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01.04 / 00:59

markets Williams Sustainability trends Trade recommendations Updates Stock recommendations for 1 April from MarketSmith India

Stock market recap: The Indian equity markets witnessed a sharp sell-off on Monday, 30 March 2026, as the West Asia war and surging crude oil prices triggered a widespread risk-off sentiment.Nifty 50 plummeted 2.14% to settle at 22,331.40, while S&P BSE Sensex crashed 1,636 points (2.22%) to end at 71,947.55. The session was marked by deep institutional selling, particularly from FPIs, as Brent crude climbed above $115 per barrel, threatening India's macroeconomic stability.Sectorally, Nifty Realty and PSU Banks bore the brunt of the carnage, with heavyweights like Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, and SBI leading the losers' list.

01.04 / 00:59

markets wellness Trade reports Updates To defend rupee, RBI widens forex lens beyond banks to corporate treasuries

With the rupee under pressure from capital outflows and higher crude prices, India’s central bank is expanding its scrutiny beyond banks to corporate treasury positions in the foreign exchange market to assess large arbitrage trades, two bankers familiar with the matter said.According to these bankers, the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) data call is aimed at assessing the extent of arbitrage exposure with corporate clients, rather than signalling immediate regulatory action.The exercise follows the central bank’s move on 27 March to cap banks’ net open positions in the domestic market at $100 million at the end of each day, which forced several lenders to unwind trades.“Corporates might have to unwind as well if things come to a head,” one of the two bankers cited earlier said, requesting anonymity. Corporate treasuries manage firms’ foreign exchange exposures through hedging to ensure that earnings and cash flows are not hit by currency swings.An email sent to the RBI on the matter remained unanswered till press time.A Jefferies report on 29 March said that the forex derivative market is dominated by larger banks with gross onshore positions of $30-40 billion that largely offset each other.

01.04 / 00:59

markets COST Target CEO Food Trade Why Wow! Momo’s packaged foods are emerging as a second growth engine

Wow! Momo Foods Pvt. Ltd, the Tiger Global-backed quick-service restaurant chain, is turning packaged foods into a major revenue driver.

01.04 / 00:59

markets Analysis Sustainability pandemic show performer Updates From defensives to rate-sensitive, FY26 market rout cut across sectors

If FY26 had a defining feature, it was the breadth of the sell-off. Indian equities didn’t just correct, they saw a deep, cross-sector downturn that dragged the market lower even as global peers surged ahead.From defensive sectors like FMCG to rate-sensitive realty and global-facing IT, few corners of the market were spared, underscoring the unusual breadth of the downturn.

01.04 / 00:59

markets UPS Target trends show performer recommendations Stocks to buy: Raja Venkatraman recommends three stocks for 1 April

Best stocks to buy today (All buy trades are rates of equity, and sell rates are based on F&O)Indusind Bank Ltd: Sell below 750 | Stop 790 | Target 685 (Multiday)IPCA Laboratories Ltd: Buy above ₹1,610 | Stop ₹1,540 | Target ₹1,785 (Multiday)On 30 March 2026, Indian equity markets witnessed heavy selling pressure for the second consecutive session as surging crude oil prices above $114 a barrel and escalating tensions in the Middle East dampened investor sentiment. The NSE benchmark Nifty closed sharply lower by 488.20 points, or 2.14%, at 22,331.40, marking its weakest finish in nearly eleven months.

01.04 / 00:59

markets Digital Cycling information reports Updates Faster credit reporting may reshape small-ticket fintech lending

Mint that the compliance requirement is especially important for digital personal loans, buy now, pay later (BNPL), and other frequently disbursed unsecured products, where borrowing patterns can shift within days rather than months.“In a traditional monthly reporting cycle, the lifecycle of a 15-day BNPL transaction or a 30-day micro-loan is essentially a blind spot…it begins and ends before the data ever reaches the bureau,” said Aditya B. Chatterjee, managing director of credit bureau Equifax India.And borrowers “used to exploit this particular window of a blind spot in the (bureau reporting) system”, said Sugandh Saxena, chief executive of self-regulatory organization Fintech Association for Consumer Empowerment (FACE), adding that “fintechs would greatly benefit” from fresher bureau data.That is because digital NBFCs dominate the personal-loan market by volume, accounting for 78% of sanctioned loans in the first nine months of 2025-26, even though their share by value was only 19%, according to FACE data.Credit data from banks, NBFCs, and fintech lenders used to be updated with bureaus on a monthly cycle, but in practice, taking 30-45 days from disbursal to reflection in a borrower’s file.

01.04 / 00:59

markets COST Citi Target Booking Updates Fresh capital in hand, Sammaan Capital to diversify loan book beyond mortgage

Mumbai: Fresh capital in hand after a change in ownership, Sammaan Capital, the erstwhile Indiabulls Housing Finance, is looking beyond mortgages to diversify its loan book and build a multi-product non-bank entity, according to managing director and chief executive officer Gagan Banga.“This is growth capital, we have clearly charted out a very detailed business plan, where we are trying to make it a customer-centric franchise, targeting 5 crore borrowers in the next three years and making this from a mortgage-focused to a multi-product NBFC,” Banga told Mint. He expects the company's assets under management (AUM) to double in three years to around ₹1.3 trillion.Abu Dhabi-based IHC has infused ₹5,652 crore for a 41.5% stake in Sammaan Capital, through its affiliate Avenir Investment RSC.

01.04 / 00:59

markets UPS Manufacturing Align Sustainability Updates Kajaria Ceramics’ price hike to cushion realization and margin

Tile maker Kajaria Ceramics hopes to clock 7-8% year-on-year volume growth in the March quarter compared with flattish growth in Q3 as operations normalize. The third quarter was marked by weak demand and the company’s unification process to align sales operations, which led to dealer churn and temporary destocking.

31.03 / 16:45

markets UPS Citi JPMorgan Dreams Updates Jamie Dimon has a plan for JPMorgan to rescue the American dream

a $30 billion racial equity commitment after the murder of George Floyd and a $2.5 trillion climate change plan in 2021.Now, the bank is committing to adding three million new small-business customers, on top of seven million today. And it wants to lend them up to $80 billion over the next 10 years, through loans and support for community-oriented banks and investment funds.

31.03 / 16:45

markets War Updates Gold has plummeted since Iran war began. Why it could climb 35% by July.

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31.03 / 14:51

markets UPS Manufacturing Platform electronic Features The Thrasio reset: How a Gurugram consumer durables startup scaled the ₹1,000 crore peak

₹24,000. They installed it in my flat the same day, and I have been using it regularly.”Since then, a friend bought the same gear on her recommendation and Dua has picked up other Lifelong products, including a duffel bag, a power bank and a pressure cooker.A few months before Dua’s purchase, Delhi-based advertising executive Kritika Sharda bought a ₹1,599 Lifelong power bank on quick commerce platform Blinkit on the eve of a trip to Manali. “I am very impulsive, both in travel and in buying,” said the 28-year-old.

31.03 / 12:51

markets Updates The ‘fog of war’ could soon lift for stocks. These risks still loom.

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31.03 / 12:51

COST Manufacturing Mobile Sustainability War country reports Nokia flags rising telecom gear costs in India amid supply chain pressures

New Delhi: Telecom gear maker Nokia said that supply chain pressures due to the West Asia war, with component shortages such as memory chips, are increasing costs for devices, including wireless access equipment and network infrastructure.“We started seeing the cost creeps happening. As soon as the supply shortage starts, the first thing is the cost changes, and that is what is happening right now,” Vibha Mehra, country manager - designate for India at Nokia, told reporters on Tuesday.Mehra, who will take charge as Nokia’s country manager in India on 1 April, said discussions about the cost increases have also begun with telecom operators.To be sure, memory chip prices had already been increasing before the war, as manufacturing capacity shifted from consumer electronics toward high-margin memory solutions for AI.

31.03 / 12:15

markets UPS WSJ exclusive Updates The US and China are in a strategic stalemate. What comes next.

WSJ China is a weekly newsletter with exclusive insights on the contest between the U.S. and China, brought to you by WSJ Chief China Correspondent Lingling Wei, with help from Zhao Yueling. Reach Lingling at [email protected] or at @Lingling_Wei on X (if you’re reading this in your inbox, you can just hit reply). Sign up to get an alert every time she publishes an article. Got a tip for us? Here’s how to submit.Catch all the Business News, Market News, Breaking News Events and Latest News Updates on Live Mint.

31.03 / 11:47

markets Platform Strategy Actor social testing Updates Starting a consumer brand is easier than ever in India. Scaling it is getting harder

Mint India Investment Summit held in Mumbai last week.Backed by Zerodha founders' investment vehicles Rainmatter and Gruhas, SuperYou is a modern Indian health and nutrition brand. Co-founded by actor Ranveer Singh and entrepreneur Biyani in late 2024, the brand is focused on fermented yeast-based, high-protein snacks and supplements.“The opportunity to start and find PMF (product-market-fit) with consumers is better than ever before.

31.03 / 11:15

markets IPO Provident security Healthcare hospital reports Blackstone hires bankers for $500 million AGS Health IPO, eyes 3x valuation jump in a year

A year after it acquired AGS Health from EQT in a billion-dollar transaction, global private equity firm Blackstone has hired bankers to plan a listing for the company at three times the buy value, three people with knowledge of the development said. The company, which is now being valued upwards of $3 billion, will look to raise around $500 million from the public market listing, these people added.AGS, which provides a host of services, including medical billing, claim submission, denial management and medical coding, has appointed investment banks JM Financial, Jefferies, ICICI Securities, Nomura and JP Morgan India and others for the IPO.“It will be a mix of primary plus secondary share sale,” said one of the people cited above.

31.03 / 11:11

markets UPS Manufacturing economy Trade country Updates The Hormuz technology choke: Even the world’s most dynamic industry can’t escape this war’s fallout

Even though the Strait of Hormuz is just about 33km wide at its narrowest point, about 20 million barrels of crude oil and refinery products would pass through it every day before the war in West Asia. This was roughly a quarter of all seaborne oil trade. Since late February, tanker traffic through the strait has fallen sharply, driving up the price of Brent crude and triggering an oil shock.

31.03 / 11:11

markets Provident security President War Updates STT hike: Brokers to seek deferment, citing RBI's reprieve and market 'doldrums'

A leading stockbrokers' association plans to ask the government to defer the increase in the securities transaction tax (STT) on equity futures and options after the Reserve Bank of India postponed implementation of rules on bank funding of capital market intermediaries amid the Iran war-induced rout in the stock markets."The RBI deferment comes as a major reprieve, given the doldrums the market is in because of the West Asia crisis," said K Suresh, national president of the Association of NSE Members of India (ANMI). "Now, we will request the ministry of finance to temporarily hold back imposition of the hike in securities transaction tax on equity futures and options, given the drop in volumes it could lead to, given the extant conditions."In the FY27 budget presented on 1 February, the government proposed to increase the STT on equity futures to 0.05% from 0.02% and on options premium and exercise of options to 0.15% from 0.1% and 0.125%, respectively, from 1 April.

31.03 / 09:55

COST Digital Platform Gap security Mobile Updates Mint Explainer | Will RBI’s two-factor authentication rule curb digital fraud?

Mint explains.From 1 April, all digital transactions must be verified using at least two independent authentication factors—such as a personal identification number (PIN), a one-time password (OTP) or biometric—with at least one factor being dynamic.The requirement applies across payment modes, including cards, UPI and wallets, standardizing security protocols across platforms. The tighter framework is aimed at reducing vulnerabilities and strengthening safeguards in digital payments.Many transactions today rely on a single authentication factor, typically a PIN or an OTP.

31.03 / 09:55

markets FIVE Manufacturing information patient medicines Pharmaceuticals No more full strips: India plans rule for sale of loose tablets; pharmacies raise concerns

NEW DELHI: Patients may no longer be forced to buy an entire strip of tablets or capsules when they need only one or a few of them.India’s apex drugs regulator plans to introduce a rule mandating pharmacies to dispense the exact number of tablets and capsules prescribed by allowing the sale of cut strips, according to two government officials and documents reviewed by Mint.Many drugs, including antibiotics, are typically sold in strips of 10 or 15 tablets or capsules when patients may require only five tabs. A proposal on dispensing exact prescription quantities of strip-packed medicines was discussed at a meeting chaired by the Drugs Controller General of India on 20 March.This regulatory shift is significant for India's $50 billion pharmaceutical industry and perhaps even more so for the retail pharmacy market, which was valued at $20 billion-27 billion in 2024.

31.03 / 09:55

markets UPS Research War country Updates UK's National Grid invest up to $400 million for an India GCC

National Grid UK Ltd has outlined plans to spend up to $400 million to establish a tech facility in India, joining several global companies setting up back-end centres in the country even as the war in West Asia threatens power supply.The energy company, among the 10 largest utilities in the UK, first floated a tender on 15 December last year, inviting bids to set up a global capability centre (GCC) in India, according to twopeople privy to the development and tender documents reviewed by Mint.The company is “looking for a supplier to establish, grow and deliver engineering services capability at pace during the Build & Operate phase”, read the tender.It aims to start work on the facility next year and finish it by 2032, with a possible extension up to 2035, according to the tender document. The people quoted earlier, who didn’t want to be identified, said the GCC will employ about 1,000 employees when fully operational.Queries emailed to National Grid went unanswered until press time.The UK's electricity transmission network operator will join global power and energy sector peers, including ABB, GE Vernova, Hitachi Energy, and ExxonMobil, which have their GCCs in Bengaluru.India currently hosts over 1,760 GCCs, with Bengaluru and Hyderabad hosting 875 and 355 centres, respectively, according to the IT industry lobby Nasscom.