Health insurance covers may seem sufficient now, but inflation can raise surgery costs. Inflation-protection features adjust the sum insured at renewal, but often rely on CPI instead of actual medical inflation, which can be higher.
ET Intelligence Group: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is expected to report deceleration in revenue and profit growth for the June 2026 quarter amid delays in project ramp-ups as decision cycles of clients elongate. According to the average of the estimates by ETIG and six brokerages, the top line is likely to remain flat sequentially at…
The relatively modest stock market debut of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) has put the spotlight on the listing performance of India’s biggest IPOs, as several of the recent ones have struggled to deliver the kind of listing pop often associated with a buoyant primary market. NSE gained 2% on the listing day, while many…
Mumbai: Information technology stocks staged a strong rebound on Tuesday, with investors returning to the sector as concerns over the pace of artificial intelligence development eased fears of a sharp disruption to traditional IT services. Intraday, the Nifty IT index rallied nearly 5% before paring some gains to end 2.19% higher, making it the best-performing…
Some funds blend price momentum with a fundamental or quality overlay. Motilal Oswal applies its momentum model on top of stocks already under its research coverage, vetted through the firm’s quality, growth, longevity and price (QGLP) framework. “We apply our proprietary momentum model, which generates investment ideas and suggested allocations. The quality filter remains intact…
While markets are pricing in steep rate hikes by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in the near future, Nomura suggested that this cycle is fundamentally different and expects policy fine-tuning instead, with the international brokerage seeing a higher chance of a cumulative 50 bps rate hike. The RBI is set to hold its Monetary…
Mumbai: State-owned Nabard rejected offers received for its ₹8,000-crore bond issue Tuesday after investors demanded yields in excess of 7.60% for a tenure of five years. Nabard’s bond was one of the largest proposed issuances in more than a month. The lender planned to borrow around 7.40% – 7.45%, market participants said. The withdrawal highlights…