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Source: Live Mint Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has relaxed its rules for foreign portfolio investors, alternative investment funds, and registered investment advisors amid increasing cash equity market trading volumes. In its first board meeting under new chairperson Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Monday, India’s markets regulator increased the investment threshold for…
Source: Live Mint Indian stock market: After moving in downward trajectory for three weeks, the Indian benchmarks made a strong comeback in the first week of March 2025. The indices closed in green, rising nearly 2 per cent on Friday, March 7. The Nifty settled at 22,552.50, while the Sensex closed at 74,332.58, marking a…
Source: Live Mint India’s new securities markets regulator, Tuhin Kanta Pandey, pledged to address the concerns of foreign investors, pursue ‘optimum regulation’, and enhance transparency—only to leave market experts wanting more. Pandey, who took over from Madhabi Puri Buch as the chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Board of India on 1 March, said a…
Source: Live Mint On Thursday, stock market bulls kept India’s benchmark indexes up for a second straight day following 10 straight sessions of battering. Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) closed some of their short index futures positions the past two sessions, driving up the market. While the Nifty 50 gained 0.93% to end Thursday at 22,544.70…
Source: Live Mint Indian stock market: After massive selling in the previous trading session, Indian markets witnessed some buying activity in today’s trade, March 3, attempting to recover after frontline indices recorded their longest monthly losing streak since 1996. Although the markets began the session in the green, momentum quickly turned negative, and by noon,…
Source: Live Mint With just a day shy of the month close, Indian equity markets will have fallen for five months on the trot by February end, an occurrence last seen 29 years ago. The current fall has been fuelled by relentless foreign portfolio outflows of ₹2.8 trillion from the cash market and their negative…
Source: Live Mint Stock Market today: The domestic benchmark indices, Nifty 50 and Sensex, began Thursday with slight increases despite persistent selling pressure from foreign investors, which continues to impact market sentiment. The Nifty 50 index opened at 22,568.95, climbing by 21.40 points or 0.09 percent, while the Sensex commenced the session at 74,706.60, advancing…
Source: Live Mint It appears that overseas investors are reluctant to reverse their bearish stance on Indian stocks, as they continue to be net sellers, withdrawing billions of rupees from the exchanges in 2025 so far amid concerns over valuations, economic growth, and global trade uncertainties. Capital flight is shifting from some emerging markets, including…
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…
