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₹265.4 crore, Christian Dior's slipped slightly to ₹257 crore from ₹265.7 crore in FY24, and Louis Vuitton's eased to ₹802.47 crore from ₹816.24 crore in FY24.In contrast, the more upmarket Hermès India, which caters to ultra-rich buyers, continued to expand, with revenue rising to ₹427.9 crore from ₹322.2 crore and net profit increasing to ₹83.7 crore from ₹72.7 crore. Swiss watches also outperformed, with sales rising to about ₹3,500 crore from ₹3,244.6 crore in 2024, according to the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry FH.The divergence could be a sign of a broader market dynamic at play, say experts.

Mumbai: India’s lightly regulated market for pre-IPO shares is back in focus after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) launched a probe into the alleged sale of unlisted National Stock Exchange shares, a case that is renewing calls for tighter oversight of the fast-growing segment.Last week, ED conducted searches at eight locations in Mumbai and Chennai as part of a money laundering investigation linked to the sale of shares of NSE, which is set to hit the public markets soon. The action targeted entities, including Atum Capital Pvt.

Stock market recap: The Indian stock market saw healthy gains on Tuesday, 10 March, after two consecutive sessions of losses that dragged the Sensex and the Nifty 50 down 3% each. The market rebound followed a drop in crude oil prices and recovery in global peers amid hopes that the conflict in West Asia could end soon.The Sensex jumped 640 points, or 0.82%, to end at 78,205.98, while the Nifty 50 climbed 234 points, or 0.97%, to settle at 24,261.60.The mid and small-cap segments outperformed strongly.

To see how this plays out in Indian equities, we analysed 18 flexi cap funds with over a decade of history. The findings show where investors should focus.Fund selection created enormous variance. The best performer delivered nearly 5% annual alpha over the benchmark.

weaker rupee and persistent geopolitical concerns.Here are three stocks to buy or sell as recommended by Raja Venkatraman of NeoTrader for Tuesday 10 Mar.Best stocks to buy today (All Buy trades are rates of Equity & Sell rates are based on F&O)DATAPATTNS: Buy above ₹3500, stop ₹3390 target ₹3850 (Multiday)AUROPHARMA: Buy above ₹1250, stop ₹1199 target ₹1350 (Multiday)VEDL: Buy above ₹711, stop ₹699 target ₹760 (Multiday)The benchmark Nifty settled at 17,642.35, down 158.20 points or 0.89 percent, after slipping to an intraday low of 17,580.10. The Sensex also ended in the red at 78,210.45, losing 708.45 points or 0.90 percent.Broader indices underperformed, with the Nifty Midcap falling 1.5 percent and the Smallcap index shedding 1.8 percent, reflecting risk aversion among investors.

Stock market recap: The Indian equity markets witnessed a significant sell-off on Monday, as Nifty 50 plummeted 422.40 points (1.73%) to close at 24,028.05, while Sensex crashed 1,352.74 points (1.71%) to finish at 77,566.16.The downturn was primarily triggered by escalating geopolitical tensions between the US, Israel, and Iran, which sent Brent crude prices soaring above $114 per barrel. This energy shock, coupled with the Indian rupee hitting a record low of 92.35, sparked broad-based risk aversion.The advance-decline ratio was heavily skewed toward the bears, with over four stocks declining for every one that advanced, reflecting deep-seated weakness across the broader market.On the sectoral front, Nifty PSU Bank and Nifty Auto were the worst laggards, with heavyweights like SBI and Tata Motors facing intense pressure.

ready-to-eat, or RTE, market. Yet, despite this gap, the RTE and the adjacent ready-to-heat segment already has an addressable consumer base of 70-80 million Indians, reflecting the latent scale of the opportunity.For years, the industry assumed that faster delivery would automatically drive adoption. The rise of quick commerce was treated as a breakthrough, as though reducing delivery time to ten minutes would dissolve consumer hesitation.But, speed was never the real barrier.

Lala Shri Ram: The Man Who Saw Tomorrow, by Sonu Bhasin notes, it took a contractor’s unsolicited letters of praise before he was grudgingly admitted, without a role or a rupee in pay.In the startup lexicon of 2026, that man, Shri Ram, would be written off as a failure who had taken refuge in a salaried job. The judgment would have been one of the great misreadings of the century.

CDs near maturity, they reflect as outflows in the next 30 days, dragging down the LCR.“We expect a sharp decline in LCR for Q4FY2026 driven by huge CD issuance in past months. However, this decline shall be recouped partially with the revised LCR norms effective 1 April, which is driven by lower outflow rates on certain other deposits,” said Gupta.In December 2025, banks raised a total of ₹1.56 trillion through 176 CD issuances, followed by ₹1.48 trillion in January through 111 CDs and ₹2.67 trillion in February, according to data provided by Prime Database.In 2025, banks raised ₹13.4 trillion through 1,446 CD issuances, higher than the ₹12.33 trillion raised via 1,284 issuances in 2024, data from Prime Database showed.The spurt in CD issuances comes as credit growth continues to outpace deposit accretion.

₹26,000 crore. Over 10 crore folios are active. By most measures, India is making meaningful progress on wealth creation.Yet a gap remained.

The 16th Finance Commission (FC) report, covering 2026-31, arrives at a consequential moment for India’s fiscal federalism. It is wide-ranging, analytically rich and notable for making underlying data publicly available.

Technological innovation in all quarters is critical for accelerated economic growth. However, India’s research and development (R&D) debate often focuses on public spending: how much the government allocates, which missions are launched and what headline targets are announced. The data, however, suggests that India’s innovation shortfall is fundamentally an industry story.

₹50 crore employee stock ownership plan (Esop) buyback, offering liquidity to employees at a time when the company’s valuation has fallen significantly below its 2021 peak.“Grateful to the Board for carving out a cash pool for the employees even though the valuation is significantly less than our last fundraise,” co-founder and chief executive Gaurav Munjal said in a post on X on Thursday.The buyback signals an attempt by the company to reward and retain talent after two years of turmoil owing to the founders’ plans to exit the firm.According to Munjal, eight employees will receive over ₹1 crore each under the programme, 17 will receive more than ₹50 lakh, and 38 more than ₹10 lakh.The company will reach out to employees over the coming weeks to facilitate participation, he added.Unacademy had earlier revised its Esop policy to require former employees to exercise vested stock options within 30 days of departure drawing criticism. The company subsequently reinstated its earlier policy, allowing former employees to exercise options for up to 10 years.The Temasek-backed firm has faced a difficult internal environment over the past two years.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Artificial intelligence is advancing at startling speed. The latest models can now complete complex, hours-long tasks with little human supervision.

On 27 February, India’s statistics ministry is expected to release the second of the three major macro-economic variables—retail inflation, GDP and Index of Industrial Production—currently being revamped. As with last month’s inflation number, the new GDP series will have a new base year (2022-23) and feature extensive changes in methodology and coverage to better reflect the state of our economy.Globally, decision-makers rely on economic statistics as a dashboard to frame policy.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Shares of One 97 Communications Ltd, parent of fintech firm Paytm, have been in focus amid news flow around the potential valuation of PhonePe’s upcoming public issue. The interest is understandable: Paytm is the closest listed comparable peer to PhonePe.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : India’s technology outsourcing services are likely to “die out" over the next five years, as artificial intelligence automates most software programming and quality engineering tasks, according to Vinod Khosla, founder of Khosla Ventures and early-stage investor in OpenAI—the world’s most valuable AI startup.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Shree Cement Ltd’s share of green power in total electricity consumption at 60% in the December quarter (Q3FY26) was among the highest in the industry. The reading for rivals UltraTech Cement, Ambuja Cements, and ACC was 42.1%, 36.9%, and 31.3%, respectively.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s unemployment rate rose a bit this January to 5.0% from 4.8% in December, as seen in the monthly bulletin of the government’s Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released on Monday.