Index-based futures at the heart of the rivalry.
AstraZeneca Pharma India, the Indian subsidiary of AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals AB, Sweden, has decided to delist its scrip from the Bombay Stock Exchange, National Stock Exchange and Bangalore Stock Exchange.
The US market has been a standout performer this year, with the benchmark Standard and Poor's 500 (or simply the S&P 500) gaining over 16 per cent during the first half of calendar year 2023 (CY23) in what was its best first-half show since 2019. By comparison, India's National Stock Exchange Nifty 500 has gained 6.4 per cent. On the surface, it appears that the US markets have done exceedingly well. However, a deeper analysis reveals the gains in the domestic market to be more well-spread.
Investors are reluctant to take long-term positions this year after the spectacular gains in 2023. The delivery-based trades on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) have declined to below 36 per cent this year from an average of 38.1 per cent in 2023. Investors tend to seek delivery for stocks where they see a long-term investment opportunity or tactical positional trade.
The police have sought details of transactions undertaken by Citibank fraud mastermind Shivraj Puri from premier bourse National Stock Exchange.
The Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange will be shut on Friday for Moharrum
Retail investors now own a bigger slice of smallcap companies than at the start of 2023-24 (FY24), underscoring their growing conviction about investing in this red-hot space. Data from Capitaline shows mutual funds' (MFs') average holding in the National Stock Exchange Nifty Smallcap 250 rising to 9.26 per cent from 8.67 per cent during the first six months of FY24, with the number of companies with over 20 per cent MF holdings increasing from 24 to 28. In comparison, MF holdings in Nifty50 companies have gone up only marginally, from 9.67 per cent to 9.75 per cent.
Mutual funds (MFs) have stepped up equity purchases after staying on the fence for over two months. Their net equity investments reached a four-month high of Rs 7,700 crore in July, rising for the fourth consecutive month after withdrawing a net of Rs 5,100 crore in April 2023. This trend continued in August, with net investments of Rs 3,400 crore in the first three trading sessions, according to data from the Securities and Exchange Board of India.
British telecom player Vodafone on Wednesday said it has sold an 18 per cent stake in Indus Towers for 1.7 billion euro (about Rs 15,300 crore). Meanwhile, Bharti Airtel has increased its stake by acquiring 2.69 crore shares, representing a 1 per cent stake, in Indus Towers. The shares were acquired by Airtel at an average price of Rs 320 apiece, taking the transaction value to Rs 862.38 crore, as per the bulk deal data.
ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Infosys, M&M, Tech Mahindra, Tata Steel, SBI and Maruti were also among the gainers. On the other hand, IndusInd, TCS, Titan and Asian Paints declined.
Equity markets would be mainly driven by global trends and foreign fund trading activity in the holiday-shortened week, analysts said. The BSE and the National Stock Exchange have listed March 7 (Tuesday) as a holiday on account of Holi. However, stock brokers' association ANMI has urged the government, exchanges and Sebi to shift the holiday to March 8 from March 7.
New York Stock Exchange, along with a group of global investment banks, including Goldman Sachs, are together picking up over 20 per cent stake in the country's leading stock exchange, the National Stock Exchange.
Capital markets are becoming more prominent in India's growth story, with an expanding share in capital formation and investment landscape on the back of technology, innovation and digitisation, according to the Economic Survey 2023-24 tabled in Parliament on Monday. Further, Indian markets are resilient to global geo-political and economic shocks, it added. "Despite heightened geo-political risks, rising interest rates and volatile commodity prices, Indian capital markets have been one of the best performing among emerging markets in FY24," the Economic Survey said.
The Rs 6,560-crore initial public offer of Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd received 63.60 times subscription on September 11, the last day of bidding, amid overwhelming participation from institutional buyers. The initial share sale had a price band for the offer at Rs 66-70 per share.
The Bombay Stock Exchange, the National Stock Exchange, forex, money market and oils & oilseeds will remain closed on Tuesday, December 9, on account of 'Bakri-Id'.
Both the stock exchanges - the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange - will conduct live trading on Saturday to test the readiness and upgrade the backup site in Chennai.
The first tranche of Sovereign Gold Bonds 2021-22 will be open for subscription for five days from Monday, the finance ministry said in a statement. The bonds will be issued in six tranches from May 2021 to September 2021, it said on Wednesday. The subscription period for 2021-22 Series I will be May 17-21, and bonds will be issued on May 25.
'Trading is about psychology; 75% of it is about keeping your emotions in check.'
Major markets, including the Bombay Stock Exchange, the National Stock Exchange, Foreign Exchange will remain closed on March 25, on account of Good Friday.\n
The Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted multiple raids in connection with its money laundering probe into the alleged irregularities in the National Stock Exchange (NSE) co-location case, officials said. The central probe agency is covering nine premises in Delhi and neighbouring Gurugram including those of some brokers involved in the case, they said. The raids are being carried out under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The benchmark National Stock Exchange Nifty has rallied 4 per cent, or 750 points, from this month's low to end at 19,732 on week ending November 17. Technical analysts say the market could consolidate around the current levels as it is nearing the resistance zone. "The near-term uptrend status of the market remains intact, but there is a possibility of some more consolidation or minor weakness for the Nifty in the next one to two sessions.
When investing in fixed-income products, balancing considerations like safety, liquidity, and income is essential.
Barring bullion, all other commodity markets as well as forex and money markets, the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange remain closed on Tuesday on account of Mahavir Jayanti.
Several markets, including the foreign exchange and all the commodity markets will remain closed on Thursday, March 30, on account of Gudi Padwa.
London's AIM, Chinese and Korean exchanges interested.
The five-month-old exchange traded currency futures market is set to witness competition, rising volumes and innovations with the United Stock Exchange of India gearing up to launch the product in April.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday asked market regulator SEBI and the two premier bourses, National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange, to chalk out a detailed roadmap to prevent manipulation in regional stock exchanges and misuse of sub
Select markets including the Bombay Stock Exchange, the National Stock Exchange, foreign exchange and money market will remain closed on Thursday, on account of Ambedkar Jayanti.
Both the main stock exchanges have set in motion a separate platform to generate more interest and more liquidity for the small and medium enterprises (SME) segment.
The issue price for Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2021-22, which will open for subscription for five days from November 29, has been fixed at Rs 4,791 per gram of gold, the Reserve Bank of India said on Friday. The Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2021-22 - Series VIII will be open for subscription from November 29 - December 03, 2021. "The nominal value of the bond...works out to Rs 4,791 per gram of gold," the RBI said.
A combined 14,398 shares have changed hands on the counter and there are pending sell orders for 115,711 shares on the National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange.
Global banks Morgan Stanley and Citigroup and private equity firm Actis today collectively bought a six per cent stake in the National Stock Exchange (NSE) for an undisclosed sum.
All the principal markets including commodities, stocks and forex will remain closed on Friday, August 15, on account of Independence Day
'The Budget needs to focus more on social welfare schemes.'
All principal markets including commodity, the Bombay Stock Exchange, the National Stock Exchange, Foreign Exchange and Money Market will remain closed on September 7.
Brokerages will soon have to send the brief details of every transaction in an investor's account to his email address.
On Wednesday, BSE announced advancing trade timing to 9.45 am, from 9.55 am. NSE reacted to the unilateral decision, saying it would start at 9 am. BSE quickly followed suit and announced it would also start trading at the same time.
All major markets including Bombay Stock Exchange, National Stock Exchange, foreign exchange, call money and wholesale commodity markets will remain closed on Friday on account of 'Dussehra'.
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