BNP Paribas turned cautious on India’s markets after the crude spike, cutting its 2026 Nifty target to 25,500 and warning of fiscal and earnings pressure. Still, the brokerage sees opportunities in defensives and strong private-sector lenders, naming nine stocks—including M&M, Infosys, Titan and HDFC Bank—as likely outperformers.
2 mainboard IPOs set to hit D-Street after a month of lull
India’s IPO market is set to revive with two mainboard issues, CMR Green Technologies and Hexagon Nutrition, opening this week after a lull. Together aiming