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Shriram Finance gains as board to mull over stock split, dividend on Oct 25

Shriram Finance has fixed the record date for payment of its interim dividend on Thursday, November 7, 2024

In unsecured loans pie, middle-layer NBFCs take the largest slice

Their share was 27.3 in end-December 2023, according to central bank's data

Investors to focus on US Fed interest rate decision this week: Analysts

The US Federal Reserve's interest rate decision is the biggest event that would drive sentiments in the domestic stock market this week, besides a host of macroeconomic data from the global front and trading activity of foreign investors, analysts said. The Indian equity market had an exceptional last week, with both the Nifty and Sensex hitting their all-time high levels on Thursday. The BSE benchmark breached the 83,000 level for the first time on Thursday. "One of the most anticipated events of the year is set to unfold this week with the US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting scheduled for September 18th. It is almost certain that this will mark the beginning of an interest rate cut cycle in the US. The general consensus is for a 25 basis points (bps) rate cut, though some market participants are speculating a more aggressive 50 bps cut. "Such a move would be a significant positive trigger for global markets, particularly for emerging markets like India, as it would ...

India must avoid sway of fin mkts' expectations over macro outcomes: CEA

Speaking at the CII Financing 3.0 Summit in Mumbai, Nageswaran stated that when the financial sector is in excessively robust health, the health of the rest of the economy becomes fragile

Square Yards Q1FY25 results: PAT rises 66% to Rs 25 cr on high income

Square Yards, which is mainly into housing and home loan brokerage business, has reported 66 per cent increase in gross profit at Rs 25 crore for June quarter FY25 on higher income. Its gross profit stood at Rs 15 crore in the year-ago period. Total revenue rose 52 per cent to Rs 261 crore as against Rs 172 crore in the year-ago period. Out of the total revenue, the turnover of India business grew 49 per cent to Rs 217 crore. The company also has presence in Dubai market. "Q1 has consistently contributed 16-18 per cent of our overall revenue, and based on this trend, we project revenue for FY25 to align with our forecast of Rs 1,506 crore (USD 180 million)," stated Tanuj Shori, Founder and CEO, Square Yards.

Yes Bank relieves country head of financial markets Amit Sureka from duties

Yes Bank, where Indian lenders collectively own a 34 per cent stake and the State Bank of India (SBI) is the largest shareholder with a 24 per cent interest, has been seeking a new promoter

Zee's Securities Issue & Allotment Committee approves FCCBs worth $239 mn

Zee Entertainment on Tuesday said the Securities Issue and Allotment Committee of the company has approved the allotment of foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs) worth USD 239 million to investors. In a regulatory filing, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited said it has considered and approved the allotment of FCCBs of up to USD 239 million (around Rs 2,000 crore) maturing in 10 years on a private placement basis to Resonance Opportunities Fund, St John's Wood Fund Ltd and Ebisu Global Opportunities Fund. On July 16, the board of Zee Entertainment Enterprise Ltd (ZEEL) approved the raising of funds through FCCBs with a coupon rate of 5 per cent of up to USD 239 million from investors - Resonance Opportunities Fund, St. John's Wood Fund Ltd and Ebisu Global Opportunities Fund. These FCCBs will not be listed on any of the stock exchanges, it had said. However, investors who choose to convert their bonds into shares will pay Rs 160.20 per share. "In case of conversion of all FC

US Fed's high rates spur slowdown fear, heightens chances of recession

The turmoil shaking global financial markets reflects a sudden fear that the Federal Reserve may have held its key interest rate too high for too long, heightening the risk of a US recession. Economists and Wall Street traders now expect the Fed to cut its benchmark rate, which influences borrowing costs for consumers and businesses, much faster than they thought just a week ago. Chair Jerome Powell has often stressed that the Fed could quickly lower rates if it decides that it's needed to bolster the economy. The periodic fear of a forthcoming recession has been a hallmark of the post-pandemic economy and has proved wrong every time. Instead, contrary to what most analysts have predicted, steady economic growth and a solid pace of hiring have endured. In the past, the US economy would often flash telltale signals when it was in or near a recession. But those red lights have gone haywire since the COVID-19 pandemic struck and upended normal business activity. The latest red flag w

Kotak MF's Nilesh Shah bats for restrictions on retail investors in F&O

Budget with BS: The Fine Print: 'Atithi Devo Bhava' is good for tourism not for financial markets; there should be no differential treatment, said Nilesh Shah, managing director of Kotak Mutual Fund

Lucknow, Ghaziabad and Noida to be developed as 'financial cities'

The new township policy, integrated township policy and affordable housing policy are pitched as the key enablers of these targets

Best of BS Opinion: Financial markets, qualitative improvement & more

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today

Financial markets over-optimistic?

Finance has made peace with the five big threats

FPIs turn cautious, pull out Rs 13,000 cr from Indian stocks in Jan: Data

Foreign investors have adopted a cautious approach this month, offloading domestic equities worth Rs 13,000 crore in the first three weeks owing to high valuations of Indian stocks and surging US bond yields. In contrast, foreign investors are bullish on the debt market and injected Rs 15,647 crore in the debt market during the period under review, data with the depositories showed. According to the data, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) made a net investment of Rs 13,047 crore in Indian equities this month (till January 19). They pulled out over Rs 24,000 crore from equities during January 17-19. Before this, FPIs made a net investment of Rs 66,134 crore in December and Rs 9,000 crore in November. "There are two main reasons why FPIs turned sellers. One, the US bond yield started rising with the 10-year yield rising from the recent level of 3.9 per cent to 4.15 per cent triggering capital outflows from emerging markets," V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit ...

Financial markets in India closed today on account of Ganesh Chaturthi

The markets will resume trading on Wednesday, Sept. 20.

Ten years since taper tantrum

If the exogenous pressures were the same across 2013 and 2022, why were outcomes so different across the two episodes?

The China meltdown?

Despite significant challenges in its real estate sector, the financial markets are sending contradictory signals

'Bond yields could stay under pressure over the next 6 months'

The rupee could continue to see near-term volatility

Indian start-ups money for little: Here's a look at ecosystem's finances

Funding raised by start-ups in H1 2023 was $5.4 billion, down 71.5 per cent compared to $19 billion raised in H1 2022

In race for market connectivity, UK-India ties offer point of difference

Their partnership can turbo charge the development of India's financial markets

Standard Chartered to trim more than 100 roles as part of cost cuts

"It is part of normal business activity to review our role requirements on an ongoing basis across the bank, to ensure that we remain effective in delivering our business strategy"