India's Union Budget prioritizes continuity amid global uncertainty, with fiscal discipline largely achieved. While borrowing targets raise concerns, the focus shifts to proactive liquidity management to ensure fiscal discipline translates into lower borrowing costs and supports economic growth.
India's budget received cautious optimism, but reversing foreign investor outflows remains uncertain. While capital expenditure plans align with expectations, higher taxation on derivatives and a significant premium over other emerging markets deter FIIs. Analysts suggest sustained earnings growth and valuation corrections are needed to attract renewed foreign interest.
Temasek Holdings and Life Insurance Corporation of India are poised to be major sellers in the National Stock Exchange of India's potential $2.5 billion IPO. State Bank of India and SBI Capital Markets are also expected to participate in the offering, which will consist of existing shareholders selling 4% to 4.5% of the company's equity.
Latent View Analytics shares jumped nearly 8% after the company posted a 19% year-on-year rise in Q3FY26 profit and strong revenue growth. Improved margins, new client additions and rising institutional participation supported sentiment, while management reiterated focus on scaling AI and Agentic AI capabilities.
Despite a sharp post-Budget market sell-off, brokerages remain bullish on structurally strong themes ranging from defence and infrastructure to data centres, EVs and rare earths. With capital expenditure rising and policy continuity intact, analysts have identified 35 stocks positioned to benefit from Indias long-term growth strategy.
Gold and silver prices extended their slide for a third consecutive session, with commodity-based ETFs experiencing significant drops of up to 20%. This decline followed record highs as investors booked profits and unwound positions, triggering broad market selling. The BSE imposed a 20% circuit limit on gold and silver ETFs to curb volatility.
Indian data centre stocks rallied as the Union Budget announced a tax holiday until 2047 for foreign cloud service providers, aiming to position India as a global hub. Companies like Anant Raj, Techno Electric, and Netweb Technologies are expected to benefit from increased data centre development and infrastructure demand.
