It’s not often that India’s stock markets disappoint investors for a long stretch. The benchmark indices have yielded negative returns not just over the past one year, but also over a two-year time frame. In 2026, the Sensex has ended 37% of its trading days with two-year returns in red, the worst showing since 2012, shows an ET analysis. It’s now 697 days, and counting, since the indices struck anew all-time high. Tanay Sukumar looks at the data:
Shares of all four recently-demerged Vedanta Group stocks recorded sharp gains on Friday, with Vedanta Iron and Steel shares jumping 5% to hit the upper circuit, and Vedanta Oil and Gas shares surging more than 6%. Vedanta Iron and Steel shares snapped a five-session losing streak, which began after the stock surged 113% in just…
If you are prone to guilt, that can also drive you to act in ways that hurt you. “You should rationalize it,” said Aheesha Chopra, counselling psychologist and founder of Lyzfest in New Delhi. In other words, be clear about the rationale why you are not giving the money, such as that you can’t afford…
The Indian stock market extended sharp losses for the fifth consecutive session, with Sensex and Nifty tumbling nearly 1% each on Friday morning as oil prices above $100 per barrel, FII selling and other factors spooked investors. Sensex tumbled over 800 points to the day’s low of 75,513, while Nifty 50 fell below the 23,650…
Shares of Vodafone Idea gained 3% to Rs 13.27 on the BSE on Tuesday after the debt-laden telecom operator reported a sharp reduction in its consolidated loss for the first quarter. The company’s loss narrowed to Rs 3,754 crore in Q1, compared with Rs 6,608 crore in the year-ago quarter. Revenue from operations rose 6%…
A Sebi board meeting on Thursday (September 24) is likely to consider a wide set of capital-market reforms at its meeting with changes to portfolio management services, settlement rules, accredited investors, commodity derivatives and REIT-InvIT fundraising. The board may take up around a dozen proposals, according to reports, many of which have already gone through…
Several retail traders are allegedly boycotting the stock market today, not trading Indian equities as a mark of protest against the newly introduced Closing Auction Session (CAS) that has triggered panic among investors this month. Stock exchanges introduced the new CAS system this month, changing the way closing prices are calculated for stocks included in…
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