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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.
Explained: How AI mania has thrown India Inc out of MSCI EM's top 10 and world's top 100 list
Indian companies are no longer in the top 10 of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. A surge in AI stocks has shifted global capital. Taiwan and South Korea's chipmakers now dominate the index. Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank have fallen in global rankings. India's market weight has hit a six-year low. This concentration is driven by strong company growth.
Wipro To Eternal: Top Laggards Behind The Stock Market Crash Today
The BSE Sensex declined 0.97% to close at 73,524.26, while the NSE Nifty 50 fell 1.04% to end at 23,123.
Global Capital Is Chasing AI Giants, But India Remains a Stock Picker's Market, Says Hiren Ved
The veteran fund manager noted that while the Nifty has largely moved sideways over the past two years, several stocks have generated substantial returns during the same period.
Top Gainers & Losers on June 5: Adani Green, Ather Energy, OLA, CarTrade Tech, YES Bank among top gainers
In terms of weekly performance, the Nifty 50 lost 0.8% of its value, extending its losing streak to a second straight week, while the Sensex also closed lower for the second consecutive week.
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.
Peak XV sells stake in Go Digit to JP Morgan, Aditya Birla MF for ₹100 cr
JP Morgan and Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund have collectively acquired over 33.3 lakh shares of Go Digit General Insurance from Peak XV Partners for Rs 100 crore through open market transactions. Following the transaction, shares of Go Digit General Insurance on Friday rose 5 per cent to Rs 318 apiece on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). US-based JP Morgan through its affiliate JP Morgan (Taiwan) Eastern Technology Fund and Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund purchased 33,33,500 shares representing nearly a 0.4 per cent stake in Bengaluru-based Go Digit General Insurance, according to the block deal data executed on Thursday on the exchange. The shares were acquired at an average price of Rs 300 apiece, taking the combined deal value to Rs 100 crore. Meanwhile, venture capital firm Peak XV Partners through its arm Peak XV Partners Growth Investments III offloaded the same number of shares in the transaction, as per the data. The stake sale comes after Peak XV Partners fully exi
Go Digit Insurance shares jump 9% after Rs 100 crore block deal attracts MFs, global investor
Go Digit General Insurance shares saw a significant jump. This surge followed a Rs 100-crore block deal. Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund and JPMorgan Taiwan Eastern Technology Fund acquired shares. Peak XV Partners Growth Investments III was the seller.
Go Digit shares climb 10% as institutional investors pick up stake
According to NSE, Aditya Birla Sunlife Mutual Fund has purchased 2.1 million shares of Digit General Insurance, while JPMorgan (Taiwan) Eastern Technology Fund also acquired 1.1 million shares.
Top Gainers & Losers on June 4: Physicswallah, Anant Raj, Force Motors, Hitachi Energy, Voltas among top gainers
The Nifty 50 and Sensex closed 0.14% and 0.03% higher at 23,396 and 74,368, respectively. The broader market, however, outperformed the benchmark indices, with both the Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 indices rising 0.43% and 0.52%, respectively.
ET Alpha Wealth Summit: A 12% return is a really good job in markets, says HSBC MF CEO Kailash Kulkarni
HSBC Mutual Fund CEO Kailash Kulkarni urged investors to keep return expectations realistic, saying a 12% annual return is a strong outcome in equity markets. Speaking at the ET Alpha Wealth Summit, he highlighted export-led manufacturing as a key long-term opportunity and said AI could empower retail investors through better access to information.
INR depreciates further to one-week low as oil stays elevated amid Middle East turmoil
The Indian rupee depreciated further in opening trades on Wednesday as oil prices stay elevated, driving fears of inflationary pressures in future. INR opened at Rs 95.43 per dollar and hit a low of 95.65 so far during the day. Yesterday, rupee fell 15 paise to close at 95.34 against the US dollar, as global crude oil prices jumped and the American currency remained firm amid massive safe-haven inflows. Significant foreign fund outflows also weighed on the investor sentiments. Local equities continue to stay strained in early trades with BSE Sensex trading at 73,866.45, down by 783.39 points and NSE Nifty 50 trading at 23,247.90, down by 235.65 points.