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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 27 (ANI): Confirming certain media reports, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Friday stated that it had conducted search and seizure operations at multiple locations in June, 2025 in connection with a pump-and-dump scam involving certain stocks. In a statement, the markets regulator said it had seized incriminating evidence during the raids and that an investigation is ongoing. 'Various news reports have appeared in media regarding Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) raids in the matter of pump and dump scam. It is hereby clarified that SEBI has conducted search and seizure operations at multiple locations in the month of June 2025 in connection with pump and dump in certain scrips and has seized incriminating evidence. Investigation in the matter is under progress,' the SEBI statement read. A pump-and-dump scheme typically involves spreading false or misleading information to create a buying frenzy that will 'pump' up the price of a stock and then 'dump' shares by selling them at the inflated price. (ANI)
Stocktwits - Indian markets remained rangebound at open, with the Nifty index hovering around the 25,400 level. The retail sentiment on Stocktwits for Nifty has moved to 'neutral' from 'bullish'. Nifty sentiment and message volume on July 4 as of 9:45 am IST. | source: StocktwitsSectorally, metals continued to trade under pressure, while real estate, FMCG and pharma stocks saw some buying. Trent (NSE:TREN) was the top Nifty loser, falling 8% after management at its AGM stated that its fashion segment is expected to grow approximately 20% in Q1FY26E. Nuvama has downgraded the stock to 'Hold' ...Read More >
MUMBAI (Reuters) -India has barred one of the world's largest quant trading firms, Jane Street, from accessing its securities market after an investigation found it made "unlawful gains", taking the most stringent action ever against a foreign trading firm. The markets regulator also impounded $567 million from U.S.-based Jane Street, which said it disputed the findings. Here are facts about Jane Street and its India presence: WHAT IS JANE STREET? Jane Street has more than 3,000 staff in five offices across the United States, Europe, and Asia. It trades in stocks of 45 countries and is also ...Read More >
PATNA: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is all set to embark on 'Vote Adhikar Yatra' from Bihar's Rohtas district on August 17 to register a protest against how the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls was being conducted in the state. This comes at a time when the Opposition is ratcheting up its protest against the SIR and casting aspersions on the integrity of elections. AICC general secretary (organisation) and MP KC Venugopal held a meeting with the INDIA bloc leaders at Sasaram in Rohtas district on Wednesday and reviewed preparations for Rahul Gandhi's visit to Bi ...Read More >
Mumbai, August 13, 2025 -- Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund has unveiled a special Independence Day campaign that honours India's spirited pursuit of freedom while drawing a parallel to the increasingly important journey towards self-reliance and financial independence. The film captures a warm exchange between a retired brigadier grandfather and his 20-something grandson. As they reminisce over their family legacy of freedom fighters and soldiers, the conversation shifts to the challenges of the present generation - staying relevant in the age of AI, fulfilling dreams despite the rising cost of liv ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 30: Investing in unlisted companies--essentially buying shares before they are listed on the stock exchange--is gaining significant traction in India. The appeal is clear: investors can potentially earn in two ways, first, by riding valuation gains before listing, and second, by pocketing a listing premium when the company finally goes public. Also Read | Was Sonam Wangchuk Arrested on the Directions of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Without Any Evidence? PIB Fact Check Debunks Digitally Altered Video of Ladakh DGP SD Singh Jamwal. The Pre-IPO Buzz With India's ...Read More >
Brookfield India Real Estate Trust's Rs 2,800- crore QIP has drawn interest from institutional investors such as India's biggest insurer Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), World Bank arm IFC and mutual funds such as ICICI Prudential MF and SBI MF, sources told Moneycontrol. The Canadian investment firm Brookfield-backed firm's QIP, with a base issue size of Rs 2,800 crore, saw a 2x demand from investors, the sources said. "This is the first time LIC and IFC have invested in a REIT in In ...Read More >
Stocktwits - Wealth services and brokerage firm Anand Rathi Wealth (BO:ANAA) kicked off fiscal 26 with solid first-quarter earnings. After market hours on Thursday, the company reported a 27.4% increase in consolidated net profit to ₹93.91 crore, while revenue from operations surged 23.4% to ₹274 crore. The stock surged over 5% at open on Friday. It is among the top 5 most trending stocks on Stocktwits. From a technical perspective, Anand Rathi is showing strong bullish undertones on the charts, noted SEBI-registered analyst Rajneesh Sharma. Anand Rathi stock closed at ₹2,119.80 on Thursday ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 25: The Congress, on Saturday, demanded that Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) investigate the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) following an US media report that the public sector company made huge investments in Adani Group's securities after they took a beating in the markets. However, the LIC denied the allegations as "false, baseless, and far from the truth". Congress general secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh alleged the savings of LIC's 30 crore policyholders were "systematically misused" to benefit the Adani Group. In a statement, Ramesh sai ...Read More >
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday said authorities cannot go against demolition orders issued by courts and stressed that displaced residents have been provided accommodation.Her words came in the wake of the recent Madrasi Camp demolition for which the opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has criticised her. AAP has targeted Gupta, and alleged that the displaced Madrasi Camp residents were provided homes in faraway Narela, and those lack basic amenities.Attending an event to mark the construction of a Jan Sewa camp at a slum cluster in the Haiderpur area, Gupta told reporters: "In t ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 4 (PTI) Shares of stockbroking firms such as Nuvama Wealth, Angel One, leading stock exchange BSE, and depository CDSL saw sharp declines on Friday amid concerns of potential business impact following a regulatory crackdown. Markets regulator Sebi has barred US-based Jane Street Group from the securities markets and directed the group to disgorge unlawful gains of ₹4,843 crore for allegedly manipulating stock indices through positions taken in derivatives segment. This could be the highest disgorgement amount ever directed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi). ...Read More >
NewsVoir Pune (Maharashtra) [India], July 7: The Bajaj Finserv Small Cap Fund is an open ended equity scheme predominantly investing in small cap stocks. It is an equity fund that invests in companies in their early stage of business growth. These companies rank 251st and beyond on the share market in terms of market capitalisation as per SEBI guidelines and they often operate in niche market sectors. As the Bajaj Finserv Small Cap Fund NFO nears its end, this can be a potentially suitable opportunity for you to explore the small cap space. Let's explore how the Bajaj Finserv Small Cap Fund ...Read More >
The shares of Coffee Day Enterprises sharply surged 10 percent to hit the upper circuit on July 15 after data on the latest shareholding pattern showed that veteran investor Dolly Khanna has bought some stake in the firm. Khanna held 32.78 lakh shares, representing 1.55 percent stake in the parent company of popular chain Café Coffee Day, according to BSE data showing the firm's shareholding pattern as at the end of the April-June quarter. Coffee Day Enterprises shares remained locked in the u ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 4 (PTI) Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher on Friday in a highly volatile trade amid a buying rush in banking and other bellwether stocks on the back of a rally in the US markets. After oscillating between highs and lows in intra-day trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex ended 193.42 points or 0.23 per cent higher at 83,432.89. During the day, it hit a high of 83,477.86 and a low of 83,015.83, gyrating 462.03 points. The 50-share NSE Nifty inched up by 55.70 points or 0.22 per cent to 25,461. From the Sensex firms, Bajaj Finance, Infosys, Hindustan Unilever, ICICI Bank, HC ...Read More >
These steps are part of the regulator Sebi's broader push to curb excessive speculation and strengthen market stability in the equity derivatives segment. The market-wide position limit or the maximum number of bets allowed, will now be linked to the cash volume and free float of the scrip, to curb excessive concentration of positions, and has been fixed at a low 15% of free-float or 65x the cash volume across exchanges. The current MWPL formula is based on the 20% of the shares held by non-pro ...Read More >
READ: Indian Companies Brace for Buyback Rush Before Tax Changes The regulator's step comes amid growing demand by investors to reinstate the mechanism after it was banned in April last year due to an unfair tax advantage for investors selling shares in a buyback. Indian stocks fell 11% in March as foreign investors sold a record amount of shares due to uncertainty over the US and Israel's war in Iran. SEBI said new tax amendments introduced by the government addressed earlier concern that some shareholders were selling shares in a buyback to avoid paying taxes on capital gains made. The ea ...Read More >
Mumbai: Net profit of Nifty 50 companies at the aggregate level is expected to increase 4.6% year-on-year while revenue may increase 4.5% for the June 2025 quarter. Net profit is likely to show single-digit year-on-year growth for the first time in at least nine quarters amid an anticipated poor performance by select companies, including Tata Motors, IndusInd Bank and Coal India. The sample's revenue is expected to grow in single digit for the fourth consecutive quarter reflecting persistent muted demand scenario. Select companies from metals, pharmaceuticals, cement, banking and finance and ...Read More >
July 10 (Reuters) - The Indian markets regulator's ban on Wall Street trading giant Jane Street has squeezed volumes in the country's options market, but traders expect activity to snap back as larger investors step in. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on July 4 barred Jane Street from trading and froze $567 million of its funds for manipulation of stock indexes through derivative positions. Jane Street told staff it plans to challenge the order, calling the trades in question "basic index arbitrage." Since the order, index options premium turnover on the NSE and BSE exchang ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has barred Elitecon International and its promoter Vipin Sharma from the securities market, alleging stock price manipulation and misleading disclosures. In an interim ex-parte order, the regulator has directed Sharma and four other individuals to return ₹51 crore of illegal gains. Sebi's investigation found that Elitecon's stock witnessed an extraordinary surge - from around ₹11in August 2024 to a peak of ₹629 in June 2025 - despite negligible trading activity in prior years. The rally was followed by a sharp fall to about ₹58 by Feb ...Read More >
(Reuters) -- India's market regulator said it had barred U.S. trading company Jane Street from accessing the local securities market, after an investigation into alleged market manipulation through positions taken in equities derivatives. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) posted an order on its website dated July 3 outlining that Jane Street would no longer be able to participate in the domestic securities market. Jane Street did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters. "Entities are restrained from accessing the securities market and are further prohib ...Read More >
(Reuters) -India's benchmark equity indexes are expected to open largely flat on Friday as investors assess the market regulator's move to bar U.S. trading company Jane Street from the local securities market over alleged manipulation. The Gift Nifty futures was down 0.2% at 25,516 points, as of 8:14 a.m. IST, indicating that the Nifty 50 will hover around its previous close of 25,405.3. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has passed an interim order on Jane Street's alleged manipulation through positions taken in equities derivatives. The regulator said in its order that Jane ...Read More >
July 4 (Reuters) - India's benchmark equity indexes are expected to open largely flat on Friday as investors assess the market regulator's move to bar U.S. trading company Jane Street from the local securities market over alleged manipulation. The Gift Nifty futures was down 0.2% at 25,516 points, as of 8:14 a.m. IST, indicating that the Nifty 50 (.NSEI), opens new tab will hover around its previous close of 25,405.3. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has passed an interim order on Jane Street's alleged manipulation through positions taken in equities derivatives. The regula ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Congress party on Saturday demanded that Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) investigate the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) following a US media report alleging the public sector company made significant investments in Adani Group's securities after they suffered market losses. However, the LIC denied the allegations, calling them "false, baseless, and far from the truth." The opposition party's attack was spurred by a report in The Washington Post, which, citing internal documents, claimed Indian officials drafted and pushed through a proposal in May 2025 ...Read More >
Mumbai, June 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The foreign institutional investors' (FIIs) buying, through the exchange and primary market and others category, stood at Rs 8,915 crore this month (till June 27), analysts said on Sunday. Ceasefire between Israel and Iran and the sharp decline in crude triggered a risk-on in global equity markets. Along with this favourable investment scenario, dollar continued to decline and the dollar index dipped to sub-97 level. "Declining dollar is always a positive for emerging market equity; this encouraged FIIs to buy in India," said Dr. VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investm ...Read More >
MUMBAI: India's market regulator has temporarily banned US trading firm Jane Street Group from accessing the local securities market after a probe suggested it had allegedly engaged in "illegal manipulation". A trading boom in complex financial products over the past five years - helped by an influx of millions of new retail investors after the pandemic - has made India a top market for derivatives products. The surge in trading of Indian index options contracts has seen the world's most populous country attract interest from global high-speed trading giants, but also resulted in greater reg ...Read More >
A young woman named Oleti Pushpa (22) was killed by her live-in partner Sheikh Shamma (22) in the Ambedkar Konaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, reported India Today. She was living with Sheikh for the past 6 months after she separated from her spouse. The incident took place in Siddhartha Nagar, B Savaram village of Rajolu mandal on 16th July. Shamma reportedly accused Pushpa of having affairs with other men. He forced her to engage in prostitution and frequently instigated fights with her when intoxicated. As per police, Shamma was addicted to ganja. On the fateful night, he against pressuri ...Read More >
PNN New Delhi [India], September 30: Investing in unlisted companies--essentially buying shares before they are listed on the stock exchange--is gaining significant traction in India. The appeal is clear: investors can potentially earn in two ways, first, by riding valuation gains before listing, and second, by pocketing a listing premium when the company finally goes public. The Pre-IPO Buzz With India's IPO market buzzing, unlisted shares have seen a surge in demand. Big names like NCDEX have attracted significant investor attention in the private market recently. Share Performance & Mar ...Read More >
March 31 (Reuters) - India's Zetwerk has filed confidential draft papers with the market regulator for its initial public offering, a newspaper advertisement on Tuesday showed. Earlier this month, Reuters reported that the contract electronics manufacturer was aiming to raise up to $550 million at a valuation of about $4 billion. The company is targeting a listing later this year, the sources said, adding that the IPO includes about $300 million in fresh equity, with the remainder coming from an offer for sale. In India, a confidential filing allows companies to submit draft IPO papers to ...Read More >
Investing.com -- India's securities regulator proposed allowing companies to undertake share buybacks through the open market, according to a discussion paper released on Thursday by the Securities and Exchange Board of India. Under the proposal, companies would be permitted to buy their shares directly on stock exchanges through a dedicated window. SEBI has requested public comments by April 23. The regulator stated that new tax amendments introduced by the government addressed earlier concerns that some shareholders were selling shares in a buyback to avoid paying taxes on capital gains. ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) In one of the biggest market manipulation cases India has witnessed in recent years, US-based trading firm Jane Street is under the scanner for allegedly using sophisticated strategies to rig Indian stock indices and pocket over Rs 43,000 crore in options profits. According to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Jane Street and its related entities devised an elaborate intra-day trading strategy to artificially inflate and deflate the Bank Nifty index -- mainly on expiry days -- to gain from massive options positions. The regulator found that be ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 4 (PTI) Shares of stockbroking firms such as Nuvama Wealth, Angel One, leading stock exchange BSE, and depository CDSL saw sharp declines on Friday amid concerns of potential business impact following a regulatory crackdown. Markets regulator Sebi has barred US-based Jane Street Group from the securities markets and directed the group to disgorge unlawful gains of Rs 4,843 crore for allegedly manipulating stock indices through positions taken in derivatives segment. This could be the highest disgorgement amount ever directed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) ...Read More >