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For long-term investors looking at large-, mid-, and small-cap indices, the gap between current index levels and their previous peaks offers a snapshot of how much each segment needs to gain to recover its highs and potentially add value to investments. The Nifty 50 index, which represents large-cap stocks, would need to gain 8% to…
Small-cap mutual funds attracted a record ₹7,768 crore in July, while large-cap funds saw their first monthly outflow in 30 months. Mid-cap funds also remained popular, attracting ₹6,192 crore during the month. The sharp divergence raises a question for investors: should record inflows into small-cap funds prompt them to increase their own allocation to the…
Eyecare services provider Lenskart Solutions on Wednesday reported a 182.3% year-on-year (YoY) increase in profit after tax (PAT) to Rs 228 crore in the first quarter of FY27 (Q1 FY27). The same stood at Rs 61 crore in the same quarter of last fiscal year. Revenue from operations rose 33.6% YoY to Rs 2,714 crore…
Embassy Office Parks REIT, India’s first listed REIT and the largest office REIT in Asia, will be included in the Nifty 500 and Nifty Midcap 150 as part of the latest periodic review by NSE Indices Limited. The revised index composition will come into effect from September 30, 2026. Embassy REIT will be the only…
Eight equity mutual funds received over Rs 2,000 crore in inflows in July, led by Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund with Rs 5,040 crore, followed by two HDFC funds.
Axis Bank on Wednesday said it has raised USD 300 million (about Rs 2,850 crore) by selling bonds to overseas investors to fund business growth. The bank has successfully allotted USD 300 million in senior notes at a coupon of 5.348 per cent, the bank said in a regulatory filing. The said notes will be…
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. (MCX) and the National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Global Commodity Conclave 2026 to establish the MCX-NISM Centre for Commodity Markets, a dedicated platform focused on strengthening professional capability, research and responsible participation in India’s commodity markets. Housed at NISM,…
An individual’s residential status is the starting point for determining taxability under Indian tax law. For expatriates and non-resident Indians (NRIs) returning to India, the tax system provides a transitional category called Resident but Not Ordinarily Resident (RNOR). This status can offer returning NRIs a limited window to settle back into India without immediately bringing…
Platform workers associated with companies such as Zomato, Swiggy, Blinkit, Ola, Uber and Urban Company can use the National Pension System (NPS) to build a retirement corpus, with contributions starting at ₹99. The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), in a post on X on 12 August, noted, “With NPS for Platform Workers, you…
The government is considering broad reforms to its health insurance sector, including standardised treatment rates and a nationwide claims exchange, as authorities seek to improve transparency and contain rapidly rising medical costs, Reuters reported, citing sources. Medical inflation in India is estimated at around 12% to 14% annually, according to industry estimates. The sharp increase…