Small and Midcap indices experience declines of up to 9% in 2025: Key factors contributing to ongoing selling pressure.

The Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 indices continued their downward trajectory, increasing losses during Wednesday’s trading session. Today, the indices fell by as much as 2.5 percent. On January 21, the index experienced declines exceeding 2 percent, reflecting ongoing selling pressure this month. The Nifty Smallcap 100 index has been the most severely…

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India’s exports of petroleum products increased by 2% between April and December.

According to data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell, India’s petroleum product exports increased slightly by 1.5% to 47.5 million tonnes between April and December, from 46.8 million tonnes during the same period. Motor spirit, pet coke, and fuel oil shipments were the main drivers of the increase in exports. However, shipments of petroleum…

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FPIs withdraw Rs 44,396 cr from stocks in January due to a poor outlook for results and a strengthening currency.

The strength of the currency, rising US bond yields, and prospects of a dismal earnings season have caused foreign investors to withdraw Rs 44,396 crore from Indian stocks this month. According to data from the depositories, this followed an investment of Rs 15,446 crore in December. The change in attitude coincides with both internal and…

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Higher food costs cause WPI inflation to increase to 2.37% in December.

According to data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday, the major causes of India’s wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation, which increased from 1.89 percent in November 2024 to 2.37 percent in December, were price increases for food items, food product manufacturing, other manufacturing, textile manufacturing, and non-food items. While WPI inflation…

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SIP book surpasses Rs 26,000 cr milestone, while equity fund inflows increase 15% to Rs 41,156 cr in December: AMFI

According to data issued by the Association of Mutual Funds of India (AMFI) on January 9, inflows into open-ended equity mutual funds increased 14.5% over the previous month to Rs 41,155.91 crore in December, driven by increased investments in small-cap and thematic/sectoral funds. In December, the monthly inflows through the systematic investment plan (SIP) surpassed…

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