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Sebi bans 85 entities from capital markets for fraudulent trading

Sebi on Monday barred total 85 entities, including Sunrise Asian Ltd, from the capital markets for up to one year for manipulating the company's share price. In its order, the regulator restrained Sunrise Asian and its then five directors from the capital markets for one year and the 79 connected entities for six months. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) had conducted an investigation in the scrip of Sunrise Asian for the period from October 16, 2012 to September 30, 2015, based on a reference received from the Principal Director of Income Tax (Investigation), Kolkata. The investigation was conducted to ascertain whether there was any violation of the provisions of the PFUTP (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices ) Regulations by certain entities while trading. In its probe, Sebi found that pursuant to allotment of shares under the scheme of amalgamation, Sunrise Asian and its then directors had devised an arrangement whereby 83 connected entities had

China says government to set prices for after-school classes

The shares of companies such as TAL Education Group, New Oriental Education & Technology Group and Gaotu Techedu Inc., once stock market darlings, have all tumbled.

Top five digital brokers corner over half of industry's active client base

Despite breakneck growth, not all brokers are consistently churning out a profit

Sensex tops 58,000 in best week since May, completes 10,000-pt rise in 2021

FPIs on Friday bought shares worth nearly Rs 770 crore, taking their weekly buying tally close to the Rs 7,000 crore mark

M&M shares slip 2% as company stares at production cut due to chip shortage

Shares of Mahindra & Mahindra on Thursday slipped over 2 per cent after the company said its production will be cut by up to 25 per cent due to semiconductor shortage. The stock declined 2.29 per cent to close at Rs 752.50 on BSE. During the day, it dipped 2.60 per cent to Rs 750.10. It was the biggest drag among the BSE 30-share frontline companies list. At NSE, it went lower by 2.26 per cent to close at Rs 752.45. In a regulatory filing, the company said its automotive division continues to face a supply shortage of semiconductors, which further accentuated due to COVID-19 lockdowns in some parts of the world. "Consequently, the company will be observing 'No Production Days' of around 7 days in its automotive division plants in the month of September 2021," it added. The move is estimated to result in a "reduction in production volumes of the automotive division in September 2021, by 20-25 per cent", it said. In August, the company sold 15,973 units of passenger vehicles in th

Nifty breaches 17,000 for the first time, Sensex eyes 60k milestone

The surge in August saw India's market cap top the Rs 250-trillion mark

Peak margin norms to hit market depth without impacting on trading volumes

Most new customers are investors who mostly buy and hold; they aren't adding liquidity to markets the way day traders do, says top market player

Smaller stocks give higher returns to investors so far this fiscal

In a reflection of the bullish sentiment in the equity market, smaller stocks have captured the limelight, giving higher returns to investors so far this fiscal

M-cap of BSE-listed firms zooms; investors richer by Rs 5.7 trn in 3 days

Driven by bullish sentiment in equities, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies jumped to an all-time high of Rs 2,47,30,108.97 crore on Monday. Extending its winning momentum for the third session, the 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex ended 765.04 points or 1.36 per cent higher at 56,889.76, its new closing peak. During the day, it jumped 833.55 points to its lifetime high of 56,958.27. In three days, the benchmark has gained 945.55 points. Thanks to the winning run in equities, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies zoomed to Rs 2,47,30,108.97 crore. Investors have become richer by Rs 5,76,600.66 crore in three days of market rally. The 30-share BSE index had closed above the 56,000-mark for the first time on Friday. "Stocks surged through the day on positive global cues buoyed by the Fed commentary," said S Ranganathan, Head of Research at LKP Securities. Bharti Airtel was the biggest gainer among the 30-share frontline companies pack, followed by Axis Bank

Investors richer by Rs 4 trn as Sensex zooms 765 pts, ends near 56,900

Investor wealth rose by Rs 3.6 trillion on the BSE today, taking m-cap of all listed BSE companies to Rs 247.34 trillion

Macro data, global trends to dictate stock markets this week: Analysts

Domestic equities will be guided by macroeconomic data, auto sales numbers and global trends this week, analysts said. Equity benchmark indices scaled new closing highs on Friday, with the 30-share BSE index closing above the 56,000-mark for the first time. The market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies jumped to an all-time high of Rs 2,43,73,800.36 crore on Friday. "Markets could be impacted by an eventful economic calendar which begins with quarterly GDP growth rate numbers, followed by auto sales numbers and manufacturing PMI data," according to a note by Samco Securities Research. Markets would also continue to watch COVID-19 trends and pace of vaccination. During the last week, the BSE benchmark gained 795.40 points or 1.43 per cent. "Domestically, the result season is over with better-than-expected delivery and now with vaccination drive going on in full swing, economic recovery is expected to gain pace. However, sharp outperformance in the past 18 months had led to conc

From India to Korea, IPO markets are booming as China deals slow

Tech companies from India and South Korea, and Southeast Asia have raised $8 billion from first-time share sales this year, already blowing past the previous annual peak

Billionaire-backed stock picker says tech bubble talk is for boomers

Blue Whale's top holdings are more dominated by brands that have become household names over the past two decades, including Google parent Alphabet Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Evergrande electric vehicle unit loses $80 billion in worst stock rout

China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group Ltd. sank as much as 22% Thursday after its parent said the unit lost 4.8 billion yuan ($740 million) in the first half

3 reasons why pharma's 'underperformer' tag at markets could change soon

Resolution of supply chain issues, defensive buying and index inclusion are triggers

Rally in NBFCs skating on thin ice; Piramal Enterprises biggest gainer

M-cap of top retail NBFCs has risen 19.4% in 2021, against 17.2% rise in Sensex and 12.8% rally in BSE Bankex

Sensex, Nifty end at fresh lifetime highs; Bajaj Finserv rises 8%

Elsewhere in Asia, bourses in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul ended with strong gains

India's world-beating stock market rally is narrowing fast, charts show

Since the end of July, measures of red-hot small and midcap shares have slumped and just a bunch of heavyweights have been keeping the largecap rally alive

Five out of the eight companies list below issue price in August

Aptus Value Housing Finance, Chemplast Sanmar latest to make tepid debuts

Value funds make a comeback after four years on broad-based equity rally

During the past one year, value funds have given average returns of 50.79 per cent, higher than large-cap and flexicap schemes