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Ardee Industries shares fell nearly 7% from their BSE listing price after a strong debut, but remained over 29% above the IPO price. With analysts advising IPO allottees to hold with a stop-loss and fresh buyers to wait for dips, here’s what investors should know about the stock.

India’s urea import offers dropped significantly, signaling market easing after war-driven tightness. Offers for the soil nutrient were twelve percent below June’s purchase price. State-run producers received bids for millions of tons against tender requirements. Prices have crashed to less than half of earlier war-driven levels. Vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has held…

Indian stock markets experienced a decline on Tuesday, with major indices Sensex and Nifty closing lower. Broader markets, however, showed resilience, with midcap and smallcap indices registering gains. Geopolitical mediation efforts between Iran and the US offered some market sentiment support. Oil prices dipped below ninety dollars per barrel following these mediation reports. Analysts suggest…