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energy stocks rallying on lower crude prices. Market sentiment also improved following U.S. President Donald Trump's temporary tariff reprieve on auto imports from Mexico and Canada. The benchmark BSE Sensex added 609.86 points or 0.83% to close at 74,340.09, while the broader Nifty 50 index closed at 22,544.70, higher by 207.40 points or 0.93%.

Silver, however, traded positively, with its March futures contracts on MCX opening higher by 0.36% or Rs 354 at Rs 97,896/kg.

«We are still some time away from paint stocks bottoming out. We have seen players like Asian Paints, the margin profile coming down from say 20% plus kind of a level to about 15-16 odd,» says Pankaj Pandey, Head Research, ICICIdirect.com. Just wanted your own sense on what Tesla's entry into India, if all gets cleared, actually means for the incumbents from within the passenger vehicle segment within that segment. Your namely Tata Motors, M&M, and a Hyundai as well. Pankaj Pandey: So, our sense is that when you look at the cheapest price product from Tesla, the overall costing is going to be in excess of 40 lakhs. So, from that perspective, it is not going to compete with the listed players. Probably it will have or it is going to compete with the likes of German manufacturers, especially BMW, Mercedes, and others.

Wednesday’s 740-point surge in the Sensex, coupled with a 4% rebound in the BSE Smallcap index over the last two sessions, has fueled optimism that the market may have found a bottom. Key technical indicators—including the 14-week RSI, extreme breadth readings, FII long-short ratios, and seasonality trends—are signaling that a potential turning point is near.

Shibani Sircar Kurian, Senior EVP, Sr. Fund Manager & Head -Equity Research, Kotak AMC, says that a considerable number of stocks are trading almost 50% lower than their 52-week high. So, some degree of valuation comfort is coming in. We are approaching this market by looking at stocks with earning visibility. Largecaps continue to offer better risk-reward as compared to mid and smallcaps as a pack. However, within mid and smallcaps, there are definite points of opportunity and we would use these corrections to look at these particular segments and stock in terms of allocation. Help us with your take on the markets because some are calling out a near-term bottom in place and also trying to look out for some more opportunities. We saw a bit of a rebound on Wednesday. What is your reading? Shibani Sircar Kurian: Since December of last year, the volatility has been on the back of global as well as domestic factors and some of these uncertainties still remain. However, what we must also understand is that when we look at markets, the Nifty itself has corrected almost 13-14% from its highs. Similarly, the midcap and smallcap indices have seen a greater correction. More importantly, at a stock level, the correction has been even steeper than what the headline indices seem to suggest.

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technical indicators, including the 100-week exponential moving average (EMA) and the FII long-short ratio, are currently signalling the market may be oversold and poised for a potential short-term rebound. After a decline of 15% since October 1, Nifty gained 1.15% on Wednesday. The Nifty Midcap 150 and Nifty Smallcap 250 indices gained 2.43% and 2.71% respectively on Wednesday. Both indices plunged 20% and 25%, respectively, since October 1 through Tuesday.

oversold market after early indications that the US may soften its stance on trade tariffs. The NSE Nifty gained 1.15%, or 254 points, to finish at 22,337. The BSE Sensex rose 1.01%, or 740 points, to close at 73,730.

equity derivatives contracts to Monday from the long-established Thursday. A look at what could have prompted the country's largest exchange to alter them. Which are the contracts NSE has changed the expiry day?

clinical research organisations in India will have to get registered with the country's drug regulatory authority by April 1, in what could bring more transparency and accountability to the clinical research industry in India. Online registration of clinical research organisations is now functional on the SUGAM portal, the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) said in an order dated March 4. Applications for registration should be submitted only through the SUGAM portal, it said.

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The rupee closed 0.3% higher at 86.9550 against the U.S. dollar, its best single-day gain since February 11.

The benchmark 10-year yield was at 6.7401% as of 10:00 a.m. IST, compared with its previous close of 6.7447%. Earlier in the day, it had hit 6.7530%, its highest since January 20.

OpenAI on Tuesday said it is supporting a new consortium, NextGenAI, aimed at advancing AI-assisted research at top universities. Sharing the company’s blog post, OpenAI chief Sam Altman said on X, “excited for this—advancing research and education with AI.”

Nifty50 is down about 7% in 2025 and one would assume that this period was marked by volatility. However, it is not reflected in the India VIX. The fear gauge index, as it is often referred to, fell nearly 6% year-to-date and is hovering 13.83 levels despite a sell-off in the Indian markets. India VIX has an inverse correlation with the markets as the index jumps when equities are falling. This is because a correction is often associated with a sense of panic and fear among investors and is not playing out the way it did historically.

Tata Group, is facing a brutal stock market rout in 2025, with its 24 listed companies collectively shedding a staggering Rs 8.2 lakh crore in market capitalization as relentless selling by FIIs continue to pull bluechip stocks down. The selloff, which has erased 24% of the group’s total value in the past six months, has been led by heavyweights TCS and Tata Motors, reflecting broad-based pressure across IT, autos, retail, and consumer sectors. From a towering Rs 34.77 lakh crore in early September last year, the most storied corporate empire’s valuation has now shrunk to Rs 26.5 lakh crore, shows data from ACE Equity.

egg prices continue to rise across the US, President Donald Trump is likely to outline his plans to curb soaring costs that have burdened American households in his address to Congress. According to excerpts obtained by the BBC, Trump will say President Joe Biden «let the price of eggs get out of control—and we are working hard to get it back down.» Earlier, the Trump administration has unveiled a $1-billion plan to combat the ongoing bird flu crisis, which has significantly reduced egg production across the country. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins announced on February 26 that most of the funds would be allocated to assisting farmers, expanding biosecurity programs at egg-laying facilities, and researching a vaccine to control the virus.

«We have seen volumes drop by over 40% compared to last year's peak in the cash market,» said Sandip Raichura, CEO-retail broking and distribution at PL Capital. «This is due to first-time investors who are seeing their first correction and exiting, along with large clients like treasuries and HNIs (high networth individuals) unwilling to bet big in the current weak scenario.»

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exports are facing mounting pressure from aggressive trade policies by partners such as the United States and the European Union, a senior trade ministry official said on Tuesday. Citing the U.S. decision to raise import tariffs and initiatives like the CHIPS Act, Santosh Sarangi, head of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), said it was «high time India also looked at our trade and industrial policies comprehensively». U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to impose reciprocal tariffs from early April on trading partners including India is worrying Indian exporters in sectors ranging from autos to agriculture, with Citi Research analysts estimating potential losses at about $7 billion a year.