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Too early to call market bottom; prefer gradual investing via SIPs and funds: Anand Shah
Anand Shah of ICICI Prudential AMC, which manages funds worth ₹28,318 crore as of February 28, 2026, advises investors to avoid deploying cash aggressively as markets may not have bottomed yet. He recommends gradual allocation through SIPs or staggered investments, using a mix of ETFs and mutual funds rather than direct stock picking. Amid inflation, rising energy prices, and global shifts, Shah prefers value over growth and asset-heavy businesses. Commodity producers may benefit, while consumers like autos could face pressure.
Sensex, Nifty get a breather; broader markets remain under pressure
Benchmark indices rose over 1% after last week's steep fall, led by HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Reliance Industries, but broader markets stayed weak amid rising crude prices and global tensions
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.
Stocks to Watch Today: TVS Motor, Exide Industries, Meesho, Groww, Gujarat Themis, Glenmark Pharma, Hindalco, Eicher Motors, Divis Labs, NTPC in focus on 25 May
Stocks to Watch, 25 May: Stocks like NTPC, Hindalco Industries, Eicher Motors, Torrent Pharmaceuticals, Colgate Palmolive India, Divis Laboratories, Tata Capital, Lenskart Solutions, LG Electronics, Meesho, ICICI Prudential AMC, and Billionbrains Garage Ventures Groww will be in focus on May 28.
Taking Stock: Markets rebound; Nifty reclaims 24,150, Sensex jumps 600 pts
Among the top gainers on the index were Maruti Suzuki India, Coal India, Tech Mahindra, ITC Limited, and Reliance Industries. On the downside, InterGlobe Aviation, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, NTPC, ICICI Bank and Bajaj Finserv were among the key laggards.
RIL AGM: New energy, compute and consumer businesses to drive future performance
While the Jio IPO announcement stole the limelight, RIL is making progress in its new-age business lines that are poised to become the next set of growth drivers
Live: Banking stocks fuel Nifty above 24,500; Uncertainty persists on US-Iran talks | Closing Bell
Indian markets ended lower, dragged by weakness in IT stocks. The BSE Sensex slipped over 650 points, while the Nifty 50 fell below 24,450. HCL Technologies led the decline, logging its sharpest fall in 11 years after weak guidance, pulling down peers like Infosys and TCS. Despite the headline fall, market breadth remained positive with broader markets outperforming, as smallcaps extended gains for a second straight session. Financials were under pressure, with ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank slipping. On the upside, stocks like Tata Consumer Products, NTPC and Hindustan Unilever emerged as key gainers.
Closing Bell: Nifty crosses 24,200, Sensex surges 1,264 pts on renewed hopes of US-Iran peace talks
Interglobe Aviation, Max Healthcare, Power Grid Corp, Wipro, Eternal were among biggest gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Dr Reddy's Laboratories, Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank. All the sectoral indices ended in the green with Capital Goods, Oil & Gas, Power, Infra, Media, Realty, Consumer Durables, IT rise 2% each. Nifty Midcap and Smallcap indices up more than 2 percent each.
Taking Stock: Nifty ends above 24,200, Sensex up 1,264 points; all sectors rally
Interglobe Aviation, Max Healthcare, Power Grid Corp, Wipro, Eternal were among biggest gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Dr Reddy's Laboratories, Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank.
Reliance Power shares surge 18% on foraying into AI, allied new-age technologies
The rally came after the company, in an exchange filing, said it has undertaken certain enabling steps through its subsidiaries to participate in the rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence and allied new-age technologies.