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Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Weighed down by weak global cues, Indian equity benchmarks Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, opened in red on Wednesday after over 1% declines in the Tuesday session. While Nifty50 was below 25,200, BSE Sensex dropped over 200 points. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 25,192.65, down 40…
Budget 2026: The next phase is not about simply pushing more credit into the system. By Manish ShahIndia’s financial system has crossed an important threshold. Access to credit is no longer the binding constraint it once was. Today, households and enterprises that want credit can largely obtain it. The more relevant question now is whether…
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Mehul Kothari, DVP – Technical Research, Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers, the top stocks to buy today (January 21, 2026) are Bajaj Auto, Balkrishna Industries, and Tata Elxsi. Let’s take a look:BAJAJ AUTO – Pullback After Major Trendline BreakoutBuy: ₹9,450–9,400 | Stop Loss:…
NEW DELHI: After the US, India, along with Germany and the UK, has emerged as the second most popular destination for investment, a survey of global CEOs by PwC said Tuesday. Nearly 13% of global CEOs preferred India as an investment destination in 2026, up from 7% in 2025, with 35% identifying the US as…
New Delhi: The country’s core sector growth accelerated to a four-month high in Dec. Data released by the commerce and industry ministry on Tuesday showed the eight core sectors, spanning coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity, rose an annual 3.7% in Dec, faster than the 2.1% in Nov but…
NEW DELHI: Existing average capacity utilisation in manufacturing is close to 75%, indicating sustained economic activity in the sector, a survey by industry lobby group Ficci showed Tuesday. The highest capacity utilisation was recorded by metals and metals product segment at 79%, followed by electronics & electricals textiles (78%), apparels and technical textiles (75%), chemicals,…
MUMBAI: PhonePe has secured a go ahead from markets regulator Sebi for its IPO, people aware of the matter said. The Walmart-owned company is seeking to raise around Rs 12,000 crore ($1.3 billion) through an offer for sale (OFS). If it proceeds with a Rs 12,000-crore offer, it will be the second biggest Dalal Street…
HYDERABAD: Energy transition player AM Group (AMG), which is backed by the founders of Greenko Group, plans to set up a 1GW (gigawatt) high-performance AI infrastructure hub in Greater Noida region, with an investment of $25 billion.The high-performance compute hub to cater to global AI workloads will be developed in a phased manner, with the…
NEW DELHI: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) exposure to the equity market has for the first time reached 10%, as the retirement fund body looks for avenues to augment its income to sustain the persistent high annual returns amid falling govt bond yields, where nearly 85% of its investible corpus is parked.“EPFO is allowed…
MUMBAI: Inspira Global, which owns the Chinese Wok brand, is acquiring Burger King India operator Restaurant Brands Asia (RBA). As part of the deal, Everstone Capital will exit RBA by selling its entire 11.3% stake to Inspira Global for about Rs 460 crore. The quick service restaurant space has been going through a slowdown on…
