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Financial Express Pune
Large-caps will offer attractive risk-reward this year
With the valuation gap between large-cap and mid- and small-caps being at a two- decade high, the former have become meaningfully cheaper. George Heber Joseph, Chief Investment Officer and Chief Executive Officer -Equity at ASK Investment Managers tells Ananya Grover that such divergences have created attractive entry points for large- cap investing. Excerpts:
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January 09, 2026
Financial Express Pune
Govt contracts: Curbs on China firms may go
SHARES OF CAPITAL goods firms plunged by up to 10.34% on Thursday after reports suggested that the finance ministry may allow Chinese firms to bid for government contracts, reports fe Bureau.
1 min |
January 09, 2026
Financial Express Pune
Wheat e-auction resumption to lower prices, affect millers
THE GOVERNMENT'S MOVE to relaunch e-auction of wheat under the open market sale scheme (OMSS), after discontinuing it due to sluggish demand, has brought down its market prices, thereby hitting flour millers and stockists.
1 min |
January 09, 2026
Financial Express Pune
Sensex slumps 1,600 pts in 4 days on trade jitters
THE STOCK MARKETS started 2026 on a negative note—the third time in the past four years—with both the Sensex and the Nifty falling over 1% in the first eight days of the year.
1 min |
January 09, 2026
Financial Express Pune
Flexicap plans trim mid-cap holdings
THE ALLOCATION OF assets under management (AUM) of flexicap schemes towards mid-cap stocks has fallen from around 16-17% in the past three years to 14% as of November-end, ACE MF data show.
1 min |
January 09, 2026
Financial Express Pune
US trade gap narrows to lowest since 2009
SHARP PULLBACK IN IMPORTS
1 min |
January 09, 2026
Financial Express Pune
Grok has changed the risk-reward equation
GIVEN THE INHERENT value of X, advertisers should treat Grok as a high-risk experimental surface, not a default media channel.
1 min |
January 09, 2026
Financial Express Pune
CPSE capex hits 73.6% of FY26 target by December
ACHIEVEMENT SIGNALS STEADY PROGRESS IN PROJECT EXECUTION
2 min |
January 09, 2026
Financial Express Pune
Ahead of polls, BJP lays its demands before AIADMK
IN A SIGNIFICANT escalation in its negotiations with the AIADMK, the BJP has sought a formal power-sharing commitment in Tamil Nadu ahead of the Assembly elections, asking for Cabinet representation in the event of an alliance victory—a demand that goes well beyond seat-sharing and could stir the state’s political conventions.
1 min |
January 09, 2026
Financial Express Pune
IT deal activity picks up pace
SHIFT REFLECTS ADOPTION OF AI ACROSS ENTERPRISE CLIENTS
2 min |
January 09, 2026
Financial Express Pune
Amagi Media Labs fixes ₹343-361 price band for IPO
BENGALURU-BASED CLOUD VIDEO technology firm Amagi Media Labs has fixed a price band of₹343-361 per share for its initial public offering (IPO) worth ₹1,789 crore, according to its Red Herring Prospectus filed with the Registrar of Companies on January 7.
1 min |
January 09, 2026
Financial Express Pune
India, Germany close to $8-bn submarine deal
INDIA AND GERMANY are hammering out the details of a submarine manufacturing deal worth at least $8 billion — the largest-ever defence agreement for New Delhi — according to officials with direct knowledge of the details.
2 min |
January 09, 2026
Financial Express Pune
US court orders Vembu to furnish $1.7-bn bond in divorce case
A CALIFORNIA COURT, hearing the divorce petition of Zoho co-founder and chief scientist Sridhar Vembu, has directed him to submit a bond of $1.7 billion, citing concerns over post-petition asset transfers and their potential impact on the division of marital property.
1 min |
January 09, 2026
Financial Express Pune
Airlines set to step up bank borrowing
YEAR OF HIGH PURCHASES
2 min |
January 09, 2026
Financial Express Pune
RBI's rupee playbook: Curb excess volatility
IN THE PAST month, the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) intervention in the foreign exchange market to protect the rupee from going into a free fall is being seen by experts as an attempt to manage excess volatility spurred by speculative action, instead of being target-based.
3 min |
January 09, 2026
Financial Express Pune
Trump lays out long-term US rule over Venezuela
PREZ LIFTS THREAT TO TAKE MILITARY ACTION AGAINST COLOMBIA
1 min |
January 09, 2026
Financial Express Pune
New wine in an old bottle
US-LED PAX SILICA MAY NOT SUCCEED IN ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO BREAK CHINESE MONOPOLY
4 min |
January 09, 2026
Financial Express Pune
Gaming gets real with AI
WE ALL KNOW the differences between the main character and the sidekick in a movie.
2 min |
January 08, 2026
Financial Express Pune
Govt to rev up auto parts sector with ₹5K-cr push
Scheme to focus on export-oriented, high-value gear
1 min |
January 08, 2026
Financial Express Pune
B’desh talks defence deal with Pakistan
THE AIR FORCE chiefs of Pakistan and Bangladesh held talks on a potential pact covering the sale of JF-17 Thunderfighter jets to Dhaka, Pakistan’s military said, as Islamabad widens its arms supply ambitions and beefs up ties with Bangladesh.
1 min |
January 08, 2026
Financial Express Pune
Warner Bros turns down revised Paramount bid
WARNER BROS DISCOVERY'S board has unanimously turned down Paramount Skydance’s latest attempt to acquire the studio, saying its revised $108.4 billion hostile bid amounted to a risky leveraged buyout that investors should reject.
1 min |
January 08, 2026
Financial Express Pune
Rising rivals give Trent a $20-bn deep cut
· Tata Group firm shares down nearly 40% last year
1 min |
January 08, 2026
Financial Express Pune
Bigger is better — a clear message from IPO mkt
INDIA'S PRIMARY MARKET (IPO) in 2025 has sent a clear message - bigger is better, at least for investors looking for meaningful listing gains and sustained post-listing performance.
2 min |
January 08, 2026
Financial Express Pune
Coping with CBAM
EXPORTERS, INDUSTRY BODIES, AND GOVT MUST ACT TOGETHER TO ENSURE COMPETITIVENESS
4 min |
January 08, 2026
Financial Express Pune
Titan eyes leadership in lab-made diamonds
TATA GROUP FIRM Titan is aiming for the 'pole position' in the lab-grown diamond (LGD) category with its brand beYon, MD Ajoy Chawla said in an investor call on Wednesday.
2 min |
January 08, 2026
Financial Express Pune
When ease of doing business aids tunnelling
When promoters are unchallenged and minority investors lack strength, materiality thresholds become the only reliable brake on tunnelling
3 min |
January 08, 2026
Financial Express Pune
Incubation, rewired
ATAL INCUBATION CENTRES BECOME SECTOR-SPECIFIC TO PROVIDE TARGETED SUPPORT
3 min |
January 08, 2026
Financial Express Pune
Economists flag low nominal growth, global uncertainties
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH POSSIBLE WITH FISCAL, MONETARY COORDINATION
1 min |
January 08, 2026
Financial Express Pune
Wearable tech to fight air pollution
WHILE OUR LUNGS battle for clean air in increasingly smoggy cities, people are turning to wearable or portable antipollution gadgets, besides the traditional air purifiers.
2 min |
January 08, 2026
Financial Express Pune
Thyssenkrupp may sell unit to Jindal Steel in phases
ONE OPTION UNDER discussion would see Jindal take a majority stake in TKSE, likely 60%, in a first step, with the remaining 40% acquired later in two 20% tranches or in one go, depending on progress in restructuring, the people said.
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