Over 120 smallcap stocks posted double-digit gains in a single week, signalling a sharp rebound after months of selling pressure. While valuations have corrected and earnings remain stable in pockets, experts are divided on whether the rally marks a durable recovery or a tactical bounce driven by sentiment shifts.
Headline capex understates the Union Budget’s infrastructure push. Adjusting for equity infusions, state and private spending, and extra-budgetary resources shows effective Centre infrastructure spending rose 18% year-on-year, led by defence, transport, housing, and water, alongside PLI and targeted tax incentives.
Bitcoin surged past $70,000, recovering from a 16-month low, buoyed by a tech stock and precious metals rebound. Despite a significant weekly dip and investor caution signaled by options markets, the digital currency showed resilience. This recovery follows a broader market rout, with the crypto space having lost substantial value since October.
The Dow surged above 50,000 points for the first time Friday, shrugging off worries connected to artificial intelligence companies while traders focused on the prospects for US growth and Federal Reserve interest rate cuts. Earlier milestones for the Dow include when it hit 40,000 points in May 2024 and 30,000 points in November 2020.
Dish TV reported a net loss of approximately Rs 276 crore for Q3 FY26, sharply higher than the loss of around Rs 47 crore reported in the same quarter last year. The company reported exceptional items of around Rs 70 crore during the quarter, taking the loss before tax to about Rs 276 crore.
RBI scrapped the Rs 2.5 lakh crore VRR cap, folding it into FPI debt limits from April, boosting flexibility and ease of doing business while retaining safeguards on foreign ownership. Existing VRR investments shift to general limits, with gains expected.
“Sales volumes were adversely impacted during the quarter due to loss of production on account of operations disruption at Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh,” the company said in a statement.
Tata Steel’s consolidated net profit surged more than ninefold from a year earlier in the December quarter as a sharp improvement in profitability at its Dutch unit and steady operations in India helped offset wider operating losses in the UK.
Fractal Analytics raised Rs 1,249 crore from 52 anchor investors at Rs 900 per share ahead of its IPO opening February 9. Strong domestic and global institutional demand signals confidence in the AI analytics firm and growth prospects globally strong.
Cboe Global Markets has surpassed Wall Street profit expectations for the fourth quarter. Increased market volatility fueled options trading volumes, driving strong revenue. The exchange is focusing on growth areas like prediction markets and crypto. Cboe is also streamlining operations by exiting businesses in Australia and Canada.
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