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Sebi mulls farmework for market making to deepen bond markets

With over 98 per cent of corporate bonds being private placements, leading to a shallow secondary market, Sebi is planning to come out with a framework for market-making to help markets become more vibrant and funds cheaper, a Sebi member said. Concerted efforts by regulators and government have seen corporate bond outstanding touching Rs 40.20 lakh crore in FY22 from Rs 10.51 lakh crore in FY12, while the secondary market is about 30 per cent of this. Annual issuances during this period have increased from Rs 3.80 lakh crore to close to Rs 6 lakh crore. Compared to this, the current outstanding stock of government securities is Rs 84.71 lakh crore across 100 instruments as of June 2022 while trading volume in G-Secs was Rs 126.6 lakh crore in FY22 which is about seven-times of the trading in corporate bonds. Between FY12 and FY22, the secondary market volume spiked from Rs 4.5 lakh crore to Rs 14.37 lakh crore, showing clearly that secondary trading has not risen in consonance with

Bull run enters 4th day; Sensex up 456 pts, Nifty tops 18,050; metals lead

CLOSING BELL: Top large-cap gainers were Bajaj Finserv, IndusInd Bank, Bharti Airtel, Tata Consumer Products, L&T, Britannia, Bajaj Finance, SBI Life, and Tata Motors.

Despite over 20% rally from June lows, analysts bullish on broader markets

With the recent rally, the Nifty Midcap 100 now trades at an 18-per cent premium to large-caps at 23.2x

Sensex rises 322 pts, Nifty tops 17,900 amid global rally; IT stocks shine

CLOSING BELL: Tech M, Titan, Axis Bank, Infosys, Ultratech Cement, Bajaj Finance, Tata Steel, Wipro, RIL, and TCS were the top large-cap winners

Stock of this PSU defence company has zoomed 113% thus far in 2022

HAL said the company is deeply dedicated towards manufacturing of indigenous aircraft and helicopter under Atmanirbhar Bharat

Adani Ports gains 3%, hits new high on improved business outlook

In Q1FY23, the company reported a record EBITDA of Rs 3,005 crore, up 11 per cent YoY on the back of revenue growth for the ports and logistics business

Nifty Next 50 reshuffle brings dozen stocks into sharp focus, including AEL

For the uninitiated, the Nifty Next 50 is the second-most important index after the Nifty50 as quite a number of ETFs track these two indices

Gold ETFs see outflows for second month as equity markets extend gains

In August, gold ETFs logged outflows of Rs 38 crore, extending their two-month outflows to nearly Rs 500 crore

Online brokers alone can't serve new retail investors: Religare Broking CEO

We have launched an aggressive discount broking plan, Religare One Pro Plan, to counter the discount broker model and attract Gen Z and millennial clients, says Nitin Aggarwal

Stock mkt still in a bear phase; see bumpy road to recovery: Goldman Sachs

One of the three key reasons why a genuine bear market trough has not yet been reached, according to them, includes their belief that inflation and interest rates still have more room to rise

Sensex ends choppy day 105 points higher; IT stocks lead; Financials weigh

CLOSING BELL: Among individual stocks, Tech M, IndusInd Bank, Infosys, HCL Tech, Maruti Suzuki, SBI, and TCS were the top large-cap winners

Hatsun Agro rallies 13% in four days as Sundaram, SBI MF pick up 1.3% stake

As per shareholding data on the BSE, SBI Mutual Fund and promoter Chandramogan held 4.9 per cent and 56 per cent stakes in the company, respectively, as at the end of the April-June quarter

Credit Suisse retains 'outperform' on IndusInd Bk on robust growth outlook

IndusInd Bank emerged as the top Sensex gainer in Friday's early deals, with the shares surging 3.5 per cent to Rs 1,147 per share on the BSE

Reliance Power to issue shares to VFSI Holdings at Rs 15.5; stock sinks 10%

Reliance Power said the private placement of shares will happen at Rs 15.55 apiece, which is 27 per cent lower than the company's Thursday's closing price of Rs 21.3 per share

Russia's exclusion may pave way for India into global bond index

Getting high-yielding Indian sovereign bonds into global indexes would make it easier for overseas investors to put their money into Asia's third-biggest economy with its $1 trillion debt market

TMS Ep256: Central Vista, Ravi Narain, markets, Antrix-Devas deal

How does Central Vista change the corridors of power? Is Ravi Narain another fallen market hero? What should investors do as India shines amid global gloom? What is the Antrix-Devas deal? Answers here

Banks, FMCG: Time to bet on domestic economy-related sectors, say experts

Banks, Auto, FMCG, Hospitals, Domestic Industrials, and Discretionary may continue to outperform the 'Export + Cyclical'-oriented themes

ICICI, Axis, HDFC Bank lift Sensex 659 pts, Nifty near 17,800; metals dip

CLOSING BELL: Shree Cement, BPCL, Tech M, Axis Bank, M&M, ICICI Bank, Ultratech Cement, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finserv, and SBI gained in the range of 2 per cent to 5 per cent

M&M gains 3% to touch new high; overtakes Tata Motors' market cap

In past three months, the market price of M&M has appreciated by 27 per cent, while Tata Motors recorded 2 per cent gain in its stock price.

MNC stocks in focus: Charts show up to 17% upside in ABB, HUL, SKF India

ABB India, Hindustan Unilever, and SKF India have excelled well in recent months with ABB and SKF India gradually ralling to all-time highs