Bankex

SEBI has set deadlines for exchanges to align BANKNIFTY, FINNIFTY, and BANKEX with new diversification norms for derivative eligibility. BANKEX and FINNIFTY must comply by Dec 2025, while BANKNIFTY will adjust in phases until Mar 2026.

Sebi weighs slab-based limits to brokers’ derivative bets to prevent excessive market exposure

In October last year, Sebi had enhanced the overall position limit for brokers, and now, the regulator wants to align the same with a delta-based measurement, or an option's sensitivity to changes in underlying asset's price.

Outlook 2025 upbeat, says Motilal Oswal's Rajat Rajgarhia; capital market, banks and capex three hot themes

Rajat Rajgarhia said at Motilal Institutional will be watching out for three themes during 2025, and is hopeful of another good year for equities. The markets have turned bottom up and are seeking earnings growth, he added.

Sensex, Bankex expiry days to change from January 1, 2025, says BSE

The exchange said that the weekly contracts of Sensex will expire on Tuesday of every week from Friday

Sensex 50, Bankex to be discontinued following Sebi's new rules on index derivatives

BSE issued the circular on October 3

BSE announces true-to-label charges rollout for Sensex and Bankex Options from October 1

Transaction fee for Sensex Options and Bankex Options for all expiries will be Rs 3,250 per crore of premium turnover value, said the exchange circular

After Sebi's F&O proposals, Jefferies cuts BSE's EPS estimates for FY26/27 by 10%

The brokerage has a hold call on the stock and has reduced its price target to Rs 2,850 from Rs 3,000.

BSE raises transaction charges on Bankex, Sensex options from May 13

Transaction charges as per the current methodology for S&P BSE Sensex Options and S&P BSE Bankex Options will continue to be levied from May 1 to May 10, 2024

Stockology: Mixed week ahead; tug of war between bulls and bears to continue

Levels near 21,950 will remain crucial for the bullish camp, whereas a close below 21,900 will confirm weakness and trigger further fall towards 20,700.

BSE moves Bankex expiry to Monday from Friday, effective October 16

New contracts of S&P BSE Bankex with Monday expiry will be generated on October 13, 2023 end of day and will be available for trading with effect from October 16, 2023, BSE said

Bank Nifty expiry change: Are regulators getting whiff of concentration risk?

A joint statement says that BSE requested NSE to consider shifting of the Bank Nifty expiry to any day other than Friday, as it would otherwise potentially impact the growth of Sensex or Bankex derivatives

Sensex, Bankex derivatives contracts' turnover crosses Rs 10,000 crore

This surge in trading activity was accompanied by an Open Interest (OI) value exceeding Rs 1,350 crore

Algo traders shun BSE derivative products in absence of reliable data

Merely repackaging its derivative contracts may not be enough for the BSE to lure investors away from its rival exchange.

We are too small to be seen as competitor in F&O segment: BSE MD & CEO

Contradicting the perception that low volatility in the BSE SME exchange is resulting in blatant price manipulation, Ramamurthy said price manipulation can also happen in a liquid exchange.

Live: BSE MD & CEO Sundararaman Ramamurthy exclusive on Sensex, Bankex F&O relaunch

Catch Mahalakshmi Narayanaswamy live with BSE MD & CEO Sundararaman Ramamurthy on Moneycontrol.

BSE takes fresh stab at reviving F&O segment with weekly options

BSE’s previous efforts in this direction have come a cropper, and market participants feel the odds are heavily stacked against the exchange this time around too.

Mkt may fall another 5-6%; like telcos, FMCG; Maruti: Elara

Harendra Kumar of Elara Capital says Bankex at the moment is looking rather vulnerable and ICICI Bank may see further downside. According to him, the stress in ICICI Bank assets is higher than expected. He prefers Kotak and Axis Bank to ICICI Bank.

Live Market Updates: Sensex, Nifty at fresh life high; Realty, Bankex gain 5%

Sensex hits intra-day record high of 21,961. Nifty hits intra-day record high of 6538 . Nifty, Sensex mark biggest intra-day gain since November 2013. Realty, Bank Nifty, Cap Goods lead the market rally. ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank contribute over 60 percent to Bank Nifty gain. ICICI Bank, RIL, HDFC Bank contribute over 60 percent to the Nifty gain.

Lack of near-term trigger makes mkt vulnerable: Expert

Punita K Sinha believes the main reason for the rupee to perform better than other emerging market currencies is due to tightening measures taken by the RBI to tame inflation. Because if inflation rises, rupee will weaken further.

Sensex snaps 5-day winning streak; financials drag, IT firm

Gautam Trivedi of Religare Capital Markets recommends long-term investors to be cautious because he feels that the market has run ahead of its fundamentals.

Sensex, Nifty off day's low on Raghuram Rajan's comments

Reserve Bank of India hiked repo rate -- the rate at which the RBI lends money to commercial banks -- by 25 bps to 7.5 percent, which was the surprising move for the street. The central bank cut marginal standing facility rate (MSF) by 75 bps to 9.5 percent.

Sensex up 740 pts, Nifty above 6100; rate sensitives lead

Bulls retained their hold on the Dalal Street in afternoon trade with the equity benchmarks surging more than 3.5 percent, supported largely by rate sensitives.

Sensex runs 283, highest since July 11; rate sensitives up

Parag Thakkar, head of sales at HDFC Securities does not expect that the rally is really sustainable at this point. The Sensex closed at 19229.84, while the Nifty rose 86.90 points or 1.55 percent to finish at 5,699.30 after hitting an intraday high of 5704.75.

Sensex sheds 155 pts ahead of RBI policy; Jet Airways up 4%

Experts do not see any major action from the much-awaited monetary policy review as the central bank had already taken liquidity measures in past one month to curb rupee depreciation.

Banks plunge 2-7% as RBI tightens money supply again

Country's largest lenders State Bank of India, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank were down between 2-3 percent after the RBI, just ahead of its first quarter monetary policy review on July 30, announced another set of measures to curb the rupee volatility.