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Buy Max Healthcare Institute; target of Rs 1175: Prabhudas Lilladher
Prabhudas Lilladher is bullish on Max Healthcare Institute has recommended buy rating on the stock with a target price of Rs 1175 in its research report dated May 24, 2026.
Closing Bell: Market snaps 3-day fall; Nifty above 23,400, Sensex surges 939 pts
Biggest Nifty gainers M&M, Grasim Industries, Trent, UltraTech Cement, Bajaj Finance, while losers are Bharat Electronics, Wipro, Max Healthcare, Sun Pharma, Coal India. On the sectoral front, auto, bank, FMCG up 0.5-1%, while media, oil & gas, pharma, realty, capital goods down 0.5-2%. Nifty Midcap index is trading flat, while smallcap index down 0.5%.
Trade Spotlight: How should you trade ACME Solar, Colgate Palmolive, City Union Bank, NACL Industries, Max Healthcare Institute, and others on June 30?
The market is expected to see range-bound trading with a positive bias. Below are some short-term trading ideas to consider.
Broader markets outshine benchmarks; Smallcaps extend weekly winning run
Most of the sectoral indices ended in the green, with Nifty realty index surged nearly 8 percent, Nifty Pharma index rose 3 percent, Nifty Healthcare index added 3 percent, while Nifty Capital Market and Defence indices added nearly 2 percent each.
Park Medi shares jump 8% to hit fresh record high on Rs 177-crore acquisition of VS Healthcare
Park Medi stock opened with a gain of 2% and has risen around 9% over the last two trading sessions.
Taking Stock: Nifty reclaims 23,400, Sensex ends 304 pts lower; IT drags
Among sectors, IT index shed 5.5%, FMCG, realty slipped 1% each, and Consumer Durables fell 0.8%, while Telecom index rose 2%, PSU Bank index jumped 1.7%, healthcare index was up 0.5% each.
Max Healthcare: Long-term health sound, but near-term worries mount
Expansion-led growth visibility remains strong, but oncology headwinds and rising leverage weigh on near-term profitability
LIVE: Nifty fails to hold 24,000; metals outperform | Closing Bell
Markets ended lower, snapping a two-day winning streak, with benchmark indices pressured by weakness in financials and select heavyweight stocks. The Sensex declined over 300 points, while the Nifty failed to hold above the crucial 24,000 mark. Market breadth remained weak, with decliners outnumbering advancers by nearly two-to-one on the BSE, reflecting broad-based selling. Investor caution was also evident as the India VIX climbed around 5%, indicating a pickup in volatility expectations. On the sectoral front, pharma and metal stocks bucked the trend, with the Metal index snapping a three-session losing streak. Banking stocks remained under pressure, dragging the Bank Nifty below the 58,000 mark. Among the Nifty 50 gainers, Dr Reddy's, Max Healthcare and Trent led the advances, while Kotak Mahindra Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra and IndiGo were among the biggest losers of the session.
Max Healthcare shares fall up to 7% as Q4 results miss estimates
Analysts at domestic brokerage Motilal Oswal Financial Services said the earnings miss was due to a higher tax rate .
Apollo Hospitals in the pink of health
Strong hospital expansion, digital healthcare traction, and diagnostics momentum strengthen Apollo’s integrated healthcare leadership
Aster DM targeting 300 bps margin boost, will stick to multi-brand strategy, says Alisha Moopen
Aster DM Healthcare's merger with Blackstone-backed Quality Care moves forward after a 96.68% shareholder vote on March 11, clearing the way for India's third-largest hospital chain
IKS Health announces $565‑million TruBridge acquisition to expand US healthcare footprint
Under the terms of the agreement, TruBridge shareholders will receive $26.25 in cash per share, valuing the Nasdaq‑listed company at an enterprise value of about $557 million.