Capital Markets

Coronavirus Outbreak: Banking, insurance operations to continue during extended lockdown, says govt

Issuing fresh guidelines for the second phase of the lockdown, which will be in effect till 3 May, the government on Wednesday said important financial services like banking and insurance will continue to function during the period to help people meet their financial needs

Governments, central banks must boost efforts to help economies cope with coronavirus crisis: BIS chief

General Manager Agustín Carstens, who heads the BIS—an umbrella group for the world’s central banks—wrote an opinion piece on Sunday saying “urgent” solutions beyond those used during the 2008 financial crisis were needed.

SEBI bans Paramount Printpackaging, officials from capital markets for 5 years for IPO fund diversion

A probe by SEBI found that Paramount misutilised the proceeds of the IPO and also diverted the funds to entities that did not provide any service and goods as contracted.

Big US banks halt stock buybacks, use capital to lend citing customer needs during coronavirus

The decision follows pressure from some US lawmakers, who last week urged big banks to stop using funds to repurchase shares and instead support customers and the broader economy.

Sensex soars over 400 points; Nifty nears 11,400-markt as central banks across globe prepare to combat economic pressure of coronavirus

HUL, HCL Tech, Tata Steel, Nestle India, TCS and Asian Paints were among the top gainers, while ICICI Bank, L&T, PowerGrid, NTPC and Reliance Industries were trading in the red in opening session

Yes Bank soars over 25% on report SBI-led group to buy stake, shares of largest public sector bank drop over 5%

Shares of Yes Bank Ltd surged 19 percent on Thursday on a report that the Indian government has approved a plan for top lender State Bank of India to lead a consortium that will buy a stake in the troubled private-sector bank

SEBI internally assessing potential impact of coronavirus on capital markets: Whole-Time member SK Mohanty

SEBI is "internally assessing" the potential impact of the coronavirus epidemic on the capital markets, its Whole-Time Member SK Mohanty said on Wednesday

Indian Railway Finance Corporation receives SEBI nod for IPO; maiden offer comprises fresh issue of 93.8 cr equity shares

The SEBI's observations are necessary for any company to launch public issues such as IPO, follow-on public offer and rights issue.

Rupee starts New Year on positive note, rises 7 paise to 71.29 against dollar on US-China trade deal hopes

Traders said the rupee gained support amid positive developments on the US-China trade deal front.

SEBI scans matrimonial website to catch manipulators in front-running cases; those indulging in insider trading activities

SEBI goes through Facebook accounts of suspected persons, with 'friends' and ‘likes' posts being scanned in insider trading cases