BOND TRADING PLATFORM WILL BE NEXT GROWTH DRIVER FOR NSDL :
π’π NSDL Bond Platform
βοΈ NSDL is building a digital bond-selling platform, mandated by SEBI, to make corporate bond trading much easier for retail investors.
βοΈ Biggest problem today = physical DI slips. Selling bonds can require paperwork/courier and take 3β7 days, creating settlement risk and discouraging investors.
βοΈ NSDL will digitise the entire process, securities can be verified and blocked digitally when a sell order is placed, eliminating physical DI slips.
βοΈ Settlement could become instant/T+1 instead of several days, with APIs allowing brokers to access demat details and automate debit mandates.
βοΈ Potentially a big positive for Indiaβs corporate-bond market:
easier selling β more retail participation β higher liquidity β better price discovery and a more equity-like trading experience.
βοΈ Investment angle: The biggest beneficiaries could be bond platforms/OBPPs, brokers, depositories and other financial-market infrastructure players, if the platform materially increases retail bond volumes.
#NSDL #Bonds
THIRUMALAI CHEMICALS & UPL π΄π¨
β’ Thirumalai Chemicals (TCL) is in a high-stakes binary position: its US project to produce Maleic Anhydride (and downstream Malic/Fumaric acids) from cheap shale-derived n-butane could become either a major turnaround success or a classic cautionary case of project failure.
β’ The original plan (around 2019β20) targeted a ~$110 million modular plant built partly in India for cost savings, with expected ~40% EBITDA margins and a sub-3-year payback by using n-butane that was previously being flared.
β’ Multiple setbacks (COVID, rising US labor/material costs, Chinese equipment bans, and scope changes) drove project costs sharply higher, to $180M, then $235β255M, and most recently ~$340 million, stretching the payback period to 8β10 years.
β’ TCLβs balance sheet is under severe pressure: debt stood at βΉ2,150 crore (March 2026), trailing operating profit is very low (~βΉ20 crore TTM), cash from operations is negative, and the board recently approved a large βΉ750 crore fund raise while promoter holding has fallen to ~37%.
β’ The financial stress has spilled over to group company Ultramarine & Pigments Ltd (UPL) through cross-holdings (UPL owns ~18.23% of TCL; TCL owns ~14.38% of UPL) and direct support (βΉ45 crore preferential investment + βΉ65 crore inter-corporate loan), diverting UPLβs focus and cash flows away from its otherwise strong core business.ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
#UPL #TCL
BANK NIFTY vs NIFTY50 ratio chart shows for next few months, #banknifty will outperform #nifty50 .
The ratio is all set to give breakout. Signaling that numerator will outperform denominator.
@TTRDresearch .
Vijay Kedia Portfolio:
5 stocks surge up to 55% in CY26.
1 new addition in June quarter.
Ace investor Vijay Kediaβs publicly disclosed portfolio (stakes of 1% or more) consists of holdings in around 23 companies. As of around 21 August 2026, the combined market value stood at approximately βΉ1,415 crore, marking a 21% rise from βΉ1,170 crore at the end of December 2025.
In calendar year 2026 so far, the portfolio has seen more negative performers than positive ones.
The five stocks that gained between 10% and 55%, along with five major laggards that fell more than 20%.
π’ Top gainers in CY26:
β’ Neuland Laboratories: +53% (βΉ15,190 β βΉ23,295). Stake: 1.01% (value β βΉ303 crore).
β’ Advait Energy Transitions: +43% (βΉ1,456 β βΉ2,086). Stake: 1.14% (value β βΉ26 crore).
β’ Eimco Elecon (India): +37% (βΉ1,598 β βΉ2,187). Stake: 1.45% (value β βΉ18 crore) β newly added in the June 2026 quarter.
β’ Sudarshan Chemical Industries: +28% (βΉ948 β βΉ1,213). Stake: 1.27% (value β βΉ121 crore).
β’ Yatharth Hospital & Trauma Care Services: +25% (βΉ682 β βΉ855). Stake: 1.00% (value β βΉ82 crore).
π΄ Major laggards in CY26:
β’ Precision Camshafts: β22% (βΉ167 β βΉ130). Stake: 1.05% (value β βΉ13 crore).
β’ Global Vectra Helicorp: β22% (βΉ196 β βΉ153). Stake: 4.9% (value β βΉ10.4 crore).
β’ Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India: β28% (βΉ310 β βΉ223). Stake: 1.00% (value β βΉ45 crore).
β’ Repro India: β30% (βΉ462 β βΉ321). Stake: 6.32% (value β βΉ29 crore).
β’ Innovators Facade Systems: β37% (βΉ184 β βΉ116). Stake: 8.71% (value β βΉ19 crore).
#VijayKedia #investing #nifty
TG channel : https://t.co/1rpQgKR7Ti .
@TTRDresearch .
π ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE vs INDIAN IT
AI is changing Indiaβs $315 billion IT industry. Companies like TCS, Infosys, Wipro and HCLTech are moving away from charging clients mainly based on employee hours and towards performance/outcome-based pricing.
Clients want more work for less money. AI is making developers much more productive, so customers are demanding 25β30% lower costs, faster delivery and higher productivity.
Smaller IT companies are gaining advantage. Persistent Systems and Coforge are growing much faster than the large IT companies because they can quickly deploy senior talent, run AI pilots and offer flexible pricing.
Traditional IT jobs are under pressure. AI is reducing the need for routine coding and entry-level engineers. Some global companies are also bringing work in-house instead of outsourcing it to Indian IT firms.
Biggest takeaway for investors: The old model of βmore employees = more revenueβ is weakening. IT companies that can use AI to deliver more with fewer people may benefit, while companies unable to protect pricing and margins could struggle.
#NiftyIT #Ai
Risk management 101βevery exposure should have a limit, even when youβre sure nothing could go wrong. After all, the Titanic sank and AAA mortgage bonds went to zero. I worry about the marketβs (and the economyβs) unlimited appetite for exposure to the positive AI revenue story.
β’ Ray Dalio warns that a US debt crisis could hit in roughly three years (give or take two) if the government fails to cut the budget deficit from about 6% of GDP to 3% through spending reductions, higher revenues, and lower interest costs.
β’ He recommends investors underweight or reduce bond holdings and instead diversify into assets and countries with stronger finances to protect against the risks of rising debt, higher yields, or potential monetization.
β’ Dalio specifically advises allocating 10β15% of a portfolio to gold and a small amount to Bitcoin, arguing these non-government-produced assets could both lower risk and improve returns as fiscal pressures mount. βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
#Gold #Silver #HedgeFund
βοΈπ’ VEDANTA
Two Advanced Alloys: Vedanta Aluminium introduced a Copper-Doped Alloy for high-temperature durability and a Vedanta Foundry Alloy (VFA), co-developed with IIT Delhi, to balance lightweighting with high strength.
Domestic Import Substitution: The materials provide Indian automakers with locally sourced, high-performance alternatives, reducing the country's reliance on foreign alloy imports.
ICE and EV Readiness: Both products offer high strength-to-weight benefits designed to optimize structural components for both conventional internal combustion engines and electric vehicles.
#Vedanta
CRUDE OIL chart analysis πππ
The trendline has acted as resistance since March for #crudeoil prices.
Breakout above it will be very BULLISH for #oil
It can be very bearish for stockmarket.
So keep watch on it.