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MF favourites: 12 smallcap stocks surge up to 240% in CY26; 3 turn multibaggers
Twelve smallcap stocks have surged up to 240% in CY26 so far, with three turning multibaggers, driven by strong mutual fund participation. Data shows rising institutional interest across 202 stocks held by over 50 MF schemes, with MTAR Technologies, HFCL and Apar Industries among the top outperformers this year.
HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd soars 0.14%, up for fifth straight session
HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd is quoting at Rs 598, up 0.14% on the day as on 12:44 IST on the NSE. The stock is down 23.3% in last one year as compared to a 4.38% drop in NIFTY and a 1.04% drop in the Nifty Financial Services.
Rs 1.5 lakh crore behind 2025! Can Jio, NSE and other mega IPOs put 2026 on course for another record year?
India's primary market faces a significant fundraising gap to match last year's record. However, upcoming mega IPOs from Reliance Jio (Rs 35,000 crore) and NSE (Rs 25,000 crore), alongside SBI Mutual Fund (Rs 10,000 crore), could inject much-needed demand. Experts believe these established names can revive investor sentiment, but a broad-based revival hinges on sensible valuations and a steady pipeline of quality companies.
India’s biggest equity fund makes contrarian bet on IT stocks
India’s largest actively managed equity fund, PPFAS Flexi Cap, is increasing exposure to beaten-down IT stocks, taking a contrarian view on AI disruption fears. CIO Rajeev Thakkar argues pessimism is overdone, betting on productivity gains and valuation comfort even as the Nifty IT index heads for its worst year since 2008.

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Sirios Absolute Return Fund R EUR HP PR UCITS Share Price | EPA:SARF ETFInvesting.com India
Nifty June futures trade at premium
HDFC Bank (India), Reliance Industries and Infosys were the top traded contract.

Sensex rises 291 points, Nifty tops 24,100: 5 key drivers behind the market rally
Sensex rose 291 to 77094, Nifty gained 90 to 24102, led by HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Reliance Industries, Infosys, with IT and pharma stocks like Cipla outperforming

Trust MF CIO sees revival in corporate cycle, stays bullish on mid and smallcaps
Mihir Vora, Chief Investment Officer at Trust Mutual Fund, remains bullish on renewable energy, with a preference for solar, and is betting on transmission and distribution companies as well as commercial clean energy suppliers catering to sectors such as data centres.

Buy or sell: Gift Nifty signals gap-up start, Vaishali Parekh recommends three stocks to buy today
Buy or sell: Vaishali Parekh recommends three stocks to buy today — Lenskart, Hindalco Industries, and HDFC Life
Easing West Asia tensions boost IPO activity, 3 issues to open next week
The primary market is showing signs of revival as improving geopolitical conditions in West Asia have boosted investor sentiment, prompting three mainboard IPO launches next week and paving the way for more public issues in the pipeline. Cordelia Cruises operator Waterways Leisure Tourism, Jaipur-based jewellery manufacturer Advit Jewels, and IT solutions provider CSM Technologies will launch their maiden public issues over the next few days, while packaging solutions provider Knack Packaging is expected to announce its price band. Quick commerce unicorn Zepto is looking to raise over Rs 10,000 crore, and the country's largest fund house, SBI Mutual Fund, plans to launch its Rs 13,000-crore public issue next month, according to people familiar with the development. In June, CMR Green Technologies and Hexagon Nutrition have already launched their IPOs, while the public issue of insurtech unicorn Turtlemint Fintech Solutions is currently underway. Adding to the momentum, the National
Sebi clarifies EPI benefits; Turtlemint Fintech IPO subscribed 45% on Day 1
The market regulator revised commodity margin provisions, cleared SBI Mutual Fund's IPO and oversaw the opening day of Turtlemint Fintech's share sale

SBI Mutual Fund Gets SEBI's Clearance To Launch IPO
The offering will see promoters, SBI and Amundi India Holding, pare their stakes.