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Stock Watch — June 26, 2026 Market Holiday: Muharram | Not investment advice ⚠️ Market Closed Today — Banks and exchanges shut for Muharram (June 26, 2026). Next trading session: Monday, June 29, 2026. Below is yesterday’s (June 25) closing data plus GIFT Nifty pre-market indicators. 📊 INDICES (June 25 Close) Index Prev Close Close Change % Change Nifty 50 24,021.65 24,056.00 +34.35 +0.14% ↗️ Sensex 76,991.22 77,100.47 +109.25 +0.14% ↗️ Nifty Bank 57,685.75 58,177.05 +491.30 +0.85% ↗️ FinNifty 26,431.15 26,770.55 +339.40 +1.28% ↗️ Nifty IT 27,426.85 27,330.85 -96.00 -0.35% ↘️ GIFT Nifty (Jun 26) 24,115.00 24,084.00 -31.00 -0.13% ↘️ Nifty 50: Opened gap-up to 24,262 intraday high, surrendered gains on profit-booking. Fourth instance in six sessions failing to close above 100-DMA. Support: 23,850–23,900 | Resistance: 24,200–24,250. ...

Fintech Brief — June 26, 2026 Meta Pours $900 Million into CRED, Taps Kunal Shah to Run WhatsApp Globally In what may be the most consequential junction of Indian fintech and global Big Tech, Meta Platforms has led a $900 million Series H round in CRED, valuing the Bengaluru-based credit-card management startup at $4.5 billion post-money. Simultaneously, Meta named CRED founder Kunal Shah as the new head of WhatsApp globally — succeeding Will Cathcart, who moves to a new role within Meta after seven years at the helm. 12 ...

Stock Watch — June 25, 2026 Market Day Summary | Not investment advice Summary as of 08:35 IST, June 25, 2026 📊 INDICES Index Prev Close Change % Change Nifty 50 24,021.65 +197.55 +0.83% Nifty Bank 58,150.35 +966.60 +1.69% FinNifty 26,736.00 +406.70 +1.54% Nifty IT 27,566.70 +554.65 +2.05% India VIX 13.38 ▼ ~4% — Pre-market signal: US markets closed mixed (Dow +0.17%, S&P 500 -0.28%, Nasdaq -0.76%). Global tech selloff on AI valuation concerns may weigh on Indian IT and fintech. Oil prices near 4-month lows — positive for India. Market holiday Friday (Muharram) — expect lower volumes and potential position unwinding ahead of long weekend. ...

Fintech Brief — June 25, 2026 RBI Tightens UPI Credit-Line Rules, Closing Regulatory Arbitrage The Reserve Bank of India has clarified that pre-sanctioned credit lines offered through UPI and other payment-linked facilities must follow the same prudential norms as traditional loan products. The move effectively closes a regulatory gap where fintech-enabled credit-on-UPI products were operating under lighter compliance requirements than bank-issued personal loans or credit cards. Credit-line-through-UPI products — offered by banks and fintechs alike — have seen rapid growth, with credit-card-based UPI transactions growing more than 5x in a single year. The RBI’s latest stance means these products will need to meet the same capital adequacy, risk-weighting, and disclosure standards that govern conventional credit, levelling the playing field between banks and fintech lenders. ...

Stock Watch — June 24, 2026 Market Day Summary | Not investment advice Summary as of 08:15 AM IST, June 24, 2026 📊 INDICES Index Prev Close (Jun 23) Change % Change Nifty 50 23,824.10 -278.80 -1.16% Bank Nifty ~57,407 ~-529 ~-0.91% Nifty Fin Service ~26,280 ~-151 ~-0.57% Nifty IT ~27,070 ~-559 ~-2.02% GIFT Nifty (Jun 24) ~23,893 +68 +0.29% USD/INR ~94.69 +0.01 +0.01% Market View: Sharp sell-off on F&O expiry day (Jun 23) driven by Korea’s KOSPI crash (~-10%) triggering a global tech panic. Nifty cracked below 24,000 to close at 23,824 — worst single-day drop in nearly a month. Bank Nifty saw profit booking after an 8% June rally. Nifty IT hit fresh 3-year lows (Infosys -3.4%, TCS -3.2%). GIFT Nifty at ~23,893 suggests a flat-to-mildly positive opening for Jun 24 as global panic subsides. Key support at 23,600–23,750; resistance at 24,000–24,200. VIX spiked 6%+. ...

Fintech Brief — June 24, 2026 Meta Leads $900M Round in Cred, Poaches Kunal Shah to Head WhatsApp In what is arguably the biggest Indian fintech funding story of 2026, Meta has led a $900 million (₹8,550 crore) Series H round in Cred, valuing the credit-card-focused fintech at approximately $4.5 billion post-money. The round includes ~$400 million in secondary share sales by existing investors and ~$500 million in primary capital infusion. ...

Stock Watch — June 23, 2026 Market Day Summary | Not investment advice Summary as of 08:15 AM IST, June 23, 2026 📊 INDICES Index Prev Close (Jun 22) Change % Change Nifty 50 24,102.90 +89.80 +0.37% Bank Nifty 57,935.60 +249.85 +0.43% Nifty Fin Service 26,431.15 -150.80 -0.57% Nifty IT 27,628.55 +201.70 +0.74% GIFT Nifty 24,195.50 +92.60 +0.38% USD/INR 94.68 -0.35 -0.37% Market View: Nifty formed a Doji candle on June 22 indicating indecisiveness, but sustained above 20/50-day EMAs. Bank Nifty outperforming with support at 57,500–57,000 and resistance at 58,500–59,000. GIFT Nifty up ~93 pts signals a firm opening. Asian markets mixed — US-Iran peace progress lifting sentiment, but Fed rate hike fears capping gains. ...

Fintech Brief — June 23, 2026 Meta Ploughs $900 Million Into CRED, Names Kunal Shah WhatsApp Chief In what is arguably the most significant India-fintech deal of 2026, Meta Platforms announced a $900 million investment in Bengaluru-based CRED, valuing the credit-card rewards platform at $4.5 billion. The deal gives Meta an approximately 20% minority stake — critically, without access to CRED’s customer data. But the investment comes with an even bigger leadership move: CRED founder Kunal Shah will step down as CEO to become WhatsApp’s global head, replacing Will Cathcart after seven years at the helm. Shah’s mandate from Mark Zuckerberg reportedly includes building new revenue streams — advertising, subscriptions, and AI agents — with India’s 500-million-user base as the proving ground. ...

Stock Watch — June 22, 2026 Market Day Summary | Not investment advice Summary as of 08:15 IST, June 22, 2026 📊 INDICES Index Prev Close (Jun 20) Change % Change GIFT Nifty (Jun 21) Nifty 50 24,042.70 +154.90 -0.64% (wk) ~24,042 (-0.20%) Nifty Bank 57,714.85 -278.05 -0.48% — FinNifty ~25,921 — — — Nifty IT — -3.65% -3.65% (Fri) — Sensex 76,871.95 — -0.78% (wk) — Note: Friday June 20 was a shortened week (holiday on Jun 19 for Bakri Eid). Markets traded Mon–Tue (Jun 16, 17), then Fri Jun 20. HDFC Bank went ex-dividend (₹13/share) on Jun 19, pressuring Nifty. ...

Fintech Brief — June 22, 2026 Today’s Top Stories 1. UPI Hits 23.2 Billion Transactions in May — PhonePe-GPay Duo Drops Below 80% for the First Time NPCI released May 2026 data showing UPI processed 23.2 billion transactions worth ₹29.9 trillion, averaging 737.8 million transactions per day — a new all-time high that cements UPI’s position as the backbone of India’s digital payments infrastructure. The headline detail: for the first time since 2024, the combined market share of PhonePe and Google Pay fell below 80%, thanks to rising challengers like Navi and super.money eating into the duopoly. NPCI’s deadline capping any single app at 30% market share remains December 31, 2026 — and the competitive landscape is finally shifting. ...