Standard Chartered’s partnership with DCS Card Centre to introduce DeCard—a credit card powered by stablecoins—marks a pivotal step in merging blockchain technology with mainstream financial system

Shriram Finance Limited (SFL) continues to display robust performance, endorsed by a recent BUY call from Axis Direct with a target price of Rs 860 per share.

ICICI Securities has issued a BUY recommendation for Aditya Birla Capital, upgrading the stock from its previous BUY rating.

Motilal Oswal Financial Services has reiterated its BUY recommendation on PNB Housing Finance, projecting a target price of Rs 1,080.

Dow Jones Industrial Average was trading 0.5 percent higher at 47,939 while Nasdaq Composite was trading firm by 0.51 percent.

Emkay Global has reiterated BUY recommendation on HDB Financial Services, maintaining confidence in the company’s medium-term growth narrative even as operational challenges marred the Q2FY26 outco