Economic Survey credits retail investor surge for growth in India’s capital markets | Stock Market News

Economic Survey credits retail investor surge for growth in India’s capital markets | Stock Market News

Source: Live Mint India’s stock markets overcame challenges such as geopolitical tensions, currency fluctuations, and domestic market volatility to reach new heights in FY25, driven by an increasing number of investors, active listing activities, and regulatory support, according to the Economic Survey 2024-25. The capital markets are central to India’s growth story, catalysing capital formation…

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Credit Quality Shows Signs of Having Peaked

Credit Quality Shows Signs of Having Peaked

Source: Live Mint (Bloomberg) — In 2022, after the Federal Reserve started raising rates at the fastest pace in decades, some blue-chip US companies vowed to start cutting their debt loads. Those days may be over now.  Companies with BBB ratings boosted their share buybacks in the latest quarter for the first time since early…

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SEBI permits mutual funds to buy, sell credit default swaps. Here are the details | Stock Market News

SEBI permits mutual funds to buy, sell credit default swaps. Here are the details | Stock Market News

Source: Live Mint Capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), on Friday, allowed mutual funds to buy and sell credit default swaps (CDS) to improve liquidity in the corporate bond market.  “It has been decided to allow greater flexibility to mutual funds to both buy and sell CDS with adequate risk management,”…

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