An alternative way is to make the Asba (Applications supported by blocked amount) facility compulsory for retail investors.
They have put in $14 billion so far in 2014 but this could get slower if the US Fed raises rates; however, there are expectations on compensatory flows.
Two weeks ahead of October 1 deadline, Sebi likely to relax certain conditions.
Move aimed at avoiding crowding of public issues during the Centre's mega disinvestments in coming months.
The new iPhone siblings will be available in India about a week before Diwali, the country's biggest festival.
Buoyed by the success of secondary market, IPO market set to see high action
Price correction over post-election peaks could throw disinvestment calculations awry.
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
Current FDI norms allow a foreign airline to hold up to 49 per cent in a domestic carrier.
Could address the concerns over Companies Act provision on the issue
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.
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