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Small stocks lag behind in FY23, take bigger hit than bluechip firms

Small stocks have lagged behind the equity benchmark Sensex in 2022-23, falling nearly 6 per cent amid a host of negative factors like higher interest rate regime, high inflation and the Russian-Ukraine war. According to market analysts, it was a tumultuous year for the Indian equity market. The Russian-Ukraine war made the first quarter of the Indian equity market particularly difficult, but the second and third quarters witnessed a respectable rebound, they noted. Headwinds such as high inflation, the Russia-Ukraine war and higher interest rates hit investors' appetite for small stocks. With just one day of trading left in the current fiscal, the BSE smallcap gauge has fallen by 1,616.93 points or 5.73 per cent so far in 2022-23. The midcap index is down 270.29 points or 1.12 per cent in the 2022-23 financial year. In comparison, the BSE Sensex has declined 608.42 points or 1.03 per cent. "Many factors contributed to the underperformance of the Indian stock market in FY23. The

Bharti Group backed Eutelsat Communications lists on London Stock Exchange

Bharti Group-backed Eutelsat Communications got listed on the London Stock Exchange, the company said on Friday. This will be the second stock exchange after the Euronext Paris Stock Exchange, where it is already listed. "Eutelsat Communications is pleased to announce that its entire issued share capital has today been admitted to the Standard Segment of the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and to trading on the Main Market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) under the ticker symbol: ETL," the company said in a statement. The development follows after Eutelsat Communications completed the merger with OneWeb, creating the world's first geostationary-low earth orbit (GEO-LEO) satellite space connectivity company. "Eutelsat is among a limited number of listed equities offering exposure to the fast-growing Space Sector. Our admission to the London Stock Exchange will offer the opportunity to a wider section of investors and shareholders to participa

National Stock Exchange aims for extended F&O trading hours by March 2024

The extension is dependent on the approval of the markets regulator, for which the exchange filed the proposal weeks earlier

Toshiba to go private as $13.5 billion buyout offer by JIP succeeds

A 2 trillion yen ($14 billion) tender offer for troubled electronics and energy giant Toshiba by a Japanese consortium has been completed, clearing the way for it to be delisted, the company said Thursday. In the tender offer, announced last month and ended Wednesday, the number of shares purchased exceeded the minimum needed, at 78.65%, it said. The switch to Toshiba's new parent company and largest shareholder, called TBJH Inc. will take place on Sept. 27. The move still needs shareholders' approval, and a meeting has been set for November, according to Toshiba. Toshiba will then delist from the Tokyo Stock Exchange within about a month. That will end its more than seven-decade history as a listed company. The purchase price was at 4,620 yen ($31). Toshiba Group will now take a major step toward a new future with a new shareholder, said its chief executive, Taro Shimada. Even after privatization, the company will do the right thing to try boost its value, he added. A sprawling

Sebi notifies rule for listing non-convertible debt securities on exchanges

Sebi has amended rules under which listed entities with outstanding non-convertible debt securities will be required to list subsequent issuance of such securities on stock exchanges. This will come into effect from January 1, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said in a notification uploaded on its website on Thursday. The move is aimed at facilitating transparency in price discovery of non-convertible debt securities, providing better disclosures to investors and the market, and avoiding ISIN-level confusion and possible mis-selling of unlisted bonds. In its notification, Sebi said certain types of issuances have been exempted from the applicability of this requirement. Those included capital gains tax debt securities issued under Section 54EC of the Income Tax Act, 1961; those Non-Convertible Debts (NCDs) where parties have agreed to hold the securities till maturity and accordingly will be unencumbered; and NCDs issued following an order of any court or ...

Buying stocks today seems like a good idea: Julius Baer's Mark Matthews

We don't categorise markets in terms of developed versus emerging as much as we analyse individual markets with their unique attributes, said Matthews

Connecting CSR and social stock exchange

Allowing social stock exchanges to facilitate CSR funding of projects could catalyse change by improving outcomes

Sebi notifies new 'fit and proper' criteria for exchanges, clearing corps

Capital markets regulator Sebi has tweaked its framework regarding 'fit and proper' criteria for stock exchanges and other market infrastructure institutions, whereby any direction passed against such institutions will not affect their operations. The new rules are aimed at separating the role of an individual from such institutions. In two separate notifications, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said that 'fit and proper person' criteria will apply to the applicant, stock exchange, clearing corporation, depository, their shareholders, directors and key management personnel at all times. Further, such Market Infrastructure Institutions (MIIs) will have to ensure that all its shareholders, directors and key management personnel are fit and proper persons at all times. If any director or key management personnel of a MII is not deemed to be fit and proper, such entities will have to replace such a person within 30 days from the date of such disqualification, failing

Fine slapped on IOC, ONGC, GAIL for failure to meet listing regulations

Stock exchanges have slapped fines on state-owned oil and gas firms including IOC, ONGC and GAIL for their failure to meet listing requirements of having a requisite number of independent directors and women directors. In separate filings, the companies detailed the fines imposed by the BSE and NSE but were quick to point out that appointment of directors was done by the government and they had no role in it. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) was slapped a Rs 3.36 lakh fine, while Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) was asked to pay Rs 5.36 lakh fine. Gas utility GAIL was slapped Rs 2.71 lakh fine, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) Rs 3.59 lakh, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) Rs 3.6 lakh, Oil India Ltd Rs 5.37 lakh and a fine of Rs 5.37 lakh was imposed on Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL). Except for IOC which was slapped with the fine for not having the required one woman director on the board, all the companies were fined for violating the norm of

After Bikaji Foods, Bikanervala to go for IPO in next three years

The company Bikaji Foods International has declared revenues of Rs 1966 crore with a value growth of over 22 per cent year or year and with profit after tax of Rs 126.5 crore in FY 23

Jio Financial Services reels under selling pressure, loses 5% again

Stock sheds Rs 16K cr in market value in two days; exclusion from Sensex, Nifty deferred

NSE announces five additions, deletions each to Nifty Next 50 Index

CHOP & CHANGE: Potential Rs 2,100 crore one-way churn on stock performance of 10 companies

Pak's KSE-100 gains over 900 points; crosses 48K-point mark after 2 years

The Pakistan Stock Exchange's benchmark KSE-100 index saw a significant upsurge on Monday as it closed after breaching the 48,000-point mark for the first time in almost two years after it gained more than 900 points during trading hours. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) also capped off a stable day for Pakistan's cash-strapped economy by maintaining the status quo and keeping its key policy rate unchanged at 22 per cent. According to a Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) spokesperson, the KSE-100 index recorded an increase of 1010.93 points around mid-day from the previous close of 47,076.99 points. The market eventually closed 957.60 points, or 2.03 per cent, up at 48,034.59 points. He said the KSE-100 index had crossed the 48,000 level after 24 months as the last time it breached the mark was in August 2021. Meanwhile, in a press conference on Monday, SBP Governor Jameel Ahmed said the decision to maintain the policy rate was taken after reviewing inflation and external ...

Dubai's stock market hits an 8-year high, lifted by a real estate boom

Buoyed by a surge in real estate activity, the Dubai Financial Market has reached its highest point in nearly eight years and extended year-to-date gains to nearly 25 per cent. The city-state's bourse peaked at 4,022 on Tuesday before pulling back to 3,986 on Thursday. It's trading at the highest levels since August 2015. This year the Dubai Financial Market has outperformed the S and P 500, which is up nearly 20 per cent, and the MSCI All Country World Index, a benchmark for global equities, which is up 16 per cent. Dubai, a global business hub home to 3.5 million people, weathered the pandemic while keeping its vital tourism industry afloat. The latest real estate boom is driven in part by an influx of Russian investors following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Shares of Emaar Properties and Emaar Development led the recent gains following a four-day break for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha at the end of last month. The state-backed developers are behind dozens of high-rise ...

Exchanges revise enhanced surveillance measures for micro small cap cos

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

BSE board to consider buyback of shares on July 6, stock surges 7%

Leading stock exchange BSE on Monday announced that its board will meet on July 6 to consider a proposal on the buyback of shares. Following the announcement, shares of BSE rose 7 per cent in intra-day trade to Rs 651.65 apiece on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). In a regulatory filing to the NSE, Asia's oldest bourse said, "meeting of the board of directors is scheduled to be held on Thursday, July 6, 2023, to inter alia, consider and approve proposal for Buy back of fully paid equity shares of the company". Under a share buyback or repurchase, a firm buys back its own shares from investors or shareholders. The purpose of the buyback is price stability and ensuring investor confidence in the stock. Earlier in 2018, BSE repurchased over 20 lakh shares for nearly Rs 166 crore under its buyback programme.

Mcap of BSE-listed firms at record high of Rs 297.94 trn; Sensex at peak

The market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms reached a record high of Rs 297.94 lakh crore in early trade on Monday as the benchmark Sensex hit the 65,000 mark for the first time ever amid bullish investor sentiments. The BSE benchmark jumped 514.08 points to hit its record high of 65,232.64 in early trade. The benchmark has been rallying for the fourth straight trading session on Monday. Thanks to the ongoing rally in equities, the market capitalisation (mcap) of BSE-listed companies jumped to Rs 2,97,94,780.47 crore in early trade. On Friday, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms touched an all-time high of Rs 296.48 lakh crore. From the Sensex pack, HDFC, HDFC Bank, UltraTech Cement, Tata Steel, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra, State Bank of India, Reliance Industries and Bajaj Finserv were the major gainers. Power Grid, Maruti, Larsen & Toubro, Tech Mahindra, Axis Bank, Hindustan Unilever and Asian Paints were among the laggards. In Asian markets, ..

Sebi asks bourses to identify money laundering risks from new product

Sebi on Friday asked the stock exchanges and market intermediaries to identify and assess the money laundering and terror financing risks that may arise from the development of new products and new business practices. In addition, they have been directed to undertake such risk assessments before the launch or use of such products, practices, services and technologies, Sebi said in its updated guidelines on anti-money laundering standards and combating the financing of terrorism obligations of securities market intermediaries. The development comes after the government amended the Prevention of Money Laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules or PMLA rules in March. In its guidelines, Sebi said that every intermediary will have to register the details of a client, in case of the client is a non-profit organisation, on the DARPAN portal of Niti Aayog and maintain the records for five years after the business relationship between a client and the intermediary has ended or the account ha

Succession planning: Shashwat Goenka to become chairman of Spencer's Retail

Spencer's on Monday reported a loss after tax of Rs 61.22 crore in Q4FY23 compared to a loss of Rs 42.47 crore in the year-ago period

Market regulator proposes halving IPO listing time on stock exchanges

India's market regulator proposed halving the time needed to list shares on the nation's stock exchanges from the closure of initial public offerings (IPOs) to three days.