Although certain market recommendations have outperformed other media, stock brokers and research houses, the brief recommendations under certain market commentary segments cannot display 'BUY', 'SELL' or 'HOLD' recommendations. Readers should, therefore, exercise their own judgement and evaluate the future prospects of the stock given its past performance, Industry prospects in the backdrop of a growing economy and in consultation with their investment adviser.

Positive weekend news may trigger a gap-up opening. Back in January, silver was up 64% & gold 25% on the year, but now both have turned negative. Every hype, euphoria & greed cycle ends badly.

• G7 officials say the US-Iran MoU could be signed as soon as Sunday. US-Iran nearing a peace deal around the G7 meeting next week.

• This Sunday, June 14th, is Trump's birthday (14-06-1946). Should investors expect a gift?

• As per market grapevine, Trump's statements on war & peace keep changing every day, while investors in crude, gold, silver, bitcoin & equities suffer huge volatility. Iran & the US are only buying time to keep crude prices elevated.

• Big negative for investors, bulls & the Indian economy. The UN's World Meteorological Organization warned that a dangerous El Niño phase may intensify through 2026, leading to extreme weather conditions & rising global temperatures.

• As per market grapevine, stocks to watch include: Aries Agro, Dhabriya Polywood, Emami Paper, Fluidomat, IFCI, IOLCP, Jumbo Bag, Metroglobal, BSE SME Rajesh Power, NSE SME KLL, POEL, Rupa, Sky Ind, Univastu, VRL, Va Tech Wabag, Vodafone Idea & Yes Bank.

• SEBI proposes uniform price bands across NSE & BSE for the same stock to remove pricing discrepancies, especially in illiquid stocks. The move may improve liquidity, price discovery & trading efficiency, benefiting retail investors.

• RBI to implement new funding rules from 1st July: Banks cannot fund intraday margin exposure; BGs must be fully secured with 100% cash; tighter norms for prop trading and MTF. Potential 15-20% decline in derivatives volumes, lower liquidity and wider spreads.

• As per market veteran, war uncertainty makes short-term market prediction difficult. Indian markets have not participated meaningfully in the AI-led rally & sentiment towards India remains weak. Significant short positions are seen in IT stocks.

• Immediate reduction in STT & LTCG is essential to attract FPI inflows. Outlook for pharma, healthcare & textiles looks positive, while metals & IT remain under pressure. Monsoon progress, Q1 results & crude prices will decide short-term market trend.

• Bank FD sahi hai. Post office saving scheme sahi hai. Gold sahi hai. Indian equities worst hai. Time has come for investors to check 1-year, 2-year and 3-year MF returns, which says "MF sahi nahi hai?"

• Big negative: Net equity inflow stood at ₹22,897 cr. v/s ₹38,426 cr. MoM. Inflows may decline further, SIP cancellations may rise and redemption pressure may increase if Government does not reduce STT and LTCG.

• STT collections over last four years: FY23 ₹25,085 cr., FY24 ₹34,192 cr., FY25 ₹53,296 cr., FY26 ₹57,522 cr. STT collections have more than doubled in just three years.

• Alert-alert-alert: Indian mutual fund houses and SIP investors have provided a big exit route to FIIs over the last 2.5 years. Retail investors lost heavily in SME, small-cap, mid-cap stocks and many IPOs.

• Category-wise MoM decline in May: Flexicap funds down 49%, Midcap funds down 33%, Smallcap funds down 28%, Largecap funds down 37% and Thematic funds down 67%.

• FPI cumulative net investment in Indian equities fell to ₹7.2 trillion as of 12th June 2026, the lowest level since 2016. India has slipped to 7th globally, with Taiwan and South Korea overtaking it.

• 18 months ago, India's market cap was 3.5x South Korea and 2x Taiwan. Now India's market cap has fallen below both. For the first time in 26 years, India Inc moved out of MSCI EM top 10.

Invest and forget strategy no longer works. Every 3 months technical and fundamental monitoring of investments is necessary. Timing of entry and exit has become equally important.

• Money gives options, not meaning. Money provides security, flexibility and the ability to handle uncertainties, but its real value lies in the choices it creates. Wealth is built through small disciplined habits.

• In stock markets, hope empties accounts. When traders ignore stop losses and hold losing positions hoping for recovery, small losses often turn into large losses. Professional traders act on discipline, not emotions.

• Mindset is money: Income grows only as much as mindset grows. Wealth is built through patience, disciplined investing, long-term vision, smart decisions and continuous learning.

• Control your positions, don't let positions control you. Major losses usually come from poor position sizing and excessive leverage. Survival is the biggest key in markets. Never hold positions that disturb your sleep.

• Sumeet Industries approves ₹199.75 cr rights issue at ₹11.86/share with record date fixed on 12th June and issue opening on 22nd June.

• Neetu Yoshi approved as vendor by Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Kapurthala for manufacturing Brake Support for FIAT Bogie.

• NIS Management renews facility management contracts worth ₹14.94 cr with Reliance Group companies across Gujarat.

• Paramatrix Technologies increased stake in Metasys Software from 51% to 76%.

• UniHealth Hospitals' upcoming facility UMC Hospitals, Nashik received official Hospital Registration.

• Dhruv Consultancy Services received LOA for 36-month railway project management services worth ₹19.34 cr.

• Pace Digitek bagged ₹710 cr order from NLC India Renewables, total energy orders now ₹9,780 cr.

• Tata Power Co. FY26 PAT hit record ₹5,118 cr driven by efficiency gains and renewable portfolio growth.

• Quality Power acquired 100% stake in Winwin Speciality Insulators, strengthening high-voltage capabilities.

• Univastu India order book crossed ₹1,750 cr with L&T, IRCON, Pune Metro and JV orders.

• Hindalco investing $5 bn (₹47,000 cr) over five years across upstream and downstream projects.