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Source: Live Mint Mumbai: Stock market constituents expecting an outsized rate cut, a shift in monetary policy stance and comments on durable liquidity were left disappointed on Friday after the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting. The MPC’s 25 basis point rate cut—its first in nearly five years—fell below the expectations of certain quarters….
Source: Live Mint This means that AIF income, previously treated as business income, will now be considered capital gains. While capital gains are taxed at 12.5%, the highest business income tax slab is 30%. The amendment is significant given that, according to data from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), more than 1,400…
Source: Live Mint Indian markets experienced a volatile January, oscillating sharply amid a blend of global and domestic uncertainties that kept investors cautious. While frontline indices regained strength over the last couple of trading sessions, they ended January with a drop of over 0.5%, marking the fourth consecutive month of losses for the Nifty 50…
Source: Live Mint Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have withdrawn ₹64,156 crore from the Indian equities market so far in January 2025, in an unabated exodus amid Rupee depreciation, rise in United States bond yields and expectations of an overall tepid earnings season, according to a PTI report. The selling shows a reversal in investor sentiments…
Source: Live Mint Indian Stock Market: The sell-off in Indian markets extended to the third consecutive trading session on Friday, January 10, as the bears took full control of the market, leaving little room for bulls to push the indices higher. Both the Nifty 50 and Sensex ended today’s trading session in negative territory. While…
Source: Live Mint Mumbai: India’s capital markets regulator is set to ease the registration of foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) if they want to invest in government-backed securities, even as it proposed doubling the equity investment threshold set for granular disclosures by FPIs to ₹50,000 crore. The Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi) whole time…
Source: Live Mint In the first three trading days of the month, foreign investors withdrew ₹4,285 crore from Indian equities, primarily due to concerns surrounding the upcoming third-quarter earnings season and the high valuations of domestic stocks. This follows an investment of ₹15,446 crore throughout December, according to data from depositories. The change in sentiment…
Source: Live Mint Buy or sell: The domestic benchmark indices succeeded in maintaining the gains made during the morning session until the close on Friday. The Sensex finished at 78,699.07 points, an increase of 226.59 points or 0.29%, while the Nifty 50 ended at 23,813.40 points, rising by 63.20 points or 0.27%. As of 2024,…
Source: Live Mint Foreign portfolio investors (FPI) dumped local stocks for a fourth straight day on Friday, causing the bellwether Nifty 50 and Sensex indices to log their biggest weekly fall in 30 months. This and heavy direct selling by retail clients caused investor wealth to plunge by ₹8.75 trillion overnight. The Nifty and Sensex…
Source: Live Mint The market regulator has introduced new regulations seeking a clear segregation of offshore derivative instruments (ODIs) and foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) and mandated more disclosures to reduce systemic risks in India’s capital markets. ODIs are investment vehicles that allow overseas investors to gain exposure to Indian equities or equity derivatives. While the…
