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Howard S Marks from Oaktree Capital Management discusses his views on the unpredictable economic environment, Trump s policies, and the potential of the US Big Tech. He highlights his concerns about politics, demographics, and immigration policies, while expressing optimism about India s growth, emphasizing the importance of leadership and equitable development.

The automobile sector witnessed the highest outflows in the second-half of the month as these investors dumped shares worth ₹3,279 crore after selling to the tune of ₹690 crore in the first-half of the month. In 2024, foreign investors pulled out over ₹16,000 crore from the sector.

Rupee forward premiums have dropped after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced a raft of measures, including a dollar rupee buy-sell swap, to boost domestic liquidity, likely stoking dollar demand Thursday.

We haven t had an economic-based recession since 2009. This is the longest recovery in history, if you ignore the 2020 recession. We ve seen very unusual events in the last 16 years, mostly stemming from or in reaction to exogenous events. The US economy, for one, and I think that the whole world has not had a boom in that period.

Both agencies have downgraded Gensol to their respective D citing high-risk of defaulting on its payments. Earlier in February, the chairman and MD of the company had sold part of his shares to reduce the pledged shares against the loan for the company.

Shares of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) went up 3.7%, Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) gained 3.6% and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) rose 2.7%.

This is likely to offset outflows that would happen after corporates pay their quarterly advance taxes by March 15, economists said. The VRR auction comes one day after the RBI announced additional liquidity measures comprising ₹1 lakh crore of open market operations (OMOs) and $10 billion of dollar-rupee buy-sell swaps.

Emkay Wealth Management expects silver prices to remain well-supported, citing falling US interest rates, geopolitical uncertainties, and supply deficits. Silver has risen 15% in CY24 and 11% YTD 2025, with strong industrial demand from EVs and green energy sectors.

Indian markets surged for the second consecutive day, driven by energy, pharma, and FMCG stocks. The Nifty rose 207 points to 22,544, while the Sensex gained 609 points to 74,340. Analysts see bullish momentum continuing unless Nifty drops below 22,300.

US stocks: Wall Street s main indexes fell, driven by a decline in chip stocks as Marvell s forecast raised concerns about slowing demand for AI infrastructure. Trade war worries further impacted sentiment, while notable tech stocks like Microsoft and Meta also saw declines. Increased volatility persists amid tariff uncertainty.