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From inflation and credit stress to geopolitical instability and trade policy fallout, there are rising concerns that investor complacency could prove costly.

The Indian rupee weakened on Tuesday as dollar bids from foreign banks, likely on behalf of custodial clients, and a softer Chinese yuan outweighed positive cues from broad weakness in the greenback.

Markets fell over 1% amid global weakness and profit booking. SRM, Pfizer, and Zydus gained on earnings; Protean and Eternal declined on project loss and foreign ownership concerns, respectively.

Staffing and workforce solutions provider Quess Corp has reported growth in adjusted PAT post demerger to Rs 63 crore in the January-March quarter. The Bengaluru-headquartered firm in March this year received NCLT approval for the demerger of its diversified businesses into three different entities.

Chirag Muni explains how the Information Ratio helps investors assess the efficiency of active fund managers by comparing excess returns against benchmarks, adjusted for risk—especially relevant in today’s passive investing trend. It reveals consistency and quality of outperformance.

Ray Dalio warned that the true risks of holding U.S. government debt are more severe than Moody’s downgrade suggests. He argued that credit ratings ignore inflation risks caused by money printing, which erodes bondholders real returns.

National Spot Exchange (NSEL) on Tuesday said it has received more than 90 per cent favourable response from traders for the Rs 1,950-crore one-time settlement scheme.

Despite Sensex falling 873 points, five BSE 500 stocks hit 52-week highs on Tuesday, signaling bullish momentum. Gains ranged from 2% to 26% over the past month.

Asia Index, a BSE subsidiary, launched four new factor-based indices from the BSE 500 universe with quarterly reconstitution. These indices—Value, Low Volatility, Momentum, and Quality—enable smarter passive strategies and benchmarking, supporting India’s growing demand for factor investing through a transparent, rules-based framework.