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Market expert Sunil Subramaniam advises a staggered investment approach over six months due to prevailing uncertainty, highlighting potential volatility and positive moves post-BTA signing. He emphasizes diversifying across sectors, anticipating benefits from positive domestic factors like tax giveaways, supportive RBI policies, and favorable monsoon forecasts. Subramaniam suggests focusing on consumer discretionary over FMCG for volume growth.

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance witnessed a significant surge in net profit for Q4 FY25, soaring by 122% YoY to ₹386 crore, driven by reduced expenses. Net premium income also increased by 10.6% to ₹16,369 crore. The company reported a 40% rise in net profit for the full fiscal year and declared a dividend of ₹0.

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JM Financial recommends a buy for Info Edge (India), setting a target price of Rs 7,800. Recruitment billings surged by 18.4% year-over-year, marking the fastest growth in 10 quarters, driven by strong IT and non-IT trends. 99acres also sustained robust growth. The company reported a consolidated total income of Rs 909.

Vedanta shares: In a regulatory filing on April 15, Vedanta announced that its subsidiary, Cairn Oil & Gas, emerged as the largest private winner of blocks in the ninth round of the Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) auction.

Amidst global market volatility, BlackRock s Ben Powell highlights India s fixed-income market as promising due to easing inflation and the RBI s accommodative stance. He suggests Indian government bonds offer attractive yields compared to global counterparts. Powell also emphasizes gold s importance as a portfolio diversifier amidst geopolitical tensions and trade policy uncertainty.

PB Fintech shares will be in focus after its subsidiary PB Pay received RBI’s in-principle nod to operate as a payment aggregator. While this marks a key regulatory milestone, the stock trades above key short-term averages and shows bullish technical signals. Analysts maintain a ‘Hold’ rating with a 7% upside potential. The stock closed 5.8% higher on Tuesday.

A closing price above the VWAP suggests that the stock ended the day higher than the average price it traded at—weighted by volume—throughout the session

Gensol Engineering shares: In a strongly worded order, Sebi stated that there was a complete breakdown of internal controls and corporate governance at Gensol, noting that the promoters were operating the listed company as if it were a personal proprietorship.

The shift, driven by reduced domestic gas availability and changing supply dynamics, is likely to impact profitability for these companies, as they will now depend more on higher-cost gas for their PNG (domestic) and CNG (transport) segments. Each firm has filed separate disclosures with the stock exchange outlining the extent of the impact.