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Leading stock exchange BSE on Tuesday reported a multi-fold jump in net profit to Rs 494 crore during the March quarter. The exchange had posted a net profit of Rs 107 crore in the year-ago period, BSE said in a regulatory filing to the National Stock Exchange (NSE). Its total income rose to Rs 926.4 crore in the January-March period from Rs 543.3 crore a year earlier. The exchange has declared a special dividend of Rs 5 and a normal dividend of Rs 18, resulting in a final dividend of Rs 23 per equity share for the FY25. For the full fiscal year 2024-25, the bourse's net profit grew over-three fold to Rs 1,322 crore from Rs 404 crore in FY24. Its total income doubled to Rs 3,236 crore for FY25 from Rs 1,596 crore in the preceding fiscal. For FY25, BSE traded 30.5 billion contracts in equity derivatives segment, generating a total revenue of Rs 1,415 crore. Further, total number of transactions in BSE StAR MF grew 61 per cent to reach 66.3 crore in FY25 from 41.1 crore last year,
Markets regulator Sebi has strengthened the governance framework of market infrastructure institutions -- stock exchanges, clearing corporations and depositories -- by prescribing a mandatory cooling-off period for directors before they can join a competing institution. To give this effect, Sebi has amended Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) Regulations, 2018 or SECC Regulations as well as Depositories and Participants norms 2018. In two separate notifications dated April 30, Sebi said that a non-independent director serving on the board of a market infrastructure institution will be eligible for direct appointment to the board of a competing institution after meeting two conditions -- a cooling-off period and prior approval of the appointment from the regulator. "Non-independent director on the governing board of a recognised stock exchange or a recognised clearing corporation may be appointed in another recognised stock exchange or a ...
Renewable energy solutions provider Waaree Renewable Technologies on Wednesday announced that it has been listed on the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE). "Waaree Renewable Technologies Limited's NSE debut is a strategic inflection point. It provides the company with wider stakeholder engagement, and enhanced capital access to drive future expansion," the company said in a statement. Shares of the company were trading 0.85 per cent lower at Rs 856.95 apiece on the NSE. This listing not only elevates the company's market visibility and investor accessibility but also highlights its remarkable growth trajectory and commitment to building a greener, self-reliant India, the statement said. "Being listed on the NSE is a defining moment in our journey. It symbolises scale, credibility, and intent," said Viren C Doshi, Director at WRTL. With execution of over 1.82 GW in solar EPC installations and currently managing execution of an additional 1.7 GW of projects, WRTL has solidified