Consumer demand is strengthening ahead of the festive and wedding season, with improving trends across jewellery, liquor, paints, and select FMCG categories. Titan and Hindustan Unilever remain top picks as brand momentum, premiumisation, and recovering rural sentiment drive growth. Analysts expect a stronger second half as consumption normalises and margins stabilise.
FIIs sold about Rs 11,000 crore worth Indian stocks in 2 days of US-Iran war
Foreign investors sold nearly Rs 11,000 crore in two March sessions amid escalating West Asia tensions, surging crude prices and currency volatility. DIIs offered support,