Netflix posted stronger-than-expected Q1 results, with revenue climbing 16% year-over-year to $12.25 billion and diluted EPS of roughly $6.61, nearly double the prior-year figure, but shares fell in after-hours trading despite the beat. The results cleared Wall Street's consensus estimates on both the top and bottom lines, continuing a stretch of solid fundamental execution for the company. The sell-off suggests investors are focused on forward guidance or a metric beyond headline financials, a pattern common when a stock has priced in outperformance ahead of the print. Analysts and traders will be scrutinizing subscriber growth figures, average revenue per user, and any commentary on ad-tier monetization and password-sharing conversion rates as the more telling signals of Netflix's medium-term trajectory. The divergence between strong reported numbers and a declining share price reinforces that for high-multiple growth stocks, meeting expectations is rarely sufficient, the market demands visibility into what sustains the next leg of growth.
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.
