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HDFC Bank, BSE and Tata Motors among top stocks mutual funds bought and sold during March crash
Indian mutual funds aggressively bought equities last month amidst a market correction. They invested heavily in HDFC Bank and BSE, acting as a stabilising force against foreign investor selling. Funds also booked profits in Tata Motors. Banking stocks remain a dominant sector for mutual funds, with HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, and SBI featuring prominently.
Correction in NBFCs, IT and realty offers entry as earnings stay steady: Anupam Tiwari
Anupam Tiwari, Head of Equity at Groww Mutual Fund, expects a strong current quarter with limited impact from oil shocks so far, but flags risks from the next quarter onward. He remains positive on premium consumption, NBFCs, manufacturing exports and capex, while adding IT and premium real estate after corrections. He believes market fears may be overstated, with much of the downside already priced in.
MFs pump funds into private lenders in Feb; pare exposure to SBI
HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank attract strong inflows from mutual funds in February, while fund houses trim exposure to SBI and other large-cap stocks

Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund acquires stake in this recently listed healthcare stock
Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund (KMMF) has raised its stake in the North Indian hospital network Park Medi World Limited to more than 5%. The fund purchased 175,164 shares, bringing its total ownership to 5.0393%, which necessitates a regulatory announcement in accordance with SAST regulations.

Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund stake in Avanti Feeds crosses 5% after fresh share purchase
Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund increased its stake in Avanti Feeds to 5.02% after acquiring 62,044 shares. This acquisition occurred amid market volatility, with Avanti Feeds shares dropping 12.3% recently but recovering significantly earlier in February following a US-India trade deal.

Paras Defence bags ₹80 crore DRDO order for air defence optical system
Paras Defence secured an ₹80.28 crore DRDO order for a high-precision optical system, to be completed in 18 months.

Garden Reach Shipbuilders signs MoU with Bharat Forge arm for defence, maritime innovation
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers signed an MoU with Kalyani Strategic Systems Limited on March 5, 2026, to develop indigenous naval systems and enhance maritime defence technologies. GRSE shares rose ₹94.25 or 4.07% to ₹2,407.55 on BSE today, March 5.

HDFC Mutual Fund pares stake in Sundram Fasteners via ₹358 crore bulk deals
HDFC Mutual Fund sold a 2% stake in Sundram Fasteners for ₹358 crore through bulk deals on NSE and BSE; the stock hit a 52-week low on Wednesday.

Iran war boosts defence stocks like Paras and ideaForge by up to 13%
For the first two months of the year, the Nifty India Defence Index has gained 5% so far, with stocks like MTAR Technologies already having risen 57% during this period. Bharat Forge shares have risen 30% so far, while those of Data Patterns, and BEL are up 30% and 11% so far during this period.

Mahindra-Embraer deepen defence tie-up with planned C-390 aircraft MRO facility
Mahindra Group and Embraer plan to establish a C-390 Millennium maintenance facility in India, strengthening localisation efforts under the Indian Air Force’s Medium Transport Aircraft programme.

Bharat Forge, VVDN partner to develop next-gen auto, defence and AI solutions
Bharat Forge and VVDN signed an MoU to jointly develop next-gen automotive, defence, AI, and data centre solutions, boosting the global AI ecosystem. Shares of Bharat Forge ended higher on Wednesday, February 18, by 1.25% at ₹1,771.00 on the NSE.

Buzzing Stocks: Vedanta slips 7% as promoter sales stake; Craftsman Automation, Lemon Tree Hotels gain
Shares of Bharat Electronics down marginally despite the defence PSU secured additional orders worth ₹1,081 crore since May 25.