Global markets showed muted reactions to the U.S. announcement of taking control over Venezuela, despite rising geopolitical risks. Asian equities rose, oil prices dipped slightly, and gold saw modest gains as investors sought safe-haven assets. Analysts attribute the calm to Venezuela’s relatively small current oil output and the long-term nature of any production recovery.
Concerns settled, share buybacks could flow via exchanges again
Sebi is proposing to bring back share buybacks via stock exchanges. This reverses a decision made a year ago. New tax rules have resolved earlier