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
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
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
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
The shares of Mukka Proteins debuted on the exchanges on Thursday with a premium of 57%. The stock listed at Rs 44 as against an issue price of Rs 28 on BSE. Meanwhile, the stock listed at Rs 40, up 43% on NSE. Ahead of the listing, the company’s shares were trading with a GMP … Read more
Hospital stocks fell up to 11% on Friday, witnessing their second successive decline following the Supreme Court’s diktat on cost rationalisation. The biggest loser on an intraday basis was Max Healthcare Institute which hit the day’s low of Rs 706.45 on the NSE. It was followed by Yatharth Hospital & Trauma Care Services which plunged … Read more
Zinc oxide manufacturer JG Chemicals on Thursday fixed a price band of Rs 210-221 apiece for its Rs 251-crore Initial Public Offering (IPO). The initial share sale will open for public subscription during March 5-7 and the bidding for anchor investors will open for a day on March 4, the company said. The Rs 251.2-crore … Read more
Capital markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday proposed relaxing rules for certain Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) from enhanced disclosure requirements in a bid to promote ease of doing business. In its consultation paper, the regulator suggested exempting category I university funds and university-related endowments FPI that meet specific criteria from enhanced disclosure requirements. Additionally, it proposed … Read more
Foreign institutional investors turned net buyers of equities in the week ended February 23, and the strong inflows drove benchmark indices to record highs. Foreign portfolio investors net bought Indian equities worth Rs 4,398 crore last week, according to NSDL data. This is against them selling shares worth over 2,500 crore in the preceding week. … Read more
The shares of Thai Casting listed with a premium of 141.4% on the NSE SME platform on Friday. The stock debuted at Rs 185.9 as against an issue price of Rs 77. Ahead of the listing, the company’s shares traded with a premium of Rs 70 in the unlisted market. The IPO, which is an … Read more
