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Market analysts anticipate consolidation with an upward trend, backed by RBI’s monetary policy, consistent domestic fund flows. (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened flat in trade on Monday. While Nifty50 was above 25,150, BSE Sensex was near 86,650. At 9:19 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 26,157.10,…

Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd, the top stock picks for the week (starting December 8, 2025) are Safari Industries, and JSW Steel. Let’s take a look: Stock Name CMP (Rs) Target (Rs) Upside (%) Safari Industries 2362 2700 14 JSW Steel 1149 1350 17…

MUMBAI: RBI has granted in-principle approval for Fino Payments Bank to convert into a small finance bank, allowing it to enter lending, widen its product suite and build a stronger liability franchise while continuing current operations until final clearance. It is the RBI’s first such approval for any payments bank. Fino said it is reworking…

US President Donald Trump on Sunday raised concerns about the recent Hollywood deal that shook up the media landscape, Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros. The US president, speaking to the media while arriving for the Kennedy Center Honors awards ceremony on Sunday, said that the proposed multi-billion-dollar acquisition raised concerns about market dominance. The streaming…

MUMBAI: Trading in rights entitlements (REs) for Adani Enterprises picked up pace in the last two sessions of the week as the closing date for the Rs 25,000-crore issue neared. In the last two sessions, nearly 50 lakh rights entitlements were traded on the two exchanges with the price moving up by 23%. The offer…

Asian borrowers have begun turning their backs on the US, reaching out to other alternatives for fundraising as they aim to avoid US President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Now, they have turned towards Europe, pouring billions of dollars in bond issuance, hinting at a possible erosion of America’s dominance in global capital raising.Bloomberg data shows that…

Despite the relaxation of Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) rules, chaos continued across major Indian airports on Sunday. Passengers angry, exhausted and desperate were seen shouting, sobbing and climbing service counters. IndiGo said it managed to operate 1,650 flights out of its 2,300 daily domestic and international services, while 650 flights were cancelled as the…

Foreign investors started December on a sharply negative note, pulling out Rs 11,820 crore from the Indian equities in the first week. This offloading by the foreign portfolio investors was majorly driven by the steep decline of the rupee. This comes after the FPIs had briefly returned to buying in October, bringing in Rs 14,610…

Gold prices are expected to remain on a positive footing in the coming week as investors await cues from the US Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision, with a weaker rupee adding to support in the domestic market, analysts said, PTI reported. The bias for the yellow metal remains constructive amid expectations of an interest rate…

Leading paint companies are turning cautiously optimistic about the December quarter, expecting a recovery in volumes and margins after a rain-disrupted first half, even as competition in the sector remains intense.Executives from Asian Paints, Kansai Nerolac, Berger Paints and AkzoNobel India said recent trends point to a demand revival from September, with benign raw material…