Stock markets extended their losses on today, with the Nifty 50 falling by around 2.5% to 8,967. Among the biggest drags were ICICI Bank, which fell nearly 9%, indicating that large, foreign portfolio investors are exiting their long positions in the market. With this, the Nifty 50 index is now down 27.5% from its all-time […]
Stock market indices, including India’s Sensex and Nifty 50, are likely to find their short-term bottom today, after a savage correction on Monday in both the Indian markets as well as US markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered another massive setback on Monday, dropping by a massive 13% to 20,188. With this, 30-stock US […]
Major Indian stock market indices fell by 8-9% today in the biggest single-day fall since the global financial crisis of 2008. The Sensex fell 2,919 points (8.2%), while the Nifty 50 fell 868 points (8.3%) — by far the biggest single-day points correction in the history of these two indices. GOOD TIME TO INVEST? The […]
The Securities Appellate Tribunal has stayed an order by the stock markets regulator imposing strict restrictions on stock broker Way2Wealth in the ‘NSE leased line’ case. The Securities and Exchange Board of India had, two weeks ago, imposed penalties and restrictions on several parties, including the National Stock Exchange, for facilitating or indulging in unfair […]
Broking firm Phillip Capital said it saw “good execution” and “very positive feedback” on central government policies announced by Modi government over the last four years in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, and said a close fight — regardless of the outcome — would not have a significant impact on the stock markets. “We keep hearing […]
The key Nifty 50 stock index in India is likely to breach the 10,000 support mark this week as the Indian stock market enters what many have called its deepest correction since the 2008 financial crisis. The Nifty, which reflects the stock prices of 50 bluechip stocks traded on the National Stock Exchange, had gone […]
The Reserve Bank of India and the Securities and Exchange Board of India are “closely monitoring recent developments in financial markets” and are ready “to take appropriate actions, if necessary,” India’s central bank said in a one-line statement on Sunday. The move comes in the wake of what looks to be the beginning of prolonged […]
The Supreme Court has directed the government of India to set up a committee to suggest reforms in rules and regulations governing accounting and auditing services companies in India. The three-member committee has been asked to suggest a revamped regulatory mechanism for big auditing firms within two months. The order came in a public interest […]
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has removed the tax exemption given to long-term gains derived from the sale of equity shares, and instead imposed a 10% tax on long-term gains from the sale of equity shares. This is what he said in his budget speech on this issue: “The total amount of exempted capital gains from […]
The Securities & Exchange Board of India has tapped Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay to submit a report on the various options to regulate algorithm trading in India. The appointment of IIT Bombay to help with the matter comes in the context of the SEBI’s ongoing consultation with industry and other stakeholders for framing rules […]
Finvasia, a technology-driven online broking start-up, announced that it has rolled out what it claimed was India’s first ‘truly’ free online demat account for investing in stocks and derivatives, including futures. There have been many ‘free demat account’ providers in the past too, but such operators usually find some way or the other charge their […]
Broking and financial firm HDFC Securities Ltd said it does not expect the US Federal Reserve to start sucking out the liquidity that it has infused into the global financial market in the last nine years any time soon. The comments came in the wake of the release of the minutes of the Federal Open […]
Yes Bank, one of India’s youngest, and fastest-growing banks, said it had no plans to go for a billion-dollar qualified institutional placement of its shares as reported by the media. The bank had tried to do a mega share sale in September last year, but the effort didn’t find success for various reasons. This time, […]
The recent strength in India’s key stock market indices indicates that market participants are pricing in a victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh, according to an stock market analyst. India’s largest state has been busy electing its next legislative assembly for almost a month. The first phase of elections in the state […]
Global financial services major Morgan Stanley said India seemed poised for a five-year growth cycle for equities due to favorable macro-economic factors. “India’s macro stability remains in its best shape in several years and policy momentum is the best since 2007. Financial conditions look easy and the inflation trajectory suggests more rate cuts are in […]
Expect the unexpected is the case what we see in gold price today. The country saw a sudden hike in the gold price today as Rs 30,820 for 10 grams from yesterdays price of Rs 30,024. The price for 10 grams has rose by 796 rupees from yesterday in India. UPDATE: As of 1517 IST, […]
Angel Broking said it believes that the US Federal Reserve is likely to raise policy interest rates starting from December this year. The broking house was responding to the latest move by the US central bank to keep rates steady at its last policy decision before next week’s US Presidential election. “The Federal Reserve has […]
L&T Technology Services Ltd will open its initial public offer of up to 10.4 lakh equity shares on Monday. The shares will be sold by the parent Larsen & Toubro, the company said. Each share of the company, which provides technical design services, will carry a face value of Rs 2 and will be offered […]
Equity markets across the globe, including and particularly emerging markets, will see a relief rally if the US Federal Reserve puts off a rate hike today, said Rohit Gadia, Founder & CEO, CapitalVia Global Research. US Fed will conclude its policy meet today and give clarity on the much debated rate hike. Indian markets are […]
Fitch Ratings said in a new report that pessimism over China’s short-term outlook is overdone and a growth pick-up in the second half is already in the pipeline. ‘But expectations for the economy’s growth potential in the medium term are shifting lower as the scale of the restructuring challenge becomes clearer,” it said. Global capital […]
