In this edition of ETMarkets Smart Talk, Karthikraj Lakshmanan, Senior Vice President – Equity at UTI AMC, shares his perspective on the recent nervousness in domestic equities, Budget 2026 expectations, and key sectoral trends to watch. He believes the upcoming Budget is likely to strike a balance between fiscal discipline and growth support, with capital […]
Shares of DMart parent Avenue Supermarts Ltd. surged after its latest quarterly results showed outsized growth in profitability. A DMart outlet on Ghodbunder road in Thane, Mumbai. (Mint) On Monday (12 January 2026), DMart’s share price rose as much as 2.96% to ₹3,917.95 apiece on the BSE even as the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex fell […]
Tariq Ahmed, CEO (West) of Prestige Estates, said he conducts temperature checks on their customers, which showcases a positive momentum. “Homebuyers, from those willing to take a ₹1 crore apartment to those willing to take a ₹100 crore apartment, are willing to take long-term home loans over five years, which suggests a high level of […]
India’s trade deficit widened to a record in October 2025 as imports rose due to higher domestic demand after a cut in consumption tax, while exports fell due to US tariffs on the world’s fourth largest economy. India’s exports fell 11.8% year-on-year to $34.38 billion in October, while imports stood at $76.06 billion, rising 16.6% […]
How the stocks of Infosys Ltd. and Wipro Ltd. have moved today, a day after their quarterly results, is emblematic of a wider problem afflicting India’s $283-billion IT services industry. A software professional at work. (Unsplash) The Nifty IT index, a gauge of India’s 10 largest IT firms is down 1.9% since bellwether Tata Consultancy […]