If the price of crude oil softens, Indian equities may again see a risk-on phase. Tariff concerns are no longer the central issue; the larger market trigger is oil, because crude influences inflation, currency, margins, fiscal comfort, and foreign investor appetite. In such a market, one-time favourites often return to the screen. But not every familiar name deserves fresh capital. These 25 stocks should be on the watchlists of both traders and investors. Some have upside potential, some do not. But all need to be judged through liquidity, institutional interest, sector triggers, and price confirmation.

A fall in crude oil prices can trigger a relief rally, which in fact it did in early trade on Thursday. But there is another reality as well. It does not immediately repair the…

If the price of crude oil softens, Indian equities may again see a risk-on phase. Tariff concerns are no longer the central issue; the larger market trigger is oil, because crude…