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Promoter sells Rs 1,024 crore worth of Ajanta Pharma shares in block deal to Kotak MF and ABSL MF
A promoter entity of Ajanta Pharma sold shares worth over Rs 1,024 crore through a block deal, with Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund and Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund acquiring the stake. The transaction comes amid strong earnings growth, healthy margins and sustained momentum in the company’s pharmaceutical business.

Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex down 600 pts, Nifty below 23,200; Max Health, Power Grid, Apollo Hospitals top gainers - BusinessLine
Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex down 600 pts, Nifty below 23,200; Max Health, Power Grid, Apollo Hospitals top gainersBusinessLine

Here is the one sector bucking the trend in a weak market; Check out top gainers
Five among the top 10 gainers on the Nifty 500 index are Pharma stocks. They include Pfizer (Up 4.6%), Anthem Biosciences (Up 2.5%), Syngene (Up 2%), Aster DM Healthcare (Up 2%) and Wockhardt (Up 2%).
7 most valued firms' mcap eroded ₹1.25 trn last week, RIL took biggest hit
The combined market valuation of seven of the top-10 most-valued firms eroded by Rs 1.25 lakh crore last week, with Reliance Industries taking the biggest hit, in-line with a bearish trend in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark Sensex declined 532.4 points, or 0.71 per cent, and the NSE Nifty dipped 181.05 points, or 0.76 per cent. "Persistent FII selling remained the key drag on market sentiment despite supportive developments such as cooling crude oil prices and a recovery in the rupee against the US dollar. Concerns regarding the pace of monsoon advancement also weighed on investor confidence," Santosh Meena, Head of Research at Swastika Investmart Ltd, said. From the top-10 pack, Reliance Industries, Bharti Airtel, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Bajaj Finance, Larsen & Toubro, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and Hindustan Unilever faced erosion from their valuation, while HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, and State Bank of India were the gainers. The market valuation of ...

Small-caps, PSUs and pharma remain Gautam Shah's top market themes for 2026
Gautam Shah, Founder of Goldilocks Global Research, sees the Nifty remaining range-bound between 23,150 and 24,000, while forecasting the small-cap index could rise to 20,000. Shah also believes Indian IT stocks are nearing a bottom and that PSU stocks could deliver 25-30% returns over the next 12-18 months.

Nifty 50 EPS cuts: Cipla, L&T, Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports among top downgrades in May - Mint
Nifty 50 EPS cuts: Cipla, L&T, Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports among top downgrades in MayMint

Nifty 50 EPS cuts: Cipla, L&T, Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports among top downgrades in May
In May 2026, 31 Nifty 50 companies — representing 62% of the index constituents — witnessed downgrades to their FY27 EPS estimates, while only 15 companies saw upgrades.

Top Gainers & Losers on June 2: Newgen Software Tech, Concord Biotech, TCS, HFCL, NMDC among top gainers
On June 2, Indian stocks rebounded with benchmarks up over 0.5%, driven by technology shares. The Nifty 50 and Sensex closed at 23,506 and 74,692, respectively. However, India fell to seventh in global market capitalisation due to overseas selling and weak earnings growth.
Sensex falls 70 points, Nifty below 23,900 as US-Iran tensions simmer
Indian stock markets opened lower on Wednesday. Sensex and Nifty saw minor declines. Investors are watching US strikes on Iran and their effect on peace deal hopes. Broader markets are performing better. India VIX, a volatility measure, dropped. Top Sensex losers included HDFC Bank and Infosys. Sun Pharma shares led gains. Midcap and smallcap indices saw small gains.

Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex drops day's gain, Nifty near 23,700; Max Health, Sun Pharma top losers - BusinessLine
Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex drops day's gain, Nifty near 23,700; Max Health, Sun Pharma top losersBusinessLine

Apollo Hospitals, Honeywell Automation rally; Sensex falls 135 points, Nifty flat
The Sensex declined 135 points to close at 75,183, while the Nifty settled 4 points lower at 23,655 after slipping below the 23,700 level. Bajaj Finance, Hindustan Unilever and Tech Mahindra were among the top losers on the Nifty.

Gland Pharma to Biocon: Pharma stocks rally up to 27% in a month: Can they shield portfolio from US-Iran war-led risks?
The Nifty Pharma index has surged nearly 11% over the past month, significantly outperforming the Nifty 50, which declined 3.6% during the same period. On a year-to-date (YTD) basis, the Nifty Pharma index has gained 9.4%, while the benchmark Nifty 50 has fallen by an equal margin.