Sachin P Mampatta

Equity cult in Bihar: State now has 10th highest investor base, shows data

This is the sharpest surge recorded across states during this period, and reflects a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 48.8 per cent

150 years from the Banyan Tree: The story of BSE, people who shaped growth

The story of the exchange and the people who shaped its growth: From wars and bomb explosion to speculators, reformers and wealth creators

18 debt issuances, ₹1 trillion+, the fastest half-year sprint yet

Reits, Invits tapped debt every 10 days in record run

Win some, lose some: The surprising post-pandemic changes in wage growth

The more educated have had slower growth but they are the highest paid in the country

Co-investment may slip its leash as rules relax for big-ticket plays

Compliance walls could begin to crack as sovereign and pension money nose their way in

CAPE fear: History suggests rich valuations precede sharp pullbacks

Valuations at current levels have historically corresponded single-digit returns

Services generates bulk of India's jobs, increases gap with manufacturing

Services employment creation has been robust in FY25 amid concern over impact of artificial intelligence

Foreign private sector firms' return ratios at 17-year high, shows data

RoCE trended higher in FY25 amid a drop in net FDI

More Covid deaths recorded in past 3 weeks than previous 39 weeks

There have been seven deaths in last 24 hours

Fastest growth in years: Corporate manufacturing trumps household units

The gross value added by household manufacturing units has grown 13.5 per cent in absolute terms between FY19 and FY24 after adjusting for inflation

Market returns rarely move in lockstep with monsoon rain, shows data

Earnings, tariffs likely to be more keenly watched

India saw lower spike in the uncertainty index amid Trump's tariffs

Other emerging markets have seen greater volatility

FY25 marks among the least ever spends on taking companies private

Acquisition amount at less than Rs 100 crore

Management buyouts have seen an uptick after Covid-19, shows data

Funding options, structural changes make increased traction likely

Public-promoter confusion deepens with switches across companies

In many instances, same shareholder is both public and promoter

Manufacturing investment gestation rate rises to 5-year peak: CMIE

Global companies push for diversification may play a role

Since Covid-19 pandemic, around half a million trusts added to PAN data

Allotments to trusts rose from 847,834 in 2019 to 1.3 million as of March 2025, show statistics from the Income Tax Department, released earlier in April

Large investor concentration in smallcap funds at 14-month low, shows data

Median smallcap scheme has 2.03% of its investments from top 10 investors

Fast and furious: In a first, bourses cross 10 billion trades in FY25

Record numbers on both exchanges

150 years of BSE: When the nation witnessed a rally before independence

The concluding part of the Booms and Busts series looks at the share market rally ahead of Independence, and its eventual decline