Trump announces a two-week US-Iran ceasefire, sending oil prices crashing from $111 to below $96. Indian markets, SGX Nifty, and global stocks surge. Here’s what it means for you. India woke up on Wednesday morning, April 8, to a world that looked markedly different from the one it went toContinue Reading
Earnings down to 10% in fourth quarter as Strait of Hormuz crisis bleeds into corporate profits, but Motilal Oswal reckons valuation reset has created entry point Indian equities are navigating their most treacherous stretch in two decades, with foreign investors yanking $15.8 billion out of the market this calendar yearContinue Reading
The government has moved to cushion India’s oil marketing companies with a significant excise duty reduction and a new windfall tax on refined product exports. Which companies gain the most? Here is what Nomura says With crude oil prices surging on the back of the Iran-US-Israel conflict and pump pricesContinue Reading
The Defence Acquisition Council has cleared a sweeping round of approvals covering missiles, strike aircraft, warships and anti-drone systems. Motilal Oswal says the sector remains a structural buy — and names its picks with price targets Even as the broader Indian market grapples with an energy shock, rising inflation andContinue Reading
The Iran conflict has exposed India as Asia’s most vulnerable large economy to an energy shock. Goldman Sachs says earnings could be hit. Here is the full damage assessment and the investment playbook that follows from it Of all the major Asian economies caught in the crossfire of the Iran-US-IsraelContinue Reading
The Nifty is down 12% year-to-date. Crude has been elevated for four weeks. Berstein just published a note that every India investor needs to read and it maps out where this could end across four different scenarios. The Nifty is down 12% year-to-date. The crude spike has entered its fourthContinue Reading
A sharp 400-point rally on Tuesday signals relief, not recovery, as traders weigh the possibility of a pause in strikes against an oil market that has cooled but remains on edge Indian equity markets staged their most convincing single-session rally in weeks on Tuesday, with the Nifty 50 surging 399.75Continue Reading
The Nifty is down 6%, stocks are being sold without discrimination and panic is in the air. Kotak Institutional Equities says this is precisely the wrong reaction — and has put out a detailed playbook on what investors should actually be doing right now The sell-off has been sharp, haphazard,Continue Reading
The US-Israel-Iran war has rejigged India’s auto sector favourites, and the EV trade is now the only clear place to hide, says Nomura The US-Iran war has abruptly changed the calculus for India’s automobile sector. With Brent crude surging — up from around $60 at the start of the yearContinue Reading
With oil nearing soaring and the Strait of Hormuz closed, UBS Global Wealth Management CIO Mark Haefele has published an investment roadmap. Here is what it says. With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed and spot Brent crude trading higher at $90 per barrel, UBS Global Wealth Management Chief InvestmentContinue Reading
