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Domestic benchmark index NSE Nifty fell 47.31 points to 22885.6, while the BSE Sensex traded 235.62 points down at 75703.56.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Centre plans to bring India's online gaming companies under a single regulatory framework, eliminating the patchwork of state-level laws that currently governs the sector, two people aware of the development said. The home ministry has formed a committee comprising its officials, legal and policy experts and gaming industry executives to discuss the way forward, the people cited above said on the condition of anonymity.

Goldman Sachs on Wednesday bought shares of leading stock exchange BSE for Rs 401 crore through an open market transaction. According to the bulk deal data available on National Stock Exchange (NSE), US-based Goldman Sachs through its arm Goldman Sachs (Singapore) purchased 7.28 lakh shares of BSE Ltd. The shares of Mumbai-headquartered BSE were picked up at an average price of Rs 5,504.42 apiece, taking the deal value to Rs 401.19 crore.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) had released a consultation paper in June last year, emphasizing the importance of Risk-Adjusted Return (RAR) in mutual fund investments. This was followed by a circular on 17 January, mandating mutual funds to disclose the Information Ratio (IR) of each scheme portfolio on their websites daily, along with returns.

recruitment specialist recently uploaded an image of his shattered keyboard, which he reportedly broke in frustration after a job seeker turned down his employment offer in favor of another opportunity. Ethan Mooney, a recruitment professional based in London, took to LinkedIn to share a snapshot of the damaged keyboard along with an account of the chain of events that led him to lose his composure.

D-Street has been in a downturn, falling on 21 occasions out of 36 trading days so far in 2025. The correction has erased market capitalisation of BSE 500 listed companies by Rs 34 lakh crore to Rs 353.31 lakh crore from Rs 387.18 lakh crore on December 31, 2024. An analysis of the BSE 500 companies reveals 447 stocks witnessing cuts in their market capitalsiation on a year-to-date basis. Just 53 stocks have managed to remain above the December 31, 2024, m-cap on a closing basis.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Microsoft plans to spend $80 billion on artificial intelligence (AI) this year, reinforcing its position as a leading vendor. So why did it publish a research paper showing an erosion of critical-thinking skills among workers using Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT? Genuine scientific inquiry? More likely, it wants to keep ahead of the curve as AI disrupts certain jobs, and ensure that its tools remain useful to businesses.

shares were largely flat on Wednesday as gains in miner Antofagasta after a rating upgrade were countered by losses in real estate stocks. The pan-European STOXX 600 index held its ground at 557.21 points after closing at a record high in the previous session.

Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) said Bharti Telecom’s net loss widened in the fiscal third quarter due to the latter’s higher finance expenses from extra borrowings to buy more Bharti Airtel shares. Singtel holds a 49.44% stake in Bharti Telecom (BTL) — the main promoter-level controlling company of Sunil Mittal-led Airtel. The Mittal family-backed Bharti Group owns a majority 50.56% stake in BTL.

«There has been some pickup, whether in GDP numbers, in earnings growth, or in top line or something for it to get some trigger or some reason to be bullish about or to add on to what the current holding is, so that is what the whole situation is,» says Aman Chowhan, Abakkus Asset Manager. Let us understand what is the way forward for small and midcap stocks and I will break it into two or three points here, first, for the mid and the smallcap stocks as a cycle; second, where are they headed in terms of a theme and when will the momentum really come back in some of these stocks? Aman Chowhan: First thing is, see, there is always this assumption that it is largecap versus midcaps. Normally, it does not happen that way. At any given point of time, there will be some largecap that will do well, some midcap that will do well, irrespective of the cycle.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. From under-eye patches to creams, serums and laser treatments, the beauty market is flooded with options, in various price points, if you are hunting for a “solution" for dark under-eye circles. Dark circles are among the most common skin complaints nowadays, say experts, since people are increasingly spending time on their phones, laptops and compromising on their sleep.

«Short-term adjustments will be there, might be there, I mean one cannot really comment on that but I do not think there is anything structural threat to that,» says Vikas Khemani, Carnelian Asset Management. What we have known from you is that you have been liking the pharma space overall and within that, you have been firm believer that CDMO space has a long way to go and I still remember a line of yours that you shared on our channel itself that Indian CDMO sector is poised for a growth similar to the IT boom of the mid-90s. But given there so many announcements related to tariff and that is the biggest headline for today, do you believe that it can actually make a dent to the structural story or do you believe that tariff imposition and this higher tariff is not likely and the structural story still remains? Vikas Khemani: Again, do not confuse short-term issues with the long-term structural trends. CDMO is a very long-term trend. The need for that is moving away from China, diversifying the base for innovator drugs being manufactured elsewhere and US knows what their interests are, just by imposing some short-term tariffs is also counter to their interest.

«Specifically, we do not have a stock list ready, like a shopping list per se. We are still observing what has happened in the quarter which has gone by,» says Dipan Mehta, Director, Elixir Equities. What does one do, just sit it out and watch or do you think it is time now to selectively start buying largecaps or any other for that matter? Dipan Mehta: See, for many-many months I have been quite negative on the market, but now I am getting cautiously optimistic as well and I do feel that there has been a steep correction in many stocks. Valuations have come to reasonable levels.

Duroply lndustries(up 20.00%), Gujarat Themis (up 19.81%), Somany Home(up 18.66%), HB Leasing Fin(up 16.69%), Aplab(up 16.46%) and Tata Investment(up 15.62%) were among the stocks that surged over 15%.

Vedanta shares will be in focus on Wednesday after the company received 83% creditor approval for its proposed demerger, clearing a crucial hurdle for its restructuring plan. The proposal required support from at least 75% of creditors by debt value to move forward. With this approval, Vedanta is set to proceed with splitting its businesses into independent entities, allowing each vertical to operate separately.

Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries fell in December as the two largest foreign holders of the government debt, Japan and China, both cut their portfolios, data from the Treasury Department showed on Tuesday. Holdings of U.S. Treasuries fell to $8.513 trillion in December from $8.633 trillion in November. Holdings had reached $8.679 trillion in September.

Global stocks have become the most popular asset class with investors, who are showing the biggest willingness to take risk in 15 years, according to a survey by Bank of America Corp. Fund managers' cash levels fell to the lowest since 2010, while 34% of participants said they expect world equities to be the best-performing asset in 2025, the survey showed. A net 11% indicated they were underweight bonds.

Vedanta Limited's latest non-convertible debenture (NCD) issuance faced tepid demand, forcing the non-ferrous metals company to scale down its fundraising from an initial ₹3,500 crore to ₹2,600 crore. Despite offering headline yields of 9.40% and 9.50%, Vedanta unofficially agreed to pay investors an additional 25 basis points, effectively pushing the real cost to 9.65% and 9.75%. Citibank had the mandate for the NCD raise.

James Carville has warned Democrats not to get in the way of the recent developments of protests across the country against new US President Donald Trump and his closest aide Elon Musk. Carville is of the opinion that Democrat politicians should let these things germinate and not get in the way of things at this point, which would be to their advantage, according to a Huffington Post report.

On the BSE, NGL Fine Chem(down 20.00 per cent), Tilaknagar Ind(down 19.98 per cent), Systematix Sec(down 19.95 per cent), Banco Products(down 19.65 per cent) and Excel Ind(down 19.23 per cent) stood among the top losers in today's trade.