Brent crude oil slipped 1.9% to around $106 a barrel following Trump’s 10-day extension to the deadline for Iran to strike a deal with the US or face more attacks. Even so, oil is up more than 70% this year.
The latest sell-off marks a notable acceleration from the previous week’s $1 billion outflow, taking the cumulative 16-week outflows to $25.5 billion
The bad news for bulls: It signals a long way down before the index finds major support.
Equities fell around the world, driving the S&P 500 down about 1%. Brent climbed to around $107.
Trading on the NSE and the BSE will resume on March 27 (Friday).
President Donald Trump has been pushing for talks with Iran in a bid to halt the fighting
SEBI’s initiative comes amid growing concern over the scale and sophistication of online financial frauds, which are increasingly targeting retail investors before their money even reaches regulated markets.
Under the initiative, apps belonging to SEBI-registered intermediaries including stockbrokers and other regulated entities will now display a verified badge on the Google Play Store
ED claims Joshi routed funds through a network of shell entities and bank accounts of family members to conceal illicit gains. These funds were allegedly used to acquire multiple immovable properties in India and abroad
Brent crude slid as much as 6.6% to $97.57 a barrel, while a gauge of Asian equities climbed 1.6% on expectations that a de-escalation in the Iran conflict would ease inflation pressures and reduce the need for monetary tightening.
SEBI’s investigation, covering the period from 2018 to 2022, showed a clear pattern. The dealer traded on 1,352 days and had a very high overlap of 906 days with big client trades.
The president's goal in waging war with Iran has morphed from 'revolution' to 'just get out before the market crashes too much,' Burry continued. 'It's a shame that Americans died for this'
The idea, originally suggested by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI), aims to tap into gifting culture to drive financial inclusion.
Allowing FPIs, who are already active in equity and debt markets, could bring in much-needed depth, improve price discovery, and align domestic markets more closely with international benchmarks.
Shares gained in Japan, South Korea and Australia at the open, sending the broader MSCI Asia Pacific Index higher by 1.5%. That came after US stocks rose as Trump postponed the strikes citing “productive conversations” with Iran, sending Brent crude 11% lower on Monday.
For the year so far, FII/FPIs have net sold worth Rs 1.47 lakh crore of Indian equities while DIIs have net bought Rs 2.11 lakh crore.
The uncertainty extends beyond the expiry, with the Nifty volatility index surging to its highest in nearly two years.
Specifics such as market lot sizes and strike price schemes for the new contracts will be communicated separately via a circular on March 30, 2026. Additionally, details of applicable quantity freeze limits will be made available through the contract file applicable for trading from April 1.
Rs 1 lakh crore gone: HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, TCS drag top-value firms lower
The S&P 500 Index finished 1.5% lower in New York while the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 declined 1.9%, dragged down by Nvidia Corp. and Micron Technology Inc.
Anticipating enforcement action, Sixteenth Street Asian GEMS Fund filed for settlement with SEBI to resolve the matter without admission or denial of the regulatory findings.
The S&P 500 fell about 1%, set for its the longest weekly slide in a year.
Taking note of the RBI’s updated position, SEBI held that the very basis of the show cause notice, the existence of serious, unresolved regulatory violations, no longer existed.
SEBI had cancelled the firm’s licence as a Registrar to an Issue and Share Transfer Agent (RTA) in June 2021 for non-co-operation in inspection and audit and not maintaining records.
CAS will be a new system to determine how the final price of shares and index is calculated at the end of the trading day. The new system is called the Closing Auction Session (CAS) and will be started step-by-step, first for stocks that also have derivatives trading from August 3, 2026.