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Balkrishna Industries reported Q3 FY26 results: Net Sales at Rs 2,736.79 crore, up 6.89% yoy. Quarterly Net Profit decreased 14.98% to Rs 382.15 crore. EBITDA fell 8.57% to Rs 720.45 crore. EPS dropped to Rs 19.77 from Rs 23.25 in Q3 FY25. The company's share price on NSE closed at Rs 2,410.30 on January 27, 2026.

HT Media has reported: - Net Sales at Rs 496.61 crore, a 1.39% increase from Rs 489.80 crore in December 2024. - Quarterly Net Loss of Rs 23.35 crore, a 289.82% decrease from a loss of Rs 5.99 crore in December 2024. - EBITDA at Rs 50.70 crore, a 9.27% increase from Rs 46.40 crore in December 2024.

Reported Consolidated quarterly numbers for Digicontent are: Net sales for Digicontent increased 17.04% to Rs 128.14 crore in December 2025 from Rs 109.48 crore in December 2024. The net loss was Rs 7.28 crore in December 2025, a 210.47% decrease from Rs 6.59 crore in December 2024. EBITDA declined 26.27% to Rs 11.76 crore.

Reported Consolidated quarterly numbers for Prime Focus are: Prime Focus reported revenue of Rs 1,207.25 crore in December 2025, a 32.74% increase from Rs 909.45 crore in December 2024. Net profit rose 217.91% to Rs 70.95 crore in December 2025 from Rs 60.18 crore in December 2024. EBITDA increased by 117.78% to Rs 401.24 crore in December 2025.

New Delhi Television net sales rose 13.31% to Rs. 150.41 crore in December 2025 from Rs. 132.74 crore a year ago. The company reported a net loss of Rs. 80.25 crore, 44.1% lower than Rs. 55.69 crore loss in December 2024, with EBITDA negative at Rs. 59.63 crore. NDTV shares closed at Rs. 83.30 on January 27, 2026 with -40.71% returns over 6 months.

Kaya reported a decrease in losses for the December 2025 quarter, with a net loss of Rs 35.56 crore, down 1067.24% from a loss of Rs 3.68 crore in the same period in 2024. Net sales increased 3.3% year-over-year to Rs 60.04 crore. The company's shares have given -18.80% returns over the last 6 months.

LT Foods reported consolidated quarterly numbers for December 2025: - Net Sales: Rs 2,809.20 crore, up 23.49% from Rs 2,274.81 crore in December 2024. - Quarterly Net Profit: Rs 157.35 crore, up 9.84% from Rs 143.26 crore in December 2024. - EBITDA: Rs 317.09 crore, up 20.44% from Rs 263.27 crore in December 2024. - EPS: Rs 4.53, up from Rs 4.13 in December 2024.

Ministry of Coal designated coking coal as a 'Critical and Strategic Mineral' to reduce India's import dependence and ensure mineral security. This move is expected to facilitate faster approvals, ease of doing business, and exploration activities, leading to a reduction in import dependence for the steel sector. Coal India shares rose 3% to Rs 456.95, while Bharat Coking Coal rose 5% to Rs 39.

Gillette India Ltd. released impressive results for the December quarter. Thanks to strong volume growth and operating leverage, net profit increased 37% year over year to ₹172.4 crore from ₹126 crore in the same period previous year. In the December quarter, revenue from operations rose from ₹685 crore to ₹790 crore, a 15.2% rise over the previous year.

The Economic Survey 2025-26 proposes a national input cost reduction strategy to boost competitiveness, suggesting input costs act as a "hidden tax" on manufacturing and exports. It flags tariff inversion and emphasizes rule-based, economy-wide reforms to reduce costs, citing benefits for private investment, export competitiveness, and job creation.

Nettlinx reported its consolidated quarterly numbers for December 2025: - Net Sales declined 45.92% to Rs. 4.85 crore. - Quarterly Net Loss decreased 104.62% to Rs. 0.31 crore. - EBITDA fell 98.04% to Rs. 0.19 crore. - Shares closed at 17.95 on January 27, 2026, with -27.24% returns in 6 months and -76.46% in 12 months.

Balkrishna Industries reported Q3 FY26 results: Net Sales at Rs 2,736.79 crore, up 6.89% yoy. Quarterly Net Profit decreased 14.98% to Rs 382.15 crore. EBITDA fell 8.57% to Rs 720.45 crore. EPS dropped to Rs 19.77 from Rs 23.25 in Q3 FY25. The company's share price on NSE closed at Rs 2,410.30 on January 27, 2026.

HT Media has reported: - Net Sales at Rs 496.61 crore, a 1.39% increase from Rs 489.80 crore in December 2024. - Quarterly Net Loss of Rs 23.35 crore, a 289.82% decrease from a loss of Rs 5.99 crore in December 2024. - EBITDA at Rs 50.70 crore, a 9.27% increase from Rs 46.40 crore in December 2024.

Reported Consolidated quarterly numbers for Digicontent are: Net sales for Digicontent increased 17.04% to Rs 128.14 crore in December 2025 from Rs 109.48 crore in December 2024. The net loss was Rs 7.28 crore in December 2025, a 210.47% decrease from Rs 6.59 crore in December 2024. EBITDA declined 26.27% to Rs 11.76 crore.

Reported Consolidated quarterly numbers for Prime Focus are: Prime Focus reported revenue of Rs 1,207.25 crore in December 2025, a 32.74% increase from Rs 909.45 crore in December 2024. Net profit rose 217.91% to Rs 70.95 crore in December 2025 from Rs 60.18 crore in December 2024. EBITDA increased by 117.78% to Rs 401.24 crore in December 2025.

New Delhi Television net sales rose 13.31% to Rs. 150.41 crore in December 2025 from Rs. 132.74 crore a year ago. The company reported a net loss of Rs. 80.25 crore, 44.1% lower than Rs. 55.69 crore loss in December 2024, with EBITDA negative at Rs. 59.63 crore. NDTV shares closed at Rs. 83.30 on January 27, 2026 with -40.71% returns over 6 months.

Kaya reported a decrease in losses for the December 2025 quarter, with a net loss of Rs 35.56 crore, down 1067.24% from a loss of Rs 3.68 crore in the same period in 2024. Net sales increased 3.3% year-over-year to Rs 60.04 crore. The company's shares have given -18.80% returns over the last 6 months.

LT Foods reported consolidated quarterly numbers for December 2025: - Net Sales: Rs 2,809.20 crore, up 23.49% from Rs 2,274.81 crore in December 2024. - Quarterly Net Profit: Rs 157.35 crore, up 9.84% from Rs 143.26 crore in December 2024. - EBITDA: Rs 317.09 crore, up 20.44% from Rs 263.27 crore in December 2024. - EPS: Rs 4.53, up from Rs 4.13 in December 2024.

Ministry of Coal designated coking coal as a 'Critical and Strategic Mineral' to reduce India's import dependence and ensure mineral security. This move is expected to facilitate faster approvals, ease of doing business, and exploration activities, leading to a reduction in import dependence for the steel sector. Coal India shares rose 3% to Rs 456.95, while Bharat Coking Coal rose 5% to Rs 39.

Gillette India Ltd. released impressive results for the December quarter. Thanks to strong volume growth and operating leverage, net profit increased 37% year over year to ₹172.4 crore from ₹126 crore in the same period previous year. In the December quarter, revenue from operations rose from ₹685 crore to ₹790 crore, a 15.2% rise over the previous year.

The Economic Survey 2025-26 proposes a national input cost reduction strategy to boost competitiveness, suggesting input costs act as a "hidden tax" on manufacturing and exports. It flags tariff inversion and emphasizes rule-based, economy-wide reforms to reduce costs, citing benefits for private investment, export competitiveness, and job creation.

Nettlinx reported its consolidated quarterly numbers for December 2025: - Net Sales declined 45.92% to Rs. 4.85 crore. - Quarterly Net Loss decreased 104.62% to Rs. 0.31 crore. - EBITDA fell 98.04% to Rs. 0.19 crore. - Shares closed at 17.95 on January 27, 2026, with -27.24% returns in 6 months and -76.46% in 12 months.

REC Ltd reported Q3 FY26 results with profit roughly flat at ~₹4,043–4,052 cr, as higher total income was offset by rising expenses in the December quarter. Despite stagnant top-line growth, the board approved a substantial interim dividend of ₹4.60 per share with a record date of Feb 6, 2026 for shareholders.

The Economic Survey 2025-26 reports a sustained upcycle in real estate sales since September 2021. Reforms such as RERA, GST, and housing policies fueled improved sales, increased household savings, and expanded housing finance. Housing volume sales remained higher than FY22-FY24 and outstanding individual housing loans tripled to over Rs 37 lakh crore by end March 2025.

Vedanta Ltd., the Anil Agarwal-owned mining conglomerate, reported its December quarter results with: - 60.1% y-o-y net profit growth to ₹5,710 crore. - 37% revenue growth to ₹23,369 crore. - 37% y-o-y EBITDA growth to ₹6,866 crore and 29.4% margins. - Aluminium EBITDA stood at ₹7,023 crore, exceeding poll estimates.

RDB Infrastructure & Power's share price fluctuated between gains and losses on January 29 after announcing a board meeting to consider NSE listing. The company's Board of Directors will meet on February 3 to approve a direct listing proposal on the National Stock Exchange. The multibagger stock has soared over 3900% in the last 5 years.

The Survey identifies India's persistent current account deficit (CAD) as a significant factor in the country's high cost of capital, which undermines industrial competitiveness and investment. However, services exports have helped mitigate the deficit, and India's services trade surplus was $188.8 billion in FY25, offsetting two-thirds of the merchandise trade deficit.

The Securities Markets Code (SMC), 2025, aims to overhaul India's regulatory architecture and deliver a unified framework by consolidating three Acts into one. It introduces transparency and accountability principles and enhances investor protection. The Code may inspire similar transformation across India's regulatory landscape, with its principles potentially guiding other regulators or reforms.

Domestic institutional investors, especially mutual funds and insurance companies, offset foreign institutional investors' net selling of Indian equities in January. Net DIIs' purchases totaled ₹67,183.01 crore, while FIIs sold ₹36,771.10 crore. The DIIs' share by value of holdings surpassed FIIs for the first time in Q4 FY25 and reached an all-time high of 18.3% in Q2 FY26, while FIIs held 16.7%.

The BSE Sensex rose 222 points to 82,566 and the Nifty gained 76 points to 25,419, driven by gains in stocks such as L&T, Tata Steel and Coal India. Nifty Bank rose 359 points to 59,958, led by Axis Bank, AU Small Finance Bank and ICICI Bank. Metal stocks rallied, with Hindustan Copper hitting a record high.

The US Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to leave its key interest rate unchanged at 3.50-3.75% on January 28, 2026. US Fed's decision may influence RBI's February meeting, with experts predicting RBI may hold rates steady to prioritize stability and rupee stability, and not cut rates aggressively like earlier.

Apollo Pipes reported a net loss of ₹4.8 crore, compared to a ₹6.4 crore profit last year, due to a 20% drop in revenue to ₹247.2 crore from ₹308 crore. EBITDA halved to ₹12 crore from ₹23.3 crore, and sales volumes fell to 25,386 tonnes from 26,987 tonnes. Shares closed 4.2% lower at ₹264, down 38% in a year.

Ajmera Realty and Infra India Ltd's net profit declined 16% to ₹27.8 crore in Q3, with revenue down 5.8% to ₹181.7 crore. EBITDA fell 12% to ₹55.5 crore, and margins contracted to 30.5% from 32.7%. Sales bookings doubled to ₹603 crore, and sales volume increased 59% to 2.62 lakh sq ft. Shares traded 6.1% lower at ₹146.

77 lakh gig workers in India, representing 2% of total employment, have experienced a 55% growth in four years to 1.2 crore workers by FY25. Non-agricultural gig work could account for 6.7% of India's workforce by 2029-30, contributing up to Rs 2.35 lakh crore to GDP. Key challenges include income stability, access to credit, and social security coverage.

Blue Star shares rose 2.41% to Rs 1,742.50, making it a top gainer on the Nifty Midcap 150 index. Financial highlights include a revenue growth to Rs 11,967.65 Crore and net profit of Rs 592.61 Crore in March 2025, with EPS increasing to Rs 28.76. Quarterly revenue surged to Rs 2,422.37 Crore in September 2025.

Balkrishna Industries reported Q3 FY26 results: Net Sales at Rs 2,736.79 crore, up 6.89% yoy. Quarterly Net Profit decreased 14.98% to Rs 382.15 crore. EBITDA fell 8.57% to Rs 720.45 crore. EPS dropped to Rs 19.77 from Rs 23.25 in Q3 FY25. The company's share price on NSE closed at Rs 2,410.30 on January 27, 2026.

HT Media has reported: - Net Sales at Rs 496.61 crore, a 1.39% increase from Rs 489.80 crore in December 2024. - Quarterly Net Loss of Rs 23.35 crore, a 289.82% decrease from a loss of Rs 5.99 crore in December 2024. - EBITDA at Rs 50.70 crore, a 9.27% increase from Rs 46.40 crore in December 2024.

Reported Consolidated quarterly numbers for Digicontent are: Net sales for Digicontent increased 17.04% to Rs 128.14 crore in December 2025 from Rs 109.48 crore in December 2024. The net loss was Rs 7.28 crore in December 2025, a 210.47% decrease from Rs 6.59 crore in December 2024. EBITDA declined 26.27% to Rs 11.76 crore.

Reported Consolidated quarterly numbers for Prime Focus are: Prime Focus reported revenue of Rs 1,207.25 crore in December 2025, a 32.74% increase from Rs 909.45 crore in December 2024. Net profit rose 217.91% to Rs 70.95 crore in December 2025 from Rs 60.18 crore in December 2024. EBITDA increased by 117.78% to Rs 401.24 crore in December 2025.

New Delhi Television net sales rose 13.31% to Rs. 150.41 crore in December 2025 from Rs. 132.74 crore a year ago. The company reported a net loss of Rs. 80.25 crore, 44.1% lower than Rs. 55.69 crore loss in December 2024, with EBITDA negative at Rs. 59.63 crore. NDTV shares closed at Rs. 83.30 on January 27, 2026 with -40.71% returns over 6 months.

Kaya reported a decrease in losses for the December 2025 quarter, with a net loss of Rs 35.56 crore, down 1067.24% from a loss of Rs 3.68 crore in the same period in 2024. Net sales increased 3.3% year-over-year to Rs 60.04 crore. The company's shares have given -18.80% returns over the last 6 months.

LT Foods reported consolidated quarterly numbers for December 2025: - Net Sales: Rs 2,809.20 crore, up 23.49% from Rs 2,274.81 crore in December 2024. - Quarterly Net Profit: Rs 157.35 crore, up 9.84% from Rs 143.26 crore in December 2024. - EBITDA: Rs 317.09 crore, up 20.44% from Rs 263.27 crore in December 2024. - EPS: Rs 4.53, up from Rs 4.13 in December 2024.

Ministry of Coal designated coking coal as a 'Critical and Strategic Mineral' to reduce India's import dependence and ensure mineral security. This move is expected to facilitate faster approvals, ease of doing business, and exploration activities, leading to a reduction in import dependence for the steel sector. Coal India shares rose 3% to Rs 456.95, while Bharat Coking Coal rose 5% to Rs 39.

Gillette India Ltd. released impressive results for the December quarter. Thanks to strong volume growth and operating leverage, net profit increased 37% year over year to ₹172.4 crore from ₹126 crore in the same period previous year. In the December quarter, revenue from operations rose from ₹685 crore to ₹790 crore, a 15.2% rise over the previous year.

The Economic Survey 2025-26 proposes a national input cost reduction strategy to boost competitiveness, suggesting input costs act as a "hidden tax" on manufacturing and exports. It flags tariff inversion and emphasizes rule-based, economy-wide reforms to reduce costs, citing benefits for private investment, export competitiveness, and job creation.

Nettlinx reported its consolidated quarterly numbers for December 2025: - Net Sales declined 45.92% to Rs. 4.85 crore. - Quarterly Net Loss decreased 104.62% to Rs. 0.31 crore. - EBITDA fell 98.04% to Rs. 0.19 crore. - Shares closed at 17.95 on January 27, 2026, with -27.24% returns in 6 months and -76.46% in 12 months.

REC Ltd reported Q3 FY26 results with profit roughly flat at ~₹4,043–4,052 cr, as higher total income was offset by rising expenses in the December quarter. Despite stagnant top-line growth, the board approved a substantial interim dividend of ₹4.60 per share with a record date of Feb 6, 2026 for shareholders.

The Economic Survey 2025-26 reports a sustained upcycle in real estate sales since September 2021. Reforms such as RERA, GST, and housing policies fueled improved sales, increased household savings, and expanded housing finance. Housing volume sales remained higher than FY22-FY24 and outstanding individual housing loans tripled to over Rs 37 lakh crore by end March 2025.

Vedanta Ltd., the Anil Agarwal-owned mining conglomerate, reported its December quarter results with: - 60.1% y-o-y net profit growth to ₹5,710 crore. - 37% revenue growth to ₹23,369 crore. - 37% y-o-y EBITDA growth to ₹6,866 crore and 29.4% margins. - Aluminium EBITDA stood at ₹7,023 crore, exceeding poll estimates.

RDB Infrastructure & Power's share price fluctuated between gains and losses on January 29 after announcing a board meeting to consider NSE listing. The company's Board of Directors will meet on February 3 to approve a direct listing proposal on the National Stock Exchange. The multibagger stock has soared over 3900% in the last 5 years.

The Survey identifies India's persistent current account deficit (CAD) as a significant factor in the country's high cost of capital, which undermines industrial competitiveness and investment. However, services exports have helped mitigate the deficit, and India's services trade surplus was $188.8 billion in FY25, offsetting two-thirds of the merchandise trade deficit.

The Securities Markets Code (SMC), 2025, aims to overhaul India's regulatory architecture and deliver a unified framework by consolidating three Acts into one. It introduces transparency and accountability principles and enhances investor protection. The Code may inspire similar transformation across India's regulatory landscape, with its principles potentially guiding other regulators or reforms.

Domestic institutional investors, especially mutual funds and insurance companies, offset foreign institutional investors' net selling of Indian equities in January. Net DIIs' purchases totaled ₹67,183.01 crore, while FIIs sold ₹36,771.10 crore. The DIIs' share by value of holdings surpassed FIIs for the first time in Q4 FY25 and reached an all-time high of 18.3% in Q2 FY26, while FIIs held 16.7%.

The BSE Sensex rose 222 points to 82,566 and the Nifty gained 76 points to 25,419, driven by gains in stocks such as L&T, Tata Steel and Coal India. Nifty Bank rose 359 points to 59,958, led by Axis Bank, AU Small Finance Bank and ICICI Bank. Metal stocks rallied, with Hindustan Copper hitting a record high.

The US Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to leave its key interest rate unchanged at 3.50-3.75% on January 28, 2026. US Fed's decision may influence RBI's February meeting, with experts predicting RBI may hold rates steady to prioritize stability and rupee stability, and not cut rates aggressively like earlier.

Apollo Pipes reported a net loss of ₹4.8 crore, compared to a ₹6.4 crore profit last year, due to a 20% drop in revenue to ₹247.2 crore from ₹308 crore. EBITDA halved to ₹12 crore from ₹23.3 crore, and sales volumes fell to 25,386 tonnes from 26,987 tonnes. Shares closed 4.2% lower at ₹264, down 38% in a year.

Ajmera Realty and Infra India Ltd's net profit declined 16% to ₹27.8 crore in Q3, with revenue down 5.8% to ₹181.7 crore. EBITDA fell 12% to ₹55.5 crore, and margins contracted to 30.5% from 32.7%. Sales bookings doubled to ₹603 crore, and sales volume increased 59% to 2.62 lakh sq ft. Shares traded 6.1% lower at ₹146.

77 lakh gig workers in India, representing 2% of total employment, have experienced a 55% growth in four years to 1.2 crore workers by FY25. Non-agricultural gig work could account for 6.7% of India's workforce by 2029-30, contributing up to Rs 2.35 lakh crore to GDP. Key challenges include income stability, access to credit, and social security coverage.

Blue Star shares rose 2.41% to Rs 1,742.50, making it a top gainer on the Nifty Midcap 150 index. Financial highlights include a revenue growth to Rs 11,967.65 Crore and net profit of Rs 592.61 Crore in March 2025, with EPS increasing to Rs 28.76. Quarterly revenue surged to Rs 2,422.37 Crore in September 2025.