Capital Market

Funding to support expansion into storage, group-captive projects as Soleos pushes toward round-the-clock clean-power solutions

₹14,735 cr raised against ₹24,800 cr plan as PFC, Nabard pull short-term bonds

Representatives of capital markets on Tuesday pitched for reductions in transaction tax and measures to deepen the financial sector in the upcoming Budget. Suggestions regarding improving efficiency of capital markets and increasing capital market inclusion were also made during the pre-Budget meeting with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, sources said. Representatives of the sector sought lower Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on cash market trade as compared to derivatives, sources said. This was the fourth pre-Budget meeting between the finance minister and representatives of capital markets, including BSE, Multi Commodity Exchange, Association of Mutual Funds in India, Association of Registered Investment Advisers, and Commodity Participants Association of India. Capital markets facilitated resource mobilisation of Rs 14.6 lakh crore in FY25, marking a 33 per cent increase over the previous year. The use of a broad spectrum of financial instruments -- ranging from equity an

The Indian capital market's growth has been truly impressive in recent times. Since 2019, the market cap-to-GDP ratio has increased from 81% to 135%

Bharti Telecom, the holding company of Bharti Airtel, raised ₹5,250 crore at 7.45 per cent through bonds maturing in December 2028

The real question is no longer whether India can afford to rely on foreign capital, but whether it can afford not to

Hong Kong has benefited from Chinese companies rushing to raise money to fund their expansion, tapping renewed investor appetite for the world's second-largest economy

Corporate bond issuances pick up as market stabilises; big players like Aditya Birla Capital, Bajaj Finance, and Tata Capital tap debt amid strong liquidity and easing yield worries

This comes less than 48 hours after her arrest on corruption charges, when the Seoul Central District Court issued an arrest warrant on Tuesday, citing concerns that she might destroy evidence

EMs synchronised in capital flight as tariff storm clouds darken

Smallcap companies have been the top performers over the past 12 months, delivering returns of 17 per cent, followed by Real estate investment trusts (Reits) at 15.2 per cent

With an increasing number of savers stepping into the capital markets, Sebi Whole-Time Member Ananth Narayan on Tuesday highlighted that cyber threats, market volatility, and a trust deficit in the financial ecosystem could pose significant challenges to this growing investor trend. Over the years, the number of unique investors in India's capital markets has risen sharply from 4.2 crore in March 2020 to 13 crore to date. Despite this remarkable growth, there remains considerable room for further expansion. While acknowledging the rise of domestic investors, Narayan stressed the importance of addressing the challenges to sustain the momentum. Among these challenges, he noted that risks such as cyber risk and digital frauds are a serious concern. Fraudsters-- often sophisticated and organized-- prey on unsuspecting investors, making cybersecurity a key area of focus. Alongside this, investors need to be fully aware of market volatility, he said, emphasising that market movements are

Shares of Anand Rathi Wealth hit a record high of ₹2,388.75, rallied 8% in Monday's intra-day, surpassing its previous high of ₹2,320.28 touched on December 9, 2024 on the BSE.

The market rebound from April lows has turned attention to capital market-linked stocks. BSE, Central Depository Services, and DAM Capital Advisors have each jumped over 30 per cent in the past month

Indian firms including Vedanta, Jubilant and HUDCO raised over Rs 12,000 crore from bonds ahead of the RBI's expected 25 bps repo rate cut, with strong demand from mutual funds

UGRO Capital's board approves Rs 915 crore capital raise via CCDs; capital adequacy to improve from 19.41% to 29.4%, with rights issue of Rs 400 crore also planned

Capital markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday imposed penalties totalling Rs 40 lakh on eight entities for indulging in non-genuine trades in the illiquid stock options segment on the BSE. In eight separate orders, the watchdog slapped fines of Rs 5 lakh each on Dwitiya Trading Ltd, Vineeta Kabra, Puneet Sabharwal HUF, Hemant Purshotamdas Gopani HUF, Mudrikaben Pareshkumar Shah, Gopalkrishna Ratanlal Shah HUF, Prabir Saha, and Sudha Jain. The orders came after the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) observed large-scale reversal of trades in the illiquid stock options segment of BSE, leading to the creation of artificial volume. Thereafter, Sebi conducted a probe into the trading activities of certain entities in illiquid stock options on BSE for the period from April 2014 to September 2015. According to Sebi, reversal trades are the trades in which an entity reverses its buy or sell positions in a contract with subsequent sell or buy positions with the same counterparty.

Despite rising yields, firms rush to raise funds, pushing FY25 issuances to a new record

OFS includes 28,56,869 equity shares by the promoter and investors

Major state-owned issuers look to raise Rs 30,000 crore through bonds