Share Buybacks

Buyback proceeds for all shareholders to be taxed as capital gains: FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said buyback proceeds for all types of shareholders will be taxed as capital gains. Presenting the Union Budget for 2026-27, Sitharaman also proposed to raise Securities Transaction Tax to 0.05 per cent on commodity futures from 0.02 per cent. She further said MAT (Minimum Alternate Tax ) will be made final tax and the rate will be reduced to 14 per cent from current 15 per cent. She also said the government has proposed a joint panel of Corporate Affairs Ministry and CBDT for incorporation of income computation and disclosure standards. National Destination Digital Knowledge Grid will be established to digitally document all places of significance, she added.

Ex-date alert! These 4 stocks to remain in focus next week; do you own any?

Here are the complete details of stocks trading ex-date next week, along with their respective corporate announcements

Ex-date alert! Canara Robeco AMC, 7 others to remain in spotlight next week

Here is a roundup of the key corporate actions and stock details for the upcoming week

Infosys share buyback: Nithin Kamath, other experts explain tax impact

Investors must not treat buyback proceeds the same way as capital gains from selling shares on exchange, they say

eClerx Services jumps 8%, hits record on stellar Q2 show; top details here

eClerx Services share price rallied after the company posted a strong set of numbers in the September quarter of financial year 2026 (Q2FY26).

Infosys leads Sensex rally, shares rise 4%; here's what is fuelling demand

The Infosys board has approved a buyback of 100 million fully paid-up equity shares with a face value of ₹5 each, at a price of ₹1,800 per share, amounting to ₹18,000 crore

Infosys promoters opt out of ₹18,000-cr share buyback, retain holdings

Promoters including Narayana Murthy and Nandan Nilekani won't take part in Infosys' Rs 18,000-crore buyback, the company's largest in a decade, citing prior intention

Infosys share buyback: Here's a look at India's biggest share repurchases

Infosys will buy back ₹18,000 crore worth of shares at a premium, marking its biggest repurchase in a decade. Here's a look at major corporate buybacks in India

Vitol hands record $10.6 bn payout to its traders in energy boom year

The disruptions from Russia's invasion of Ukraine have created an extraordinary windfall for a select group of commodity traders-profits that far exceed anything their predecessors experienced

Tracxn Technologies shares jump 5% as board approves share buyback; Details

Tracxn Technologies share price jumped 5.3 per cent, logging an intraday high at ₹62.83 per share on BSE after board nodded share buyback

Best of BS Opinion: Uncertainty rules in a world in flux

Thanks to President Donald Trump, not just the world but even the US Fed remains in a state of suspense over how his tariff-threats will pan out in the real world

Tencent makes largest share buyback in 20 years after US blacklisting

Chinese tech giant Tencent has denied allegations of being a Chinese military company or a military-civil fusion contributor, as claimed by the US Department of Defense

Dividend, Bonus, Buyback: Vedanta among 9 stocks to turn ex-date today

Here is the list of stocks that will trade ex-dividend today for the purpose of dividend, rights issue, bonus issue, and share buyback

11 companies buyback Rs 5,388-crore shares in August, highest in 14 months

Share buyback tax: A sharp rise (in share buyback quantum), analysts said, can be attributed to the significant changes in India's share buyback tax regime, which will come into effect from October 1

Suprajit Engg stock zooms 19% after board okays buyback at Rs 750 per share

The company's board announced a share buyback of up to 1.5 million shares at price of Rs 750 per share via tender offer.

Share buybacks surge as firms brace for new tax rules starting October 1

Starting October, under the revised budget provisions, taxes on share buybacks will be levied on the shareholders receiving the proceeds, according to their respective tax slabs

This smallcap stock has rallied 42% in 3 days; zoomed 106% since April

Symphony hit an over six-year high at Rs 1,748, as it rallied 17% in intra-day trade, extending its previous two-day surge after the company announced buyback at Rs 2,500 per share.

Symphony shares hit 20% upper circuit on strong Q1 results, buyback plan

The uptick in the stock price came after the company posted a strong set of numbers in the June quarter. The board also announced a dividend and share buyback, which further fuelled the stock rally.

India Inc braces for share buyback rush ahead of changes to tax rules

At least 11 firms, including Indus Towers Ltd., have or are set to approve share buybacks shortly after the new regime was proposed in the budget on July 23

Capital gains tax changes may impact investment behaviour: Rashesh Shah

Buyback and tax-free dividend had a gap and an equalisation was needed. Volumes in F&O trading had gone up rapidly and, in a way, the increase in STT on F&O will protect investor interest, he said