Budget 2026: Top stocks to buy (AI image) Budget 2026 stock market picks: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ninth consecutive Union Budget on February 1, 2026. Post the Union Budget, investors are wondering which stocks should they bet on. Motilal Oswal Financial Services shares its top 10 stock picks that investors can consider buying. … Read more
The Budget has rolled out a sweeping reset of India’s transfer pricing framework, aiming to cut litigation, improve tax certainty and make the country a more attractive base for multinational companies (MNCs) and global capability centres.Presenting the proposals, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced far-reaching reforms to safe harbour rules and Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs), with … Read more
Stock markets staged a strong rebound on Monday, with benchmark indices recovering sharply on value buying in blue-chip oil and gas, banking and auto stocks after witnessing heavy selling during the Budget-day session.The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 943.52 points, or 1.17 per cent, to close at 81,666.46. During intraday trade, the index rose as much … Read more
The government plans to introduce the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025 in the second half of the Budget session beginning March 9, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, adding that the parliamentary committee examining the proposed law has already submitted its report.The proposed changes are aimed at further improving timelines and effectiveness of insolvency … Read more
Gold price today: Gold continued to trade in red on Monday, extending losses on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), triggering lower circuit limits as investors rushed to book profits. Gold prices slumped by 6%, shedding nearly Rs 9,700 per 10 grams on MCX. The decline marked the third consecutive day of losses for gold futures, … Read more
India’s factory activity picked up marginally in January after slipping to a two-year low the previous month. The sector was helped by strong inflows of new orders, even as sentiment among manufacturers weakened sharply, a monthly survey showed on Monday. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 55.4 in January … Read more
Inactive public sector enterprises (PSEs) should be considered for immediate closure to reduce fiscal strain on central and state governments, the 16th Finance Commission has recommended in its report while calling for deep reforms in the sector.The panel also said that land and buildings owned by inactive PSEs are valuable and could be deployed to … Read more
Road out of troubled waters The Finance Commission has proposed a targeted push to accelerate and make India’s urban growth more orderly, focusing on strengthening mid-sized cities and bringing rapidly urbanising fringes of cities into municipal corporations.In its recommendations on urban local body (ULB) grants, the 16th Finance Commission has outlined two key priorities: integrating … Read more
Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday hailed India’s free trade agreement with the European Union saying that the “mother” will significantly boost New Delhi’s exports to the bloc in upcoming 5 years. The deal, often called the “mother of all deals”, is set to grant duty-free access to 99 % of Indian … Read more
It was a contrast that no previous Budget had possibly produced — a constant thrum of perfunctory desk thumping by treasury benches and a total silence from the opposition. The just short of 90-minute speech by FM Nirmala Sitharaman was a sedate affair that did not evoke emotions, even though a charged opposition had reportedly … Read more