Market News
Stay updated with the latest market trends, earnings, and economic indicators.
Market Trading Guide: Apollo Pipes among 3 stock recommendations for Tuesday
Sensex and Nifty plunged nearly 2% as rising crude oil prices, weak global cues and escalating West Asia tensions triggered heavy selling. Foreign fund outflows and a weaker rupee added pressure. Analysts recommend Apollo Pipes, Aurobindo Pharma and Tata Steel for potential short-term gains.

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.
Vishal Mega Mart promoter Samayat Services sells 14% stake for Rs 7,635 crore
Singapore government, MAS and HDFC Mutual Fund pick up over 6% stake in bulk deals at Rs 117 per share.
Vishal Mega Mart bulk deal: Govt of Singapore, HDFC MF buy stakes as promoter sells 14% for Rs 7,636 crore
The Government of Singapore, HDFC Mutual Fund and the Monetary Authority of Singapore bought promoter shares worth thousands of crores in Vishal Mega Mart as Samayat Services LLP offloaded a 14% stake via bulk deals. The stock fell despite solid quarterly profit and revenue growth.
India's core sector grows at 4% in Jan-26, Steel and Cement production surges
The combined Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) increased by 4.0 per cent (provisional) in January, 2026 as compared to the Index in January, 2025. Growth has eased from a revised 4.7% in December. The production of Cement, Steel, Electricity, Fertilizer and Coal recorded positive growth in January, 2026. The Eight Core Industries comprise 40.27 percent of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP). The final growth rate of Index of Eight Core Industries for December 2025 was observed at 4.7 per cent. The cumulative growth rate of ICI during April to January, 2025-26 is 2.8 per cent (provisional) as compared to the corresponding period of last year.

SBI Mutual Fund buys Rs 1,435 crore worth Adani Enterprises shares from GQG Partners
Adani Enterprises shares clocked 8.6 percent rally to Rs 2,712.9 amid high volumes, the highest closing level since November 19, 2024

GQG Partners, SBI Mutual Fund buy over 1% stake worth Rs 3,150 crore in JSW Steel from promoter entity
SBI Mutual Fund through its SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund already held 1.16 percent stake in JSW Steel as of March 2026.

Hindalco slips 2%, top Nifty loser after Q4 profit halves and misses estimates; analysts divided on outlook
Hindalco stock slips 2% as Q4 profit plunges 51%. Novelis' fire-related disruptions impacted overall profitability, even as India aluminium business saw strong revenue and EBITDA growth.