The public issue pipeline is at its driest in two years. According to the website of market regulator Sebi, only 11 companies have filed for initial public offerings between April and June.
Rupee-denominated contracts will be traded from 9 am to 5 pm.
IRFC, NHAI, Hudco and others to hit the market in next few months.
Muthoot Finance's method of raising money through gold bonds has been questioned.
All existing instruments in e-form by September 30; move to affect 200,000 companies
An investment banker handling the PSU issues said, "When employees pick application forms, these typically have stamps of brokers. But there was no clarity who will bear the cost. Now with this provision, government will pay 25 bps. It is lesser than retail because there is often no marketing effort from the broker, as a lot of it is done by the company itself."
Barely five days after he was hired by Speak Asia as its legal adviser, Ashok Saraogi withdrew from the case last Friday.
While listing can be good, success depends on sentiment and performance.
Most of the top investment banks will be rendered ineligible to manage the coming initial public offering (IPO) of National Building Construction Corp Ltd (NBCC) if the new rules for appointment of advisors are implemented.
The new guidelines restrict bankers not just from advising private sector companies in the 'same line of business' on public issues.
In March, the Registrar of Companies, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, based in Kanpur, sent a notice to Sahara India Real Estate Corp for using a third party's bank accounts to receive funds from investors.
Profits of domestic brokerages fell substantially in the quarter ended March 31, thanks to subdued participation of retail investors and continued increase in the share of the low-margin options segment in the overall market volume.
Depressed equity performance, Sebi copycat rules, lack of new ideas combine to impel funds to look elsewhere.
If the deal materialises, Angel will have to pay at least Rs 800-1,000 crore (Rs 8-10 billion) for a 51 per cent stake, valuing the brokerage at Rs 1,500-2,000 crore (Rs 15-20 billion). The talks are at an early stage.
With global investors shifting focus from developed to emerging markets in the last few days, India has emerged as a major beneficiary.
An ETF is an investment fund traded on stock exchanges, much like stocks. An ETF holds assets such as stocks, commodities or bonds.
During his tenure with the group, Bagchi has held several key positions in retail banking, corporate banking and treasury.
Inflation and political unrest in Egypt will haunt shares in the near term
Smart order routing (SOR) has finally taken off in India, with the country's two premier bourses resolving their long-standing dispute over the audit trail of orders. SOR allows brokers' trading engines to automatically choose the best price for stocks from multiple exchanges.
To make its stock market investments transparent and avoid further controversy, Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has discontinued deals that were first negotiated over the telephone and then executed on the stock exchange platform, according to brokers familiar with the matter.
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