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GIFT City allows Indians to build global portfolios: Sandeep Batra

Within GIFT City, investors can open multi-currency accounts and access outbound funds for investing in the US, Nasdaq, or emerging markets, says

Livemint 17 Feb 2026 12:30 pm

Emergency fund vs health insurance: What should you really rely on?

At the Mint Money Festival, insurance experts unpack why health policies trigger so many complaints, whether an emergency fund can replace cover,

Livemint 17 Feb 2026 12:07 pm

Why are gold, silver prices falling today? Will it fall further?

The decline comes after a strong rally earlier in the year, with traders increasingly booking profits and reacting to quieter trading conditions

The Hindu Businessline 17 Feb 2026 11:43 am

PSU rally shows momentum, but strategic picks remain in defence and power: Dharmesh Kant

Public sector stocks are experiencing a surge, with defence and power sectors showing promise due to robust order books and improving execution.

The Economic Times 17 Feb 2026 11:38 am

Naturals eyes 2028 IPO if Reliance stake talks fail

Talks, first announced in late 2022, stalled after Reliance sought a 51% stake, while Naturals was prepared to sell only 49%, so as to retain con

The Hindu Businessline 17 Feb 2026 11:29 am

Bitcoin trades near $68,400, Ethereum below $2,000 as mild profit-taking follows weekend rally

Bitcoin trades around $68,355 after touching $70,000. Ethereum also saw a slight dip. Major altcoins like XRP and BNB showed gains, while Dogecoi

The Economic Times 17 Feb 2026 11:27 am

TN Interim Budget: State to rollout shipbuilding policy soon, says Thangam Thennarasu

5,200-crore Thoothukudi cluster, 30,000-crore investment MoUs signal major maritime push He presented the Interim Budget Estimates for 2026-27 to

The Hindu Businessline 17 Feb 2026 11:25 am

Next trillion dollars of Indias mcap could create more wealth than the last: Raamdeo Agrawal

The next trillion dollars of Indias market capitalization could create more wealth than the last, Raamdeo Agrawal, co-founder of Motilal Oswal Fi

Livemint 17 Feb 2026 11:23 am

Gold price prediction today: Will gold and silver rates continue to go down?

Gold price prediction today: Gold prices may trade with a bearish bias, and the silver market is very tight, according to Praveen Singh, Senior F

The Times of India 17 Feb 2026 11:22 am

CleanMax's 3,100cr IPO opens soon: Check price band, key dates

CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions, a Brookfield-backed renewable energy firm, has fixed the price band for its upcoming initial public offering (I

NewsBytes 17 Feb 2026 11:18 am

New studios from Birla and Balaji invest in India's crowded content space amid volatility and risk of unsold content

Birla Studios and the Collective Artists Network are focusing on feature films, stressing the importance of building strong IP and differentiated

Livemint 17 Feb 2026 11:17 am

Ola Electric shares plunge another 5% to hit all-time low after Citi downgrades stock

Shares of Ola Electric Mobility hit a fresh 52-week low after Citi downgraded the stock to Sell and cut its target price by 51%. As reported by E

The Economic Times 17 Feb 2026 11:16 am

Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions IPO: Price band fixed at Rs 1,000Rs 1,053; all you need to know

CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions is set to launch its Rs 3,100 crore IPO. The subscription period will be from February 23 to February 25. The co

The Economic Times 17 Feb 2026 11:11 am

India bonds consolidate, demand for mega state debt sale eyed

Indian government bonds remained largely flat as market participants awaited a significant debt supply from states. Despite a slight decline in t

The Economic Times 17 Feb 2026 11:05 am

JGB yields slip in holiday-thinned trade

Japanese government bond yields dropped significantly on Tuesday. Trading was light due to Lunar New Year holidays in several Asian markets. Supe

The Economic Times 17 Feb 2026 11:03 am

NHAI accepts NHIT's 6,221 crore offer to monetise two highway assets

Asset monetisation has emerged as a strategic tool in NHAIs efforts to unlock the value of existing assets and attract private sector investment

The Hindu Businessline 17 Feb 2026 11:01 am

Discussions encouraging, we are nearing consensus on most pillars, MeitY official says

The 2026 India AI Impact Summit, taking place from February 16-20 in New Delhi, is structured around seven core pillars and it aims to achieve c

The Hindu Businessline 17 Feb 2026 10:44 am

Kerala clinches investments worth 1.18 lakh croreat Davos, says CM

Pinarayi Vijayan addresses 6th session of CII Southern Region Council in Thiruvananthapuram

The Hindu Businessline 17 Feb 2026 10:41 am

We have a lot of conviction in small & mid caps, says Vaiibhavv Chugh of Abakkus Mutual Fund

The fund house's CEO speaks about a slew of topics ranging from the fund house's investing philosophy, expectations from small caps in 2026, why

Livemint 17 Feb 2026 10:41 am

IT stocks oversold, capital markets remain a structural story: Nitin Raheja

Nitin Raheja of Julius Baer believes the IT sector selloff is overdone, with AI disruption unfolding gradually. He sees strong cash flows enablin

The Economic Times 17 Feb 2026 10:40 am

Dinesh Kumar Khara says RBIs new guidelines balance customer protection and growth

New RBI regulations will significantly alter how banks sell financial products, fund acquisitions, and lend to market intermediaries. Former SBI

The Economic Times 17 Feb 2026 10:33 am

Weather extremes continue to hit saffron production despite revival push in J&K

Agriculture experts say saffron is highly climate-sensitive, particularly during the flowering window, when untimely rain, drought-like condition

The Hindu Businessline 17 Feb 2026 10:32 am

IT stocks attempt to get back on their feet. What Nomura, UBS and Citi are saying

Information technology stocks rebounded after a steep two-week selloff, with Infosys, TCS and Wipro rising up to 3%. Investor concerns over AI-dr

The Economic Times 17 Feb 2026 10:26 am

Crude oil futures trade lower as markets await US-Iran talks

At 9.58 am on Tuesday, February crude oil futures were trading at 5,764 on MCX during the initial hour of trading on Tuesday against the previous

The Hindu Businessline 17 Feb 2026 10:16 am

Rupee rises 1 paisa to 90.73 against U.S. dollar in early trade

Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.23% higher at 97.14

The Hindu 17 Feb 2026 10:12 am

US Stocks Today | Big tech faces valuation reset as AI spending scrutiny rises

US tech giants are facing a sharp valuation reset in 2026 as investors question whether massive AI spending can deliver adequate returns. Stocks

The Economic Times 17 Feb 2026 10:12 am

Irish watchdog opens EU data probe into Grok sexual AI imagery

The large-scale inquiry relates to potential breaches of the bloc's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), said a statement by Ireland's Data

The Hindu 17 Feb 2026 10:03 am

Infosys shares rise 3% on collaboration with Anthropic. Heres what Salil Parekh said

Infosys shares rose on Tuesday after the IT major announced a strategic partnership with AI firm Anthropic to build enterprise-ready AI solutions

The Economic Times 17 Feb 2026 10:02 am

SBIs 70% rally narrows valuation gap with HDFC Bank, ICICI buy, hold or book profits?

State Bank of India's (SBI) stock has surged nearly 70% in the past year, narrowing its valuation gap with private sector giants like HDFC Bank a

The Economic Times 17 Feb 2026 9:58 am

Sensex down 230 pts, Nifty loses 100 pts in early trade as markets open on cautious note amid US-Iran tensions

The broader market indices on the NSE also showed weakness. The Nifty 100 index declined by 0.26 per cent, while the Nifty Midcap 100 fell by 0.1

The Hindu Businessline 17 Feb 2026 9:54 am

Salon chain Naturals eyeing 2028 IPO if Reliance stake talks fail, says executive

Naturals, a leading Indian salon chain, continues discussions with Reliance for a stake sale. Talks have slowed due to disagreements on deal stru

The Economic Times 17 Feb 2026 9:41 am

Earnings recovery to support markets in FY27; private capex, manufacturing top bets: Dikshit Mittal

Indian stock markets are poised for a stronger performance in the upcoming financial year. Corporate earnings are expected to accelerate, support

The Economic Times 17 Feb 2026 9:35 am

Silver prices decline Rs 4,700/kg, gold extends fall on firm US dollar, thin volumes. What should investors do?

Gold and silver futures fell on MCX amid weak global cues, thin Lunar New Year trade and a stronger U.S. dollar. April gold dropped 0.8% to Rs 1,

The Economic Times 17 Feb 2026 9:34 am

Sensex falls over 200 pts, Nifty tests 25,700 as metal, auto stocks lead decline; IT bucks trend

Indian benchmark indices Nifty and Sensex opened lower on Tuesday, impacted by declines in metal and auto stocks. The IT index, however, showed s

The Economic Times 17 Feb 2026 9:30 am

Indo-US defence partnership continues to grow stronger: US Ambassador Sergio Gor

Admiral Paparo had asserted that the US-India defence relationship is on a steeply-upward trajectory and is set to expand further

The Hindu Businessline 17 Feb 2026 9:28 am

India Inc earnings recovery playing out as expected. 35 stocks to buy after Q3 results

India Inc's December quarter earnings season largely met expectations, with brokerages turning constructive on select market pockets. Investors h

The Economic Times 17 Feb 2026 9:28 am

Embassy Developments shares in focus after entering lifestyle, second-home segment with Alibaug project

Embassy Developments Ltd. secured MahaRERA approval for its Embassy Serenity project in Alibaug, marking its entry into the premium second-home m

The Economic Times 17 Feb 2026 9:25 am

Mutual funds slash stakes in 9 of 10 IT stocks but Rs 4 lakh crore still at play

Mutual funds significantly reduced their holdings in nine out of ten major IT stocks in January, driven by concerns that AI will disrupt the trad

The Economic Times 17 Feb 2026 9:22 am

Gold slides below $5,000 as Lunar New Year holiday mutes trade

Many banks including BNP Paribas SA, Deutsche Bank AG and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. have forecast that prices will resume their upward trend, wi

The Hindu Businessline 17 Feb 2026 9:16 am

Dividend alert: Last chance to buy Coal India, HAL, and 6 other stocks today. Details here

Investors have a final chance to buy into eight companies before they trade ex-dividend on February 18th. Hindustan Aeronautics, Coal India, MSTC

The Economic Times 17 Feb 2026 9:12 am

AI scares $56 billion hit tests resilience of TCS, Infosys and other Indian IT stocks

Indian IT stocks, including TCS and Infosys, faced a $56 billion market hit amid global AI-related concerns. The sell-off tested the sectors resi

The Economic Times 17 Feb 2026 9:02 am

IATA flags concern over impact of temporary suspension of cargo ops at Mumbai airport

The latest statement follows MIAL's letter dated February 9 this year, addressed to airlines, in which the airport operator reiterated its plan t

The Hindu Businessline 17 Feb 2026 9:01 am

No more rate cuts, but high yields create tactical opportunities in long bonds, says Vikas Garg

The RBI's policy pause signals the end of easy money, but elevated bond yields present tactical opportunities, especially at the longer end. Desp

The Economic Times 17 Feb 2026 9:00 am

ETMarkets Smart Talk | Selective small & midcaps to outperform; focus on quality over momentum in 2026, says Siddhartha Khemka

Indian markets are shifting focus to company earnings and liquidity. The India-US trade deal has eased pressures. Investors are recalibrating str

The Economic Times 17 Feb 2026 9:00 am

GMR Airports among 4 Nifty200 stocks showing bullish RSI upswing

On February 16, four stocks from the Nifty200 universe entered the RSI Trending Up scan after gaining over 3%, based on StockEdge data. Their RSI

The Economic Times 17 Feb 2026 8:38 am

Texmaco Rail shares in focus after bagging two orders worth over Rs 240 crore. Check details

Shares of Texmaco Rail & Engineering are in focus after the company secured two orders totaling Rs 242.63 crore. The larger contract, worth Rs 21

The Economic Times 17 Feb 2026 8:37 am

Cochin Shipyard shares in focus after emerging as L1 bidder for Rs 5,000 crore Navy contract

Cochin Shipyard shares may remain in focus after the company emerged as the lowest bidder for a Rs 5,000 crore defence contract to build five nex

The Economic Times 17 Feb 2026 8:34 am

Top stocks to buy today: Stock market recommendations for February 17, 2026 - check list

Stock market recommendations: NTPC, Power Finance Corporation, and Union Bank of India are the top stock picks by Somil Mehta, Head - Alternate R

The Times of India 17 Feb 2026 8:33 am

Domestic shares set to open marginally lower, seen in consolidation phase post-earnings

IT sector to await direction from ongoing AI Impact Summit

The Hindu Businessline 17 Feb 2026 8:19 am

India's textile and apparel exports down by 3.75% in January, outlook improves now with India US interim deal

India's textile and apparel exports saw a dip in January. High tariffs from the United States impacted shipments. However, a recent reduction in

The Economic Times 17 Feb 2026 8:18 am

RIL Share Price Live Updates: RIL's Performance Overview

The Economic Times 17 Feb 2026 8:12 am

Oil steady as traders weigh supply risks heading into key US-Iran talks

Oil prices remained steady as Iran conducted naval drills near the Strait of Hormuz ahead of nuclear talks with the U.S. Investors are assessing

The Economic Times 17 Feb 2026 7:53 am

Watch out for these 9 stocks _ Reliance, Lupin, Delhivery, TCS, Cochin Shipyard, Alkem Lab, Texmaco Rail, REC, BLS E-Services _ in todays trade

Global expansion plans, a drug licence and supply agreement, besides a contract win, among the reasons why these stocks will remain in focus toda

The Hindu Businessline 17 Feb 2026 7:36 am

Gold falls 1% on firmer dollar, thin Asia trade

Gold prices dipped 1% on Tuesday amid thin trading due to Lunar New Year holidays in Asian markets and a stronger U.S. dollar. U.S. gold futures

The Economic Times 17 Feb 2026 7:35 am