The government has approved single stamp duty norms for capital market transactions. According to a press release issued by the government, the new stamp duty rules will become effective from July 1st, replacing the existing practice of different stamp duty slabs for different states. In the previous tax system, different states could decide different tax …
Capital market investment can take many forms, including P-note investment. It’s a financial instrument, which is issued to foreign investors by FPI investors to invest in Indian stock market. In March, India’s P-note investment dipped to 15 years low amid rising market volatility. However, in the following months of April and May, some of these …
It is a trend that whenever the stock market becomes volatile, investors shift their investment to comparatively less volatile asset classes. Among these, precious metals top the list. Similarly, as the current market condition has become uncertain, following worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, investors are shifting their portfolio to mitigate risk by lowering exposure and opting for …
As Indian economy has gradually started to function again after three months of extended lockdown; foreign institutional investors are also back in the economy; bringing back 40 percent investment what they had withdrawn during the lockdown. FIIs returning to India is a good news. It shows the faith investors have in the economy and will …
The Indian government on 3rd June approved a proposal to amend the Essential Commodity Act and removed a number of commodities from the current list. Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi said in his tweet that it would empower Indian farmers to leverage price advantages for their produce and elevate farm income. It is an effort …
The disruption caused by COVID-19 across Indian sectors is a major concern for the economic development of the country. India’s Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise (MSME) sector — which currently employs around a whopping 120 million Indian civilians—is taking among the biggest hits as a result of the nationwide lockdown. Since the phases of lockdown were publicly …
The stock market witnessed a broad-based sell-off due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the economy. Even then, the number of new demat accounts surged by record numbers. Trading volumes on the National Stock Exchange jumped 53% in April as markets recouped some losses from March lows. Over 1.2 million new demat accounts …
The entire world has been under tremendous stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The coronavirus outbreak has not only caused severe damage to the health of the people, but also to their welfare. The year 2020 has also not been too kind, to say the least, to the financial markets and the world economy. Owing …
If you want to trade successfully in share markets, you should have a thorough understanding of the market fundamentals. Trading in stocks and securities also requires an understanding of the public listed company, where you are investing your hard-earned money. While purchasing stocks, you should pay close attention to the corporate actions of a company as …
Pandemics have been known to wreak havoc on the stock markets and the current COVID-19 pandemic is not different. Stock markets across the world have been in turmoil as the rapidly spreading novel coronavirus ravages economies. To slow the spread of the infectious disease, governments have resorted to widespread lockdowns, which has severely affected economic …
