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The Smids trap: How geopolitical tensions exposed retail's riskiest bets

New Delhi, March 6 -- The Iran conflict has raised panic among retail direct investors who prefer investing in small and midcap stocks (Smids) and trading directly on the markets, unlike their mutual ... Read More


Bulls have defended Nifty's Fortress 24,600 successfully since July. Will it yield this time?

Mumbai, March 3 -- Stock market bulls have strenuously defended the Nifty's 24,600 level four times since July, raising hopes that it will hold even as the current storm passes. The key technical flo... Read More


Iran war isn't a T-20 match, says Shankar Sharma after a kamikaze drone skims over his UAE villa

New Delhi, March 2 -- Ace investor Shankar Sharma had his first tryst with the fallout from the Iran war when a kamikaze or suicide drone skimmed over his villa in Ras Al-Khaimah, one of the seven Emi... Read More


India mkt gurus make contra call on Iran war hit

Mumbai, March 2 -- Conventional wisdom predicts a market crash when war breaks out in West Asia. However, some of India's market experts expect stocks to actually rise this week, even as foreign inves... Read More


Indian market mavens make contra call on Iran war impact

New Delhi, March 1 -- Conventional wisdom predicts a market crash when war breaks out in West Asia. However, some of India's market experts expect stocks to actually rise this week, even as foreign in... Read More


Did foreign investors and prop traders sniff the US tariff verdict?

New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- Hours before the US Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's tariffs on Friday, a section of foreign institutional investors (FIIs) in India flipped their bearish bets ... Read More


For first time in 22 years, prop traders overtake retail in NSE cash segment

New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- Proprietary traders (prop), or brokers transacting for themselves, have surpassed the market share of individual or direct retail investors on the National Stock Exchange's (NSE)... Read More


For first time in 22 years, proprietary traders overtake retail in NSE cash segment

New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- Proprietary traders (prop), or brokers transacting for themselves, have surpassed the market share of individual or direct retail investors on the National Stock Exchange's (NSE)... Read More


FPI ownership in NSE-listed cos falls to 15-year low

Mumbai, Feb. 20 -- Weighed down by continued outflows-amounting to a record $18.9 billion in 2025-the ownership of foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) in companies listed on the National Stock Exchange... Read More


NSE brokers' forum approaches Sebi to seek deferment of RBI's proprietary funding norms

New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- A top forum of brokers has sought regulatory intervention to defer the implementation of recent Reserve Bank of India directives to banks to tighten funding to proprietary trader... Read More