The recent GST reforms have created a mixed impact on insurance stocks. Earlier, policyholders were paying 18% GST on life and health insurance premiums, which made policies expensive but allowed insurers to claim input tax credit (ITC) on their costs. With the new rules, premiums have been exempted from GST,...

Back within the range is where we are now, with the Nifty having rebuffed the offer to go lower. Everyone expected a better outing than it was but for now, I suppose, bulls will be happy to take what they get. Tomorrow is holiday and it is also the deadline...

Powell-speak last week charged up the US markets big time and over the weekend there were big expectations of a ruboff here as well. However, the Gift Nifty seems to be pretty sedate towards the open. Nevertheless, an uptick today would rescue us from the threat of declines held out...

A quiet weekly expiry leaves the PCR at 1.00 levels so option traders are evenly placed and hence no bias exists for direction among them. Some indication will arrive as we get into the last week for August, starting today. But Put OI moving to 25000 is hinting that supports...