Market regulator SEBI plans to extend equity derivatives’ tenure to curb losses

“The plans to extend the tenure of such contracts is at a conceptual stage,” SEBI chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said at the sidelines of an industry event “Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India – SEBI  is planning to increase the tenure and maturity of equity derivatives contracts,” its chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said…

GST rate rejig in reforms to benefit common man, farmers, middle class: FM Nirmala Sitharaman tells Group of Ministers

These “next generation GST reforms” are aimed at making India Aatmanirbhar, she told to the GoM during a meeting, adding that the Centre committed to building broad-based consensus with states on next-gen GST reforms. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday told a Group of Ministers that the rate rejig in GST reforms will provide relief…

Online Gaming Bill: Govt to ban all ‘money-based gaming transactions’, say sources

Under the Bill, no bank or financial institution will be allowed to permit transfer of funds for online money gaming. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved the Online Gaming Bill, which makes online betting a punishable offence. Sources told Business Today TV that the government will ban all “money-based…

GST reforms: How and where to invest in the stock market? Analysts decode

At the bourses, the consumption-driven theme has played out well thus far in FY26 with the Nifty India Consumption index rising nearly 11 per cent as compared to around 5 per cent rise in Nifty 50   The proposed rejig in goods and services tax (GST) announced by the government last week coupled with eights…

US tariffs shoot up, RBI holds repo rate: Time to review your debt-fund strategy?

The advisable approach to debt funds is to match the portfolio maturity of the fund with your investment horizon. Two key events last week – Trump’s 50 percent tariff on Indian imports and the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) status quo on repo rate – are bound to get retail investors thinking about their debt…

Domestic auto wholesales up 7.8% in July 2025; passenger vehicle dispatches dip marginally

Passenger vehicles was the only segment that reported a minor de-growth   The total domestic wholesales of passenger vehicles (PV), three wheelers (3W), two wheelers (2W) and quadricycle in July 2025 grew 7.8% to 19,37,921 units as compared with 17,97,571 units in the same month last year.  PV was the only segment that reported a…

Govt to set up task force for next-generation reforms, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Modi announces a task force to revamp economic laws, cut compliance costs, and boost India’s competitiveness as part of the 2047 developed nation vision The government will set up a task force for the next-generation reforms aimed at overhauling laws, rules, and procedures governing economic activity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his…

Mutul Funds keep cash buffers high in July amid market volatility

Unifi Capital, Baroda BNP Paribas, and PGIM India Mutual Fund reduced cash holdings to 14.3 percent, 3.4 percent, and 3 percent respectively, down from 25.5 percent, 6.4 percent, and 5 percent in June. markets After two consecutive months of decline, active equity mutual funds maintained elevated cash buffers in July, signalling fund managers’ continued caution…

Technical View: Nifty needs clear breakout above 24,700 to sustain bullish momentum; Bank Nifty indicates bullish reversal

Weekly options data suggest that the Nifty 50 is expected to trade in the 24,500–24,800 range in the upcoming sessions.   Nifty Outlook for August 14 The Nifty 50 rebounded and witnessed a sustainable upside throughout the session, recouping all of its previous day’s losses and closing half a percent higher on August 13, ahead…

Retail inflation eases to 8-year low of 1.55% in July, lower than RBI’s comfort band

The July 2025 inflation is the lowest since June 2017 when it was at 1.46%   Retail inflation in India slipped to 1.55% in July 2025, the lowest since June 2017, and below the Reserve Bank of India’s comfort band of 2-6%, primarily led by a contraction in food prices. The Consumer Price Index (CPI),…