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Indian equity markets are experiencing volatility driven by global trends and sector rotations. Rajesh Palviya of Axis Securities recommends buying SBI Life and Hindalco due to their strong momentum, while suggesting a short position in Lupin due to its weak structure. Target prices and stop losses are provided for strategic trades.

JM Financial advises buying Brainbees Solutions with a target price of Rs 605, predicting a significant upside from the current market price of Rs 410.4 within a year. Despite a tough market for Indian equities in 2025, FirstCry maintained stability post-pre-IPO lock-in expiry. The recommendation is based on lower valuations compared to peers and potential growth.

Telecom sector revenue is predicted to grow by 16-17% year-on-year in Q4FY25. This growth is expected to benefit private carriers like Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel due to residual rate hikes and strong user gains, while Vodafone Idea may experience fewer customer losses.

The decision was made following the NSE sub-committee s meeting on Friday, February 21. However, the changes will take effect from March 28, 2025, marking the close of March 27, 2025.

Seven stocks, including Spectrum Electrical, Orchid Pharma, and Rallis India, formed a White Marubozu pattern on Feb 21, signaling strong buying pressure, according to stockedge.com’s scan. Traders see it as bullish.

The below list from Kotak Institutional Equities highlights top 10 companies where promoters have offloaded their stake the most, based on %age change

The Nifty futures closed lower on Friday, registering a loss of 0.62% at 22,799 levels. Meanwhile, the India VIX declined by over 1%, closing at 14.53 in the previous session.

Nifty50 is on the verge of its longest losing streak in 28 years, with the possibility of a five-month decline if trends continue in February. This downturn is fueled by aggressive selling by foreign investors and a shift in investment focus towards the recovering Chinese markets.

Here are 5 factors that the commodity broker believes will lead the rally.

We have been witnessing a sell-on-rally market for the past many months, and that trend continues to hold as of now. Going forward, Nifty has very crucial support around the 22,500-22,700 zone, any consistent breach below this zone could lead to a further sharp correction in Nifty.