Page 18 - Liquidity

Reserve Bank announces OMOs worth Rs 20,000 crore to maintain liquidity

The two tranches will be worth Rs 10,000 crore each on multi-security auction using multiple price method, the central bank said in a statement

Loans worths Rs 68,000 cr released under discoms liquidity package

The loans under the package will be co-funded by PFC and REC in equal proportion and will be sanctioned in two tranches

Liquidity measures help reduce financing cost in corporate bond mkt: RBI

Yields have dropped and the spreads have compressed despite foreign portfolio investment outflows of around $3 billion from corporate bonds in 2020, says article

Govt approves scheme to improve liquidity position of NBFCs, says RBI

Under the scheme, eligible non-bank lenders will be provided short-term liquidity through a special purpose vehicle set up by the SBICAP securities

New stamp duty charges from July 1: What changes for mutual fund investors

A stamp duty of 0.005 per cent will be levied on issuance of units, and 0.015 per cent on transfer of mutual fund units.

Bond market warms up to NBFCs, but India's top-rated companies benefit

The liquidity situation for non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), which had been facing a crunch on this front for some time now, is improving.

Planning to invest? Don't rely only on gold-silver ratio, say analysts

Take into account the fundamental factors driving demand before deciding to shift from gold to silver

The liquidity tide

Dangers of global liquidity glut are the same as the last crisis

Liquidity cover for NBFCs not much affected in April and May: Report

In a stress case, where collections are nil and there is no moratorium on liabilities, the proportion of companies with low liquidity could go up to 25%

Worries over liquidity to boost credit card, personal loans: CIBIL

Unlike the slowdown a decade ago, demand for credit cards and personal loans will remain as consumers look to secure funds to bridge gaps in personal finance.

Will consider corporation tax rate benefit extension: FM Sitharaman

Says GST rate reduction to go to Council; Council is likely to meet on Friday through video conferencing.

Discoms' debt to hit an all-time high of Rs 4.5 trillion by FY21: Crisil

Higher costs and constrained cash inflows amid declining demand mean the per-unit operating gap of discoms will widen to 83 paise per unit by the end of this fiscal

Govt to raise Rs 80,000 cr via cash mgt bills to meet liquidity mismatch

Issuance of CMB may mean liquidity available with govt won't be enough, especially after stimulus packages, and in the face of a falling revenue collection due to the nationwide slowdown

Liquidity, labour and logistics are the key challenges: JSW Steel's Rao

Ensuring return of labour as important as sending them back home, says Seshagiri Rao

'Polarised' and 'sell on rally' may define markets' character, say experts

With GDP growth seen shrinking, funds likely to chase stocks with high growth forecast

Moratorium to strain NBFC liquidity even further, bad debts to rise

These firms operate with very little short-term liquidity, which can become even more strained as customers start defaulting even after the moratorium

Sebi eases categorisation norms to allow debt MFs to add liquidity

Mutual funds had requested regulator to allow higher limits for G-secs, T-bills

L&T Finance Holdings' consolidated PBT declines 39.15% in Q4FY20

Referring to loan growth, the company said the impact of Covid-19 on the book was mainly to the extent of reduction in disbursements post lockdown in March

Sitharaman gives liquidity boost of Rs 75,000 cr to shadow banks, MFIs

Sitharaman announced a special liquidity scheme of Rs 30,000 crore for NBFCs, housing finance companies (HFCs) and MFIs, which are finding it difficult to raise money from the debt markets.

Morningstar revises its ratings for three debt-oriented mutual fund schemes

Research firm says important to re-visit ratings for portfolio liquidity, redemption pressures