Short seller alleges accounting manipulation by Fairfax
Prem Watsa-backed Fairfax is under rough weather after short-seller hedge fund Muddy Waters Research alleged consistent manipulation of asset values and income by engaging in often value destructive transactions to produce accounting gains. Fairfax, which has invested heavily into India and is one of the contenders for buying a government stake in IDBI Bank, has […]
Crude oil marginally down as Israel intensifies attacks
Crude oil futures traded marginally lower on Friday morning, as Israel attacked the southern city of Rafah, on Thursday, after rejecting the ceasefire offer by Hamas. At 9.52 am on Friday, April Brent oil futures were at $81.59, down by 0.05 per cent and March crude oil futures on WTI (West Texas Intermediate) were at […]
SEBI asks Zee Business guest experts to pay ₹7.41 crore for ‘unlawful’ gains
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Thursday asked 15 guest experts including Nirmal Kumar Soni, Partha Sarathi Dhar, Simi Bhaumik, Mudit Goyal, Himanshu Gupta, Ashish Kelkar and Kiran Jadhav, appearing on the Zee Business news channel to pay ₹7.41 crore for the “unlawful gains” that they made by taking opposite positions in […]
Turmeric prices will likely rise further despite 80% gain year-on-year
After having gained about 80 per cent year-on-year, turmeric prices will likely rise further on lower production as a result of the sowing of the crop dropping by at least 20 per cent this year, say traders and analysts. “Overall, prices are higher compared with the same period last year due to lower acreage. Prices […]
IPO objects for raising fresh capital under SEBI lens
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has tightened its scrutiny on the objectives for raising fresh capital through initial public offerings (IPOs), said two people in the know. The regulator has expressed its displeasure over companies opting to raise money largely for debt repayment and is asking for more disclosures. ‘Need clarification’ “SEBI […]
Thanks to IT stocks, Sensex, Nifty recover
Benchmarks BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty advanced on buying in IT stocks and expectations of a status-quo in the policy rates of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) which is set to announce its revised monetary policy on Thursday. Besides positive global cues, investors’ interest in oil as gas stocks helped the indices. Also read:Broker’s […]
Nifty and Sensex edge higher; market trends signal caution amidst global challenges
The NSE Nifty was up by 0.39 per cent or 85.80 points to 21,860.65 points, while the BSE Sensex was at 72,000.09, up by 0.37 per cent or 268.67 points. A total of 3,193 stocks were actively traded, with 2,144 advancing, while 951 declined and 98 stocks remained unchanged, with 242 stocks hitting a 52-week […]
SEBI may enhance large-cap stocks categorisation
Capital market regulator SEBI will soon widen the ambit of large, mid and small cap stocks based on their market capitalistion after the dizzying rally in equity markets last year. Mutual funds have moved SEBI to enhance the large-cap classification from top-100 companies in terms of market capitalisation to 125. Subsequently, mid-cap will now be […]
Five companies’ IPOs are set to hit market this week
India’s primary market continues to be red hot, with four mainboard initial public offerings (IPOs) and one small and medium enterprise (SME) platform-related offering set to hit the market this week to mop up about ₹2,700 crore. Also read: Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels raises impressive ₹409 crore in anchor round before IPO While the mainboard […]
Mcap of eight of top-10 most valued firms climb ₹2.90 lakh crore; Reliance shines
The combined market valuation of eight of the top-10 most valued firms climbed ₹2.90 lakh crore last week, with Reliance Industries emerging as the lead gainer, amid optimism in equities. Last week, BSE benchmark Sensex jumped 1,384.96 points or 1.95 per cent. From the top-10 pack, Reliance Industries, Tata Consultancy Services, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, […]
