SHAREMARKETS
BharatPe taps former Bajaj Finance executive Mohit Mittal to lead investments
He was previously the business head of investment marketplace at Bajaj Finance, where he helped build a digital platform with more than 50 financial institution partners. Before that, he spent over 13 years at Bajaj Capital, where he led an investment business with Rs 40,000 crore in assets under management across fixed-income and mutual fund products. He has also worked at ICICI Bank and Genpact.
Zetwerk IPO fully subscribed; Super.money triples revenues
Zetwerk’s Rs 5,012-crore IPO was subscribed 3.06 times on Monday, the last day for bids. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
PhonePe evolves its stock broking platform into PhonePe Invest, launches portfolio optimiser
The transition from Share.Market to PhonePe Invest, brings research-backed wealth management into PhonePe's unified financial ecosystem, alongside payments, lending and insurance.
PhonePe sees opportunity to bring everyday savers into equities with PhonePe Invest: Rahul Chari
PhonePe on Monday rebranded its investing and trading platform Share.Market as PhonePe Invest, bringing it into its broader financial ecosystem. The platform combines stocks, IPOs, mutual funds and F&O offerings with a newly launched Portfolio Optimiser, a proprietary tool to help users build, review and optimise their portfolios.
PhonePe gets in-principle nod from UAE for first locally licensed overseas payments business
Walmart-backed PhonePe has received in-principle approval from the UAE central bank for two payments licences, paving the way for its first locally regulated payments business outside India. The company plans to work with local banks and payment providers and explore the UAE’s domestic payment rails, Aani and Jaywan.
SIP losses in the first two years? Staying invested for five years can reduce loss probability to zero: Report
A weak start does not necessarily mean an SIP will deliver poor long-term returns. A 20-year analysis by ShareMarket by PhonePe shows that most five-year SIPs recovered from weak or negative returns in the first two years, with nearly 69% eventually delivering double-digit annualised returns. The data also highlights how extending the investment horizon to seven or 10 years can significantly reduce loss risk and improve return consistency, underscoring the importance of patience and compounding in equity SIPs.
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PhonePe’s Share.Market CEO Ujjwal Jain steps down
Ujjwal Jain, CEO of PhonePe's stock trading platform Share.Market, has departed after four years, calling it a "relaunch" for his next venture. Jain, who founded WealthDesk and OpenQ before their acquisition by PhonePe, led the launch of Share.Market in August 2023. This move occurs as PhonePe has postponed its IPO plans.

Australian stocks lose $91 billion in a week as Middle East war weighs, ASX 200 falls 3.8%, erasing half of February gains; check top gainers and losers
The Australian sharemarket has seen a significant drop of A$130 billion this week. Investors are on edge as the Middle East conflict escalates. This volatility follows a period of record earnings. The S&P/ASX 200 index closed lower on Friday, losing 1.00%. Several stocks experienced sharp declines, while others saw notable gains.

Australian sharemarket crashes to lowest since April, 2025; S&P/ASX 200 falls to 11-week low; here’s how Wall Street’s drop rattled Australia
Australian shares experienced their worst day in ten months on Friday, February 6, 2026. The S&P/ASX 200 index dropped significantly, with miners leading the decline across all sectors. Investors pulled back from resource stocks due to soft commodity prices. Global markets also saw a retreat, impacting Australian investor confidence. The volatility index surged, signaling heightened market anxiety.

S&P/ASX 200 continues to extend gains as Australian shares rally, miners and banks lead momentum; check top gainers-losers and best performing sectors
The Australian sharemarket extended its gains on Wednesday, with the S&P/ASX 200 rising 0.80% to 8,927.80. Miners rallied significantly on recovering gold and copper prices, while banks reversed early losses to end higher. Yancoal Australia and Silex Systems were among top performers, while technology stocks like Xero saw sharp declines.

BHP dethrones Commonwealth Bank as Australia’s largest stock, widens market capitalisation gap to nearly $3 billion; what it shows about the Australian sharemarket
BHP has reclaimed its position as Australia's largest stock by market capitalization, surpassing Commonwealth Bank. This shift reflects growing investor optimism in the resources sector, driven by a rally in global commodity prices and a surge in metals markets. BHP's market cap exceeded A$253 billion, making it a significant portion of the S&P/ASX 200 Index.

Value and momentum mutual funds continue to perform consistently: Report
In mutual fund categories such as largecap, midcap, ELSS, contra/value, large & midcap, and aggressive hybrid, funds favouring value investment style have emerged as consistent performers, while in smallcap and flexicap categories, funds high on momentum style were among the top performers, according to Share.Market’s CRISP Mutual Funds Scorecard (second edition).

48% of mutual fund investor base is in age bracket of 18 to 30 years: Report
A Share.Market report shows 48% of mutual fund investors are aged 18-30, with most starting via equity. Youth investors prefer SIPs, diversified equity funds, and exhibit strong financial discipline across India, especially in smaller cities.

7 multibagger stocks that FIIs are hoarding in 2025. Are you missing out?
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) are actively increasing their investments in seven smallcap stocks. These stocks have already delivered significant returns in 2025. Force Motors and SML Isuzu are among the top picks. FIIs are also raising stakes in Mangalore Chemicals, Camlin Fine Sciences, Gabriel India, Suven Life Sciences, and Axiscades Technologies.

Which mutual funds are scoring high on value, quality and momentum factors: Insights from Share.Market’s MF scorecard
PPFAS Mutual Fund: Based on Share.Market’s CRISP Mutual Funds Scorecard, funds with high exposure to Value and Momentum styles outperformed across most categories over the past five years. Consistent performers include Nippon India, HDFC, ICICI Prudential, Franklin Templeton, and PPFAS Mutual Funds, with a strong focus on Quality, Value, and balanced investment styles driving sustained success.

What to do with BSE, HUDCO and 4 other stocks? Om Ghawalkar of Share.Market recommends this
For investors, the "remain invested" mantra holds merit for long-term wealth creation, as history shows markets eventually recover from even severe corrections.

Analysing hundreds of stocks for strategy? PhonePe brings a new tool to do key trading tasks
PhonePe's Share.Market launched "Sheets," a novel tool in India for integrating market data into spreadsheets. This empowers traders to build custom models and strategies, automating analysis and decision-making. Sheets offers real-time data, option chain access, and historical data integration, simplifying complex trading strategies for users of all experience levels. Future enhancements include a custom strategy builder and pre-built strategies.

Share.Market: Revolutionizing Investing with Deep Insights Beyond Charts & Fundamentals
In an Economic Times exclusive five-part video series in partnership with Share.Market, experts decoded emerging technologically-enabled tools in the investment arena. Read on to discover how Share.Market, a discount broking platform by PhonePe, has disrupted the investment landscape with its endeavour to democratise factor analysis and other risk-mitigation instruments, in a bid to empower every Indian investor.

Invest Intelligently: How Share.Market is Redefining Discount Broking with Technology
Share.Market has grown into a leading platform in India's finance sector by leveraging technology to empower everyday investors. The startup's intelligence-driven approach and unique offerings like WealthBaskets have set new standards in discount broking, focusing on delivering advanced investment tools and insights.

PhonePe's Share.Market adds F&O segment to its offerings
Wealth and investment platform by PhonePe, Share.Market, on Friday introduced its Futures and Options (F&O) segment. "The introduction of F&O capabilities on Share.Market enhances the platform's offerings, with a comprehensive option chain analysis to track options.

Share.Market plans to build quant research-based models to drive sustained wealth creation for investors
Wealthtech platform Share.Market aims to give a new dimension to discount broking in India by offering quantitative research and market intelligence. Share.Market plans to go live with futures & options trading by the end of March. Share.Market aims to bring in a new dimension to stock broking by providing quantitative research along with execution.

PhonePe crosses 500 million registered users, alters top deck
The digital payments major has elevated a bunch of its business heads to the position of CEO for each of the business verticals

PhonePe enters stock broking segment, launches Share.Market app
On Wednesday, the startup launched Share.Market, which enables users to open trading accounts and invest in stocks, mutual funds, and ETFs.

PhonePe expects to achieve operational profit by 2025: CEO Sameer Nigam
While speaking on the sidelines of the launch PhonePe's stock trading platform Share.Market, Nigam said that PhonePe has now become a household brand and a lot of financial services are being distributed on PhonePe, both on the consumer and merchant side.

PhonePe enters stockbroking; Swiggy tests bundling for ‘One’ subscriptions
PhonePe said in a statement that Share.Market will elevate discount broking through ‘WealthBaskets’, a market research-based technology platform that will provide stock market intelligence.

PhonePe forays into stock broking business, launches Share.Market platform
The discount broking platform will provide market intelligence, quantitative research-based wealth baskets, and a technology platform for investors.
Rupee at 46.36 vs dollar
The rupee was at 46.36/37 per dollar at 4.45 pm, from its previous close of 46.55/56, tracking domestic sharemarket.
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