Trading

Brokers have called for clarity on resolution timeline, granting market institutions more powers to Access and act alone

Strong earnings and election results lifted markets, but rising US-Iran tensions, governance concerns and tighter NSE surveillance kept investors cautious

BSE MD Sundararaman Ramamurthy said delayed smart order routing approvals are hurting market share growth as the exchange explores commodity derivatives

Upstox CEO Ravi Kumar says retail investors are becoming more discerning and risk-aware, with trading behaviour shifting from momentum-driven bets to more disciplined strategies

Colocation gains further ground in cash trading with 44% value share

Market regulator weighs expanding collateral norms, easing operations, and introducing dynamic price bands to enhance liquidity and strengthen market infrastructure

MCX to launch coal exchange subsidiary with full ownership initially, aiming to build a transparent and technology-driven market platform for coal trading in India

Brokerage compensates clients for losses from MCX outage, citing goodwill gesture to protect relationships despite the issue originating at the exchange

Margin trading facility books declined for second straight month in March as heightened volatility and global uncertainties led investors to cut leveraged exposure despite steady cash market activity

State Bank of India (SBI) is estimating losses of about ₹3 billion ($32 million) from the forced unwinding of these trades, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing confidential details

Sebi cracks down on Basan Financial, Om Power's ₹150 crore IPO opens, and InCred closes a ₹1,500 crore special opportunities fund amid active capital markets

None of the world's biggest markets, from US Treasuries, to gold, to currencies have been spared, investors and traders said

With overseas MF limits nearly exhausted, funds like ICICI Prudential AMC are curbing inflows, nudging investors to seek global exposure via alternate routes

Global equity funds see record $43.2 billion weekly outflows as heavy selling in US and Chinese stocks outweighs inflows elsewhere

The authority also proposed establishing "dummy filters" on securities that do not have price bands but are attracting algorithmic trading interest

From WhatsApp leaks testing insider trading controls to Sebi's regulatory review push and revived hopes for an NSE IPO, key signals emerge from Dalal Street

In the financial sector, replacing existing regulations with new ones often adds costs without improving outcome

IFSCA has proposed regulatory changes to notify commodity trading as a financial product and deepen participation at GIFT-IFSC to position it as a global commodities hub

After relocating to Dubai in 2010, Soni started BlueChip Group in 2021, claiming it invested money in forex trading and commodities like gold, oil and metals

From Sebi's investor-friendly rule changes and PM Modi's West Asia tour to debates on power grid reform, shrimp exports and a Zomato biography, here's today's Best of BS Opinion.