"Ola Electric (100 per cent EV) saw volumes fall 70.4 per cent amid intensifying competition from established players," Choice stated.
Stocks including Sun Pharma, NPTC, Bajaj Auto, GAIL, Ola Electric, SAIL, Bank of Baroda, IDFC First Bank, Bharat Dynamics and more will be in the spotlight on Sunday, February 01.
Central Bank of India has entered into a strategic distributorship agreement with HSBC Asset Management (India) Private Ltd to offer mutual fund products to its customer base.
Net profit for the quarter stood at Rs 2,749.82 crore, compared with Rs 2,195.65 crore in the corresponding period last year.
Domestic equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty slipped on Friday, snapping a three-session winning streak. Investors now await the Union Budget 2026, scheduled to be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, 2026.
“EV scooters is where we bet the future is. Unlike competition, we have no ICE scooters," says Bajaj family scion Rishab Bajaj
The U.S. has invited India to participate in the Pax Silica initiative, aimed at strengthening global supply chains for critical minerals, semiconductors, and advanced technologies. Market expert Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Group Chairman, Inditrade Capital, says the move could reshape geopolitical alliances and reduce global dependence on China for rare earth materials. According to Bandyopadhyay, a user-led alliance involving the U.S., India, Japan, and South Korea could create a powerful counterweight in critical resource negotiations. Indian sectors that could benefit include domestic automobile and EV manufacturers such as Tata Motors, Mahindra, and Bajaj Auto, along with mining players like GMDC. While NMDC may see indirect gains, the development is seen as a strategically positive step for India’s long-term economic and technological growth.
On the final day of 2025 - a challenging year with Nifty delivering ~9-10% returns amid volatility, FII outflows, and mid/small-cap pain - analyst Deven Choksey of DR Choksey sees strong promise for 2026. India enters as the world's fourth-largest economy with robust 7.3-7.5% GDP growth projections, lower taxes, reduced GST rates, falling interest/inflation, and export-boosting FTAs. Markets remain reasonably valued at ~20x forward P/E. He expects large-caps to lead, with selective mid/small-caps offering opportunities only on corrections. Key optimism lies in IT (TCS, Infosys via AI shift), NBFCs (Bajaj Finance, Shriram Finance, Bajaj Housing), autos (Mahindra & Mahindra, Bajaj Auto, ancillaries like Minda), Reliance (for Jio/retail listings), and education players like Jaro Education. Mid/small-caps face consolidation, not boom.
The market veteran highlighted earnings prospects, valuation concerns in defence counters and stock preferences within the auto and ancillary space.
onda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) overtakes Hero MotoCorp to emerge as the top-selling two-wheeler manufacturer in December.
Axis Securities said that Canara Bank is in a strong multi-timeframe uptrend, marked by a consistent higher-high, higher-low structure and it has decisively broken to a new 52-week high.





