Sebi extends timelines by up to 10 years to meet minimum public shareholding requirements

The IPO rules for very large firms have been eased, granting a timeline of up to 10 years to meet minimum public shareholding requirements.    Minimum shareholding norm for large companies eased by Sebi Capital market regulator Sebi has relaxed the minimum public shareholding norms for big corporates going for an IPO, at the board…

From EMI to economy: What RBI’s 50 bps repo rate cut means for various sectors

Lower repo rate means cheaper loans for homebuyers, auto buyers and businesses RBI’s bigger-than-expected rate cut is its last move for the year, economists say: Reuters poll Reserve Bank of India on June 6 announced reduction in its key repo rate by a larger-than-expected 50 basis points and this means good news for many sectors, including stock…

Nifty hits nine-month low, falls for seventh straight session; where’s the index headed?

  In the current session, Sensex gained 10 pts to 74,612 and Nifty slipped 2.5 pts to 22,545. Nifty closed at a nine-month low today, its lowest level since the close of 21,884 on June 4.   The benchmark Nifty50 closed lower for the seventh straight session on Thursday, dimming hopes of a recovery led…