Bessent Touts AI Dialogue With China And ‘Notification Mechanism’ For Incidents
Bessent met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York on Sunday ahead of President Xi Jinping’s visit to the U.S. later this week.
Bessent met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York on Sunday ahead of President Xi Jinping’s visit to the U.S. later this week.
Indian equities gained in early trade as lower crude prices lifted sentiment, with Sensex rising 0.6% and Nifty 0.2%. Analysts expect volatility to persist amid geopolitical risks, elevated yields and sectoral rotation.
HEG shares rose sharply on Monday after subsidiary Replus Engitech received a Rs 217.56 crore order from Indus Towers for lithium-ion battery banks. The order is to be executed by March 31, 2027. The development comes as HEG progresses with its demerger into separate graphite electrodes and advanced materials businesses.
Shares of OFSS fell over 7% while top IT stocks including Infosys, Wipro, and Coforge dropped up to 2% on Monday. The drag comes following reports of Oracle’s $18 billion data centre debt pressure and US President Donald Trump extending the $100,000 H-1B visa fee by another year.
Lenskart Solutions shares fell over 3% to Rs 683 after a massive block deal worth Rs 2,047 crore saw 3.53 crore shares change hands. Platinum Jasmine is likely the seller offloading a 1.7% stake. Despite today’s drop, the stock remains up over 58% in 2026.
JSW Cement shares gained nearly 2% after Motilal Oswal upgraded the stock to Buy from Neutral, citing strong volume growth, North India expansion, cost efficiencies and an improving medium-term growth outlook.