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Rupee may weaken towards 98 as oil and US yields pressure EMs: David Hauner of BofA Securities
David Hauner, Head-Global EM Fixed Income Strategy at BofA Securities, remains structurally bullish on emerging markets over the long term despite near-term headwinds. He expects oil prices to ease, the US dollar to weaken and capital flows to gradually return to emerging market assets next year.
Global Capital Markets Ranking Update: South Korea Overtakes India to Become World’s Sixth Largest Stock Market – Check Updated Ranking Here - The Sunday Guardian
Global Capital Markets Ranking Update: South Korea Overtakes India to Become World’s Sixth Largest Stock Market – Check Updated Ranking HereThe Sunday Guardian
Meesho partners with BSE to drive IPO readiness for MSMEs, digital sellers
E-commerce platform Meesho has partnered with the BSE to launch a new initiative aimed at helping micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and digital businesses transition into publicly-listed companies. The initiative, named 'Project Shikhar', was formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and aims to facilitate the listing of high-performing independent e-commerce sellers on the BSE SME platform, addressing their need for growth capital. BSE Managing Director and CEO Sundararaman Ramamurthy said the exchange pioneered the SME platform to give dynamic, job-creating businesses a direct route to capital markets. "Over the years, the BSE SME platform has enabled hundreds of MSMEs to list, raise growth capital and strengthen governance standards. This partnership with Meesho extends that ecosystem to digital-first entrepreneurs, helping e-commerce sellers become public companies," Ramamurthy said. A substantial segment of India's retail commerce operates in the informa
Shrimp startup Aquapulse bags Rs 45 crore to connect farmers with global buyers
Aquapulse has secured ₹45 crore in a funding round led by NABVENTURES. This capital will boost farm technology and disease management. The company will also expand its farmer network in eastern India. Processing and export operations will scale up. Aquapulse connects small shrimp farmers to global markets, ensuring stable revenue and transparency.
Blackstone closes its largest-ever Asia fund at $13.1 billion
The oversubscribed fund more than doubles the capital of its predecessor, defying a sharp regional fundraising slump as investors flock to large global platforms.
Stocks in news: Ola Electric, Eicher Motors, Axis Bank, Anant Raj, Wipro
Markets faced pressure on Monday, with key indices declining over half a percent due to weak global cues. Ola Electric approved its QIP issue, Eicher Motors reported a 15% sales rise, and Axis Bank increased its stake in Axis Max Life Insurance.
INR slides further as renewed geopolitical tensions led to surge in crude oil prices
The Indian rupee depreciated 5 paise to close at 94.90 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, amid renewed geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran and surge in crude oil prices. Strength of the American currency in the overseas market and Israel-Lebanon tensions also deteriorated global risk sentiments. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 94.93 against the US dollar, then touched an intraday high of 94.73 and a low of 95.03 during the day. Meanwhile, domestic markets also closed sharply lower due to escalating Middle East tensions, surging crude oil prices, and ongoing foreign institutional investor (FII) outflows. The BSE Sensex settled at 74,267.34, down by 508.40 points (0.68%), and the NSE Nifty 50 ended at 23,382.60, dropping 165.15 points (0.70%).
Primary market to pick up as CMR Green, Hexagon Nutrition to launch IPOs
The primary market will see some activity next week, with two companies - CMR Green Technologies and Hexagon Nutrition - slated to launch their initial public offerings (IPOs) collectively valued at nearly Rs 770 crore. As both the issues are entirely offer for sale (OFS), the companies will not receive any proceeds from the public offerings, with the entire amount going to the selling shareholders. The upcoming offerings come at a time when the primary market has witnessed subdued activity amid persistent market volatility and global uncertainties. Although several companies have received regulatory clearances in recent weeks, many have deferred their listing plans due to uncertain market conditions. So far in 2026, around 20 companies, including Fractal Analytics, Shadowfax Technologies and Bharat Coking Coal, have tapped the capital markets through main-board initial public offerings. The IPO of CMR Green Technologies, a non-ferrous metal recycler, will open for public subscript
India fund outflows deepen as global investors rush back to US tech
Elara Capital’s latest global liquidity tracker shows the first visible cracks in the broader AI rally that had lifted markets such as Taiwan, South Korea and Brazil over the past year.
Vijay Kedia makes a strong case for simpler market taxation, believes it is time to end STT
Vijay Kedia advocates for the abolition of the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) in India, claiming it has become an unnecessary burden on investors. He argues that reducing transaction costs could boost retail market participation and strengthen capital markets' role in economic growth.
Banks, pharma, IT: Where this CIO is placing his bets right now
Ajit Banerjee, CIO of Shriram Life Insurance, says weak monsoon forecasts, rising food inflation and elevated crude oil prices could keep markets volatile in the near term. Despite global uncertainty, he remains cautiously optimistic on India, favouring large-cap banks, pharma, IT, FMCG and upstream oil & gas stocks. Banerjee believes India can still deliver returns if crude remains in the $85-90 range and earnings growth improves.
Stock markets decline for 2nd day on selling in oil, gas, banking shares
Stock markets closed lower for the second consecutive day on Wednesday as investors remained cautious amid conflicting geopolitical signals from the West Asia and fresh foreign fund outflows. In a volatile trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex declined 141.90 points, or 0.19 per cent, to settle at 75,867.80, with 20 of its constituents ending higher and 10 with losses. During the day, it hit a high of 76,224.68 and a low of 75,748.21, gyrating 476.47 points. The 50-share NSE Nifty skidded 6.55 points, or 0.03 per cent, to end at 23,907.15. Sensex had dropped by 479.26 points and Nifty by 118 points on Tuesday. Financials, oil & gas, IT and private banking shares were the major drag while energy, metals, and auto shares advanced, capping the downside. Among 30 Sensex firms, HDFC Bank fell the most by 2.63 per cent. Infosys, ITC, Hindustan Unilever, Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank were also among the major laggards. Power Grid, Eternal, NTPC and Tata Steel were the major ...