Brokers will be required to reveal statistics such as trade-to-order ratio of the algo during a period as well as details of any changes made to the core programme.

Weakness in the broader markets, along with expensive valuations that these companies had commanded during their IPOs, has led to this fall

Half a dozen companies looking to tap the market as the Indian rupee stabilises and oil prices cool down.

Mid-cap information technology (IT) stocks dominate the list of companies that are trading significantly above their 200-DMA

He said no matter how much evolution happens in technology, India could never become a fully cashless economy.

Several institutional investors were ineligible to invest in these companies as they failed to meet the disclosure norms

The trade-war between the US and China is prompting investors to flee from risky assets, such as equities, to safe-haven bets, such as gold and treasuries

The challenge before the management is ensuring simultaneous disclosure of key information to stock exchanges and investigating agencies.

Overseas funds have been spooked by several policy measures taken by the government in the past few years

'The introduction of a tax on LTCG will be a deterrent for foreign investors and could potentially result in a movement of trading activity away from India to other offshore jurisdictions such as Singapore, which offer better tax rates and sophisticated financial products.'

Capital gains tax is no longer exempt even for investors coming via Mauritius, hence FPIs are now classifying it as interest income to save on taxes.

In absolute terms, the year closed with the market capitalisation of all BSE-listed companies rising by Rs 45.5 lakh crore to Rs 152 lakh crore, or an increase of 42.8 per cent, compared to the closing value on December 30, 2016, says Pavan Burugula.

The improving earnings and economic outlook has titled the scales back in favour of Indian equities this year, reports Pavan Burugula.

The benchmark indices have rallied 28 per cent this year, while the broader market has outperformed

They are making switch to the high-growth alternative investments fund industry, reports Pavan Burugula.

A fundraising boom in the domestic market and tightening of the regulatory framework for overseas issues are responsible for this trend.

Valued at $71.2 billion, the bank's market capitalisation is more than that of global banks like Barclays, JP Morgan Chase and Credit Suisse.

In the first nine months of 2017, investment banks pocketed Rs 500 crore for helping companies raise Rs 30,853 crore through IPOs.

Close to three dozen companies will launch their IPOs over the next four-six months.

Highest-ever mobilisation in first half of any fiscal year; bankers expect the trend to continue, given strong pipeline