India’s Office Market Is Tighter Than It Looks — and the Rent Numbers Prove It
Vacancy at an 18-month low despite 46 million square feet of new supply, GCCs accounting for 38% of all leasing, and rentals rising in every major city The narrative around India’s commercial office market has been one of cautious optimism for the last several quarters — strong demand from globalContinue Reading
Sotefin Bharat SME IPO: What You Should Know
The Indian subsidiary of Swiss automated parking solutions company Sotefin SA plans to raise Rs 85.27 crore via the BSE SME platform, backed by a Rs 534 crore order book. Sotefin Bharat Ltd., a provider of mechanised and automated parking solutions delivering comprehensive turnkey services, opens for subscription on JulyContinue Reading
Multi-Asset Funds Find Their Moment as Investors Warm to the All-Weather Portfolio
With gold, equity, and debt each taking turns as the year’s best asset class, multi-asset allocation funds have quietly become one of the fastest-growing hybrid categories. The Indian mutual fund investor’s relationship with hybrid funds has always been complicated. Balanced advantage funds have had their moments, aggressive hybrid funds haveContinue Reading
SBI Funds Management Ltd. IPO: What You Should Know
India’s largest mutual fund house — the company behind SBI Mutual Fund — hits the market with a nearly Rs 9,892 crore offer-for-sale SBI Funds Management Ltd. (SFML), the largest asset management company in India by quarterly average mutual fund assets under management, opens for subscription on July 14 withContinue Reading
Alpine Texworld Ltd. IPO: What You Should Know
A Gujarat-based vertically integrated textile manufacturer hits the market with a Rs 126 crore issue Alpine Texworld Ltd., an Ahmedabad-based vertically integrated textile manufacturer with capabilities in both weaving and spinning, opens for subscription on July 14 with the issue closing on July 16. Incorporated in 2016, the company commencedContinue Reading
This Retailer’s Numbers Were Fine. Everything Underneath Not Actually
Sales per store falling, metro stores flatlining, D’Mart Ready retreating from 14 cities There is a version of D’Mart’s Q1FY27 result that looks acceptable on the surface — revenue growth of 15%, EBITDA margins holding at 8%, PAT growing 11%. And then there is the version that Prabhudas Lilladher’s noteContinue Reading
Millworks Technologies Ltd. SME IPO: What You Should Know
A precision engineering company serving railways, aerospace, defence, and semiconductor sectors plans to raise Rs 146.30 crore via the BSE SME platform Millworks Technologies Ltd., a precision engineering company manufacturing machined components, sheet metal parts, and integrated assemblies for mission-critical applications, opens for subscription on July 14 with the issueContinue Reading
Indian Markets Eye Fresh Highs as Crude Cools, FIIs Return, Trade Deal Nears
Indian equities are staging a determined recovery from their late-March lows. A confluence of macro tailwinds building beneath the surface suggests the Nifty 50 has a credible path back to its all-time high before the calendar year is out. The benchmark closed near 24,270 on July 4 and pushed aboveContinue Reading
India’s Defence Sector Just Hit a Production Record, Which Stocks Actually Benefit
Rs 1.78 trillion in production, Rs 384 billion in exports, private sector scaling fast — the cycle is real. But execution and localisation now separate the winners from the rest. SOIL and BEL lead the picks. India’s defence sector has arrived at a genuine inflection point. Production in FY26 reachedContinue Reading
Laser Power & Infra Ltd. IPO: What You Should Know
A three-decade-old integrated power cable and conductor manufacturer from West Bengal hits the market with a Rs 742 crore issue Laser Power & Infra Ltd., an integrated manufacturer of power cables, conductors, and specialised power transmission and distribution products, opens for subscription on July 9 with the issue closing onContinue Reading