Jewellery retailer Bluestone has completed a Rs 900-crore financing round, increasing its valuation to $970 million. The Accel-backed firm plans to file for an IPO this year after closing a pre-IPO round. Investors including Peak XV Partners, Prosus, and Steadview Capital participated in the primary-plus-secondary share sale. Kalaari Capital made a partial exit, earning about ₹300 crore. Founders Gaurav Singh Kushwaha and Ganesh Krishnan own nearly 14% of the company.
Market expects one more rate cut as inflation stays benign
Indian economists and bond market experts expect another quarter percentage point cut in policy rates. This follows the Reserve Bank of India’s recent rate reduction