Three Sovereign Gold Bonds are due for premature redemption in April 2025, offering investors significant returns. Calculations show potential earnings, excluding interest, as high as 199% depending on the series. In April 2025, investors holding specific Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) from the 2017-18 series will have the opportunity for premature redemption. The bonds affected include … Read more
The Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) 2019-20 Series X, originally issued on 11 March 2020, is now open for premature redemption starting from 11 March 2025. Investors can redeem these bonds at a set price of Rs 8,596 per unit. This early redemption option comes after the completion of five years from the issue date, aligning … Read more
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) have maintained a consistent selling trend in the Indian equity markets throughout January, being net sellers on almost every trading day this month, with total equity sales in the cash market reaching Rs 66,602 crore as of January 24th. The data has been procured from the National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL). … Read more
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) returned as buyers in December after heavy selling in October and November, fueling the market’s recovery from November lows, purchasing equities worth Rs 14,435 crore through exchanges as of December 13. The total FII buying, including exchange purchases and investments through the ‘primary market and others’ category, reached Rs 22,765 crore … Read more
PAN 2.0: The Government has launched the PAN 2.0 Project to modernise and digitise the existing Permanent Account Number (PAN) and Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number (TAN) system. The primary goal is to enhance the user-friendliness of issuing and managing PAN and to streamline the various platforms and portals involved in PAN services. The … Read more
PAN 2.0: The Income Tax Department has launched PAN 2.0 to improve the efficiency of assigning and maintaining Permanent Account Numbers (PAN). This initiative is designed to enhance convenience and security by providing e-PAN cards with a QR code to applicants’ registered email IDs at no charge. A nominal fee is required for a physical … Read more
Sovereign Gold Bonds are one of the most sought-after gold investments available at present. The Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGB) are government securities denominated in grams of gold, offering an alternative mode of investment to physical gold. The government-backed gold bonds were initially issued by the Reserve Bank of India on behalf of the government. However, … Read more
Mumbai: Battered shares of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies received the highest flows from foreign investors across sectors in the first half of March as they saw value in these stocks after their underperformance in recent years. The FMCG sector received the highest inflows of ₹11,180 crore after witnessing selling worth ₹4,472 crore last month. … Read more
Nearly 43 lakh new demat accounts were added in February taking the overall tally to 14.80 crore accounts according to estimates by Motilal Oswal. Meanwhile, the average monthly additions were 21 lakh in FY23. Central Depository Services (India) Limited continued its market dominance gaining market share in February 2024 in terms of the total number … Read more
Foreign institutional investors turned net buyers of equities in the week ended February 23, and the strong inflows drove benchmark indices to record highs. Foreign portfolio investors net bought Indian equities worth Rs 4,398 crore last week, according to NSDL data. This is against them selling shares worth over 2,500 crore in the preceding week. … Read more