9 penny stocks surge up to 325% in 2026 so far; 3 turn multibaggers. Did you own any?

Large & midcap mutual funds have delivered strong long-term SIP returns over the past decade, with four schemes growing a monthly investment of ₹10,000 into more than ₹30 lakh. The latest rankings show Invesco India Large & Mid Cap Fund topped the category with a 10-year annualised SIP return of 19.02%, while Quant Large &…

Anu Aiyengar, global chair of investment banking at JPMorgan, speaks with Sangita Mehta and Anirban Chowdhury on a range of issues, including the deal-making boom, private credit, AI investments and valuations, and India’s prospects for attracting foreign capital. Edited excerpts: What is driving the current deal-making momentum? There has been decent activity across debt, equity…

The Public Provident Fund (PPF) is a government-backed, long-term savings and scheme with guaranteed returns. A top choice when it comes to future proofing your investments, it can be used for goals such as buying a house, children’s education, funding a wedding, as a retirement corpus or even to build wealth. Investors can easily open…

Gold and silver ETFs have emerged as popular options for retail investors looking to gain exposure to precious metals without directly buying physical gold or silver. However, the recent sharp movements in precious metal prices have also made returns across ETFs more volatile. Data for August 2026 shows that the ETFs leading the monthly return…

Brokerages reiterated their bullish calls on the shares of Vedanta Aluminium Metal after the recently-listed company reported a more than threefold year-on-year (YoY) jump in consolidated net profit to Rs 5,629 crore for the first quarter of FY27. Vedanta Aluminium Metal, which debuted on stock exchanges last month after spinning out of Vedanta during the…

Government employees in Odisha who fail to pay court-ordered alimony or maintenance to their estranged wives or children could now see the amount deducted directly from their monthly salaries. The Odisha government on Sunday issued an order directing departments to enforce court-mandated maintenance payments by making deductions from the salaries of employees who default on…