Wednesday, September 02
Outpacing global peers, India remained the fastest-growing major economy, supported by resilient domestic demand, moderating inflation, and higher labour force participation, which was a six-month high of 55.4% in October 2025.Sectors in focusManufacturing stocks are expected to remain in focus next week, with the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) registering a 4% year-on-year growth in September 2025, driven by 4.8% growth in the manufacturing sector, according to government data.Services sector stocks, including those in the banking and real estate are also likely to remain in focus, given an impressive growth of 10.2% from 7.2% in the same period a year ago.The Agri theme could see some pressure as sector growth decelerated to 3.5% from 4.1% in the year-ago period.How Street views th
European shares ended higher on Friday, capping a strong weekly advance and closing the month on a robust note, supported by optimism over potential U.S. rate cuts. The pan-European STOXX 600 closed 0.23% higher at 576.34, hitting its longest monthly winning streak since March 2024. Bourses in Germany and France added 0.25% and 0.3%, respectively. The broader banking index was steady for the day, having risen 4.5% this week, supported in part by the UK budget, which spared the sector from tax rises. "They were expecting something like potentially a levy on banks to come through in the UK budget, and nothing came through, which was good news for that sector," said Michael Field, chief equity strategist at Morningstar. The sector was also the top performer for the month, up over 4%, its fift
Mumbai The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has proposed that all regulated entities and their agents disclose their registered names and registration number on social media platforms. "There has been a proliferating increase in frauds related to the securities market taking place on social media platforms," Sebi said on Friday in a consultation paper. The regulator said it has observed that unregistered persons have been perpetrating frauds in the securities market by way of misleading social media content.
Mutual fund and specialised investment fund (SIF) commitments to real estate investment trusts (REITs) from January 1 would be considered as investments in equity-related instruments, India's capital-markets regulator said Friday. However, infrastructure investment funds (InvITs) would continue to be classified as hybrid instruments for investments by mutual funds and SIFs.Existing investment in REITs held by debt schemes of mutual funds and investment strategies of SIFs as on December 31,2025, would be grandfathered, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said Friday. Fund houses are encouraged to make efforts to divest REITs from respective portfolios of debt schemes considering the market conditions, liquidity and interest of investors, it said. The regulator said industry bo
