Unmesh Sharma, Head of Institutional Equities, HDFC Securities, holds an overweight on SBI Life at 120 bps in his model portfolio. On IT, he has moved from underweight to neutral, calling valuations below 20x a buying opportunity. Private banks trading below 2x price-to-book are a strong aaccumulation he says. Consumer names — Asian Paints, Crompton,…
ITC Hotels share price: The company’s shares are expected to remain in focus after the ITC Hotels posted a strong Q4FY26 performance, prompting Elara Capital to reiterate its ‘Buy’ call with a target price of Rs 197. The hospitality major reported double-digit growth in revenue and profit, supported by robust room demand and improved operating…
Updated May 18, 2026 13:51 IST KRN Heat Exchanger & Refrigeration Ltd shares have surged over 400 per cent from the IPO price (Image: ET Now) At a time when the IPO market has been struggling with weak listings and disappointing post-listing performances, KRN Heat Exchanger & Refrigeration Ltd has emerged as a standout outperformer….
Large cap mutual fund: The large cap funds commonly use Nifty 50 TRI, Nifty 100 TRI or S&P BSE 100 TRI as benchmarks. When it comes to investing in mutual funds, most investors compare returns and often overlook a critical factor, which is the expense ratio. An expense ratio refers to a fee that mutual…
Notably, the RBI recently undertook norms for tightening of foreign exchange exposure as it capped banks’ forex net open position (NOP) at USD 100 million to stabilise the free fall of the rupee. The central bank, too, has been routinely selling dollars to balance the demand and supply gap of the rupee. However, rising crude…
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SAIL Share Price: State-owned steel maker SAIL on Friday, May 15, posted an over 42 per cent rise in standalone net profit to Rs 1,680 crore during the March quarter of FY26, citing higher revenues. The company had reported a net profit of Rs 1,178 crore in the year-ago period, Steel Authority of India Ltd…
Brokerage Share Price Target Upside/Downside% JMFinancial 4770 (ADD) 13.3% Motilal Oswal 5,500 (BUY) ~31% Nuvama 5,040 (BUY) 19.7% HDFC Securities 3,800 (Reduce) ~-10% Elara Capital 5,350 (BUY) 27.1% HAL share price As of 11:23 am, shares of the BSE 100 company were trading 3.7 per cent lower, down Rs 161.45 at Rs 4,225.10. The stock…
Namit Singh Sengar is a Chief Copy Editor with over seven years of experience in delivering content across diverse domains. Specialising in business news across personal finance, real estate, IPOs and markets, Namit brings an editorial eye and a deep understanding of complex subjects to his work. His educational foundation includes Post Graduate Diploma in…
Written by: Heena Ojha Updated May 18, 2026 10:43 IST Stock market came under pressure on Monday. (Image: iStock/ ET Now Digital) Stock Market Crash Today: Indian equities came under pressure on Monday as escalating tensions in West Asia dampened risk sentiment, offsetting the positive momentum seen in the previous sessions. Both benchmark indices, Sensex…
