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Steel prices are rebounding and earnings visibility is improving -- Anand Rathi flags three metal stocks that could outperform in Q4 FY26. India's metals and mining companies are seeing stronger pricing, improving demand and better earnings visibility, according to a recent sector note released by Anand Rathi Share and Stock Brokers. The brokerage has identified a handful of companies where the improvement is sharp enough to stand out from the broader pack. Its focus remains on businesses that ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to keep policy rates on pause as liquidity tools will take centre-stage in 2026, even as crude prices sit about 50 per cent above the central bank's $70 per barrel assumption, a report said on Tuesday. "Current oil prices are 50 per cent above RBI's assumption of $70/bbl. Despite this, we continue to see a high bar for monetary tightening," the report from SBI Mutual Funds said. The AMC firm noted metals and mining a ...Read More >
MUMBAI: India's banking, financial services and insurance sector, one of the most prolific advertisers in the country, delivered a split verdict on media in 2025. It spent less on television, held its nerve in print, turned up the volume on radio and deluged the internet with a ferocity that left every other medium looking pedestrian. The picture that emerges from TAM AdEx's cross-media report for the BFSI sector is of an industry in transition, still wedded to the news bulletin but increasingly ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Aurobindo Pharma's board on Monday approved a Rs 800 crore share proposal to buy back up to 54.23 lakh fully paid-up equity shares of the company of face value Rs 1 each at Rs 1,475 a share.The proposed buyback, which is subject to regulatory and statutory approvals, represents up to 0.93% of the total number of equity shares in the company's total paid-up equity share capital.The Hyderabad-based generics drug maker informed the bourses that April 17, 2026, has been fixed as the recor ...Read More >
Franklin Templeton has launched Sapphire Equity Long-Short SIF, its first offering under the SIF framework. The fund uses a quantitative strategy with long and short positions across Nifty 500 stocks. Designed for high-risk investors, it aims to generate alpha through dynamic allocation and disciplined risk management across market cycles. Franklin Templeton (India) has announced the launch of Sapphire Equity Long-Short SIF, its first offering under Specialised Investment Funds (SIF). It is an ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 3 (PTI) Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, who is contesting the West Bengal polls from Berhampore, has declared total movable assets of Rs 48.40 lakh, a rise of Rs 9.05 lakh from 2024 when he fought the Lok Sabha polls. According to his poll affidavit, Chowdhury has Rs 94,500 cash in hand, while his wife, Atasi, has Rs 7.25 lakh. His movable assets include Rs 6.42 lakh in four bank accounts, mutual fund investments worth Rs 8.15 lakh, a life insurance policy of Rs 3 lakh, a ...Read More >
Mumbai | Franklin Templeton (India) today announced the launch of Sapphire Equity Long‑Short SIF, its first offering under the Specialised Investment Funds (SIF). It is an Equity Long Short Fund under the SIF framework, investing across Nifty 500 stocks to enable diversified exposure across large, mid and small-cap segments. Sapphire Equity Long‑Short SIF aims to seek long-term capital appreciation across market cycles, through a proprietary, model-driven quantitative strategy, anchored in disci ...Read More >
New Delhi: Taxpayers have received a major relief regarding Long Term Capital Gains (LTCG) from the stock market. The government has now allowed LTCG of up to Rs 1.25 lakh to be reported in the simpler ITR-1 form. This applies to gains from listed shares and equity mutual funds. Earlier, even a small LTCG required taxpayers to file ITR-2, which is more complex. With this change, small investors can now avoid complicated tax forms and file returns more easily. Who Benefits the Most? This move ...Read More >
Mumbai: Valuations of Indian IT stocks have fallen to their cheapest levels since July 2020 after the recent selloff, opening up an opportunity for gradual accumulation over the next two years, said fund managers. The Nifty IT index is currently trading at a price-to-earnings multiple of 20.6 times, well below its five-year average of 29.16 and ten-year average of 24.4, making it the lowest valuation for the sector since the post-Covid period of July 2020. "The Indian IT sector is passing thro ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The western region cyber police arrested an autorickshaw driver for allowing a cyber fraud racket to use his account to divert defrauded money from an Andheri based senior citizen who was cheated of ₹1.54 crore. The victim, a 69-year-old resident of Andheri who retired from a private firm, was trapped by a cyber criminal who called him in December 2025 and claimed he had been circulating obscene clips for extortion. Officers from the cyber cell said the frauds told the elderly they we ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): India's primary market witnessed record-breaking activity in FY 2025-26, with IPO mobilisation touching an all-time high of Rs 1.79 lakh crore, according to data released by primedatabase.com. A total of 112 companies raised Rs 1,78,963 crore through mainboard IPOs during the fiscal year, marking a 10 per cent increase over the previous year's Rs 1,62,387 crore raised via 78 IPOs. Despite a subdued final quarter, where only Rs 18,772 crore was raised, this is ...Read More >
Mumbai: The National Stock Exchange (NSE) issued a circular on March 31 announcing changes in Securities Transaction Tax (STT), effective from April 1, 2026. The revision follows updates under the Finance Act, 2026 and mainly impacts derivatives trading. What Has Changed? The biggest impact will be on Futures & Options (F&O) traders. STT on option selling has been increased from 0.10 percent to 0.15 percent. For exercised options, the tax has also gone up from 0.125 percent to 0.15 percent. I ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) Fintech firm Bachatt has raised USD 12 million, about Rs 113 crore, in a funding round led by venture capital firm Accel, the company said on Tuesday. The round also saw participation from existing investors, Lightspeed and InfoEdge Ventures. "Bachatt, an AI-led savings and wealth platform for the merchant and self-employed segment, has raised USD 12 million in its series A funding led by Accel," the company said in a statement. The company plans to use the fresh funds ...Read More >
Mumbai : Mirae Asset Sharekhan announced the launch of the Mirae Asset India Research Centre, a unified digital research platform designed to strengthen investor decision-making with clear, credible and process driven market insights. The Research Centre was launched in Q1 of CY2026. As participation in India's capital markets widen, the real challenge for investors isn't finding information -- it's cutting through the clutter. With so much fragmented data across equities, derivatives, mutual f ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) As India approaches the new fiscal year FY27, the country's direct tax system is set for a major overhaul from April 1, 2026, with the new Income Tax Act, 2025, coming into force -- replacing the six-decade-old 1961 legislation and introducing changes in compliance, terminology and taxation. Major reform under the new framework is the replacement of the 'Financial Year' (FY) and 'Assessment Year' (AY) with a single 'tax year', which could simplify the filing ...Read More >
Mumbai, March 31: In a shocking case of cyber fraud, a 69-year-old retired senior officer from the DN Nagar area of Andheri in Mumbai was subjected to 'digital arrest' for 25 days and defrauded of Rs 1.57 crore by cybercriminals posing as police and court officials. The accused even staged a mock court hearing via video call, invoking the name of a former Supreme Court judge to intimidate the victim. According to Mumbai Police, acting swiftly on the victim's complaint, the Cyber Cell arrested a ...Read More >
Mumbai, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a shocking case of cyber fraud, a 69-year-old retired senior officer from the DN Nagar area of Andheri in Mumbai was subjected to 'digital arrest' for 25 days and defrauded of Rs 1.57 crore by cybercriminals posing as police and court officials. The accused even staged a mock court hearing via video call, invoking the name of a former Supreme Court judge to intimidate the victim. According to Mumbai Police, acting swiftly on the victim's complaint, the Cyber ...Read More >
MUMBAI: A year that started with volatility with the US President Donald Trump's liberation day announcement that left global investors jittery, ended with even more volatility due to the war in West Asia, also started by the US President.After a record rally in terms of investor wealth in the domestic market, they are back exactly where they started: BSE's market capitalisation is at Rs 412 lakh crore on the last trading session of fiscal 2026, exactly where it was on March 31, 2025.Among the l ...Read More >
New Delhi, Feb 24 (PTI) Omnitech Engineering, a manufacturer of precision-engineered components, on Tuesday raised over Rs 174 crore from anchor investors, a day before the opening of its initial share-sale for public subscription. The anchor book saw participation from several domestic and global investors, including ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund (MF), Nippon India MF, WhiteOak Capital MF, Ashoka India Equity Investment Trust Plc, Malabar India Fund, Edelweiss MF and Allianz Global Investors, a ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 17 (ANI): The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Wednesday approved a series of far-reaching regulatory reforms aimed at simplifying market regulations, lowering transaction costs and improving cost transparency, measures that are expected to boost investor participation across mutual funds, equity and debt markets. At its board meeting held in Mumbai, SEBI Chairman underlined the need for simplifying regulatory language and improving ease of ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Wednesday approved a comprehensive overhaul of mutual fund regulations to improve cost transparency and reduce the expense burden on investors. According to the report, the changes were cleared by the SEBI board and will be implemented through the new SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 2026, replacing the existing 1996 framework after a detailed review. At the core of the reform is a revamp of the Total Expen ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 17 (PTI) Markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday approved a comprehensive overhaul of mutual fund regulations, including changes to the expense ratio framework and limits on brokerage charges, to boost transparency. The proposals are aimed at bringing regulatory clarity, reducing redundancies, and promoting ease of compliance. In its board meeting, Sebi has cleared a proposal to exclude all statutory levy -- STT (Securities Transaction Tax), GST (Goods and Services Tax), CTT (Commodity ...Read More >
KSH International's Rs 710-crore IPO drew muted interest on day one, garnering 15% subscription and zero grey market premium, despite a strong anchor round and solid growth outlook. The Rs 710-crore KSH International IPO witnessed modest investor interest on the first day of bidding, with the issue garnering only 15% subscription. The IPO received bids for 19.87 lakh shares against the total issue size of 1.36 crore shares. In the grey market, the IPO is currently trading at a zero premium ove ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 17 (PTI) Market regulator Sebi at its board meeting on Wednesday approved wide-ranging reforms, including a proposal to simplify the offer document by companies seeking to raise funds. It also cleared a proposal to enhance mutual fund transparency by breaking down Total Expense Ratio (TER), said a release. The proposal to simplify the offer document summary will enable investors to make informed decisions, it added. It also allowed debt issuers to offer incentives in public issues ...Read More >
The Sebi board will review proposals for greater transparency among senior officials. Reforms for mutual funds and stock brokers are also on the agenda. These changes aim to simplify rules and enhance clarity for investors. Relaxed KYC norms for NRIs and a new closing-auction session are expected. The regulator is set to implement significant updates to financial market regulations. New Delhi, Sebi board on Wednesday will consider a report of a high-level panel, which has recommended public dis ...Read More >
Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India has approved HDFC Bank to acquire and hold an aggregate stake of up to 9.5% in IndusInd Bank, within the regulatory framework governing significant shareholding in banks. The approval, dated Dec 15, 2025, was disclosed by IndusInd Bank in a regulatory filing on Tuesday.HDFC Bank clarified that it does not intend to invest directly in IndusInd Bank. "As mentioned in the stock exchange intimation, approval from RBI for increasing the investment in IndusInd Bank from 5 ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 16 (PTI) Amid the surge in gold prices, Wealth Company Mutual Fund on Tuesday announced the launch of its gold exchange-traded fund. It will be an open-ended scheme tracking the domestic gold price, and the New Fund Offer (NFO) is open for subscription from Tuesday to December 22, as per an official statement. Wealth Company Gold ETF will primarily invest in physical gold of 99.5 per cent purity or higher, conforming to the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) Good Delivery sta ...Read More >
Foreign investors have been selling Indian stocks at a pace never seen before in Indian markets. In 2025 so far, FIIs have dumped equities at a rate of nearly Rs 145 crore every trading hour. Yet, this entire shock was absorbed by domestic institutional investors, armed with continuous SIP flows. FIIs have sold more than Rs 2.23 lakh crore worth of Indian equities through the secondary market this year. Spread across the trading calendar, this works out to roughly Rs 900 crore of net selling ev ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India has approved HDFC Bank to acquire and hold an aggregate stake of up to 9.5% in IndusInd Bank, within the regulatory framework governing significant shareholding in banks. The approval, dated Dec 15, 2025, has been disclosed by IndusInd Bank in a regulatory filing on Tuesday.According to sources the approval is primarily to facilitate portfolio investments by HDFC's group companies, primarily its mutual fund and insurance arms. Market participants view the holdin ...Read More >
Synopsis: India's largest private bank is in focus today after RBI approved its group entities to together hold a maximum 9.5% stake in IndusInd Bank. This move is due to a regulatory requirement; let us see what more about this approval and what it stands for. This company, which is an Indian banking and financial services company headquartered in Mumbai. And India's largest private sector bank by assets and one of the world's largest bank by market capitalisation is in focus after RBI approve ...Read More >
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