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Hindustan Org(up 19.99%), Sika Interplant(up 19.99%), Keynote Financial(up 19.99%), Vinyl Chemicals(up 19.99%) and ISF Ltd(up 19.84%) were among the stocks that surged over 15%.

As competition grows, and ahead of the launch of its new Model Y mid-size SUV, Elon Musk's battery-electric (BEV) brand has sold 42.6% fewer cars in Europe so far this year, data from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) showed. Tesla commanded 1.8% of the total market and 10.3% of the BEV market in February, down from 2.8% and 21.6% last year respectively. It sold fewer than 17,000 cars in the European Union, Britain and European Free Trade Association countries, compared to over 28,000 in the same month in 2024. Tesla currently faces a number of challenges in Europe. The EV maker has a smaller, ageing lineup while traditional automaker rivals and new Chinese entrants alike continue to launch new, often cheaper electric models.

Lexus Granito(India)Ltd.(up 1.98%), Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Ltd.(up 0.41%) and Madhav Marbles & Granites Ltd.(up 0.30%) were among the top gainers.

Nvidia and Tesla following signs that the Trump administration might take a more measured approach on tariffs against U.S. trading partners. U.S. President Donald Trump said automobile tariffs are coming soon, and said he may give «a lot of countries» breaks on tariffs, but provided no details.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. US President Donald Trump has sent yet another signal that he has no qualms deploying tariffs as a geopolitical weapon. As reported, he has now said the US would levy a 25% tariff on all imports from any country that purchases oil or gas from Venezuela, a country that has been under US sanctions but whose finances he evidently wants to squeeze harder.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India has levied anti-dumping duties on five Chinese products that were being imported below market prices, raising suspicion of their being “dumped" here.

President Donald Trump said not all of his threatened levies would be imposed on April 2 and some countries may get breaks, which helped the dollar and the mood on Wall Street overnight by soothing some fears about a slowdown in U.S growth.

Nasdaq notches third-biggest rise this year The last full trading week of the quarter got off to a roaring start across most major stock markets on Monday, with investors buoyed by reports that the Trump administration's tariff blitz scheduled for April 2 may not be as heavy as feared. A solid pick-up in U.S. business activity helped cement the positive tone on Wall Street, and investors bought back some of the shares they'd aggressively sold off recently like Big Tech. Europe ended largely flat, but benchmark Asian, U.S. and global equity indices all rose sharply. Bond yields spiked higher, while 'safe-haven' gold fell for a third day to clock its longest losing streak since November.

bilateral trade agreement, people familiar with the matter said. Brendan Lynch, US assistant trade representative for South and Central Asia, and a team of officials will visit India from March 25-29 as part of ongoing trade discussions, the US embassy in New Delhi said in a statement Monday. Officials in New Delhi are expected to make the case for a reprieve from reciprocal tariffs, which are scheduled to take effect on April 2, people familiar with the matter said, asking not to be identified because the discussions are private. The two sides are expected to discuss a framework for a bilateral trade deal, after which formal negotiations would start, they said. Aside from trade officials, Lynch is also likely to meet Vikram Misri, India’s foreign secretary, during the visit, one of the people said. “We look forward to productive and constructive discussions with the incoming US delegation to expand and deepen our bilateral trade and economic ties in a mutually beneficial manner,” India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry said in a statement.

Asian stocks rose early Tuesday after US equities enjoyed one of their best sessions of the year, fueled by signs that President Donald Trump’s trade sanctions will be narrower than feared. Indexes in Australia and Japan advanced after Wall Street’s risk-on bid lifted shares of nearly all stripes in a rebound from a sharp selloff that has challenged the notion of US exceptionalism. The Nasdaq 100 added 2.2%. Hong Kong stocks were poised to drop at the open. Treasuries were little changed in Asian trading following a nine basis point climb in the 10-year yield to 4.33% on Monday.

BSE Sensex and Nifty also recorded their sixth consecutive gains. Nifty climbed 307.95 points or 1.32% to end the day at 23,658.35 while the BSE Sensex jumped 1078.87 points or 1.40% to 77,984.38. When markets resume trading today, Power Grid, Indian Overseas Bank, IndusInd Bank, BLS International will be in focus due to various related developments.

Fidelity Investments and Charles Schwab are prohibiting clients from investing in money-market ETFs on their trading platforms, an unusual move for the financial powerhouses who typically permit easy access to funds that already trade on an exchange. The two firms are blocking purchases of three exchange-traded funds offered by BlackRock and Texas Capital, the first to track money-market securities such as Treasury bills and other government-backed debt in an ETF structure. The new funds serve as a direct challenge to mutual-fund providers, who have long been big, established players in money-market products. Fidelity and Schwab alone manage trillions of dollars in money-market assets, and this month, Schwab filed plans to launch its own government money-market ETF.

foreign selling. The rebound on the heels of a prolonged period of gloom has helped the main indices erase all their 2025 losses. The rupee advanced to 85.63, its strongest this year against the dollar, rising for the ninth day in a row. The NSE Nifty rose 307.95 points or 1.32% to close at 23,658.35. The BSE Sensex rose 1,078.87 points or 1.4% to end at 77,984.38. Both indices are up 5.1% in the six trading sessions. «Monday's upside was due to a combination of short covering, and expectations of some relaxation or less punitive tariffs which were supposed to be implemented on April 2,» said Pankaj Pandey, head of retail research at ICICI Direct.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had announced access to the Negotiated Dealing System-Order Matching (NDS-OM) platform for non-bank brokers with an aim to boost retail participation in the trading of government securities during its February monetary policy.

The odds of a U.S. recession have risen amid an escalating trade war. But most investors should ignore the impulse to flee for safety by exiting the market, financial experts say.

Novo Nordisk A/S agreed to pay United Laboratories International Holdings as much as $2 billion for a next-generation obesity drug, the Danish Ozempic maker's latest move to refill its pipeline of experimental treatments. Novo will pay Hong Kong-based United Laboratories $200 million upfront for the drug, which combines three different mechanisms in an effort to treat obesity as well as diabetes and other diseases, the companies said Monday. Novo agreed to pay as much as $1.8 billion if the drug reaches certain development and sales goals. The deal comes amid growing skepticism from investors that Novo's next-generation portfolio will be sufficient to keep it on top of the hypercompetitive market for weight loss treatments. German software developer SAP SE unseated Novo as Europe's most valuable public company on Monday. Novo's shares traded down as much as 3.1% in Copenhagen. United Laboratories will retain rights in China for its compound, which works in a similar way to Novo rival Eli Lilly & Co.'s retatrutide — considered the strongest among the next-generation drugs currently in late-stage human trials.

Apple, Tesla and Ford Motor are among companies contributing the most to recently lowered estimates for the quarter, along with some insurers, whose projections have been hurt by fires in California early this year, according to Tajinder Dhillon, senior research analyst at LSEG. S&P 500 forecasts for the first quarter of 2025 have fallen by 4.5 percentage points since January 1, the largest downward revision since the fourth quarter of 2023, he said. Earnings growth for S&P 500 companies is now seen at 7.7% year-over-year, which would be the lowest since 2023's third quarter and a big decline from 17.1% in the fourth quarter of 2024, based on Friday's LSEG data. While a handful of companies have already reported on the quarter, the unofficial start of the first-quarter season is still weeks away.

India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) will primarily focus on duty concessions on goods and New Delhi is hopeful of the pact bringing predictability in tariffs, regulations and investment climate, officials said on Monday. Assistant US Trade Representative for South and Central Asia Brendan Lynch is in New Delhi starting Tuesday for three days of negotiations on the proposed trade deal. His visit comes ahead of the April 2 deadline for likely imposition of reciprocal tariffs on all countries, including India, by the Trump administration. The proposed India-US trade pact is likely to be finalised in two tranches with the first phase expected to focus on issues concerning bilateral goods trade, though full clarity on the issue will emerge by the end of this week, the officials said. They added that both sides are expected to finalise the contours, schedule of negotiations, and terms of reference of the proposed BTA during Lynch's visit. The first tranche of the deal is targeted for completion by Fall of 2025. India said it is looking forward to «productive and constructive discussions» with the incoming US delegation to «expand and deepen our bilateral trade and economic ties in a mutually beneficial manner».

In a London Stock Exchange notice today (24 March), OCI's board said the decision reflects its «confidence in the net asset value (NAV) and its belief that the shares are grossly undervalued».  Shares in the trust are currently trading at 460p, MarketWatch data reveals, with the vehicle currently sat on a 34.4% discount, according to data from the Association of Investment Companies.  Pembroke VCT to raise up to £60m in latest funding round The minimum £20m share buyback will not be the first time OCI has purchased its own shares, having acquired and cancelled £72m worth of shares ...

Data provided by many sectors reveal the increasing footprint of the «Buy Canadian» movement, because of US president Donald Trump's threats of taking over Canada and trade moves, such as the 25% tariff on most Canadian imports, according to The Globe and mail. From travel agents to distilleries, American companies are already experiencing the impact. Travel agencies claimed that bookings from Canada to the US are plummeting, while Canadian grocery store shoppers prefer more local products, as per the report.