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Mumbai: Trading in equity derivatives is set to become more expensive from April 1, as a set of measures by the government and the central bank aimed at moderating speculation are set to kick in. The steps - including higher taxes on futures and options trading and tighter lending norms for brokers - will raise trading costs and squeeze volumes. The government, in its Budget 2026-27, has raised the securities transaction tax (STT) on futures to 0.05% from 0.02%, a 150% increase. On options, STT ...Read More >
MUMBAI : Proprietary traders, whose cost of capital is set to rise sharply under the banking regulator's new funding directives on capital market exposure, posted a significant increase in market share in the popular index options space. Their gross market share based on premium turnover jumped by 230 basis points (bps) year-on-year to 49.5% in the nine months through 2025-26, according to data sourced from the country's largest stock exchange, National Stock Exchange of India Ltd (NSE). A basi ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Structural and regulatory reforms, lower borrowing costs, accelerated capital formation, benign inflation and a cyclical boost from policy easing will help the economy gain more momentum in FY27, growing at 7.5% according to a private forecast. According to Neelkanth Mishra, the chief economist at Axis Bank and head of research at Axis Capital, the economy can sustain above-trend growth without inflationary pressures given economic slack. He told reporters here Tuesday that he expect th ...Read More >
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