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Public issues of corporate bonds this financial year rose to a four-year high owing to growing enthusiasm among retail investors and the rise in the cost of borrowing from banks, market participants said. As of November 2023, companies and financial institutions raised Rs 13,742 crore through public issues of non-convertible debentures (NCDs), the highest since 2019-20, when Rs 15,068 crore was raised, according to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) data. As of Read More

Shares of Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL) tanked 13 percent on the BSE to Rs 242.20 in Tuesday’s positive intra-day trade as reports said Sony Group is planning to call off the merger pact of its India unit with the company. Today, the stock of the TV broadcasting & software production company reported its sharpest intra-day fall since February 23, 2023, when it fell 14 percent, as per BSE data. The average trading volumes on the Read More

Shares of Fiem Industries hit a new high at Rs 2,441.80, as they zoomed 15 percent on the BSE in Monday’s intra-day trade after the company said its board will meet on January 15 to consider bonus issue. In an exchange filing, Fiem Industries said the meeting of the board of directors is scheduled on 15/01/2024, among other things, to consider and approve /recommend the issuance of bonus shares, subject to the approval of the Read More

The number of dematerialized (demat) account additions in 2023 exceeded 31 million, driven by the rally in the markets, stupendous gains in small and midcaps, and the robust performance of initial public offerings (IPOs). The number of Demat accounts opened with the two depositories – the Central Depository Services (CDSL) and the National Securities Depository (NSDL) — rose 28.7 percent in the past 12 months, from 108.1 million to 139.2 million. About 4.1 million demat Read More

Markets watchdog SEBI on Friday said that institutional investors have to disclose upfront at the time of placing an order whether a proposed transaction is a short sale or not, a significant move aimed at curbing market volatility. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has made certain changes concerning norms about short selling in the market. Short selling refers to selling a stock that the seller does not own at the time of Read More