Yet India's household allocation remains far below US, UK, Canada

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Sebi's tighter derivative norms initially hit F&O trading volumes but confidence, new strategies and improved market sentiment are now aiding a gradual recovery, says Seth

Gaurav Seth, chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director (MD) of 5paisa Capital

The Indian consumers' focus on value has pushed Amazon to develop tools such as value dashboards and gamified in-app experiences - innovations now being adopted in other markets

ecommerce, Online shoppers, Meesho, IPO

The value of digital gold investments fell sharply in November after Sebi's caution, though transaction volumes rose slightly, signaling small-ticket buying continues

gold

he insurance industry saw both positives and negatives from GST reform, with increased affordability driving growth in retail term and health, while ITC changes hit profitability

life insurance, insurance

Retail NBFCs like Bajaj Finance, Muthoot and Shriram Finance are expanding faster than banks, led by strong demand in gold loans, vehicles and housing finance, analysts say

NBFC

Swiggy shareholders have cleared a plan to raise up to ₹10,000 crore via QIP as the company ramps up its quick-commerce push amid intensifying competition and rising capital deployments

A Swiggy delivery worker in Mumbai

SoftBank-backed AceVector has filed its updated DRHP for an IPO via the confidential route. The offer includes a ₹300-crore fresh issue and an OFS of 63.8 million shares

AceVector

AceVector plans to deploy the net proceeds towards marketing and business promotion

Markets regulator Sebi on Monday issued modalities for migration of existing Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) schemes into accredited investor only (AI-only schemes) or Large Value Funds (LVFs).
This migration is subject to obtaining positive consent from all the investors and meeting the respective conditions, Sebi said in its circular.
This came after Sebi, in November, amended rules and facilitated the introduction of a separate category of AIF schemes, limited exclusively to Accredited Investors only (AI-only schemes), and offered the scheme-specific regulatory flexibilities in terms of less compliance around investor protection and extended additional relaxations and operational flexibilities to Large Value Funds for accredited investors.
In its circular, Sebi said that any new scheme proposed to be launched as an AI-only scheme or LVF will have the words 'AI only fund' or 'LVF' added to the scheme name at the end, respectively.
Such conversion and change in the name of the .

Sebi

This migration is subject to obtaining positive consent from all the investors and meeting the respective conditions, Sebi said in its circular

Press Trust of India

Trump wants lower borrowing costs in particular to boost the housing sector as a way to address broader concerns about affordability that could be central to midterm elections

Jerome Powell

Reuters

Sebi has launched PaRRVA, a pilot mechanism by Care Ratings and NSE to verify past returns claimed by registered intermediaries, aiming to curb misleading finfluencer claims

Securities and Exchange Board of India, Sebi

Nephrocare Health IPO will be offered at a price band of ₹438 to ₹460 per share and a lot size of 32 shares

Markets regulator Sebi has overhauled merchant bankers rule by introducing capital adequacy framework, requiring a liquid net worth and mandating minimum revenue from permitted activities.
The new rules are aimed at ensuring financial stability, improving risk management, and facilitating ease of doing business.
Under the new rule, Sebi has allowed merchant bankers to undertake activities falling outside its purview under the same firm subject to certain conditions.
In its notification dated December 3, the regulator said that a merchant banker can undertake activities which fall under the purview of any other Financial Sector Regulator (FSR) and activities that do not fall under the purview of the Sebi or any other FSB then such activities should be fee-based, non-fund based activities and pertain to financial services sector.
This comes after Sebi board in its meeting held in December 2024 had approved that the non-regulated activities be hived off to a separate legal ...

Under the new rule, Sebi has allowed merchant bankers to undertake activities falling outside its purview under the same firm subject to certain conditions

Profit-taking and a broader selloff drive the record fall, even as the bank gets 18 months to transition into a small finance bank with a cautious lending plan

Fino Payments Bank

JM Financial values Jio at about $140 billion in equity ($153 billion enterprise value) and argues that the IPO will reinforce the "free cash flow growth story"

Jio IPO, Bharti Airtel share price

The Nifty SmallCap 100 index has shed 7 per cent thus far in 2025 amid liquidity constraints as analysts believe retail investors have preferred IPOs over smallcap stocks.

Domestic equity markets, already under pressure from a record selloff by overseas funds, are potentially facing a new headwind after Israel hit major oil exporter Iran.

The value of gold, the note said, is only 60 - 70 per cent of the jewellery purchase price. The weak performance of diamonds, which form a meaningful part of the jewellery purchase price, caps gains.

jewellery, Gold

IndiGo flight disruptions: As brand IndiGo takes hit, analysts caution on likely adverse impact on earnings and foresee up to 8 - 22 per cent further crack on the stock.

Indigo stock shed nearly 14% in December so far amid massive flight cancellations.

Samir Arora says India's policy stability, improving earnings and rising domestic flows leave no structural reason for global investors to stay underweight

Samir Arora, founder and fund manager, Helios Capital Management

The company, however, said that these transactions were not required to be disclosed under the consolidated accounting standards as per the Indian Accounting Standards

Kaynes Technology

A packed fundraising calendar, an anchor-allocation flashpoint, and a major shift in derivatives trading set the stage for one of the busiest - and most closely watched - weeks in markets

Sensex, Nifty, stock markets, record highs, profit booking, RBI, Federal Reserve, earnings, valuations, IT stocks, market breadth

Small towns, big moves: B30 assets jump 23%, leaving T30 growth of 14% in the rearview

mutual fund, SIP, MF Industry

$1.59 billion in contracts fires revenue boosters; margin gains provide sustained lift

shares, share price, SIP

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