Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board on Tuesday called for reforms in the underlying market and said regular issuance of government bonds across maturities can go a long way in achieving this by way of increasing liquidity.
Investors were anxious concerned about the uncertainties over the timing of Us Federal Reserve rate hike, US policies under President Donald Trump, the upcoming French election and rising crude price that could impact inflation, going ahead. A weak closing in Asia tracking overnight losses in the US owing to all these unknowns triggered selling, brokers said.
The boards of Mahindra Satyam and Tech Mahindra last year proposed a swap ratio of 2:17. Mahindra Satyam shareholders will get two shares of Tech Mahindra of Rs 10 each for every 17 shares they hold.
After a volatile session, Sensex closed the day 563 points lower
The Securities and Exchange Board of India, on Wednesday, directed Jignesh Shah-led FTIL to sell shares in MCX-SX and other entities within 90 days on the ground that it was not 'fit and proper' to own stakes in any exchange.
The Sensex has hit its lowest level since August 29, 2016 whereas the Nifty hit its lowest level since Sep 12, 2016
Bank shares were the top gainer in early trades with Bank of Baroda up over 4%.
Among key stocks, Tata Motors, Hero MotoCorp, L&T, Wipro, ICICI Bank, Dr Reddy's Labs and ICICI Bank, all up between 1%-3%
Experts, however, caution that though the moves are positive for the sector as a whole, they don't expect much gain in the near-term.
The exchanges have put in place systems which generate alerts on company-specific news in the media. And, then follow up with companies to verify the news.
Sensex ended in green on Friday amid heavy buying.
The rally is being fuelled by across-the-board buying.
The FAQ also clarified that companies, including Titan, which supplies watches and jewels through their own websites will not be considered as e-commerce operators
SBI had a bad day, sliding the most by 5.36%. Others that dragged the key indices down were M&M, Reliance Industries and L&T.
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.
The 42-year-old Acharya's appointment for a three-year tenure was cleared by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
Shares of Jet Airways on Wednesday tanked over 10 per cent in the morning trade as the airline has posted its highest-ever annual loss of Rs 4,129 crore (Rs 41.29 billion).
The expansion in equity market volumes is driven by retail speculators indulging in heavy trading of complex derivatives that are economically unproductive, say Praveen Chakravarthy and T V Somanathan.
'Investors should not commit fresh money to these stocks right now, unless they can hold for the next three to four years.'
Reliance Power is at odds with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) over the restructuring process involving its fully-owned subsidiary, Reliance Clean Power.
Uniparts India and PNC Infratech are the latest companies to file initial public offer papers.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 30.30 points at 28,161.72 and the 50-share Nifty dipped 7.95 points at 8,543.
Financials were the top losers after sharp gains in the previous session along with ITC
Sensex ended up 190 points at 25,519 and Nifty climbed 57 points to end at 7,626.
The rupee had gained seven paise to close at 61.15 on Friday on suspected RBI intervention in the forex market.
Metals bucked the trend and shone across the board.
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IBM, HP and HCL, have evinced interest in Sebi's proposal to upgrade toolsused for detecting frauds.
In a bonanza for its shareholders, billionaire Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications on Sunday announced it is hiving off its entire real estate assets, estimated to be of around Rs 12,000 crore (Rs 120 billion), into a separate listed company.
BSE Metal and Capital Goods indices plunged over 2% followed by counters like Consumer Durables, Auto, Banks and Realty, all falling down between 1-2%.
Rumours about a spike in taxes for equity investors are flying thick and fast.
Bubbles can inflate indefinitely and also burst, with deep corrections, warns Devangshu Datta.
Capital markets regulator Sebi Chairman U K Sinha advocated the listing of bourses and greater competition among exchanges.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended down 371 points at 24,966 and the Nifty50 closed 101 points lower at 7,615.
Markets snapped their 8-day winning streak.
Shares of ING Vysya Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank rallied by up to 6% on the BSE on reports that Kotak Mahindra Bank in final stages to buy the bank.
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HSBC maintained "overweight" rating on Indian equities, saying "fundamentals are strong".
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