Investors want lower securities tax, tax breaks on equity investments.
'Investors should reduce cash gradually and look for value investing.'
India's stock exchanges are considering trading on February 28, the federal Budget day, which falls on a Saturday.
Reserve requirements, mandatory investment in G-secs under Companies Act may slow lending for HNI investment in IPOs.
Sebi also allowed foreign investors to own up to 15 per cent stake in domestic stock and commodity exchanges
Market participants attributed the robust inflows to positive investor sentiment
Out of 11 companies that got listed in 2019, nine have outrun the market by gaining more than 10 per cent against their respective issue price.
Tata Motors was the biggest loser in the Sensex pack, tumbling 2.47 per cent, followed by Reliance Industries (2.44 per cent), Maruti (1.84 per cent), SBI (1.76 per cent) and Bajaj Finance (1.23 per cent).
Analysts expect the inflows to accelerate further.
Centre took Rs 1,002 bn from here in 2017-18, sharply up from Rs 904 bn a year before and Rs 123.6 bn in FY14
Dollar's strength against some currencies overseas and firming crude oil prices also put pressure on the rupee, dealers said.
This is not her first stint in North Block or in leading a major economic ministry. She started Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first term as minister of state for finance, was made the commerce minister, and then became the defence minister.
The Sensex posted its biggest single-day jump in over a decade at 1,921 points and investors' wealth soared by a staggering Rs 6.8 lakh crore after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivered a surprise cut in corporate tax rates on Friday.
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