The government appointed UTI AMC Chief U K Sinha as the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Thursday.

U K Sinha appointed 8th Sebi chairman

Press Trust of India

In the second series of interviews for Smart Portfolios, we have Ajay Parmar, head, research, institutional equities, Emkay, speaking with Ushamrita Choudhury on the current market and macro-economic scenario and his portfolio. Over the past week, the benchmark S&amp;P CNX 500 portfolio&rsquo;s value has declined 2 per cent to Rs 9.76 lakh, and Parmar&rsquo;s portfolio saw an erosion of value by almost the same percentage to Rs 9.7 lakh. Vinay Khattar was the only fund manager to have a positive yield on his investments at Rs 10.46 lakh, up 0.2 per cent, while Shishir Bajpai&rsquo;s portfolio was down barely 0.1 per cent at Rs 13.16 lakh. Siddarth Bhamre&rsquo;s investments saw a fall of almost 6 per cent at Rs 7.96 lakh.

Q&A: Ajay Parmar, Head, research, Institutional equities, Emkay

Business Standard

The foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers of Rs 356 crore in futures and options segments on Thursday.

FIIs net sellers of Rs 356 cr on Thursday

The Indian markets may open flat as the global cues are not very encouraging.

Pre-Market: Nifty may see a flat opening

The rupee weakened on Friday tracking choppy domestic shares and the euro's drop against the dollar, and is expected to move in a narrow band with most Asian markets closed for the Lunar New Year holiday.

Rupee weakens as local stocks, euro slip

Shares of Anil Ambani Group company Reliance Power surged over 3% in early trade on the Bombay Stock Exchange today on the back of aggressive buying by retail investors.

Reliance Power jumps over 3% on BSE

DB Realty slumped over 8% to a lifetime low on the BSE today, hit by a media report that the CBI is scrutinising the transfer of over Rs 200 crore by the company to Kalaignar TV in FY2009-10, which came to light during investigations into the allocation of 2G spectrum.

DB Realty hits record low on reports of CBI probe

Massive sell-off by jittery investors led the country's most valued firm Reliance Industries (RIL) to tumble by 2.54% on BSE today, dragging the benchmark Sensex by over 441 points.

Profit-booking pulls down RIL by 2.54% on BSE

The downslide on bourses today wiped off over Rs 1,22,000 crore from the market wealth, including that of company promoters and public investors, as huge losses were seen in blue-chip stocks like RIL, ITC and TCS.

Over Rs 1.2 lakh cr lost in stock market today

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net buyers of Rs 144.04 crore (provisional) today, according to data released by BSE.

FIIs net buy Rs 144cr, DIIs net buy Rs 237cr

The Supreme Court today upheld the order of market regulator the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to suspend registration of two brokerage houses Amgis Holdings and Pals Overseas for wrongly influencing the price of a particular scrip.

SC upholds Sebi's suspension order on two brokerage houses

Current volatility provides arbitrage opportunities to investors.

Index options volume spikes 3-fold in 1 year

The week couldn't have ended on a sourer note for Indian equity markets. Selling by some of the largest global investors continued in the backdrop of fears about inflation and rising interest rates. More importantly, analysts feel Indian indices have not yet hit bottom.

Global funds, ETFs dump index stocks en masse

The BSE Sensex exhibited high volatility this week amid global and domestic political concerns. After breaking below the 200-day moving average (DMA), the markets showed very little hope of recovery as every bounce was met by higher selling pressure.

Wkly Tech Analysis: Chart indicates support at 5,347

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Saturday directed Investsmart Financial Services (IFSL) not to dispose or transfer shares belonging to Pacific Corporate Services Ltd (PCSL), an entity banned in December along with stock market operator, Sanjay Dangi, for rigging share prices.

Sebi restricts trade in Dangi group-owned shares

Thirty-nine entities, barred from stock markets by SEBI last week for circular trading, may also face inspection by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) for possible anomalies in their balance sheets.

MCA may inspect books of 39 cos barred by Sebi

The government will consider 54 foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals, including those of Hero Investment and Sistema Shyam Teleservices, at its meeting this week.

FIPB to take up 54 foreign investment proposals this week

The free-fall of the stock market is expected to continue in the coming week, with investors likely to reduce their exposure even further amid concerns over rising inflation and the volatile situation in Egypt, according to market experts.

Worst not yet over for stock mkt, may fall further: Experts

Soaring inflation and political unrest in Egypt will continue to haunt Indian shares in the near term, prompting a further selloff from overseas investors, reckon experts.

Inflation, Egypt unrest likely to keep FIIs away

Asian markets were mostly in the green in morning trades.

Asian markets in green, Nikkei surges

The Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) were net buyers of Rs 847.06 crore in futures and options segments on Friday.

FIIs net buyers Rs 847cr in F&O on Friday

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