FPI’s net sellers of Indian equities at Rs 6,304 crore in April so far

Foreign Portfolio Investors (FIIs) could end-up as net sellers of Indian equities in April breaking their two months of buying activity. In April so far, thay have sold local stocks worth Rs 6,304 crore. In March and February, FPIs were net buyers at Rs 35,098 crore and Rs 1,539 crore after selling shares worth Rs … Read more

Vodafone Idea: Voda Idea FPO shares list much above offer price

Mumbai: Shares offered in the Vodafone Idea follow on public offer (FPO) listed at ₹11.8 apiece on the NSE on Thursday, about 7.3% above the FPO price of ₹11. The shares were listed at ₹12 on BSE and closed at ₹13.8, after a gain of 5.3%. Thursday was also the day when the highest ever … Read more

FPIs: FPIs cut back on FMCG, auto, financial services shares

Mumbai: Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) shares saw the highest selling by foreign investors in the second-half of March. Foreign funds dumped shares worth ₹4,939 crore in the sector after buying worth ₹11,180 crore during the first-half of the month as per data from National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL). The sector witnessed outflows worth ₹4,472 crore … Read more

Alphabet: Alphabet heads toward $2 trillion with investors cheering AI moves

New York: Investors are becoming more optimistic about Alphabet’s artificial intelligence strategy, after a run of glitches and misfires that sent its shares tumbling. The stock is heading back toward what would be a record $2 trillion market value – a milestone surpassed only by Microsoft, Apple and Nvidia in the United States. It has … Read more

JSW Energy: JSW Energy raises Rs 5,000 crore by selling shares to investors, including ADIA

New Delhi: JSW Energy Limited has raised Rs 5,000 crore by selling shares to institutional investors, including Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), to accelerate its growth plans. In a late regulatory filing on Friday, the company informed that it has successfully completed its Rs 5,000-crore Qualified Institutions Placement (QIP). JSW Energy said the proceeds from … Read more

margin trading: Get ready to pay more for margin trading

Mumbai: Non-banking finance companies have raised the cost of borrowing for stock brokers by 25-30%, according to four industry officials familiar with the matter. The move will make margin funding – a short-term loan that brokers extend to investors for buying shares they cannot afford otherwise – costlier for clients, the officials said. Brokers borrow … Read more

Investors: Investors bet on a resilient market, with margin funds

Mumbai: Notwithstanding the sharp swings in the stock market in recent weeks, individual investors are not shying away from borrowing and betting on shares, especially mid-caps – some of the worst hit in the recent sell-off. The total quantum of margin funding – a short-term loan to investors for buying shares they cannot afford otherwise … Read more

TCS: Tata Sons plans to sell Rs 9,300 crore slice of TCS

Mumbai: Tata Sons, the holding company of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), plans to sell 23.4 million shares in India’s largest software services exporter for at least ₹9,300 crore on Tuesday, showed a term sheet issued by JP Morgan, the banker to the deal. The floor price for the stock, amounting to 0.65% of the company’s … Read more

Wall Street: Wall Street drops with tech-related shares, investors assess rate outlook

NEW YORK: U.S. stocks fell on Friday, led by technology-related megacaps that have propelled this year’s rally, while investors weighed the interest rate outlook ahead of next week’s Federal Reserve meeting. Traders have reined in bets of a June rate cut by the Fed after this week’s hotter-than-expected inflation data. Shares of Adobe dropped 13.7%, … Read more

ITC: ICICI PRU MF biggest buyer in BAT stake sale at Rs 4,963 crore

Mumbai: A host of top foreign institutions and domestic mutual funds, including the Government of Singapore, Capital Group, and ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, bought shares of ITC in British American Tobacco’s 3.5% stake sale worth ₹17,485 crore in the open market on Wednesday. The shares were sold at ₹400.25 apiece. According to BSE block deals … Read more