Market expert Nischal Maheshwari suggests the market might pause briefly. It will then focus on earnings. Defence stocks are gaining traction due to order wins and positive sentiment. Maheshwari advises caution on defence stocks for long-term investments. He believes the market isn't currently pricing in a major geopolitical escalation. Historically, markets have shown resilience after initial reactions to geopolitical events.
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics reported a better-than-expected 21.7 percent rise in first-quarter net profit on Wednesday as consumers rushed to buy smartphones under the looming threat of US tariffs. The world's largest memory chipmaker reported net profit of 8.22 trillion won ($5.75 billion) for the January-March quarter, up 21.7 percent on-year.
Apart from the above Federal Bank, Forbes & Company, Go Fashion (India), Godrej Agrovet, Greaves Cotton, Orient Green Power Company among others will also declare their results.
The White House has retreated several times on the sweeping tariffs Trump unveiled in early April that led to a global stock market meltdown and prompted investors to flee the normally safe-haven U.S. dollar and Treasury debt.
Gold prices remained stable as investors watched for updates on trade talks. They also awaited key inflation data from the United States. This data could offer clues about the Federal Reserve's future policy decisions. Earlier, gold reached a high due to uncertainties. Market participants will analyze economic data to assess the impact of tariffs on the Fed's interest rate outlook.
The company's net profit increased 10% year-on-year to 2,482 crore and revenue from operations grew 13% to 23,063.3 crore in the March 2025 quarter. Sales volume rose 6% excluding acquisitions. The per-tonne operating profit before depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) increased sequentially for the third straight quarter to 1,270, a 7% year-on-year growth.
The capital markets regulator said opinion trading does not qualify as a security but in some cases, these platforms resemble an investment platform as they use terminologies such as profits, stop loss, trading, which are terms closely associated with trades in securities.
Paras Defence soared 20% on Tuesday, while Data Patterns (India) and Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers surged 14.9% and 12.3% respectively. Cochin Shipyard and Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders jumped 10% and 8.7% each. Unimech Aerospace and Manufacturing and DCX Systems India gained over 6%. Hindustan Aeronautics rose 4.15% and Bharat Electronics moved 4% higher.
