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Deven Choksey highlights that despite recent performance stabilization, Asian Paints remains expensive from an FY27 perspective, making it too early to invest. Regarding Trent, its current price reflects all relevant factors, with potential profit-taking if it rises further. Fundamentals in defense stocks remain strong, with renewed government spending expected to aid their recovery.

Tata stakeholders may seek an arbitrator, likely a retired Supreme Court chief justice, to determine the appointment of trustees for the Ratan Tata Endowment Foundation (RTEF) amidst unclear instructions left by Ratan Tata. The foundation, focused on philanthropy and research, will be independent of Tata Trusts. The arbitration could set a precedent for legacy foundation governance in India.

Consumer discretionary major Titan reported a marginal dip (-0.6%) in its third quarter consolidated net profit at Rs 1,047 crore, even as the total income rose 25% YoY to Rs 17,723 crore.

The first volleys in the latest US-China trade war made clear that Xi Jinping is taking a more cautious approach than during Donald Trump’s first term. After the US leader gave last-minute reprieves to Canada and Mexico, his 10% tariffs on China took effect on Tuesday. Beijing swiftly announced additional tariffs on roughly 80 products to take effect on Feb. 10, but traders are hoping upcoming talks will ease tensions.

In 2024, the Reserve Bank of India expanded its gold reserves by 72.6 tonnes, reaching a total of 876.18 tonnes valued at $66.2 billion. This increase is the highest since 2021 and the second highest since 2017. The central bank s gold purchases help protect against currency volatility and enhance valuation gains on reserves.

Ashu Khullar, Citi’s India chief, is appointed as the global co-head of GAM, based in London, and will oversee EMEA and Asia. K Balasubramanian will succeed him as India s CEO, pending RBI approval. During Khullar s tenure, Citi s revenue grew significantly, reflecting his effective leadership.

Banks are focusing on medium-term deposit mobilization to comply with new liquidity coverage ratio rules and improve asset-liability management. Non-callable deposits with two-to-five year maturities are preferred despite higher costs. Revised rules effective from April 1 mandate a higher run-off factor, prompting banks to invest more in liquid securities.

The advance helped the benchmarks cut all their losses in 2025, though analysts are guarded about concluding that the recovery is here to stay. The outcome of the Reserve Bank of India s monetary policy meeting on Friday will be the next trigger for the market.

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