Coal India's new CEO, Titan's 1st lab-grown diamond store, & more - Groww Digest
Friday, 26 December 2025
Markets opened below Wednesday’s closing point.
Metal stocks and consumer durables stocks rose the most today. IT stocks and media stocks fell the most.
Global markets: US markets were closed on account of Christmas. Most Asian markets rose. Most European markets fell (as of 6 pm IST).
News
India’s forex reserves rose by $4.37 billion to $693.32 billion in the week that ended on 19 Dec.
The RBI postponed the Phase II of the of its faster cheque‑clearing system, originally set to start on 3 Jan 2026. Phase I, which was implemented earlier in the year, will continue to operate as usual..
Stocks Updates
Coal India: appointed its Chairman-cum-Managing Director “Shri B. Sairam” as Chief Executive Officer.
Titan: will launch its first lab-grown diamond jewellery store under the brand “beYon” in Mumbai on 29 Dec.
Tata Steel: company’s Netherlands-based subsidiaries are contesting a 1.4 billion Euros class-action lawsuit over alleged environmental damages.
Samvardhana Motherson: will close its planned 28.15% stake acquisition in HR Dhauliganga in the Jan-March 2026 quarter.
REC: incorporated 3 step-down subsidiaries, Dholpur Power Transmission, Jaisalmer Power Transmission and Ranipur Chunar Power Transmission, for intra-state transmission projects.
Avenue Supermarts (DMart): issued Rs 200 crore of commercial paper at 6.10% interest rate, maturing on 24 March 2026.
Word of the Day
Pledging of Shares
It means using shares as collateral to borrow money
The shareholder ‘pledges’ their shares with a bank or broker and receives a loan that is lower than the market value. This is a safety margin.
The shares remain in the owner’s name but cannot be sold until the loan is repaid.
If the share price drops significantly, the lender may ask for extra cash or additional shares to cover the loss. If this isn’t provided, the lender can sell the pledged shares.
Companies and promoters pledge shares to raise funds while retaining control.
6 Day Course
Theme: candlesticks
Day 5: Friday
A candlestick never means anything on its own. They paint a picture based on how they occur one after the other.
These are the patterns that investors/traders derive meaning from.
For example, if there are many red candles, and a green comes, it may signal a reversal in trends.
It might make a trader alert and ready to start buying. The opposite can happen with a series of green candles and a lone red candle.
These are extremely simple readings. Investors learn various patterns of candlesticks and often develop their own patterns.
Different stocks, and even different asset prices (crude oil, gold, silver, etc) behave differently and experienced investors pick up on these.
If you are interested in learning more about candlesticks, you can start by learning about some of the most common patterns.
From there, you can move to identifying patterns on your own.
Featured Questions
“I wanted to buy health insurance, but my friend said, 'Keep putting as much money into index funds as you would for insurance premiums; after 7–8 years, you'll be set.' Could you describe this scenario?”
Insurance is a must. Especially health insurance.
If you are not healthy, you will not be able to make money.
Ideally, you must get health insurance as soon as you start earning.
Insurance and investing are both essential in a person’s financial planning.
One unexpected medical bill can absolutely wreck your finances. Do not take chances with it.
If you absolutely cannot invest and take insurance at the same time, then give priority to health insurance first.
What your friend is suggesting is that you will make a lot of money if you invest instead of buying insurance.
Your friend is concerned about your long-term future and that’s great. But what if something unfortunate happens in the near future?
Medical insurance cannot be skipped.
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