Veteran portfolio manager Paul Black’s investment framework focuses on identifying businesses with competitive advantages that strengthen over time. His three key rules emphasise widening moats, strong corporate cultures and improving returns on invested capital, while patience and an information edge can help investors identify and hold potential long-term wealth creators.
India’s Closing Auction Session (CAS) was introduced to improve price discovery, but recent sharp swings have exposed gaps in its safeguards. Jimeet Modi argues that allowing order cancellations until the auction ends can leave markets vulnerable to manipulation, calling for stronger controls, deeper liquidity and better protection around index-level settlement prices.
Vedanta, Wipro and Bajaj Auto were among the stocks that saw the biggest additions to their retail shareholder base in Q1FY27, with several large companies witnessing strong retail participation.
Reliance Jio’s proposed Rs 37,700-crore IPO has received Sebi approval, bringing the much-awaited listing closer. While the offering could value Jio Platforms at nearly Rs 9.5 lakh crore, its DRHP flags several risks, including spectrum challenges, intense competition, high capital expenditure, vendor dependence, infrastructure concentration and cybersecurity threats.
Bitcoin and Ethereum extended their declines as crypto markets remained under pressure following Kevin Warsh’s hawkish comments on inflation and US monetary policy. Analysts said elevated leverage and liquidations added to selling pressure, while crypto ETF inflows and gains in US technology stocks offered some support to the broader market.
Vanguard Funds’ Indian portfolio saw strong gains in CY26, with 11 stocks rising up to 189%. The fund also added three new companies during the June 2026 quarter.
India’s housing market is seeing a structural shift towards premium and luxury homes, with affordable housing losing share in new launches. CareEdge Ratings said stronger demand from affluent buyers and rising development costs are driving the shift, even as housing sales moderate in some major cities amid affordability pressures and cautious sentiment.
BlackRock and other Wall Street firms are making it easier for large Bitcoin holders to move crypto wealth into spot Bitcoin ETFs through in-kind transactions. Lower minimums, expanding market infrastructure and growing demand for simpler custody are accelerating the shift, further integrating Bitcoin holdings into mainstream financial markets.
US rate-hike expectations jumped sharply after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech, with traders pricing a 57% chance of a September hike. Goldman Sachs, however, expects rates to remain unchanged, while warning that hotter-than-expected inflation data could alter the outlook. Here’s what markets and economists are saying.
India’s primary market is set for a busy week, with three mainboard IPOs opening to raise a combined Rs 1,264.72 crore. Meanwhile, eight companies are scheduled to list, including five that have completed their IPOs and three whose ongoing issues will close before their shares make their D-Street debut.
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