Share Market Guide

The Indian share market has been in a downward cycle in the initial months of 2025, showing steep volatility and correction. This comes even as India's economy recorded a GDP growth of 6.2% in Q3 2025, as per market expectations. Stocks have, however, kept falling amid world uncertainties.

Vedanta Limited has got internal approval for its ambitious demerger proposal, a major milestone in the company's strategic restructuring process. The board of directors and major stakeholders voted heavily in favour of the proposal at a special meeting held in February 2025. This demerger will divide the existing Vedanta Limited into five distinct listed companies, each dealing with individual business segments.

On April 2, 2025 dubbed 'Liberation Day’, the US imposed a host of tariffs including a 10% levy on all imported goods, with additional tariffs targeting specific countries: 34% on Chinese imports and 20% on goods from the European Union.

Fertiliser stocks are the shares of companies that are involved in production, manufacturing and distribution of fertilisers. These companies produce nitrogen, phosphate and potash-based fertilisers.

FII outflows lead to lower availability of foreign capital in India. This negatively impacts stock prices, the rupee exchange rate, inflation, interest rates, and overall investor sentiment. During periods of high FII outflows, stock indices like Nifty 50 and Sensex can experience significant corrections.

As you survey India's investment landscape, the cement industry stands out for its compelling structural growth narrative. With the economy projected to sustain a strong 7% GDP growth annually, infrastructure development and urbanisation will continue propelling cement demand higher.

The National Biofuel Policy of 2018 was a milestone in the context of India's ethanol inventory. The policy focuses on lowering biofuel consumption in India and has set an ambitious goal of achieving 20% ethanol blending in petrol by 2025.

For a lot of investors, trust in the company they invest in is paramount, and companies owned or controlled by the Government of India are considered trustworthy. Such companies are called PSU or Public Sector Undertaking companies.

Dividends are payments made by a company to its shareholders from its profits or reserves. When a company earns a profit, it can either reinvest the profits for business expansion or distribute them to shareholders as dividends.

Fundamental analysis is a key factor when choosing between investment options, and ratios are considered the backbone of fundamental analysis. Here, two key ratios based on how a company is using its capital are Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) and Return on Equity (ROE).