Will insurance firms be allowed to invest in debt securities issued by real estate or infrastructure investment firms? The answer is yes. News reports suggest that the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) is planning to permit such investments in a bid to boost REIT and InvIT investments attractive. What are REITs and InvITs? It …
Rising commodity prices pose a challenge to 46 per cent of the free-float weighted market cap of benchmark index Nifty 50, according to the latest report from international research firm Bank of America Securities (BofA). This accounts for 31 companies on the Nifty 50. The exposure of these companies to global commodity risk has shot …
India’s National Stock Exchange (NSE) halted trading for over four hours, in what is now seen as the longest such outage in the country, because of a technical glitch. Trading resumed around 3.30, and an unprecedented extension led to both the NSE and the BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) functioning till 5 pm. Around 10 am …
Trading at the NSE was halted yesterday for most of the normal trading hours post 11:40 A.M. due to technical glitches. The issue started sometimes post 10 A.M as tickers for all indices including the Nifty stopped getting updated. However at 11:40 A.M trading was halted for both the cash and F&O segment on the …
Come March 31, Tata Consumer Products Ltd will replace GAIL India Ltd in a half-yearly reshuffle of the benchmark Nifty 50. This change will also be made to the Nifty 50 Equal Weight Index. The Nifty 50 composition is reviewed and changes made two times a year (March and September). The review is taken up …
After a lull of several months when Covid-19 cases had seen a considerable decline, the active cases have been on the rise again, with February 21 registering 14,199 new cases. New cases had hit a low of 9,121 on February 16. Fears of a second wave and increased restrictions have dragged the stock market down, …
India’s largest cigarette maker, ITC Ltd, is back in the news again over talks of a demerger of its FMCG and hotel businesses. Talk over its demerger has done the rounds in the past as well but the recent earnings report of the 110-year-old giant is again giving rise to such speculation. The conglomerate that …
One of the biggest casualties of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020 was the aviation sector. As country after country imposed restrictions on international flights to curb the spread of the virus, the aviation sector began to feel the pinch. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), air traffic demand for international travel dropped …
Stock indices globally saw fresh highs, including Wall Street and India’s own Dalal Street, as reflation trade has gathered pace. Reflation trade happens when there is the prospect of growth following a badly hit economic loss. The reasons for the reflation push include positive developments such as the coronavirus vaccine rollouts progressing, the hope of …
Margin is a specific amount that an investor needs to pay to the broker before a trade is executed. The upfront payment of margin was brought in to ensure that it covers any failure on the part of the trader to pay for the shares or contract in the case of futures and options. Margins …
