Category: Stock

A one-shareholder outburst at the annual general meeting of GKB Ophthalmics has caught the attention of ace investor Vijay Kedia, who warned that corporate boards should not underestimate minority investors. Kedia posted on X: “While I condemn the words, the essence is clear: shareholder money must be respected. Incompetent management with fat salaries and perks […]

Dividends are a big draw for investors who like steady income from their portfolios. The dividend yield, which is calculated by dividing the dividend paid per share by the stock’s current market price, shows how much return you’re getting in the form of payouts. For income-focused investors, higher yields often mean better opportunities. Based on […]

Indian markets snapped a six-day winning streak as Sensex fell 694 points and Nifty slipped 214. Banks, FMCG, and IT dragged indices, while select smallcaps like Consolidated Construction and Netweb Technologies saw sharp gains. Source link

With Pune-based finfluencer Avadhut Sathe under regulatory lens, market watchdog Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday issued a fresh advisory, asking investors to exercise caution when dealing with social media messages, WhatsApp groups, Telegram channels, or apps claiming to offer stock market access through Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) or Foreign Institutional Investors […]

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Friday named executive director Indranil Bhattacharyya as the newest internal member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), a panel that decides on the policy interest rate in India. Bhattacharyya’s nomination as the ex-officio member of the MPC was approved by the RBI’s central bank board, it said in […]

MUMBAI: The absolute effects of GST restructuring on indirect tax collections and fiscal policy will eventually impact market interest rates, Saugata Bhattacharya, external member of the Monetary Policy Committee, told ET. The announcement to reform the GST structure shows that growth is the government’s priority even at the risk of potential fiscal slippage, economists said. […]

MUMBAI: Exempting life and health insurance premiums from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) could leave policyholders paying less, but the move may also squeeze insurers’ margins and prompt them to rework pricing. A group of ministers has recommended entirely removing the current 18% GST on insurance. At first glance, this appears to be a […]

Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India(Sebi) on Friday proposed to modify the block deal framework. Block deal is execution of large trades through a single transaction without putting either the buyer or seller in a disadvantageous position. For this purpose, stock exchanges are permitted to provide a separate trading window. The regulator said […]

European Central Bank officials are increasingly convinced they can keep interest rates unchanged in September, according to people familiar with the matter who don’t see the trade deal between Brussels and Washington causing major economic concerns. Since rates were left at 2% last month, growth and inflation have developed largely in line with the ECB’s […]

Mumbai: Sebi on Friday proposed to introduce the closing auction session (CAS) to determine share price first for derivative stocks. It said based on the experience gained, the same would be extended to all stocks at a later stage. “Passive funds typically track a broad spectrum of indices. If CAS is implemented only for Nifty […]