The National Stock Exchange on Wednesday cautioned investors against putting their money in any assured returns scheme offered by four individuals. The four individuals are Amit Mishra and Shivam Chauhan associated with Go Algo, and Kajal Patel and Alpesh Patel associated with KK Advisories. They (Amit, Shivam, Kajal and Alpesh) were providing securities market tips for trading and assuring returns on investment in the stock market and also offering to handle the trading account of investors by asking them to share their credentials, NSE said in two separate statements. According to statements, these persons are not registered either as a member or authorised persons of any registered member of the bourse. Cautioning the investors, the exchange asked them not to subscribe to any such scheme or product offered by any person or entity offering guaranteed returns in the stock market as the same is prohibited by the law. The exchange has also provided a facility to investors of ...
Capital markets regulator Sebi has segregated dues to the tune of Rs 73,287 crore under "difficult to recover" category at the end of March 2023. Overall, the markets watchdog has dues worth Rs 1.02 lakh crore that needs to be recovered from entities, including those that failed to pay the fine imposed on them, or were unable to pay fees due to it and did not comply with its direction to refund investors' money, according to Sebi's annual report for 2022-23, which was released on Monday. Of Rs 1.02 lakh crore, Rs 63,206 crore, which is 62 per cent of the total amount, pertains to collective investment scheme and deemed public issues of PACL Ltd and Sahara Group company Sahara India Commercial Corporation Ltd. Further, the regulator said parallel proceedings are pending before various courts and court-appointed committees in 77 cases involving Rs 70,482.62 crore, or 69 per cent of the total amount. "In these cases, Sebi's recovery proceedings are subject to directions/approvals of .
The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 232.23 points or 0.35 per cent to settle at 65,953.48. During the day, it jumped 346.65 points or 0.52 per cent to 66,067.90
Leading stock exchanges BSE and NSE on Monday said that due process has been followed in rolling out the Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) platform. A joint statement came after certain reports in the media raised issues relating to the Online Dispute Resolution mechanism rolled out recently in the securities market. Clarifying the process adopted in the implementation of the ODR mechanism, the exchanges said that MIIs (market infrastructure institutions) followed the due process for the selection of vendors, which included formulating the scope for development of the ODR Portal, seeking proposals from multiple entities and final selection based on technical and commercial dimensions. The exchanges, further, said that capital markets regulator Sebi did not play any role in this process of vendor selection. A working group was formed comprising exchanges, depositories, ODR institutions, and Agami, a non-profit company, to formulate and operationalise the ODR mechanism following the .
FPI shareholding rises by 7 bps on the back of Rs 1 trillion investment during June 2023 quarter
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Societe Generale and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company on Wednesday bought shares of athleisure footwear company Campus Activewear for Rs 124 crore through open market transactions. According to the bulk deal data available with the NSE and BSE, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance acquired 25 lakh shares and Societe Generale bought more than 17.14 lakh shares, amounting to 0.82 per cent and 0.56 per cent stake, respectively, in the company. The shares were acquired at an average price of Rs 295 apiece on both BSE and NSE, taking the combined transaction value to Rs 124.33 crore. Details of the sellers could not be ascertained. Shares of Campus Activewear plunged 4.29 per cent to close at Rs 290 apiece on the NSE and tumbled 4.23 per cent to settle at Rs 290.05 on the BSE.
Ipca Laboratories on Wednesday said it has completed the acquisition of a 33.38 per cent stake in Unichem for Rs 945.35 crore. Last week, Ipca got approval from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for a 59.38 per cent stake purchase in listed Unichem Laboratories. "Post receipt of approval of CCI, the company has acquired 2,35,01,440 fully paid-up equity shares of Rs 2 each, constituting about 33.38 per cent of the paid-up equity share capital of Unichem Laboratories from one of Unichem's promoter shareholders, at a price of Rs 402.25 per equity share aggregating to Rs 945.35 crore," Ipca said in a regulatory filing. The deal was executed through a block deal on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), it added. Ipca has already made an open offer to Unichem's shareholders to acquire another 26 per cent of the fully diluted outstanding equity share capital of the company at a price of Rs 440 per share, aggregating to Rs 805.44 crore. The Draft Letter of Offer (DLOF) for the open o
Investment bankers said smaller issues are a relatively easy pitch for investors
SME IPO boom followed dismal performance of insurer Life Insurance Corporation of India and delivery startup Delhivery, two biggest share sales of 2022. They are down about 33% and 18%, respectively
Financial services company Societe Generale on Monday bought shares of private lender Bandhan Bank for Rs 382 crore through open market transactions. According to the bulk deal data available with the BSE and National Stock Exchange (NSE), Societe Generale purchased 85.51 lakh shares on the BSE and 89.23 lakh shares on the NSE. The shares were acquired at an average price of Rs 218.60 apiece on both bourses, taking the combined transaction size to Rs 382 crore. Details of the sellers could not be ascertained. Shares of Bandhan Bank rose 3.22 per cent to close at Rs 224.10 on the NSE and gained 2.88 per cent to settle at Rs 223.30 on BSE. In a separate transaction, Plutus Wealth Management acquired 22.10 lakh shares of Eris Lifesciences for Rs 173 crore through open-market transactions. Plutus Wealth Management bought a total of 22.10 lakh shares in two tranches, as per the data available with the NSE. The shares were purchased in the range of Rs 783-783.03 per piece, taking the
The benchmark NSE Nifty 50 Index failed to scale a much-hyped 20,000 level and has fallen over 1% from its peak on July 20
Gift Nifty, which was being traded at the Singapore Exchange (SGX), has been transitioned to GIFT City in Gujarat
Includes uploading of multiple files with same data, undisclosed granular numbers, and not reporting client data
The erstwhile SGX Nifty contracts, which were being traded at the Singapore Exchange (SGX), have been transitioned to India's maiden International Financial Services Centre-GIFT City
Government's initiative Open Network for Digital Commerce has collaborated with a subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange to launch an academy to provide information to sellers and network participants about simple ways to conduct e-commerce business. In the current phase, the ONDC Academy will provide learning content in text and video formats to sellers about managing their operations effectively on the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), Joint Secretary in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Sanjiv said. Citing an example, he said a villager without any knowledge of e-commerce can learn how to make a seller app (without technical know-how) with a technology service provider to aggregate all sellers from a nearby marketplace to make these products available online. The academy was launched by ONDC in collaboration with NSE Academy Ltd, a subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange. Each of the steps in the onboarding process and associated ..
Leading stock exchanges BSE and NSE have relaxed enhanced surveillance measures (ESM) framework for micro small cap companies that have a market cap of less than Rs 500 crore. This came over a month after rules were put in place by the bourses to curb volatility in the counters of such firms. The new framework would be applicable from July 24, according to circulars issued by the exchanges on Tuesday. Earlier, the stocks under ESM Stage-II were permitted to trade only once a week under the periodic call auction. Now, this has been revised to all trading days. "Trading permitted with +/- 2 per cent price band on all trading days under periodic call auction," the exchanges said. However, the norms of 100 per cent margin and trade-for-trade settlement remain unchanged. Besides, rules remain unchanged for stocks that remain under ESM Stage-I. "In joint discussion of exchanges and Sebi, the current surveillance actions under the ESM framework were reviewed," the circulars noted. The
The Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Netweb Technologies was subscribed 9.14 times on Tuesday, the second day of the offer. The Rs 631 crore-initial share sale received bids for 8,09,39,130 shares against 88,58,630 shares on offer, according to NSE data. The category for non-institutional investors was subscribed 18.09 times while the portion for retail individual investors got subscribed 8.77 times and qualified institutional buyers quota was subscribed 2.66 times. The IPO was subscribed 2.33 times on the first day on Monday. The three-day IPO has a fresh issue of up to Rs 206 crore and an offer for sale of up to 85 lakh equity shares. The price band has been fixed at Rs 475-500 per share. On Friday, the homegrown server maker said it has collected Rs 189 crore from anchor investors. Proceeds of the fresh issue to the tune of Rs 32.77 crore will be used to fund capital expenditure, Rs 128.02 crore to support long-term working capital, and Rs 22.5 crore for debt payment, besides
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) will conduct a special pre-open session for Reliance Industries Ltd on July 20 on account of the demerger of its financial services business Reliance Strategic Investments Ltd. The spun-off entity Reliance Strategic Investments Ltd (RSIL) will be renamed as Jio Financial Services (JFSL). The demerged company can be retained in the Nifty index if the special session will be conducted by the exchange as per the new methodology. Following the demerger, Reliance Industries would continue to be part of Nifty Indices. Besides, the spun-off entity will be included in several Nifty indices, including Nifty 50, Nifty 100, Nifty 200, and Nifty 500 from July 20, NSE Indices said in a statement on Monday. For at least three days from July 20 onwards, there will be 51 stocks available for trading on the Nifty 50 as the demerged entity will be part of the index. "In accordance with the index methodology, spun off entity (Jio Financial Services) shall be includ
The initial public offering of Netweb Technologies was subscribed 2.33 times on the first day of the offer on Monday. The three-day Rs 631-crore initial share sale received bids for 2,06,05,860 shares against 88,58,630 on offer, according to NSE data. The non-institutional investors' category received 3.61 times subscription while the retail individual investors (RIIs) portion was subscribed three times. The Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) portion was subscribed 3 per cent. The initial public offering (IPO) has a fresh issue of up to Rs 206 crore and an offer for sale of up to 85,00,000 equity shares. The price range for the offer is Rs 475-500 a share. Homegrown server maker Netweb Technologies had on Friday said it has collected Rs 189 crore from anchor investors. Proceeds of the fresh issue to the tune of Rs 32.77 crore will be used to fund capital expenditure, Rs 128.02 crore to support long-term working capital, and Rs 22.5 crore for debt payment, besides general corpo