Stock market today: Nifty50 opens above 25,200; BSE Sensex up around 300 points

Market experts anticipate sideways trading, with global factors, foreign investment flows and Q2FY26 corporate results likely influencing short-term movements. (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in green on Wednesday. While Nifty50 was above 25,200, BSE Sensex was up almost 300 points. At 9:23 AM, Nifty50 was…

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Top stocks to buy today: Stock recommendations for October 15, 2025 – check list

Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Mehul Kothari, DVP – Technical Research, Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers, the top stocks to buy today are Premier Energies, SKF India, and JSW Infra:Premier Energies – Symmetrical Triangle Breakout + Momentum StrengthBuy near: ₹1,065–₹1,045 | SL: ₹975 | Target: ₹1,215Premier Energies has…

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WPI eases to 0.1% as food prices fall

New Delhi: Wholesale price inflation moderated in Sept as food prices dipped, and deflation in fuel and power was observed. Experts said they expect the trend to persist as global commodity prices are seen lower.Data released by the commerce and industry ministry showed inflation, as measured by the wholesale price index, was at 0.1% in…

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Smartphone exports up 60% in H1

New Delhi: Led by Apple, India’s mobile phone exports have shot up by 60% in the first half of this fiscal, closing Apr-Sept FY26 with total shipment of $13.5 billion against $8.5 billion in the same period of 2024-25. In Sept, when new iPhone hit global markets, shipments from India moved up by 95% on…

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‘Historic low’: US drops out of top 10 most powerful passports list! What led to the decline of American passport? Explained

The United States demonstrates one of the world’s largest disparities between its outbound visa-free privileges and inbound visa requirements. (AI image) It’s a historic low for the US passport! For the first time since Henley Passport Index started releasing passport rankings almost 20 years ago, the US passport has dropped out of the top 10…

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Gold and silver outlook: Precious metals likely to stay strong; Kotak AMC Nilesh Shah cites central bank demand and dollar weakness

Gold and silver are expected to maintain strong momentum in the coming months, driven by robust central bank demand, shifts in US monetary policy, and supply constraints, according to Nilesh Shah, Managing Director of Kotak Asset Management Company (AMC).Shah highlighted that central bank purchases, both in gold and potentially silver, remain a key driver for…

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US jobs concern: Jerome Powell sees rising unemployment risks; Federal Reserve may cut rates twice more this year

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned on Tuesday that the sharp slowdown in US hiring poses increasing risks to the economy, suggesting the central bank may reduce its key interest rate two more times before the year ends.In written remarks ahead of a meeting of the National Association of Business Economics in Philadelphia, Powell noted…

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Rare earth curbs: US calls India key ally in ‘China vs world’ battle; seeks ‘support’

The US-China trade war took a sharper turn this week, with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accusing Chinese President Xi Jinping’s regime of making “provocative,” economic moves after Beijing tightened export controls on rare earth minerals.Speaking to Fox Business on Monday, Bessent said the move was a direct challenge to the global economy, “This is…

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‘Hostile act’: Trump says considering terminating business with China; threatens to end cooking oil trade

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed that China is “purposefully” not buying the soybeans from their farmers, and this is the reason they are considering terminating the business with Beijing.Calling China’s deliberate work an “economically hostile act,” Trump said that they can make the cooking oil themselves and don’t need China for that. In…

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