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The culprit was AI startup Anthropic, which released new tools designed to automate work tasks in various industries, fromlegal and data servicestofinancial research.

Airtels focus on premium subscribers, tariff repair potential, and strong Africa momentum provides visibility on sustained earnings growth, supporting the revised target price, adds the brokerage.

Bank Nifty formed a bullish hammer-like candle with a small real body and long lower shadow, signalling buying demand at lower levels.

Banking liquidity in India resembles a movie today. Ask a few economists or bankers about it, and you're likely to walk away unsure whether the current surplus liquidity is sufficient or not.

The brokerage flagged Shree Cement's loss of market share in recent quarters as a concern.

SBI expects net interest margin at 3%+ in FY26 and in the long term.

Here are the analysts' consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg.

Block Inc. is notifying employees of potential job cuts amid a business overhaul, risking up to 10 percent of its workforce as part of annual performance reviews.

The capex estimate for FY27 is 4.4% of the GDP, the highest ever.

The total capital expenditure for the data centre stands at around Rs 1,000 crore.

The inflows follow sustained withdrawals in recent months, with FPIs pulling out Rs 35,962 crore in January, Rs 22,611 crore in December, and Rs 3,765 crore in November, data with the depositories showed.

Fractal Analytics IPO is a book-building issue worth Rs 2,834 crore, while Aye Finance's offer is worth Rs 1,010 crore.

SBI Chairman CS Setty says the positive environment created by recent trade deals and the Union Budget will support the economy and boost credit demand.

Sitharaman pushed back against fears of lasting damage to market sentiment, noting that domestic participation has helped cushion volatility.

An expert market panel outlined India's long-term growth prospects, while expressing confidence on return of foreign investments to Indian equities.

Devina Mehra's other concern was the quantum of the offer for sale in the entire IPO, citing Swiggy's OFS and IPO fund raising practices.

The DIPAM Secretary also noted that the asset management body was emphasising upon the disbursment of dividends to minority stakeholders via its central public sector enterprises.

Kotak Mahindra Bank on Saturday said it has not submitted a financial bid as part of the ongoing disinvestment process relating to IDBI Bank Ltd.

India-US trade deal: The White House has confirmed the deal on Saturday morning by releasing the fine print, which confirms the US will indeed be lowering tariffs to 18% for key sectors in India, in exchange for receiving a $500 million export boost from New Delhi, among other benefits. These are the sectors and stocks that are likely to benefit.

It was a strong quarter for the lender, with profit and asset quality metrics beating estimates while sequential provisioning came down.