Sebi gets till August 14 to submit probe report

“We are not granting an indefinite extension of time. If there is some genuine difficulty, you let us know,” the bench headed by chief justice DY Chandrachud told solicitor general Tushar Mehta, who appeared for Sebi. “We could have given you time till September 30… but on August 14, tell us which stage are you […]

Investors rush to hedge amid rising volatility in the market

Investors are hedging portfolios at a record pace amid the rising market volatility, with benchmark indices just 3% away from peaks. This is reflected in a record high open interest of the index put option contracts. The total open interest of the put options on the index reached 58.2 lakh on a twenty-day rolling basis […]

Mood turns risk-off, rupee slips to 82.39

Speculation of more US rate hikes following comments to that effect by members of the Federal Reserve also contributed to mounting robustness in the dollar index, exacerbating the pressure on the rupee.

Parents of FPIs to be considered as ‘legal entity’

FPIs registered with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi) are often arms of offshore mother institutions. In such cases, the registration is typically in the name of the sub-fund or the branch of a bank. Thus, the parent organisation of an FPI is not readily identifiable.