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Government spending crucial, hope it does not pursue aggressive tightening, says Canara Robeco AMC’s equity CIO

Expectations from the budget are limited as it often excites markets but rarely delivers major changes, with taxation and strategic decisions increasingly happening outside it, says Shridatta Bhandwaldar, CIO-equities at anara Robeco AMC

7 min read12 Jan 2026
Markets

Indian rupee to fall 2% to 92 in three months, predicts UBS, expects short-lived US trade deal relief

While a trade deal will help at the margin, according to Rohit Arora, head of Asia FX & rates strategy at UBS, a key factor limiting any sustained rupee recovery will be the recent drawdown of the Reserve Bank of India's foreign exchange reserves.

1 min read7 Jan 2026
Markets

Saudis Open Stocks to All Foreign Investors to Boost Inflows

Saudi Arabia opened its equities to all foreign investors, the latest step in the kingdom’s efforts to boost flows into the Middle East’s largest market.

2 min read7 Jan 2026
Markets

ICICI Prudential AMC’s Naren warns gold and silver should not be standalone investment bets

Sankaran Naren from ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund suggests investors consider equity schemes and asset allocation with a focus on equities, while exercising caution in precious metals. He emphasizes the potential for moderate market returns due to high valuations and ongoing equity supply.

4 min read6 Jan 2026
Markets

FPIs withdraw ₹7,608 crore from Indian equities in just 2 days of January — Here's what it signals

Foreign portfolio investors started 2026 by withdrawing ₹7,608 crore from Indian equities, continuing the selling trend from 2025. Despite this, experts believe improving domestic fundamentals may attract net foreign inflows later in the year as equity valuations stabilize.

2 min read4 Jan 2026
Markets

FPIs keep faith with India via primary route

Although FPIs sold shares in cash markets in six of the eleven years through 2025, their interest in IPOs has resulted in them being overall net buyers of domestic shares totalling ₹2.44 trillion since 2015.

3 min read31 Dec 2025
Markets

As Santa bails on Dalal Street, domestic investors come to the rescue

While the Sensex heads for its second consecutive December loss, strong domestic institutional buying has cushioned markets, offsetting foreign outflows and shielding investors from sharper global-driven declines.

4 min read25 Dec 2025
Industry

After the big foreign bet on Indian lenders this year, older private banks get on to the 2026 radar

After a year of record foreign investments into Indian lenders, the question is whether older, mid-sized private sector banks will finally see meaningful global capital inflows in 2026. Mint got experts to list the variables before such investment decisions and which mid-tier lenders could win.

4 min read20 Dec 2025
Global

America’s tax on foreign investors could do more damage than tariffs

Provisions in the Republican budget are a dangerous step

3 min read18 Dec 2025
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A US-India trade deal could lift markets, says Stephen Dover of Franklin Templeton

Franklin Templeton Institute's Stephen Dover on US recession fears, diversification beyond AI and why India stands out among emerging markets.

8 min read16 Dec 2025