Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee depreciated 21 paise to 91.29 against the U.S. dollar on Monday (March 2, 2026), amid higher crude oil prices, a strong American currency and intense global volatility due to the escalated West Asia tension. Negative equity market sentiment and massive withdrawal of…
Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Tuhin Kanta Pandey. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is pushing banks and other regulators to tighten enforcement of insider-trading rules, in particular safeguarding unpublished price sensitive information, the regulator’s chief said. SEBI has taken action in the…
The next time you place an order to buy or sell a stock through your demat account, just pause and take a moment to glance at its price on the two exchanges – the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). You might be surprised to find that the same stock is…
The precious metal price staged a recovery off the lows recorded in early February. The recovery was primarily fuelled by the uncertainty over U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff plans. The lower-than-expected U.S. GDP data also helped bolster sentiment towards precious metals. The lingering geopolitical tension in Iran also helped the cause. Comex gold managed to…
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) will enhance surveillance and enforcement on market manipulators and cyber fraudsters through technology and use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to widen the reach of its investor awareness programmes, its Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey told The Hindu in an interview. He said SEBI aims to have “optimum regulation” in…
Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) infused ₹22,615 crore into Indian equities, marking the highest monthly inflow in 17 months, driven by the interim India-U.S. trade deal, correction in domestic market valuations and robust third-quarter corporate earnings. The latest buying follows three consecutive months of heavy selling….
At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 90.91 and moved in a narrow range of 90.91-91.06 before settling at 90.99 (provisional), down 8 paise from its previous close. Image for representative purposes only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee declined 8 paise to settle at 90.99 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on…
Sensex tanked 961.42 points or 1.17%, to settle at 81,287.19 and Nifty tumbled 317.90 points or 1.25%, to end at 25,178.65. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled over 1% on Friday (February 27, 2026) due to fresh foreign fund outflows and subdued global trends amid rising geopolitical risks….
Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee fell 4 paise to 90.95 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Friday (February 27, 2026), weighed down by FII outflows and a fall in the domestic equity markets in morning session. However, a weaker greenback and a dip in global crude…
Securities and Exchange Board of India. File picture | Photo Credit: The Hindu Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) broadened the categories of mutual funds in line with the proposals in a consultation paper released last year, in its circular released 26, February. According to the circular released, SEBI introduced another new category called…
