Indian Market News

The debate around retail participation in large initial public offerings (IPOs) has resurfaced after the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) recently floated, and later rolled back, a proposal to reduce the retail quota in mega issues. Whil

India is expected to emerge as the world’s second-largest economy in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms by 2038, despite fresh tariff pressures from the United States, according to EY’s Economy Watch released in August 2025. The report projec

On Thursday, August 28, the stock exchange BSE Ltd said that, beginning on December 8, 2025, it would launch a pre-open trading period in the equity derivatives sector, which will include both index and stock futures. According to the exchange, th

Hours after the U.S. imposed steep 50% tariffs on Indian goods, India has rolled out a dedicated outreach programme in 40 key markets to strengthen its textile exports. The move comes as the sector, which employs over 45 million people, has been iden

Indian exporters are facing a severe blow as the United States has enforced a 50% tariff on a wide range of Indian goods, beginning August 27. The move, part of the Trump administration’s trade measures, is expected to impact key labour-intensive s

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) are collaborating on a streamlined framework to ease the process of reclaiming unclaimed shares and dividends. A task force has been established to assess e

Shares of leading capital market firms slumped sharply on Tuesday, mirroring the broader weakness in Indian equities. The downturn pushed the Nifty Capital Markets index down over 2% to around 4,280, marking its second straight session of losses.

Sales of listed private non-financial companies in India rose 5.5% year-on-year in the first quarter of FY26, according to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) latest report. While the sector continued to expand, the pace of growth was noticeably slow

The Government of India has appointed Goldman Sachs as the exclusive transaction advisor to manage the planned stake sale in four public sector banks, marking a significant step in its banking reform agenda. The banks subject to this disinvestment pl

Global private equity (PE) players are locking eyes on India’s booming digital infrastructure sector, with expectations of $20–25 billion in fresh investments by 2030. This follows more than $15 billion already deployed across edge data centres,

The United States has formally issued a draft notice confirming that an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods will take effect from August 27, 2025, lifting the overall duty rate on these products to 50%. The move, announced by the Department of Home

India’s IPO market continued to demonstrate strong momentum in August, with companies raising substantial capital across both mainboard and SME platforms. The primary market witnessed enthusiasm from a mix of domestic and foreign investors, undersc