Vijay Kedia calls for open market buybacks after bloodbath; says retail investors quietly held market together

Market expert Vijay Kedia backed Mohandas Pai’s call for open-market buybacks to stabilise equities, saying retail investors quietly held markets together amid relentless FII selling. With benchmarks sliding nearly 10% in a month, sentiment improved slightly after Donald Trump signalled progress in U.S.–Iran talks.