When Dhirubhai Ambani entered with his big bang public offer the foundation for the Indian stock market was laid.
The commodity futures market has started losing its sheen after a stupendous growth rate of 96.05 per cent in the last financial year
Traders said it is unusual that the grey market is active even after the issue subscription has closed. DLF grey-market shares were priced at Rs 525 per share.
Gold recovered 0.5 per cent or $2.90 in the end of last week but the chances of further weakening of dollar has cast a shadow on its future price.
The market regulator decided to set up an investor protection fund. It also approved delisting guidelines, regulation of investment advisors and the consent order scheme.
Mumbai-based real estate developer, Royal Palms, is developing Mumbai's first Gem & Jewellery Special Economic Zones on a private land at an expenditure of Rs 400 crore.
While a scheme allowing short-selling of securities is expected to come into force from July, exchanges and depositories are finalising a mechanism for lending and borrowing of securities, without which the scheme cannot be implemented.
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala of RARE Enterprises, a high-profile investor, talks to Business Standard on the state of the secondary market and the hype around IPOs.
Early onset of monsoon has raised the hopes of rainwear manufacturers. Wholesalers have already started stocking and they expect good demand despite rising prices of rainwear products.
Gold demand in Mumbai has declined by 50 per cent during the last three days to approximately 500 kg compared with one tonne during the normal season.
Gold prices in Mumbai hit a five-month low at Rs 8,800 (99.5) and Rs 8,850 (99.9) per 10 gram on Thursday following a decline in the global prices and falling demand in the domestic market.
Dinesh Thakkar, MD, Angel Broking, explains in an interview that retail investors' participation in the equity market is falling, but the share of organized players in broking business is increasing.
The department of consumer affairs is planning to put a ceiling on the stake that a single domestic investor can hold in a commodity exchange.
Will gold touch the psychological barrier of $720? Investment funds are bullish but cautious.
Hindustan Copper, a public sector major, raised the provisional prices of its products across the board by 15 per cent following a similar rise witnessed in the benchmark London Metal Exchange prices.
The US-based Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation is planning to pick up 5 per cent stake in the Bombay Stock Exchange.
The story began with the BSE board selling 5 per cent of its equity each to Frankfurt-based Deutsche Boerse AG (the world's biggest stock exchange in terms of market capitalisation) and the Singapore Exchange at Rs 5,200 per share.
An interview with Jaykrishna D Pathak, president of the Bombay Yarn Merchants Association & Exchange.
The National Securities and Depository is looking at increasing the number of demat accounts by restructuring its IT infrastructure.
The Indian stock markets started falling from mid-February after reaching an all time high of 14,700-plus.
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