Rajesh Shah Inflows came together in 2025 that Indian markets have never seen before. The question is whether it’s enough Right at this moment, fund managers in India are sitting on Rs 2.08 lakh crore in ready cash. That’s a massive pile by any measure. But here’s the thing—when you stack it against India’s total market cap … Read more
The Baap of Volatility has arrived—and it’s devouring retail portfolios for breakfast, lunch, and dinner Something extraordinary happened on Dalal Street today. The Nifty 50 didn’t just move, but nosedived, rocketed, screamed and confused even the most hard nosed traders. Fifteen directional swings. 1,559 points of cumulative intraday movement. A market that went up, down, … Read more
The listing-day fireworks are real. But the long-term wealth creation? Well… India’s 2025 IPO market gave investors exactly what seemed promising: good opening-day gains. Two-thirds of the 108 mainboard listings popped on debut. Average first-day return? 9.2 percent. Retail investors who scored allocations felt like lottery winners. They should have sold immediately. THE POP-AND-DROP PHENOMENON … Read more
There is a strong wealth destruction current under the calm and small caps are bearing a brunt of that India’s equity market appears untroubled. Benchmark indices have held their range, heavyweight stocks continue to attract steady flows. To the casual observer, it looks like a market taking a breather. That impression, however, is misleading. Beneath … Read more
Indian equity markets have entered the new year on a high and an slippery footing, unsettled less by domestic weakness and more by renewed turbulence in global trade policy. The latest bout of volatility on Dalal Street is a reminder that in an era of integrated capital flows, tariff decisions taken thousands of miles away … Read more
Unofficial traders are making huge pre-listing bets as retail investors chase listing gains, but the unregulated ecosystem of GMP is far from foolproof Every evening in Mumbai and Ahmedabad’s mobile streets, a peculiar ritual unfolds. Men huddle over mobile phones, scribbling numbers on scraps of paper, trading shares that don’t officially exist yet. Welcome to … Read more
AI major Fractal and renewables firm Clean Max among big-ticket offerings lined up for the month The primary equity markets are gearing up for a busy start to 2026 with several companies reportedly preparing to tap investors this month for over Rs 18,000 crore, headlined by artificial intelligence firm Fractal Analytics and renewable energy major … Read more
Market readies for Reliance Jio’s potential ₹12 trillion debut, NSE listing as 190+ companies queue up. This year’s ₹1.76 trillion fundraise sets stage for even bigger opportunities ahead. Indian investors are gearing up for what could be the most exciting year in the country’s capital markets history. After a record-breaking 2025 that saw 103 companies … Read more
It seems the markets were waiting for the ‘Budget’ moment. The euphoria on the Street was crazy after the finance minister unveiled massive fiscal sops, to say the least. Big bulls could not hold back their exuberance on television. Indian benchmark indices were in a sea of green as shorts got squeezed, and drove the … Read more
With the India Budget 2021 stocks and market sentiments have taken a U-Turn. Investors were not expecting a pro-growth, pro-development stance from the government particularly coming after a devastating covid-19 pandemic. But the Budget has shut out the naysayers, and how! With enough and more elbow room of covid-19, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman grabbed the … Read more