Sensex crashes 1,400 points, investors lose ₹12 lakh crore in 2 days— Why is the Indian stock market down? Explained

In two consecutive sessions, the 30-share pack Sensex has crashed over 1,390 points, or 1.7%, while the Nifty 50 has dropped by 1.8%. Investors lost nearly ₹12 lakh crore in just two sessions. The Indian stock market continued reeling under selling pressure for the second consecutive session on Tuesday, January 20, tracking weak global cues…

Zomato hikes delivery worker incentives for January 31 as company braces for higher order volumes on New Year’s Eve

Zomato clarified that the higher incentive move for delivery workers on December 31 was a regular process and did not relate to the ongoing strike by gig workers. Food delivery platform Zomato has hiked the incentive for its delivery partners during peak hours and year-end days as the company expects demand to go up during…

Kotak Mahindra Bank to split stock after 15 years; board meet on Nov 21

Kotak Mahindra Bank to consider a stock split during its board meeting scheduled on 21 November, 2025, the lender said in a regulatory filing.   “…a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Bank would be held on Friday, November 21, 2025 to, inter alia, consider a proposal for sub-division (split) of the existing…

Jio BlackRock Mutual Fund targets consistency as it enters active arena

Jio BlackRock enters active equity space with FlexiCap Fund, leveraging BlackRock’s SAE approach and offering a low 0.5% expense ratio via direct channels   Jio BlackRock Mutual Fund (MF) on Tuesday announced its entry into the active equity space with the launch of the Jio BlackRock FlexiCap Fund.   The fund house plans to stand…

NPCI to increase UPI transaction limits for high-value payments from Sept 15; check updated limits

  Under the new framework, the per-transaction limit for categories aligned with tax payments and other high-value transactions has been raised to Rs 5 lakh, while the daily aggregate limit for most of these categories has been increased up to Rs 10 lakh, depending on the category. In a major move to facilitate high-value digital…

Technical View: Nifty may consolidate further until it decisively closes above 20-day EMA, India VIX at 2.5-month low

As per the weekly options data, the Nifty may face hurdles at the 22,500-22,700 zone, with support placed at the 22,000 levels. Nifty Trend The Nifty 50 extended its downward move for another session amid rangebound trading, falling by a third of a percent on March 13, tracking the nervousness in Asian peers. The index…

Stock market: FII ownership in Indian shares drop to 16%; what’s on their sell radar?

For oil & gas sector, January’s $182 million outflows marked the fifth consecutive month of selling. For automobile sector, it was the sixth straight month of FII selloff at $672 million.   In its latest strategy note, JM Financial noted that foreign institutional investor (FII) ownership as a percentage of total Indian equities slipped further…