The benchmark indices gained around 8% in December alone following renewed interest of foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) and sustained flows form domestic investors. That took the calendar year gain to over 20%. This has prompted more retail investors to opt for equity investments, and SIP has emerged as a preferred route.
Sebi proposes CAS for derivative stocks to simplify pricing mechanism
Sebi has proposed introducing a closing auction session (CAS) to determine share prices, initially for derivative stocks, with plans to extend it to all stocks