Tesla reports Q1 earnings with investor attention concentrated on two fronts: the timeline and economics of its robotaxi rollout and the scale of capital expenditure commitments the company is prepared to absorb. Both questions carry direct valuation implications, as autonomous ride-hailing represents Tesla's most cited long-term revenue diversification thesis while heavy capex signals how aggressively management is betting on that transition. The robotaxi program has faced repeated schedule slippage, making any concrete deployment update a potential catalyst in either direction. On the spending side, mega capex commitments would pressure near-term free cash flow, a metric closely watched given Tesla's recent margin compression in its core vehicle business. Analysts and investors will parse guidance language carefully for evidence that autonomous ambitions are translating into executable roadmaps rather than aspirational timelines. Revenue trends in the base auto segment remain the floor benchmark against which any forward narrative will be measured.
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.
