Representational image of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai | Photo Credit: Reuters Equity benchmark indices declined in early trade on Friday, after about a week-long rally, dragged by IT and bank stocks. The BSE Sensex declined 262.05 points to 81,738.66 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 81.55 points to 25,002.20….
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has sought public comments till September 15 on the proposals. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Markets regulator SEBI has proposed raising the minimum order size for execution of trades in the block deal windows to ₹25 crore from the current ₹10 crore. The existing threshold had been in…
Image used for representation purpose only,. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee fell 27 paise to close at 87.52 (provisional) against the greenback on Friday (August 22, 2025) as domestic equity markets ended weaker and the U.S. dollar strengthened ahead of the speech of Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. However, inflow of foreign funds and a…
Varun Goel, Senior Fund Manager, Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India). File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Varun Goel, Senior Fund Manager, Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India), said the euphoric phase of the Indian equity market is over, and investors should have more reasonable return expectations. “The period from 2019 to 2024 was a great five years…
A view of the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: PTI Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty fell sharply by nearly 1% on Friday (August 22, 2025), snapping their six-day winning streak, amid intense selling in market heavyweights HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries. The 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 693.86 points or 0.85%…
Image for representation | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee declined 11 paise to 87.36 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Friday (August 22, 2025) amid a rise in dollar demand. However, positive FII inflows and a decline in crude oil prices prevented sharper losses in the local unit as traders awaited US Fed…
SEBI also set up a dedicated unit to examine patterns of manipulation, the regulator’s whole-time member Kamlesh Varshney said at the event. | Photo Credit: Reuters “Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is planning to increase the tenure and maturity of equity derivatives contracts,” its chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Thursday…
Stock markets extended the winning run to the sixth consecutive day on Thursday (August 21, 2025), with benchmark Sensex closing higher by nearly 143 points on buying in blue-chip shares ICICI Bank and Reliance Industries. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 142.87 points or 0.17%, to settle at 82,000.71 in a restricted trade. During the day,…
Forex traders said the rupee opened on a positive note with the rise in risk appetite in the global markets amid easing tensions over trade tariffs and hopes of a truce between Russia and Ukraine. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: AP The rupee pared initial gains and settled for the day lower by 18…
At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 87.04, then touched an early high of 86.93, registering a gain of 14 paise over its previous close. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee appreciated 14 paise to 86.93 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Thursday (August 21, 2025), on positive domestic equities…
