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Market Trading Guide: Radico Khaitan among 2 stock recommendations for Friday
Domestic markets remained range-bound with a positive bias as optimism from the US-Iran peace deal faded amid hawkish Federal Reserve commentary. Rising energy-driven inflation concerns kept investors cautious. Analysts recommended VTL and Radico Khaitan, citing bullish breakouts, strong momentum and potential upside.
Rupee opens 13 paise lower at 94.66 against US dollar
The Indian rupee opened at 94.66 against the US dollar, weakened by a hawkish Fed stance. Goldman Sachs raised inflation forecasts, predicting one rate hike in 2026. The rupee later strengthened to 95.08, buoyed by geopolitical sentiment and foreign capital inflows into India’s debt market.
Buying US stocks via Gift City to get easier as Zerodha, Groww, Angel One and Upstox get nod
Buying US stocks could soon become easier for Indian retail investors after Zerodha, Groww, Angel One and Upstox secured regulatory approvals from GIFT City’s IFSCA. The licences will enable the brokerages to facilitate overseas investing, tapping into growing demand for global equities under the RBI’s Liberalised Remittance Scheme.
NSE Indices launches 11 new sectoral indices, taking total count to 34
The newly launched indices are Nifty Power, Nifty Capital Goods, Nifty Telecommunications, Nifty Construction, Nifty Consumer Services, Nifty Commercial & Transport Services, Nifty Retail, Nifty Hospitals, Nifty NBFC, Nifty Housing Finance and Nifty Insurance.
India's growth story could regain momentum as oil risks fade, say global market strategists
Ed Yardeni, President of Yardeni Research and Arvind Sanger, Managing Partner of Geosphere Capital Management discuss the implications of easing geopolitical tensions, India's investment outlook, the future of the AI-driven market rally, emerging-market opportunities and whether elevated US valuations are creating a stronger case for global diversification.
Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: GIFT Nifty extends gains further to 300 pts; Vedanta in focus
Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: The peace deal, and the resultant fall in oil prices brings OMCs, IndiGo, the currency and all the stocks exposed to West Asia back in focus. A fall in the US Dollar index will also bring Metals in the spotlight, a sector that underperformed last week.
NSE's big-bang IPO: The big investors looking to sell, and the one that plans to stay on
At an expected valuation of ₹5.14 trillion, NSE will be over thrice the size of BSE, which has a ₹1.65 trillion market cap. While LIC may not sell, those joining the sale include SBI, BoB, SHCIL, public sector insurers, CPPIB, Temasek and ChrysCapital. NSE is likely to file its DRHP this week.
INR gathers momentum as oil pulls back sharply
The Indian rupee gathered momentum in opening trades on Friday as oil prices slumped sharply on improving optimism of a possible peace deal between US and Iran. Rupee opened at Rs 95.40 per dollar and hit a high of 95.18 so far during the day. Yesterday, the counter settled at Rs 95.85. Loal equities are also seen opening on a strong footing after Wall Street's three major indexes posted their biggest daily gains since April 8 overnight on hopes for a Midde East peace deal. U.S. President Donald Trump claimed an agreement to end the war with Iran had been reached and would be signed shortly, possibly in Europe this weekend with Vice President JD Vance attending on his behalf. NIFTY 50 is trading at 23,368.55, up by 206.95 points (+0.89%) while BSE SENSEX is trading at 74,639.93, up by 807.38 points (+1.09%).
Ecommerce isn't adding much to Retail Inc's cart
An ET analysis of eight major retailers-market leader Reliance Retail, Shoppers Stop, Westside, Arvind Fashions, DMart, Spencer's Retail, Pantaloons and Bata-showed that the contribution of e-commerce to overall revenue has seen minuscule improvement since 2021-22 even as online sales continue to increase in absolute terms. By contrast, the Covid-19 pandemic spurred explosive growth, with the share of digital sales in total revenue surging three to four times in 2020-21 and 2021-22.
Dollar index renews momentum; US PPI data awaited
The dollar index is edging closer to 100 on Thursday, lingering near its highest levels in two months amid fresh US attacks over Iran and as US consumer inflation accelerated in May to its fastest pace in more than three years due to soaring energy costs. May US inflation accelerated at its fastest pace in over three years due to surging energy costs, though the data matched expectations. Market focus now turns to the upcoming release of May's Producer Price Index (PPI) and Initial Jobless Claims. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note steadied around 4.55% on Thursday awaiting fresh US economic data for further clues on the Federal Reserves policy outlook.
INR pares initial losses and settles largely unchanged
The Indian rupee was largely flat and settled almost unchanged at Rs 95.43 per dollar, down just 2 paise on Wednesday, amid likely intervention from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to curb excessive volatility and prevent a further slide in the domestic unit. Rupee pared its initial losses as crude oil prices and the US dollar index retreated from their elevated levels. Indian shares gave up early gains to end little changed on Wednesday as investors weighed rising U.S.-Iran tensions and awaited key U.S. inflation data later in the day for fresh insights into market expectations for future interest rates in the face of rising energy-driven inflation risks. The BSE Sensex ended the day at 73,983.18, up by 64.42 points (0.09%), while the NSE Nifty 50 settled at 23,214.95, slipping by 27.15 points (-0.12%).
NLC India drops 3% even as gov OFS draws robust institutional demand; retail window opens today
NLC India shares fell sharply on Wednesday even as the government's Offer for Sale (OFS) attracted strong demand from institutional investors, with bids worth Rs 4,158 crore on day one. The Centre has exercised the oversubscription option, taking the total stake sale size to Rs 1,263 crore.