FIIs Are Back and BFSI Is Leading: Muthoot's 43% Profit Surge Sets Up a Pivotal Week for SBI and LIC

The bulls reclaimed financials this week: India's market posted its biggest weekly gain in nearly four months as foreign institutional investors turned net buyers, with the Sensex adding 166 points and the Nifty closing above 24,380. Leading the BFSI charge was Bajaj Finance, up 8%, with the sector rebounding on easing crude prices and returning foreign flows.

• Muthoot Finance delivered the quarter's loudest NBFC statement — Q1 net...