IHC, First Abu Dhabi eye stake in Bandhan Bank promoter
Early investors GIC & IFC jointly hold 30% in Bandhan Financial Services (BFSL), keen to exit. PE funds tapped too to gauge strategic interest. BFSL, led by Bandhan founder Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, has been working with advisers Jefferies to find strategic investors for 25-32%.
Sensex, Nifty fall 0.7% as oil surge erases early gains
On Monday, Indian equities dipped as crude oil prices surged dramatically after recent attacks on Saudi Arabia. The NSE Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex reversed their earlier positive trajectories, influenced by notable foreign selling. Additionally, worries over the rupee’s stability and continual sell-offs from foreign investors decreased market optimism. A reported 1.2% rise in Brent […]
Global Market Today: Asian shares slide as chip stocks tumble; investors eye US earnings, CPI
The MSCI Asia Pacific Index declined 0.3% with equities in South Korea slipping over 3%. That came after a US gauge of chipmakers fell 2.7% Monday, while the Nasdaq 100 Index lost 0.7%.
Top 10 blue-chips’ share of India’s m-cap drops to lowest since 2017
India’s top 10 listed blue-chip companies are experiencing a decline in market capitalisation share. This decline is attributed to sustained foreign portfolio investor selling and large-cap stock underperformance. The top 10 companies now account for around 17.65% of the total market capitalisation as of October 9. Despite this, domestic flows are supporting the broader market […]
Investors shrug off bear party, put big money into equity mutual funds
Equity mutual fund inflows reached a five-month high in September with ₹38,306.55 crore invested. Small-cap and mid-cap funds attracted significant interest from investors despite market instability. Debt funds faced substantial outflows of ₹1.83 lakh crore primarily from liquid and money market schemes. The industry’s total assets under management decreased by 5.1% as of September 30. […]
Bond yields rise to 3-year high on RBI liquidity cut
In a significant financial shift, India’s government bond yields have hit a three-and-a-half-year high of 7.39%, primarily due to the central bank’s strategy to minimize liquidity. Over the past month, the yield on the 10-year benchmark has surged by 38 basis points. The Reserve Bank of India plans a bond sale of ₹25,000 crore this […]
Rupee rebounds nearly 1% after RBI moves to curb speculative trades
The rupee rebounded nearly 1% to 95.77 per dollar on Monday after the RBI announced measures to curb speculative currency trades. A special window for state-owned oil marketing companies eased spot-market pressure, though dollar buying by importers and corporates capped gains. Elevated crude prices and global uncertainties continue to weigh on the currency.