Diwali 2025: Top Nifty stocks offering upside of up to 28% to bet on this Samvat 2082 – Festive Stock Picks

Diwali 2025: Top Nifty stocks offering upside of up to 28% to bet on this Samvat 2082 – Festive Stock Picks

HDFC Securities has assigned a target price of Rs 4,243 (9.2% upside). The company’s consolidated order pipeline for the remainder of FY26 stands at around Rs 14.8 lakh crore, including an infrastructure segment pipeline of Rs 8 lakh crore. Major projects span energy, infrastructure, heavy civil, renewables, water, defence, and international hydrocarbons. Management expects 10% … Read more

Pankaj Pandey bullish on Arvind Fashions and Trent as GST cuts boost margins

Pankaj Pandey bullish on Arvind Fashions and Trent as GST cuts boost margins

The technology sector continued to dominate market discussions this week as investors brace for a flurry of updates from top IT firms. TCS will kick off the earnings calendar, followed by management commentary and subsequent market reactions later in the week. Speaking to ET Now, Pankaj Pandey, Head Research, ICICIdirect.com highlighted that the IT index … Read more

Amnish Aggarwal sees boost for hospital margins amid policy changes

Amnish Aggarwal sees boost for hospital margins amid policy changes

The healthcare sector is witnessing a fresh round of optimism following policy changes that could improve margins for hospital companies. According to Amnish Aggarwal from Prabhudas Lilladher, “latest development actually gives more leeway to all the hospital companies for charging more when the treatment is through government pensions or government schemes. Now, the margins will … Read more

Hospital sector positioned for double-digit growth; Apollo Hospitals, Max Healthcare top picks

Hospital sector positioned for double-digit growth; Apollo Hospitals, Max Healthcare top picks

India’s hospital sector continues to deliver robust growth, supported by sustained demand, capacity expansion, and operational efficiencies. Over the past five years, the sector has clocked a healthy revenue CAGR of 16.5% and EBITDA CAGR of 26%, reflecting resilience and improving fundamentals. In 1QFY26, revenue rose 16% YoY, driven by higher patient volumes and realizations … Read more

Clean Science bulk deal: Norges Bank picks Rs 158 crore stake. Nippon, SBI MF among buyers

Clean Science bulk deal: Norges Bank picks Rs 158 crore stake. Nippon, SBI MF among buyers

Norway-based Norges Bank bought over 14.62 lakh shares worth Rs 158 crore in Clean Science and Technology via block deal on Thursday. Nippon India Mutual Fund, SBI Mutual Fund and Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company were also buyers in the bulk deals where promoters Asha Ashok Boob and Ashok Ramnarayan Boob together sold over 1.9 … Read more

Apollo Healthtech targets listing by Jan-Mar 2027

Apollo Healthtech targets listing by Jan-Mar 2027

Mumbai: Apollo Healthtech, the demerged omni-channel pharmacy and digital health business of Apollo Hospitals, is likely to be listed by January-March 2027, a top company official said Tuesday. Asked if there are plans of a family reorganisation, Apollo Hospitals group chief financial officer Krishnan Akhileswaran told ET, “No, there isn’t. It’s just a value unlock … Read more

Sudip Bandyopadhyay on 2 sectors offering ‘Trump-Proof’ investment opportunities

Sudip Bandyopadhyay on 2 sectors offering ‘Trump-Proof’ investment opportunities

“Private capex, while sporadic, is seeing considerable activity in the power sector, and that’s again a big positive for capital goods companies. Taking all this into account, the space looks promising. We’ve been positive on Larsen & Toubro for a long time and continue to maintain our positive view—it’s a great stock to own if … Read more

Apollo Hospitals approves major restructuring plan; to list digital health, pharmacy arms

Apollo Hospitals approves major restructuring plan; to list digital health, pharmacy arms

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited’s (AHEL) board on Monday announced a sweeping corporate overhaul, approving a composite scheme of arrangement involving its subsidiaries Apollo Healthco Limited (AHL) and Keimed Private Limited, alongside its wholly owned subsidiary Apollo Healthtech Limited. Under the restructuring exercise, the company will first demerge its ‘Identified Business Undertaking’ into Apollo Healthtech. Subsequently, … Read more

Which stocks should traders buy as indices hit a nine-month high?

Which stocks should traders buy as indices hit a nine-month high?

As benchmark indices hit a nine-month high in the last week of June, traders are looking to ride the bullish wave. A look at some of the stock futures that have seen higher-than-average rollovers to the July series and poised to move up further. HPCL CMP: Rs 439 Change in Open Interest in July Series: … Read more

Kotak Equities reshuffles model portfolio; adds IndiGo, Pidilite; reduces Dabur. Here’s what changed

Kotak Equities reshuffles model portfolio; adds IndiGo, Pidilite; reduces Dabur. Here’s what changed

Making adjustments to its model portfolio, domestic brokerage firm Kotak Institutional Equities has increased the weight of InterGlobe Aviation (INDIGO) by 100 basis points to 250 basis points and Pidilite Industries (PIDI) by 40 basis points to 190 basis points. Meanwhile, Dabur witnessed a decrease in the weightage. According to the domestic brokerage firm, both … Read more