No prepayment penalty on business loans: RBI’s big relief for individuals and small enterprises

RBI has barred banks and NBFCs from levying pre-payment penalties on floating rate loans to individuals and MSEs for business use, effective January 1, 2026. Mumbai, Jul 2 (PTI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday instructed banks and other financial institutions not to levy any pre-payment charges on all floating rate loans and…

Nifty rises for fourth session, logs highest close of 2025; what’s next?

Top gainers: Top gainers on Sensex were Kotak Bank, Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, IndusInd Bank, PowerGrid, Maruti and Bajaj Finserv shares, rising up to 3.19%.   Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher for fourth straight session as rate sensitive shares extended gains triggered by 50 bps repo rate cut last week. Nifty closed at…

Elon Musk’s Starlink gets govt nod to launch satellite internet service in India

The approval positions Starlink alongside OneWeb and Reliance Jio as India’s authorised satellite internet providers, with commercial rollout expected after spectrum allocation.   Elon Musk’s satellite internet venture, Starlink, has received a key regulatory clearance from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Government of India, bringing it closer to launching its services in the country. With…

NFOs in June 2025: DSP, Nippon, and SAMCO launch funds targeting safety, growth, and agility

– Nippon India, DSP, and SAMCO introduce new fund offers – Funds aim for tax-efficient returns and exposure to resilient sectors – Investors targeted include those seeking alternatives to traditional investments   Baroda BNP Paribas Large & Mid Cap Fund has allocated a significant portion of its portfolio to sectors such as Financial, Services, Technology,…

Technical View: Nifty trading in narrow range, breaking 24,700-24,800 zone crucial for trending move

Analysts said the Nifty continues to trade within a narrow band and a decisive move beyond the 24,700–24,800 zone is likely to set the tone for the next directional move. Sensex, Nifty closed lower in a range-bound trade on Friday. The equity benchmarks ended lower on Friday in a range-bound trade, weighed down by losses…

SEBI notifies new F&O rules with enhanced Index Position Limit, new way of measuring risk

Among important changes, SEBI has enhanced the Index Options position limit to Rs 10,000 crore from the earlier proposed limit of Rs 1,500 crore while net end-of-the-day limit has been enhanced to Rs 1,500 crore from the earlier proposed Rs 500 crore. Also, intra-day limits have been removed. The new Net end of day limit…

More than half dozen IPOs likely to open in June; estimated fund raising to be around Rs 8,000 crore

The IPOs of Sri Lotus Developers & Realty (Rs 800 crore), Travel Food Services (Rs 2,000 crore), Laxmi India Finance (Rs 200 crore), Indogulf Cropsciences (Rs 300 crore) and NSDL (Rs 3,000 crore) are likely to be launched in June, say market sources. The month of June is likely to see more than half a…

Fitch Ratings raises India’s potential growth to 6.4% over the next five years

The rating agency projects the economy to log 6.4 percent growth in 2025, followed by 6.3 percent in 2026 and 6.4 percent in 2027 Potential growth raised to 6.4% by Fitch Ratings Indian economy could average 6.3 percent growth over the next five years, global ratings agency Fitch Ratings noted on May 22. The rating…

IndiGo Q4 Results: Net profit rises 62% to Rs 3,068 crore on healthy demand for air travel

IndiGo declares dividend of Rs 10 per share IndiGo was expected to report a 19-27 percent jump in its revenues according to estimates by three brokerages. Interglobe Aviation Ltd, which runs low-cost airline IndiGo, on May 21, reported a profit of Rs 3,067.5 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, flying into its second straight…

India-US look to come to an agreement on tariffs by July

Discussions on non-tariff issues may take longer and are likely to continue   According to sources, India is keen on completing the discussions and finalising an interim arrangement on tariffs before the reciprocal tariffs by the US kick in from July 9. India and the US are understood to be working on an early harvest…