Could SEBI's potential clampdown on weekly contracts disrupt India's derivatives market?Weekly derivatives contracts in India are under scrutiny. Securities and Exchange Board of India is considering potential curbs. This follo...
26 Sep, 2025, 05.50 AM IST
China's resale home prices fall again in August amid market woesChina's property market faces ongoing challenges. Resale home prices declined in August. This happened despite new home prices seeing a sli...
01 Sep, 2025, 10.01 AM IST
Discouraging retail play in F&O may help banks garner deposits: SBI Chairman KharaIt can be noted that concerns over losses incurred by 90 per cent of investors in the derivative trades have led to fears of household savi...
04 Aug, 2024, 11.42 AM IST
FPIs may get to trade 'non-sensitive commodity' futuresHowever, a final decision to allow offshore portfolio managers to trade on commodity exchanges would depend on the stand taken by Sebi and ...
18 Nov, 2021, 06.21 AM IST
Bitcoin dives as red-hot rally hits the buffersBitcoin, the world's biggest cryptocurrency, slumped as much as 13 per cent to its lowest since Nov. 16. It was last down 9 per cent at $17...
26 Nov, 2020, 06.47 PM IST
Regulatory issues hit Dettol and Savlon supplyRB that manufactures Dettol, apart from Lizol and Harpic, has positioned the new products as ‘disinfectants’ unlike the original, which spo...
10 Apr, 2019, 10.34 AM IST
Liquid funds back on investors' radar as IL&FS pain eases a bitInvestors poured a net Rs 1.4 lakh crore ($20 billion) into liquid plans in November.
08 Dec, 2018, 09.11 AM IST
Over one-third of registered companies out of business: corporate affairs ministryIn a report, the corporate affairs ministry said a total of 7,556 companies were registered this October compared to 6,542 firms in the yea...
26 Nov, 2017, 10.44 PM IST
Rupee's surge may push RBI to use rare cash toolThe RBI may consider raising the CRR for the first time since 2010 if deposits accumulated due to cash ban don't flee over the coming month...
20 Mar, 2017, 10.40 AM IST
Over half of the demonetised notes are exchanged; bank queues to ease soonOf the Rs 10-11 lakh crore worth of demonetised notes expected to be surrendered by December 31, cash worth Rs 5.4 lakh crore has already b...
23 Nov, 2016, 01.42 AM IST
'Demonetisation to have temporary impact on MFIs, borrowers'MFI borrowers are expected to face cash flow mismatch, thereby reprioritising their expenses which will result into overdues for MFIs.
17 Nov, 2016, 08.20 PM IST
Hindustan Unilever: A buy or a sell now?Hindustan Unilever, the FMCG bellwether, is likely to bear the brunt of the government’s clampdown on black money that has impacted rupee l...
16 Nov, 2016, 07.56 AM IST
Crunch time for realty, players may tap private equity, NBFCs for fundsBoth domestic and offshore funds are likely to see a rise in business with investors who used to support builders with hundis and other inf...
14 Nov, 2016, 09.50 AM IST
Bhuj Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd to soon resume normal operationThe bank was forced to stop acceptance or disbursal of deposits after an RBI clampdown in 2012 charging the bank with technical irregularit...
30 Jan, 2014, 09.45 PM IST
- China raises banks' reserve ratio by 50 bps for 2nd time in two weeks
Along with officially raising reserve requirements five times this year, China has increased interest rates once and restricted lending by ...
19 Nov, 2010, 04.25 PM IST
- Govt bans wheat, rice futures
The government late on Tuesday evening banned futures trading in wheat and rice.
28 Feb, 2007, 04.11 AM IST
- The CRR-unch that bites: RBI hikes rate by 50 bps
The measure will come in two doses-5.75% from February 17 and then 6% from March 3.
14 Feb, 2007, 01.12 AM IST