Hyundai Motor shares rally 3% as Goldman Sachs initiates coverage with buy rating
Hyundai Motor India share price: Goldman Sachs said the company has strong positioning to outpace peers, particularly in FY27–FY28.

BDL Q1 Results LIVE: Net profit soars 154% to Rs 18 crore, revenue up 30%

Markets rise for 2nd day: Sensex up 400 pts, Nifty above 24,700 as IT, auto stocks lead gains
Tata Steel, Hero MotoCorp, Titan Company, Tech Mahindra, TCS and Reliance Industries were the top gainers on the Nifty.

Hindustan Aeronautics shares rise as Q1 show beats estimates, brokerages see 38% upside
Even though Hindustan Aeronautics reported a four percent YoY fall in net profit, brokerages remained bullish amid stronger margins, lower depreciation, and higher other income.

Staying the course: How Indian investors are weathering market volatility
Indian mutual fund investors are demonstrating unwavering resilience and discipline, with SIPs driving consistent inflows despite global and domestic headwinds.

Travel service aggregator LGT Holidays IPO to open on August 19
LGT Holidays IPO | The company will finalise the IPO share allotment by August 21. Its shares will be available for trading on the BSE SME effective August 26.

NMDC Steel has given a spectacular breakout from its prolonged downward consolidation, clearly indicating a bullish price reversal after more than halving from Rs 73 to a low of Rs 32. Moreover, the stock has closed above the 200 EMA for the first time since August 2024.

Bulk deals: Sands Capital sells nearly 1.5% stake in Zinka Logistics
Despite this stake sale, Zinka Logistics shares closed significantly higher on Wednesday, rising 6.38 percent to Rs 553.35.

Fractal Analytics, the TPG-, Apax-, and Gaja Capital-backed enterprise AI solutions provider, has filed for a Rs 4,900 crore initial public offering (IPO), with listing targeted for December 2025. While the company is positioning itself as a rare “pure-play AI” listing in India, institutional debate is set to focus on whether its growth trajectory and profitability turnaround can justify the premium multiples it is expected to seek, and the extent to which the offer is dominated by private equity exits.

Markets rise for 2nd day: Sensex up 400 pts, Nifty above 24,700 as IT, auto stocks lead gains
Tata Steel, Hero MotoCorp, Titan Company, Tech Mahindra, TCS and Reliance Industries were the top gainers on the Nifty.

Staying the course: How Indian investors are weathering market volatility
Indian mutual fund investors are demonstrating unwavering resilience and discipline, with SIPs driving consistent inflows despite global and domestic headwinds.

Small-caps rally: 25 stocks jump up to 54% as index breaks 3-week fall
For the week, BSE Large-cap and Mid-cap indices added 1 percent each and BSE Small-cap index rose 0.4 percent.

Indices have been moving in a range of a few percentage points around 25000. This is the market when directional trading becomes difficult. Slow markets like these makes wait and watch the result for most of the trades.
Now that is not a problem when it comes to Futures. Remember, unlike Options, Futures are immune to the time related losses. However, the funny thing about these slow consolidating markets is that you never know when it breaks out or breaks down. So, one is always in need of protection.

Travel service aggregator LGT Holidays IPO to open on August 19
LGT Holidays IPO | The company will finalise the IPO share allotment by August 21. Its shares will be available for trading on the BSE SME effective August 26.

Bulk deals: Sands Capital sells nearly 1.5% stake in Zinka Logistics
Despite this stake sale, Zinka Logistics shares closed significantly higher on Wednesday, rising 6.38 percent to Rs 553.35.

Sensx Today | Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Q1 consolidated profit down 86%, revenue flat
#1 Profit tanks 86.2 percent to Rs 47 crore Vs Rs 340.2 crore, YoY
#2 Revenue rises 0.6 percent to Rs 3,264.4 crore Vs Rs 3,244.2 crore, YoY
#3 Exceptional loss at Rs 323.2 crore Vs Nil

Insurance stocks | Shares of Niva Bupa, Star Health, ICICI Lombard rallied on August 18 amid expectations that Goods and Services Tax (GST) on health and life insurance may be reduced to 5% or given a complete exemption.

Sensex | Gem Aromatics raises Rs 135.4 crore via anchor book ahead of IPO
Mumbai-based Gem Aromatics, which manufactures specialty ingredients including essential oils, aroma chemicals and value-added derivatives, has raised Rs 135.4 crore from 13 institutional investors via anchor book on August 18, a day before the issue opening.
The company will open its Rs 451.25-crore IPO for public subscription on August 19, and close on August 21 with price band of Rs 309-325 per share.

Can Sensex and Nifty extend gains for a fourth session? Key levels to track on August 19
Foreign investors turned net buyers after 4 sessions on Monday, August 18, purchasing Indian equities worth Rs 551 crore.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has done a fine balancing act by proposing to retain the retail quota in IPOs at 35 percent while allowing large companies to enter the markets with a lower dilution, say industry experts.