Move aimed at boosting retail investor participation in disinvestment.
Stocks such as NIIT, Punj Lloyd, Gati, Welspun India and BEML are favourites of the trading community.
Though India has been one of the best-performing markets in the last two months, it has lagged some of its emerging market peers such as the Philippines, Thailand and South Africa.
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Firms with low promoter holding may get to buy shares from secondary market.
Equity markets are currently difficult to gauge as the market has probably priced in a lot of things ahead of actual events.
Having successfully implemented the 25 per cent free-float norm for private companies, the Securities and Exchange Board of India now wants the government to pare its holdings in public-sector undertakings to below 75 per cent.
Instead of being carried away by Friday's historic election verdict, savvy investors were seen taking money off the table, after the benchmark Sensex rallied about 1,500 points in intra-day trade.
Sensex gains 2.4%, Nifty crosses 7,000; investors feel exit polls have vindicated their stand
R-Cap's demands following PwC's audit report add a fresh layer of worries for MCX investors and could hit valuations marginally.
Current FDI norms allow a foreign airline to hold up to 49 per cent in a domestic carrier.
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Wonderla is promoted by Kochouseph Chittilappilly, promoter of V-Guard Industries.
In the capital goods space, Punj Lloyd and KEC International could be in limelight for the expected turnround
Except for liquidity, which could act in favour or against the market in the short term, most market participants are bullish.
Could address the concerns over Companies Act provision on the issue
Capital goods stocks rallied nearly 16 per cent since January on purchases by foreign institutional investors and in anticipation of a change of government at the Centre.
Institutional investors - both foreign and domestic - lapped up the government's big-ticket share sales on Friday, helping it add nearly Rs 9,000 crore to its revenue kitty.
Sources said many individual investors were interested in applying for the NFO, due to additional benefits being offered such as upfront discounts and loyalty bonuses.
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The ETF is expected to fetch the govt Rs 3,000 crore.
With Maruti Suzuki refusing to go back on the plan, these investors have approached the Securities and Exchange Board of India, which is examining the possibility of taking action under Section 11 of the Sebi Act.
The Union finance ministry has sought views of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) for setting up a 'social bourse.'
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