Puneet Wadhwa, Business Standard

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Nomura, Citi slash year-end Nifty 50 target
Rediff.com21 hours ago

Foreign brokerages have started to cut their year-end targets for the Nifty 50 index...

US-Iran Conflict Wipes Out Rs 70,000 Cr From LIC Portfolio
Rediff.com7 days ago

The BSE Sensex and the Nifty 50 declined around 4.5 per cent each since the start of...

Investors Should Consider Buying If Markets Correct Further
Rediff.com10 Mar 2026

A fall in the Nifty 50 to around 19,000 is not impossible, but that would likely...

'Oil Could Cross $100 A Barrel'
Rediff.com6 Mar 2026

'Oil is still well below its all-time highs, and the world is gradually running out of...

'You End Up Firefighting': Finance Minister
Rediff.com26 Feb 2026

'Uncertainty level A in the morning, uncertainty level B in the afternoon. If I answer...

'India Is A Reverse AI Trade Globally'
Rediff.com25 Feb 2026

'The day that the market realises that they've overspent (on AI) and there's a sudden...

Jefferies downgrades IT, cuts earnings estimates
Rediff.com24 Feb 2026

Jefferies has downgraded Indian information technology (IT) companies Infosys, HCLTech,...

AI Can Make India World's Creative Capital
Rediff.com21 Feb 2026

'Not the back office for the world's content. The leader. The standard-setter.'

Nifty FMCG down over 6% in 2026, investors focus on select stocks
Rediff.com13 Feb 2026

Stocks of fast-moving consumer goods companies have taken it on the chin in calendar...

Gold price can hit $6,200/oz: UBS
Rediff.com6 Feb 2026

The bull-market in gold is not yet over and prices can rise to $6,200 an ounce (oz) by...

'Money Comes Only When Markets Do Well'
Rediff.com4 Feb 2026

'Given that India underperformed emerging markets by 28 per cent in 2025, the worst...

'Budget Likely To Be Non-Event For Markets'
Rediff.com31 Jan 2026

'When markets go into a budget with excessive optimism, the risk of disappointment is...

Will Gold Price Cross 2 Lakhs In 2026?
Rediff.com23 Jan 2026

'A breakout above 158,000 to 160,000 could trigger the next leg higher toward 165,000...

Nifty May See Worst January In A Decade
Rediff.com22 Jan 2026

Worries about global politics and trade are pulling the Nifty 50 down. Experts say the...

Northern Borders 'Stable Yet Sensitive': Defence Ministry
Rediff.com3 Jan 2026

The deployment of the army in all sectors along the Line of Actual Control, the de...

3.84 Trillion Spent On These Weapons...
Rediff.com2 Jan 2026

The largest tranche came in July, in the wake of Operation Sindoor, with the DAC...

Smallcap Index Faces Worst Year Since 2018
Rediff.com31 Dec 2025

Over 50 per cent, or 660 stocks, from the BSE 1000 index recorded negative returns...

SIM-Binding Standoff: Telcos Vs Apps
Rediff.com17 Dec 2025

App-based communication services providers and Indian telcos are at loggerheads over...

Gold returns beat equities, realty in 20-yr period
Rediff.com12 Dec 2025

Investing in gold trumped most other asset classes in terms of compounded annualised...

Bull-case scenario puts Nifty at 32,032 by 2026: Kotak Sec
Rediff.com11 Dec 2025

The Nifty 50 index could rise around 24 per cent from current levels to 32,032 by...