Axis Securities small-cap top picks include Mahanagar Gas, Kirloskar Brothers, Sansera Engineering, and Kalpataru Projects. The brokerage noted Septembers market volatility after a strong MayAugust 2025 rally. Despite GST 2.0 reforms providing a positive trigger, momentum faltered due to delayed impact, currency depreciation, inventory overhang, foreign institutional selling, and uncertainty in global policy, especially from the US.
PepsiCo is undertaking a multi-year effort to replace artificial dyes with natural alternatives in products like Gatorade and Cheetos, driven by increasing consumer demand. This complex process involves extensive research and development, ensuring stable shelf life, flavor, and supply, while also navigating FDA approvals and consumer expectations for familiar taste and texture.
Semaglutide, the active ingredient in Novo's Wegovy and Ozempic, and tirzepatide, sold as Zepbound and Mounjaro by Lilly, are so effective that they should be the first choice in almost all cases when substantial weight loss is necessary, according to a new guideline from the European Association for the Study of Obesity published in Nature Medicine.
