For the week ended January 9, foreign currency assets, a major component of reserves, decreased by USD 1.124 billion to USD 550.866 billion, the central bank's data showed.
The proposal will help in reducing cost of funding for FPIs, especially on index rebalancing days, considering there would be outright purchases or sales in incoming or outgoing stocks in an index.
Panel’s view is that such arrangements may also include clauses related to third parties, raising serious minority shareholder concerns.
The online stock brokerage platform’s chief argued that India’s exchanges have international linkages and shutting them down for local elections affects global image
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index fell 1%, while US equity-index futures dropped 0.1% and contracts indicated weaker opens for Hong Kong and mainland China
Panel will be chaired by Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran and conduct independent, theme-based reviews to assess key regulations.
Margin reduction is seen as a key measure to deepen the cash market, prompting SEBI to place the proposal before the panel, which subsequently agreed to it.
Asian shares, relatively cheaper after three years of gains, face key risks this week from US inflation data and a possible Supreme Court ruling on President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Trading and settlement calendars are fixed in advance, but exchanges typically declare trading holidays during major state or local events following state government announcements.
The ruling is significant as it sends a message to listed companies that material disclosures can’t be hidden in fine prints
In the current week starting from January 12, the market is expected to consolidate with a focus on corporate earnings (as index heavyweights are releasing their numbers), India and US inflation, FIIs mood, Trump tariffs, and expectations from the Union Budget 2026.
Walmart’s addition follows its move last year to shift its stock listing from the New York Stock Exchange to Nasdaq, the largest exchange transfer on record.
Equity and commodity segmnets will be open but currency and debt segmnets will be closed for the day.
SEBI clarified that any commitment made by such investors will not be included in the scheme corpus until the accreditation certificate is issued.
In the last few years, there has been criticism that due to higher compliance and regulatory burden, small broking firms are surrendering broking licences and finding it too difficult to survive
SEBI strongly countered Sathe’s arguments. Senior advocate Chetan Kapadia, appearing for SEBI, read out transcripts of videos in which Sathe was allegedly advising students to mirror his buy and sell calls.
After years of aggressive post-pandemic inflows, foreign government investment in Indian markets slowed in 2025 as equity volatility rose and relative performance weakened.
Under the new functionality, FPIs can now apply for a DSC from Indian certifying authorities directly while submitting their FPI registration application on the CAF portal.
Under the new framework, brokers may carry out activities that fall under the jurisdiction of other financial sector regulators such as the RBI, IRDAI, PFRDA, IFSCA, the MCA and the IBBI subject to conditions.
For a level playing field with minority shareholders, SEBI is likely to watertight this loophole.
In a statement Tuesday, MSCI said it would maintain current index treatment for so-called digital asset treasury companies, including those where crypto holdings exceed 50% of total assets.
The trade was struck in the January contracts for a size of 200,000, the largest ever as confirmed by CME Group, and stood out in an otherwise calm market at the start of the year.
The S&P 500’s 14-day relative strength index also suggests that US stocks might have further room to run, in contrast with other regions that have surpassed levels typically seen as overbought.
Front running co-accused in SEBI interim order Rohit Salgaocar wants to cross examine Ketan Parekh, on the ground that Parekh’s statements constituted a crucial piece in the regulator’s investigative material against him.
The benchmark CSI 300 Index advanced as much as 1.2%, reaching its highest level in four years, while the Shanghai Composite Index rose 1.2% to its strongest since July 2015
