Having sounded a 'high alert' on volatile movements in the market and to save small investors, Sebi chairman G N Bajpai will launch a practical guide for household investors, prepared by the Delhi Stock Exchange, in New Delhi on Saturday.
Retail investors have put at least Rs 2,296 crore in listed companies facing proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). A median such-company had 16,163 retail investors as shareholders many of whom apparently have bought a stake on the hope of making money if the firm revives. They own a fifth of the total stake in the companies under consideration. The analysis looked at 75 listed firms for whom shareholding data was available for March 2022.
In a severe indictment, commodity market regulator FMC has said Jignesh Shah and his firm FTIL are not 'fit and proper' to run any exchange in the country and charged him of being the "highest beneficiary" in the NSEL scam.
Earlier this month, the CBI registered a Preliminary Enquiry against former Sebi Chairman C B Bhave and ex-member K M Abraham, as also against Jignesh Shah-founded FTIL and MCX, among others.
Russian bank VTB will open a $1 billion credit line to India's Essar Group.
Insurance behemoth LIC on Tuesday said it has garnered a little over Rs 5,627 crore from anchor investors led primarily by domestic institutions ahead of its mega initial public offering (IPO). Anchor Investors' (AIs) portion (5,92,96,853 equity shares) was subscribed at Rs 949 per equity share, the insurer said in an early morning filing to exchanges. Out of the allocation of about 5.9 crore shares to AIs, 4.2 crore shares (71.12 per cent) were allocated to 15 domestic mutual funds through 99 schemes, the filing said.
Tata Mutual Fund's 'own a piece of India' offering is suitable for informed investors.
The market players are expected to react to the better than expected factory output data for the month of August, which revealed that the industrial production grew by 6.4%.
Economic Offences wing of Mumbai Police, which is probing the case, told the court that the investigating agency intended to file chargesheet against Shah and others on or before August 4.
911 have been traced by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), while the rest of the 402 are not traceable on the bourses
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the nation's biggest oil firm, on Tuesday reported a 31.4 per cent drop in the fourth quarter net profit as record refining margins were wiped away by a margin squeeze in petrochemicals and losses on auto fuel sales. Standalone net profit of Rs 6,021.88 crore, or Rs 6.56 a share, in January-March, compared with Rs 8,781.30 crore, or Rs 9.56 per share, in the same period a year back, the company said in a stock exchange filing. Sequentially, the profit was higher than Rs 5,860.80 crore in the previous quarter.
'In investing, you have to first make sure you don't make big mistakes.' 'I would advise small investors to be systematic, don't be arbitrary; don't be on either end of the risk spectrum.' 'Don't go from fixed deposit to option trading or crypto trading.'
On a weekly basis, the Sensex climbed 749.86 points or 2.69 per cent and the NSE Nifty soared 237.10 points or 2.76 per cent
The Sensex ended up 380 points at 27,888 and the Nifty advanced 111 points to end five points shy of 8,400.
Through Micro Lost Mobile Tracking System, Micro Technologies would provide security to the mobile handsets of Airtel subscribers, the firm informed the Bombay Stock Exchange. The application would have a software in the GSM enabled mobile handsets that would inform the user about the new mobile number, which replaced the original number, through an e-mail, Micro Technologies said.
The jewellers and companies linked to Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi had allegedly colluded with PNB officers to obtain fake bank guarantees to get loan from overseas branches of Indian banks including Allahabad Bank, Axis Bank and UCO Bank.
The funds, some of which have invested in the NSE for almost a decade, want the exchange to list as soon as possible so that they can exit and pay back investors in their funds
Experts believe the market will fall between 1 and 3%.
It has signed a strategic alliance with the arm of global miner Rio Tinto for increasing its presence in India and abroad, NALCO said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange. The agreement signed on Friday in Bhubaneswar, facilitates both companies to share information for identifying potential to create value for both the organisations, the filing added.
Higher levy on dividends earned by individuals also on radar.
The stock market regulator's definition of large, mid, and small-cap companies has irked mutual fund managers, reports Samie Modak.
The top gainers on the Sensex are Gail(India), HDFC, Infosys.
Punjab National Bank CMD K C Chakrabarty has quit his post after his appointment as RBI Deputy Governor. "K C Chakrabarty has demitted office on June 14, 2009 on his appointment as Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India," PNB said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Air India will very soon get funds from the government for its day to day operations and will even place orders for a couple of aircraft
Indian society may be more advanced than we think it is, notes Ajit Balakrishnan.
IndiGo has a fleet of 98 aircraft and about 75 of them are on operating lease.
PowerGrid was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rallying over 4 per cent, followed by NTPC, UltraTech Cement, Tech Mahindra, Reliance Industries and IndusInd Bank.
Analysts say lack of strong moves in stocks or sectors contributed to markets moving indecisively.
Hitting back at former prime minister Manmohan Singh for his criticism of the Modi government's handling of the economy, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said he is more remembered for having brought India to "fragile five" and rampant inflation during his term.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the Japanese city of Hiroshima on Friday to attend the annual summit of the G7 grouping and the third in-person Quad leaders' meeting during which he will exchange views with world leaders on global challenges and discuss ways to collectively address them.
Markets ended in green on rate cut hope.
Axis Bank was the top loser in the Sensex pack, tanking over 28 per cent, followed by Bajaj Finance, IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank, Maruti and L&T. NSE Nifty nosedived 1,135.20 points or 12.98 per cent to settle at 7,610.25.
BSE Mid-cap index ended at a record closing high of 10499.86 and CNX Mid-cap index ended at a record closing high of 12672.85 levels.
Oil India Ltd, the second state-run firm to hit the market with an offering of equity shares this year, may price its IPO that opens on September 7 at Rs 1,000-1,100 a share.
Government needs to rationalise taxation policies to promote investments through stock markets, says BSE chief.
Steel Authority of India Ltd said on Thursday it plans to merge Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd and Maharashtra Elektrosmlet Ltd with itself.
The regulations will only apply to the share purchases that have been done after October 1, 2004
