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Auto and Metal Lead a Cautious Bounce, IT Feels the Fed Heat

Markets opened on a shaky note today, with the Sensex initially slipping about 96 points before clawing back into positive territory, trading up around 65 points at 74,401 and the Nifty gaining roughly 35 points to 23,252 in early trade. The hesitant start reflects global unease after the US Federal Reserve delivered its first rate hike since 2023, a move that's kept IT stocks under pressure and made the overall tone cautious rather than confident. Bharat Electronics (BEL) stands out as the stock most likely to perform well today. It's currently the top gainer on both the Sensex and Nifty, continuing to attract buying interest, a sharp turnaround from its recent slide, suggesting the earlier profit-booking phase may be running its course.

Daily Index View : BANKNIFTY as on 16/09/2026

1. Market Trend PROBABILITY 🚨 Current Market Trend: Positive 🚀 -10% 🔍 Key Level to Watch: 56407 🔄 Current Market Surface: The trend will stay Positive until the market stay above 56407 That’s 612 points away from the last day Closing Price of 55795 ATR 624 2. Demand & Supply PROBABILITY Force is Demand & Supply is High -15% Last 3 days market has been flatish on downside compared to ATR, so supply has very strong firepower — it just needs sentiment support 15 Sep 2026 FII Cash-net (Buy/sell) DII Cash- net (BUY/SELL) -2,978 +2,686.05 3. Reflexivity PROBABILITY First Half is Strongly Supportive to Bearish Momentum for at least first half -15% Last day market fell Intraday more than the 8-day average ATR, so downside momentum should remain intact in the first half 4. Social Proof (Global) PROBABILITY Dow Jones (Last day close) 48185 Up/Donw by -210 16% Dow jones future (live) 52,618 Up/Donw by +92.0 Hang seng (Live) 24667 Up/Donw by 26 Nikki 225 (Live) 63727 Up/Donw by 243 Sentiments: Dow Jones Futures is Trading Flat to Positive & HANG SENG Index is trading Flat to Positive Today, global markets are neutral to slightly positive, and the Indian market has no strong directional bias Top stock to watchout

Zomato Starts Charging Extra Fee on COD Orders

Zomato has begun levying an additional “Pay on Delivery Fee” on cash-on-delivery (COD) orders. Customers opting to pay in cash at the time of delivery now face an extra charge of at least ₹5, with social media users reporting fees as high as ₹20 in some locations. The new fee appears as a separate line item in the bill summary and applies only to COD transactions. Customers paying online are not charged this amount. The levy adds to existing costs such as platform fee, packaging charges and GST, increasing the overall expense for cash-paying users. The move forms part of Zomato’s ongoing efforts to expand monetisation levers amid intensifying competition in the food delivery sector. The variable fee structure, based on user and order parameters, is expected to contribute incremental revenue while potentially encouraging a shift toward digital payments. *Top stocks in the food delivery & consumer tech industry:* Eternal (Zomato),

Zomato Introduces Additional CoD Fee for Customers

₹5 Becomes a Business Strategy: What Zomato’s COD Fee

Small fees can become meaningful at massive scale, but investors must balance higher monetisation against customer retention and competitive pressure. Imagine ordering your favourite biryani at night. You choose **Cash on Delivery** because you want to pay when the food arrives. Suddenly, your bill shows one more line: **“Pay on Delivery Fee.”** Zomato has reportedly started charging an additional COD fee, with ₹5 commonly reported and higher amounts seen in some transactions. Online payments don't attract this specific charge. At first glance, ₹5 looks tiny. But here is the investor lesson: **₹5 × millions of transactions = potentially meaningful revenue.** This is the story of **monetisation**—companies finding additional ways to earn from an existing customer transaction. For Zomato's parent **Eternal Ltd**, the move could potentially improve revenue per order and encourage customers toward digital payments. But there is another side to the story. If customers feel that food delivery is becoming too expensive because of multiple fees, they may compare alternatives. That brings us to the **Nifty 500** watchlist. 🔹 **

India’s E-Commerce & Q-Commerce Expansion

India’s e-commerce market is projected to expand at an 18.4% CAGR, nearly tripling from ₹10.56 lakh crore ($125 billion) in 2024 to ₹32.82 lakh crore ($345 billion) by 2030, according to Infisum’s Smart Growth in a Fast Market report. Quick commerce is emerging as the primary growth engine, forecasted to reach ₹6.18–6.66 lakh crore ($65–70 billion) by 2030 and account for 45–50% of incremental e-retail expansion over the next five years. To service this surging demand for rapid fulfillment, India’s dark store network is set to nearly triple from 2,525 facilities in 2025 to approximately 7,500 by 2030. Blinkit currently leads the quick commerce sector with a 44% market share after processing 900 million orders in FY26, followed by Zepto and Swiggy Instamart at 25% and 20% market share, respectively. The underlying growth is propelled by shifting demographics and deepening penetration into non-metro regions, with Tier II and Tier III cities now driving 66% of new direct-to-consumer (D2C) orders. Gen Z represents nearly one-third of current online shoppers and is positioned to become India’s largest digital spending cohort by 2030, expanding total digital shoppers to 420–440 million. By 2030, e-commerce is expected to capture 10–12% of total retail spending and contribute roughly 2.5% to national GDP. Concurrently, artificial intelligence and machine learning integration—via conversational commerce, virtual try-ons, and automated shopping assistants—are projected to boost retail productivity by 35–37%, reinforcing India’s status as a top global digital retail market.