Retail participation: A cut in REIT lot size under review

Retail participation: A cut in REIT lot size under review

MUMBAI: India’s market regulator is weighing a proposal that seeks to reduce the minimum investment limit in real estate investment trusts (REIT) to facilitate retail participation in this asset class, especially at a time when New Delhi is keen to monetise some of its income-earning properties. While the current floor is Rs 50,000, the threshold … Read more

Robinhood traders have a troubled track record of stock picking

Robinhood traders have a troubled track record of stock picking

Back in May, a Reddit poster hit WallStreetBets with a sure-thing tip on Scorpio Tankers Inc. The oil shipper, trading at one-fifth the value of its assets, was a screaming buy with storage rates soaring, insiders leveraging up and oil vaulting back after briefly going negative. There’s an opportunity to see “100% returns within the … Read more

Government raises Rs 770 cr from Bharat Dynamics stake sale

Government raises Rs 770 cr from Bharat Dynamics stake sale

The government has raised Rs 770 crore from stake sale of ammunition and missile systems manufacturer Bharat Dynamics Ltd through an offer for sale, which concluded on Wednesday. “BDL OFS concluded today with a total subscription of about 2.34 crore shares worth Rs 770 crore from institutional and retail investors,” secretary of department of investment … Read more

Retail investors pile into India’s most beaten-down companies

Retail investors pile into India’s most beaten-down companies

By Ronojoy Mazumdar and Ishika Mookerjee Companies with high levels of debt are the latest beneficiaries of a retail investor-fueled rally in Indian stocks that’s defying the worst economic outlook in four decades. A custom Bloomberg index of the 30 most leveraged stocks out of India’s top 200 companies has gained 32% since the end … Read more

It is Q1 that is an aberration, not Q4: ICICI Securities

It is Q1 that is an aberration, not Q4: ICICI Securities

We got a lift from the market and the efforts of the past have increased the dialer number of customers and we are working on improving customer experience, says Vijay Chandok, MD & CEO. It has been quite a good quarter for you yet again. We have two questions. While other businesses are facing disruption, … Read more