Intel is set to report first-quarter results as its stock trades in a significant rally, with Lam Research and Tesla also scheduled to release quarterly earnings in the same window. Intel enters the print under heightened scrutiny: the chipmaker has been navigating a foundry strategy pivot, cost restructuring, and competitive pressure from AMD and Nvidia across both its client and data center segments. Investors will watch whether revenue stabilization and margin trajectory support the stock's recent advance or expose it as premature. Lam Research, a key supplier of semiconductor etch and deposition equipment, offers a forward read on wafer fabrication spending and the broader capex cycle across chipmakers. Tesla's report draws attention to automotive margins, energy storage growth, and any updated volume guidance after a turbulent delivery period. Across all three, the earnings window functions as a real-time stress test for sentiment in semiconductors, electric vehicles, and capital equipment, three sectors under simultaneous pressure from tariff risk and demand uncertainty.
Indian startups raised $5.2 billion across 501 deals in H1 2026, down 9% in value but up 7% in deal count year-on-year, per the Inc42 Indian Tech Startup Funding Report. The drop is driven by fewer mega-rounds, while AI funding surged 317% and growth-stage deal activity hit a multi-year high.
The BSE Sensex fell 893 points and the Nifty 50 shed 279 points on June 30, 2026, wiping out roughly Rs 6 lakh crore in investor wealth in a single session. Both indices dropped 1.16%, closing at 76,200.68 and 23,824.10 respectively.
Kotak Mahindra Bank shares fell nearly 3% to Rs 397.6 after CEO Ashok Vaswani announced plans to exit the bank. Investor concern now centres on succession timing and whether the bank's ongoing digital and deposit-growth strategy will stay on track.
South Korea's Kospi dropped 3% at Monday's open while Japan's Nikkei fell 1%, as escalating US-Iran conflict triggered a broad risk-off move across Asian markets. South Korea's heavy reliance on Middle East oil imports makes it especially vulnerable to geopolitical shocks of this kind.
