $23.48 billion on February 20, 2026, marking a milestone for India’s offshore derivatives market. Trading activity reached 457,989 contracts, surpassing the previous record of $22.88 billion set … Read more
The Supreme Court clipped presidential power. Has the market celebrated too quickly? The U.S. Supreme Court may have dismantled the emergency tariff regime, but the trade war narrative is far from over. Within hours of the ruling, President Donald Trump moved swiftly to impose a 15% global tariff under Section 122 of the Trade Act … Read more
US Supreme Court strikes down emergency tariff powers; Indian goods that faced nearly 50% duties months may now carry just 10% as export economics transform overnight The US Supreme Court delivered a 6-3 ruling Friday that fundamentally rewrites the economics of exporting to America. For Indian companies, the journey has been dramatic: tariffs that peaked … Read more
From grey market frenzy to grim reality — after India’s IPO boom, retail investors are nursing losses while promoters cashed out at peak valuations The champagne has gone flat in many IPOs. Twenty-three initial public offerings that dominated headlines during India’s 2024-25 IPO boom are now trading below their issue prices, some down as much … Read more
Four main board IPOs have lined up IPOs, but will they see enough subscription? The primary market is bracing for a busy fortnight with four mainboard initial public offerings aggregating Rs 5,700 crore set to open for subscription, even as Monday’s twin listings of Fractal Analytics and Aye Finance delivered a sobering reminder that investor … Read more
India’s Rs 2 lakh+ crore IPO pipeline faces a reality check as Sensex loses 3,000 points in nine days Two hundred companies. Over Rs 2 lakh crore in combined fundraising ambitions. Another 100-odd awaiting clearance for nearly Rs 1.4 lakh crore more. An unprecedented 244 draft red herring prospectuses were filed in 2025 alone — … Read more
The Nifty IT Index fell another 4 percent in morning trade Wednesday, closing at 33,583—a level that marks a deep 11 percent decline in CY2026 alone. What started as isolated selloffs around AI announcements has hardened into a sustained downtrend, its apparent, with each relief rally failing to reclaim lost ground. The chart tells an … Read more
America’s blue-chip index just hit a historic milestone. India’s benchmark is still stuck below a peak it set seventeen months ago. The divergence tells a story The Dow Jones Industrial Average zipped through 50,000 on Friday was the kind of milestone that makes Wall Street pop champagne and presidents post on social media. The 129-year-old … Read more
India’s small and medium enterprise IPO market is exhibiting signs of differentiated investor appetite. For example, certain offerings are commanding significant oversubscription while others draw more cautious interest. The trend underscores a maturing SME segment where investors are moving beyond blanket enthusiasm toward more granular evaluation of business models, sectoral tailwinds, and management credibility. Besides, … Read more
How a routine AI product launch sparked global software stock panic, dragging India’s Nifty IT Index down 6 percent in its worst session since April The AI Tool That Crashed India’s IT Sector: What Actually Happened How a routine AI product launch sparked global software stock panic, dragging India’s Nifty IT Index down 6 percent … Read more