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Monarch Networth says Nifty can hit 28,000 in 2026, picks three top stocks
Monarch Networth Capital expects Nifty to reach 27,000-28,000 in 2026, driven by earnings recovery, capex growth and lower interest rates. The brokerage favours banking, telecom and IT sectors, while seeing opportunities in select midcap and smallcap stocks including SBI, HFCL and Hindustan Copper.

Sohum Asset CIO stays positive on telecom, renewables and data centres
Sanjay Parekh of Sohum Asset Managers sees potential in CarTrade Tech, large private banks and select infrastructure plays. While he remains constructive on India's manufacturing story, he believes valuations in the EMS sector are demanding and warrant caution. He also sees value-unlocking potential from Vedanta's demerger.

Nifty 50 target cut by Citi to 26,000 - Key risk factors, top picks explained
Citi has highlighted Financials, Telecom, Healthcare, Defence and Utilities as their key "overweights", while IT Services, Staples, Metals are their top "underweights." It has also added Hitachi Energy into its list of top picks having initiated coverage on the stock recently.
From Adani Green to Tata Tech: 50 companies swing back to profit in Q4 despite market turmoil
Indian companies show strong recovery. Over 50 firms moved from losses to profits in the March quarter. This turnaround happened despite market volatility and global concerns. Sectors like telecom, auto, and pharma saw significant gains. This signals resilience in India's corporate sector. Many businesses improved operations and profitability.

Prefer BSE on dips, Bajaj Auto strong, DMart margins muted: Chola Securities
Dharmesh Kant, Head of Research at Chola Securities, says markets remain selective with stock-specific opportunities. He flags weak telecom tower metrics and muted DMart margins, while auto OEMs show strong growth aided by price hikes. On BSE, he sees 15–20% volume trends but advises caution post volatility. He prefers long-term capital market plays on dips and remains bullish on metals, especially JSW Steel, with structural demand tailwinds.
Motilal Oswal sees 6% Q4 earnings growth for Nifty 50 amid Iran-US tensions
Motilal Oswal forecasts Nifty 50 companies to achieve 6% YoY earnings growth in Q4 FY26, driven by financials, metals, and telecom, despite the oil and gas crisis. The brokerage anticipates softer overall growth due to the Iran-Israel-US conflict's impact on energy prices and supply chains.

Watch | Sanjay Parekh on where he sees value in banks, IT, cement and telecom stocks
Sohum Asset Managers’ Founder & CIO, Sanjay Parekh, says markets look sluggish despite improving macro conditions, with Q3 Nifty earnings near 8–9%. He sees recovery in CVs (Ashok Leyland), credit growth at ICICI Bank and gradual picka a up in cement and steel. Portfolio stays domestic-focused: overweight telecom, NBFCs, industrials, cement, utilities, ports and logistics; underweight oil & gas and banks, zero FMCG. Watching IT names like Infosys and TCS, mid-cap tech (Persistent, Coforge, Mastek), defence HAL, quick commerce Zomato and Swiggy, and capital goods L&T, JSW Energy.

Closing Bell: Sensex, Nifty end flat amid volatility; pharma, oil & gas gain, media falls
Bharat Electronics, Adani Ports, Sun Pharma, Bharti Airtel, Maruti Suzuki were among major gainers on the Sensex, while losers were Power Grid Corporation, Trent, Bajaj Finserv, HDFC Bank and Eternal. Among sectors, auto, pharma, oil & gas, PSU Bank telecom, metal added 0.4-1%, while media index shed 0.7%. Nifty Midcap index rose 0.6%, while smallcap index ended flat.

Sensex Today | Stock Market Live: Sensex jumps 880 pts, Nifty above 24,250; all sectors rally
Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: Maruti Suzuki, Adani Ports, Bajaj Auto, HUL, Tata Consumer were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Kotak Mahindra Bank, Dr Reddy's Labs, ONGC, Eternal and Adani Enterprises. All the sectoral indices are trading in the green with auto, FMCG, realty, power, telecom up 1% each. Nifty Midcap and Smallcap indices up 0.7% each.

Closing Bell: Day 2 of gains pushes Nifty above 23,550, Sensex up 568 pts led by auto, metal, realty
Nifty midcap index rose 1 percent, while smallcap index added 0.65 percent. Eternal, Tata Steel, M&M, HDFC Life and Bharat Electronics were among top gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Wipro, Tata Consumer, Infosys, Cipla, ITC. Among sectors, except FMCG ( down 0.7%) and IT (down 1%), all other indices ended in the green with capital goods, telecom, auto, infra, media, metal, realty, private bank up 1-2 percent.