SBI Funds Management listing makes some employees crorepatis; stock debuts at 7% premium to IPO price

SBI Funds Management listing makes some employees crorepatis; stock debuts at 7% premium to IPO price

SBI Funds Management entered the stock market after attracting robust institutional demand. SBI Funds Management stock listing: Years of employee stock ownership at SBI Funds Management is poised to generate multi-crore wealth for several executives as the country’s largest asset management company enters the stock market. Based on the IPO issue price of Rs 574…

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'Direct violation': Canada vows to protect workers after Trump slaps 50% tariffs on select goods

‘Direct violation’: Canada vows to protect workers after Trump slaps 50% tariffs on select goods

Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday said that US President Donald Trump‘s decision to impose fresh 50% tariffs on select Canadian goods is a “direct violation” of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).He further said that the government would continue to support the country’s workers, businesses and families. His remarks came after Trump’s latest tariffs targeted…

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Rupee slips 6 paise against US dollar in early trade

Rupee slips 6 paise against US dollar in early trade

Rupee depreciated 6 paise to 96.42 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday pressured by heightened geopolitical tensions, a stronger US dollar and elevated crude oil prices.At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency opened at 96.41 and slipped to 96.42, compared with its previous close of 96.36 against the greenback, according…

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NSE’s Ahimsa index targets cruelty-free investing

NSE’s Ahimsa index targets cruelty-free investing

MUMBAI: An arm of NSE, the largest stock exchange in India by turnover, has launched an index constituting stocks of companies from among Nifty 500 companies that do not intentionally harm animals while carrying out their regular business. Named Nifty 500 Ahimsa Index, the gauge is aligned with principles of non-violence, the exchange said through…

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Hyundai lays groundwork for mass-market EV launch

Hyundai lays groundwork for mass-market EV launch

CHENNAI: Hyundai Motor India (HMIL) is laying the groundwork for its next phase of growth in the EV market, where competition is gradually shifting towards affordable, mass-market models. The company is expanding its charging infrastructure and deepening localisation of components ahead of the launch of its first mass-market electric SUV, slated for this fiscal.The company…

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Stocks, rupee slide as oil spike fuels pressure

Stocks, rupee slide as oil spike fuels pressure

MUMBAI: Indian markets closed lower on Monday as fluctuating crude prices and global risk-off cues weighed on sentiment, with the sensex falling 443 points or 0.6% to 77,709 and the Nifty declining 96 points or 0.4% to 24,239, while the rupee weakened to 96.45 against the dollar from 96.28.Banking stocks led the decline after mixed…

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Monetisation of assets helps NHAI pare debt

Monetisation of assets helps NHAI pare debt

NEW DELHI: Accelerated monetisation of highway assets has enabled the NHAI to prepay loans of over Rs 1.2 lakh crore and repay another Rs 31,300 crore since March 2022, reducing its overall debt to just under Rs 2 lakh crore, according to govt data.NHAI’s debt had touched an all-time high of Rs 3.5 lakh crore…

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No move to scrap LTCG tax on equities: Govt

No move to scrap LTCG tax on equities: Govt

NEW DELHI: : Govt on Monday told Parliament that there was no move at the moment to abolish long-term capital gains tax on equities for retail or domestic investors.“The tax policies, including capital gains tax rates, are revised periodically as part of the annual budgetary process and legislative revisions after taking into consideration the macroeconomic…

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