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Defence optimism meets tighter scrutiny and crowded IPO markets

Day’s Recap

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Jefferies identified Hindustan Aeronautics, Solar Industries, Bharat Electronics, Data Patterns and Astra Microwave as defence stocks with further upside after the Defence Acquisition Council’s Rs 1.1 lakh crore proposal. The brokerage also expects India’s defence exports to grow through fiscal 2030.

11:58 PMEconomic Times

Indian defense stocks rose after the government gave initial approval to proposed military purchases worth about $11 billion.

1:33 AMBloomberg Markets

Kanohar Electricals’ IPO was subscribed 2.70 times after its first day, with the retail portion subscribed 3.30 times. Grey-market pricing indicated a potential listing premium of about 35%, increasing investor interest on the second day of bidding.

11:38 PMEconomic Times

The update tracks grey-market premiums and bidding details for Rentomojo and other mainboard IPOs, including Karamtara Engineering. It presents the issues as part of a crowded primary-market pipeline.

11:36 PMEconomic Times

Six companies launched share sales on Wednesday, the highest number of IPOs opening on a single day in at least three decades.

10:45 PMBloomberg Markets

The National Stock Exchange of India is expected to price its long-awaited IPO at 1,700 to 1,785 rupees a share, below the earlier indicated range of 2,000 to 2,100 rupees.

1:18 PMBloomberg Markets

Other Developments

A curated list of other prominent stories from this day.

Sahil Kapoor of DSP Mutual Fund argues that investors should focus on portfolio resilience rather than chasing the next multibagger. He flags path risk, unrealistic SIP expectations, FOMO, weak diversification, high valuations and the danger of confusing a compelling story with a sound investment.

11:55 PMEconomic Times

No substantive market update or company-specific development was provided for ITC in the available material.

11:40 PMEconomic Times

DSP Mutual Fund’s Chirag Dagli is focusing on contract development and manufacturing organisations, hospitals and selected small-cap healthcare companies. The fund is assessing hospital expansion, hybrid diagnostics models and valuations to identify businesses capable of sustaining growth.

11:40 PMEconomic Times

No substantive market update or company-specific development was provided for Tata Steel in the available material.

11:20 PMEconomic Times

No substantive market update or company-specific development was provided for Asian Paints in the available material.

11:10 PMEconomic Times

No substantive market update or company-specific development was provided for Titan Company in the available material.

11:06 PMEconomic Times

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