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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 31 (ANI): Retail investor participation in terms of investment value has declined sharply in the current financial year, with total investments standing significantly lower compared to the previous year, according to a report by the National Stock Exchange of India. The report noted that aggregate retail investments in FY26 so far, as of February 28, stood at Rs 33,537 crore, including allocations through the primary market. This is substantially lower than t ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 31 (ANI): Retail investor participation in terms of investment value has declined sharply in the current financial year, with total investments standing significantly lower compared to the previous year, according to a report by the National Stock Exchange of India. The report noted that aggregate retail investments in FY26 so far, as of February 28, stood at Rs 33,537 crore, including allocations through the primary market. This is substantially lower than t ...Read More >
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 >
New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI) National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Ltd (NCDEX) on Monday said it has received an in-principle approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to launch a mutual fund transaction platform, a precursor to its planned equity trading segment. The platform will allow investors to subscribe to and redeem mutual fund units, with clearing and settlement handled by National Commodity Clearing Ltd (NCCL), a wholly owned NCDEX subsidiary, the exchange said in ...Read More >
Tata Capital, financial services arm of Tata group, has set the price band for its ₹15,512-crore initial public offering (IPO) -- the largest in 2025 -- at ₹310-326 per share. Tata Capital, financial services arm of Tata group, has set the price band for its ₹15,512-crore initial public offering (IPO) -- the largest in 2025 -- at ₹310-326 per share. That translates into a steep discount to the stock's last traded unlisted market price of ₹735 apiece. The pricing has dealt a blow to sc ...Read More >
MUMBAI, Sept 30 (Reuters) - India's National Stock Exchange will offer a daily expiry on GIFT Nifty (.GIFc1), opens new tab contracts to foreign investors via a tax-neutral jurisdiction as it seeks to attract more global funds, diverging from domestic markets' tighter equity derivatives rules. GIFT Nifty is a dollar-denominated derivative contract of the Nifty 50 traded on NSE subsidiary, the NSE International Exchange (NSE IX) in Gujarat International Finance Tech (GIFT) City. In August, the c ...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 C ...Read More >
(Reuters) -- India's markets regulator late on Monday issued fresh rules for monitoring intraday positions in equity derivatives. The Securities and Exchange Board of India has been reassessing the rules for equity derivatives after it temporarily banned U.S. high-frequency trading firm Jane Street from the Indian markets, saying some of its trading strategies were manipulative and left retail investors with losses. The new framework, which will take effect from Oct. 1, sets an intraday net po ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Indicating more curbs needs to be brought into the derivatives segment, as the volume continue to remain high even after the many measures introduced since last November, Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey has there is a need to increase the tenure and maturity of equity derivatives. The statement led to sharp decline in key listed industry players like the bourse BSE, and listed brokerages Motilal Oswal and Angel One on Thursday. Addressing the industry lobby Ficci-organised annual capi ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 18 (PTI) A three-storey chawl collapsed in the western suburb of Bandra here in the early hours of Friday, with at least 10 people feared trapped in the debris, civic officials said. As many as seven people have been rescued from the debris so far and admitted to the civic-run Bhabha Hospital, they said. According to preliminary information, chawl number 37 in the Bharat Nagar area of Bandra East collapsed around 5.56 am. Eight fire engines are at the spot along with teams from th ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: State BJP president N Ramchander Rao on Thursday slammed the Congress government and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for failing to address farmers' issues despite completing 19 months in office. Speaking at the Kisan Morcha state office-bearers' meeting at the BJP headquarters in Hyderabad, he accused the state government of neglecting farmers due to its skewed policies. He urged party workers to collaborate with the Kisan Morcha to highlight farmers' grievances and counter the Cong ...Read More >
Kolkata: Sebion Thursday expressed concern over the growing dominance of ultra-short-term derivatives trading, cautioning that such trends could undermine the health of India's capital markets, while contemplating steps to extend the tenure and maturity of these products. "Very short-term derivatives continue to dominate equity derivative volumes, especially expiry-day index options. This is an imbalance that is obviously unhealthy and may have potential for adverse consequences," said Sebi Who ...Read More >
KOLKATA: An FIR has been lodged against Hasin Jahan, the estranged wife of cricketer Mohammed Shami and Arshi Jahan, Hasin's daughter from her first marriage at Suri in Birbhum district in West Bengal. A few days ago, a conflict erupted over a plot of land in the Sonator area under ward no. 5 of Suri Municipality. The land reportedly belongs to Arshi and it is alleged that neighbor Guddu Bibi was trying to encroach that land. It is alleged that after the construction work started on the land o ...Read More >
Kolkata: SEBI on Thursday expressed concern over the growing dominance of ultra-short-term derivatives trading, cautioning that such trends could undermine the health of India's capital markets, while contemplating steps to extend the tenure and maturity of these products. "Very short-term derivatives continue to dominate equity derivative volumes, especially expiry-day index options. This is an imbalance that is obviously unhealthy and may have potential for adverse consequences," said SEBI Wh ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jul 17 (PTI) SEBI on Thursday expressed concern over the growing dominance of ultra-short-term derivatives trading, cautioning that such trends could undermine the health of India's capital markets, while contemplating steps to extend the tenure and maturity of these products. "Very short-term derivatives continue to dominate equity derivative volumes, especially expiry-day index options. This is an imbalance that is obviously unhealthy and may have potential for adverse consequences," ...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 ...Read More >
Mumbai: US-based Jane Street said the Indian capital market regulator's order accusing the trading firm of manipulative trading in equity derivatives reflects a 'misunderstanding of standard hedging practices and the interrelationships between derivative and underlying markets'. The firm, in an internal communication that ET has accessed, said the Securities and Exchange Board of India's claim that the firm's activity is "prima facie manipulative", disregards the role of liquidity providers and ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India's (Sebi) latest study showed that retail traders in equity derivatives made losses of ₹1.05 lakh crore in FY25, a 41% increase from ₹74,812 crore in FY24. The report was published Monday, hot on the heels of an interim order against US trading giant Jane Street, which has been accused by the regulator of manipulating India's stock indices to profit from its equity derivative bets. A look at the interlinkages: What is the Sebi order about? The ...Read More >
BENGALURU: Jane Street has told staff it will contest a ban by India's financial regulator which has accused the U.S. high-frequency trading giant of market manipulation, adding that its practices in question were "basic index arbitrage trading". Jane Street said it was "beyond disappointed" by what it called "extremely inflammatory" accusations from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and is working on a formal response, according to an internal email sent to employees over the w ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) Nearly 91 per cent of individual traders incurred losses in the equity derivatives segment in fiscal year 2025, according to a study released by markets regulator Sebi on Monday. Moreover, a similar trend was observed in FY2024. The study indicated that the net losses of individual traders widened by 41 per cent to Rs 1,05,603 crore in FY25 from Rs 74,812 crore in FY24. Alongside this, the number of unique individual investors trading in the futures and options segment ...Read More >
July 7 (Reuters) - India's retail individual traders in the equity derivatives segment made net losses in fiscal 2025 that widened by 41% to 1.06 trillion rupees, the country's markets regulator said in a study on Monday. The study comes against the backdrop of a surge in derivatives trading, driven by retail investors, that has prompted the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to limit the number of contract expiries and increase lot sizes to make such trades more expensive. The tigh ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) Nearly 91 per cent of individual traders incurred losses in the equity derivatives segment in fiscal year 2025, according to a study released by markets regulator Sebi on Monday. Moreover, a similar trend was observed in FY2024. Also Read | Bodoland Lottery Result Today, July 07, 2025: Assam State Lottery Sambad Monday Lucky Draw Results Declared, Check Winners List With Ticket Numbers. The study indicated that the net losses of individual traders widened by 41 per cent ...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 ...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 b ...Read More >
Investing.com-- The Securities and Exchange Board of India on Thursday issued an order blocking Jane Street from the local securities markets, alleging that the trading house previously engaged in market manipulation. SEBI issued an interim order to seize about 48.43 billion rupees ($570 million) of Jane Street's funds, the amount of unlawful gains the trading house saw from its alleged violations of Indian securities law. Jane Street and its entities will also be blocked from participating in ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday warned educational institutions that cases would be booked against them if drugs were found in their premises. The CM announced that the state's Anti-Narcotics Bureau would henceforth be known as Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) and was tasked with curbing the menace of narcotics in the state. Speaking at an event marking the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 2025 at Shilpakala Vedika here, Redd ...Read More >
Mumbai : Several life insurers have approached the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) seeking approval to invest in gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to people familiar with the matter. The move comes amid increasing gold prices, growing global demand and a need for diversification as traditional asset classes deliver subdued returns. Gold ETFs have delivered returns of more than 30% over the past 12 months. In comparison, liquid debt funds, equity indice ...Read More >
New Delhi, May 22 (PTI) Markets regulator Sebi will issue directions this month over expiry of equity derivatives contracts after analysing the comments on the consultation paper, its chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Thursday. Sebi, in its consultation paper issued in March, proposed that the expiries of all equity derivatives contracts across exchanges be uniformly limited to either Tuesdays or Thursdays. This would help optimize the spacing between expiries and avoid designating either the ...Read More >
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