Why Technology And IT Is the Most-Covered Market Story This Midday — 25 September 2026

The stories moving markets — 25 September 2026

Across the major business newswires, technology and IT is the most-covered theme right now (4 publishers, 19 headlines). Below is what is being covered, each theme paired with the live TrendRipperX page carrying the actual numbers, read at 11:05 am IST.

Themes in focus

Technology and IT

4 publishers and 19 headlines in the last session. That is near-universal coverage across the desks we track, which normally means the story is already reflected in prices.

IT services revenue is dollar-linked and deal-driven, so technology news is read together with the rupee and US client spending.

Live numbers: Technology, Market dashboard.

• ESDS Software share price hits 5% lower circuit after Q1 results; stock still up 310% from IPO price - Should you buy? — Livemint

• Fintechs bet on AI agents to retain merchants as acquisition costs rise and margins thin — Livemint

• Anant Raj plans ₹25,000 crore data centre bet without fresh funding — Livemint

IPOs

4 publishers and 17 headlines in the last session. That is near-universal coverage across the desks we track, which normally means the story is already reflected in prices.

Primary-market coverage clusters when subscription numbers or grey-market premiums move, because both are read as demand proxies before listing day.

Live numbers: IPO today, IPO GMP.

• ESDS Software share price hits 5% lower circuit after Q1 results; stock still up 310% from IPO price - Should you buy? — Livemint

• IPO multibagger ESDS shares hit 5% lower circuit as Q1 net profit more than halves. Time to sell? — Economic Times

• ArMee Infotech IPO enters Day 3 with 1.17x subscription; GMP at 5%. Should you subscribe? — Economic Times

Quarterly results

4 publishers and 6 headlines in the last session. That is near-universal coverage across the desks we track, which normally means the story is already reflected in prices.

Earnings season coverage concentrates on revenue growth, margin direction and guidance — the three inputs that reset a stock's multiple.

Live numbers: Quarterly results.

• ESDS Software share price hits 5% lower circuit after Q1 results; stock still up 310% from IPO price - Should you buy? — Livemint

• Nifty earnings estimates ambitious but a weak rupee doesn’t complicate outlook: Nuvama’s Prateek Parekh — Livemint

• US Market: Meta shares rebound as Muse AI agent fuels revenue hopes — Economic Times

Banks and NBFCs

4 publishers and 6 headlines in the last session. That is near-universal coverage across the desks we track, which normally means the story is already reflected in prices.

Credit growth, deposit costs and asset quality drive nearly a third of index earnings, so bank news travels straight into the broader market.

Live numbers: Banking & Finance, Bank Nifty today.

• Are banks open or closed on Sunday, September 27? Here’s why there’s confusion ahead of the proposed bank unions strike — Livemint

• Axis Bank Share Price Live Updates: Axis Bank Stock Details — Economic Times

• Kotak Bank Share Price Live Updates: Kotak Bank's Current Price and SMA Insights — Economic Times

Industry and sectors

3 publishers and 10 headlines in the last session. Three independent desks running the same story usually means it has legs beyond a single day.

Sector-level cost, capacity and policy news moves whole baskets of stocks at once rather than one name.

Live numbers: Industry, Companies.

• 240% rally in six months! Defence stock Raymond hits 52-week high; exit or hold? Explained with target, stop-loss, ratio — Livemint

• Gold, silver prices today, 25 September: Check retail rates of 24K, 22K gold, 999 silver in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata — Livemint

• Jefferies is bullish on Adani Ports and 5 other logistics sector stocks. How many do you have? — Economic Times

Manufacturing

3 publishers and 7 headlines in the last session. Three independent desks running the same story usually means it has legs beyond a single day.

Factory output, PMI and capacity news show whether the domestic investment cycle is actually converting into production.

Live numbers: Manufacturing, Industry.

• German Green Steel IPO opens for subscription: GMP indicates 20% potential listing gain. Should you subscribe? — Economic Times

• Tata Steel Share Price Live Updates: Tata Steel's Current Price and Market Performance — Economic Times

• JK Cement among 4 stocks showing RSI trending up — Economic Times

Gold

3 publishers and 5 headlines in the last session. Three independent desks running the same story usually means it has legs beyond a single day.

Bullion coverage rises with the dollar, real yields and festival demand — the association's published rate is the number jewellers actually bill against.

Live numbers: Gold rate today, Gold ETF.

• Gold price outlook: Gold set for a weekly loss, but can it rebound? Check 2026 forecast — Livemint

• Gold Tilts Lower as Iran Impasse Continues to Fan Rate-Hike Bets — Livemint

• Gold, silver prices today, 25 September: Check retail rates of 24K, 22K gold, 999 silver in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata — Livemint

How to use this round-up

Coverage volume tells you where attention is, not where value is. Use it to decide what to check — then read the level on the live page, compare it with the previous close and the day range, and only then judge whether the market has already priced the story. Headlines below link to the publishers; every number on TrendRipperX is read from the exchange, association or official source directly.

Key takeaways

• technology and IT: 19 headlines (4 publishers)
• IPOs: 17 headlines (4 publishers)
• quarterly results: 6 headlines (4 publishers)

About this report

Every figure on this page is read from a primary source at the timestamp shown — exchange boards for equities and indices, the exchange bid book for IPOs, published association rates for bullion, and consolidated exchange quotes for crypto — with no estimation or third-party commentary. Historical fields such as trailing returns and 52-week extremes are computed on the adjusted daily series so splits and bonuses do not create false gaps. A timestamp outside market hours reflects the last traded or last published value, not a live tick.

Related live pages

• Stock market today
• Market dashboard
• Global markets
• Stocks in news
• IPO today

Sources

• Theme detection from the public RSS feeds of Livemint, Moneycontrol, The Economic Times, Business Standard and The Hindu BusinessLine — headlines linked to the publisher
• All prices and levels from our own exchange, bullion association and official data feeds

“This report is generated automatically from live exchange and official association data at the time stamped above. Prices move continuously — verify on the source before acting. Nothing here is investment advice.”