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Solarium Green Energy IPO: Solarium Green Energy plans to utilize the net proceeds from its IPO to meet working capital needs and for general corporate purposes. The company has set its IPO price range at Rs 181-191 per share, with a lot size of 600 shares. The offering allocates 20% for institutional investors, 40% for retail investors, and 40% for non-institutional investors.

Readymix Construction IPO: The issue saw strong demand, receiving bids for 29.39 lakh shares from retail investors, 9.75 lakh shares from non-institutional investors (NIIs), and 16.97 lakh shares from qualified institutional buyers (QIBs).

The core story for the economy will remain the commodity companies because we are in the building phase for the economy in terms of capex creation, infra creation. So, to that extent, yes, clearly commodity companies whether it is cement, whether it is metal, they are going to play the role.

Japan s Nikkei share average ended nearly flat on Monday as investors weighed fresh U.S. tariff threats, although a smooth meeting between Japan s prime minister and U.S. President Donald Trump eased some investor concerns.

India’s REIT market continues to expand, with four major players — Brookfield India Real Estate Trust, Embassy Office Parks REIT, Mindspace Business Parks REIT, and Nexus Select Trust — managing over Rs 1,52,000 crore in assets, as per the Indian REITs Association. Collectively, they oversee 126 million square feet of Grade A office and retail space. As of February 7, 2025, their combined market capitalization exceeded Rs 95,000 crore, reflecting strong investor confidence and sector growth.

Within mid and small, while as a whole, as index as a whole might look expensive, but you clearly are in a position to identify few pockets value lies, few pockets where the growth is still attractive relative to the valuations available. See, it is going to be a mixed bag, but yes, macro level, largecap offers far more value.

Lockup expiries on $4 billion of newly listed Indian shares added pressure to a stock market already down $1 trillion since December. Weak sentiment and slowing earnings growth may impact upcoming IPOs. Despite the downturn, companies are proceeding with listing plans, with Hexaware Technologies set for a billion-dollar IPO soon.

Pandey notes that last week s consolidation may not be sustainable, with ongoing volatility likely.

The Nifty Pharma index was trading 1.86 per cent down at 21665.65.

Axis Securities weekly picks include Kotak Bank, Narayana Hrudayalaya, Laurus Labs, and Cholamandalam Finance, highlighting strong breakouts, bullish momentum, and favorable risk-reward setups amid market volatility.