60 smallcap stocks delivered double-digit returns in volatile market week

Thangamayil Jewellery was the top gainer in the smallcap pack with over 50% return, followed by MSP Steel and Power (48.95%), Foseco India (29.07%), and Indo Borax (28.8%). About six stocks including Jai Balaji, Mukand, Jagsonpal, Vesuvius India, Gallantt Ispat, Texmaco Rail have offered returns between 20-25% during the week

Baring PE Asia to pick up 60-65% stake in Indira IVF

The deal was signed before other contenders could submit binding offers by this week’s deadline, said people directly involved in the matter. The chain has been valued at $1.1 billion (₹9,000 crore), they said. BPEA EQT has paid a premium of about 22 times Indira IVF’s ebitda

Indiabulls Housing Finance promoter further cuts stakeholding

Gehlaut’s reduction in stake is part of the company’s path to institutionalisation after he stepped down as promoter in February 2023. From a 21% stake in December 2021, Gehlaut has reduced his stake to around 2% currently and is poised to totally exit the non-banking finance company he founded.

Yatharth Hospital Rs 687 crore IPO subscribed 36x

The qualified institutional buyers’ portion was subscribed 85 times, while the non-institutional investors’ (NIIs) segment was subscribed 37 times. The shares reserved for retail individual investors (RIIs) were subscribed 8.34 times.

Govt bond yields hit 3-week high at 7.16% on US rate concerns

Yield on the 10-year benchmark bond settled at 7.16% on Friday, four basis points higher than its previous close and the highest closing level since July 7, Bloomberg data showed. Bond prices and yields move inversely. One basis point is 0.01 percentage point.