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Devina Mehra advises investors to manage risks and stay invested amid market fears, as returns tend to be higher during uncertainty. Emphasizing large, steady portfolios over small caps, she highlights the cyclical nature of market returns and the importance of staying the course, even as Indian markets confront tariff and geopolitical challenges.

Parthiv Jhonsa discusses US tariffs, China s production cuts, and India s steel industry. He highlights aluminium demand growth, potential safeguard duties, and stock picks, predicting sustained momentum in metal stocks amid evolving global trade dynamics.

Trump s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve plan removes $17B in selling pressure, potentially stabilizing Bitcoin. The Crypto Summit may define U.S. regulations, impacting market sentiment. Experts see long-term growth, but uncertainty remains. India s restrictive policies risk losing crypto talent.

BSE MD & CEO Sundararaman Ramamurthy explains the rationale behind shifting the expiry day to prevent concentration risk and volatility. He highlights global best practices, systemic risks of a single expiry, and the impact of new F&O norms on market stability.

Short covering lifted five stocks on March 7, with open interest declining. IEX, Lupin, Bharat Forge, Indian Hotels, and Sun Pharma saw marginal price gains as traders exited short positions.

The Indian rupee ended stronger on Friday, posting its best weekly gain in over two years as the U.S. dollar declined sharply against major peers, which also helped lift the local unit s regional counterparts.

Indian benchmark indices closed flat on Friday, after rising 2% over the last two sessions, with gains in heavyweight Reliance Industries offsetting declines in IT stocks, as market sentiments remained cautious with concerns over U.S. tariffs amid fluctuating trade policy that has rattled global financial markets.

​RBI is pumping in sufficient amount of liquidity. So, both these factors should help in the growth scenario going forward. On top of that, as you mentioned, the crude prices have corrected sharply.

Five stocks—Nykaa, Kalyan Jewellers, Prestige Estates, MGL, and Zomato—saw a short buildup on March 7, with rising open interest and falling stock prices, indicating bearish sentiment in the F&O segment.