Markets

Markets Open Lower As Services And Realty Stocks Decline

By BPN News Desk December 8, 2025

Equity markets in India opened in the red on Monday, with key indices slipping in early trade. Selling pressure in services and real estate counters, along with foreign investor outflows, pushed sentiment lower. Sensex And Nifty Fall In Early Trade The Sensex dropped by more than 300 points in the opening session, while the Nifty […]

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SEBI Bans Avadhut Sathe, Orders ₹546 Crore Return

By BPN News Desk December 5, 2025

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has imposed a ban on financial influencer Avadhut Sathe and his firm Avadhut Sathe Trading Academy (ASTAPL), barring them from participating in the securities market and directing them to return roughly ₹546.16 crore, deemed “unlawful gains.” The regulator found that Sathe and his firm had provided unregistered […]

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Sensex Poised for Bullish 2026: Morgan Stanley Outlook

By BPN News Desk November 19, 2025

Global brokerage Morgan Stanley has forecast a bullish trajectory for India’s benchmark BSE Sensex, projecting that the index could reach 107000 points by December 2026 under its bull-case scenario. The firm assigns this scenario a probability of around 30%. The projection is based on assumptions of oil prices staying below US 65 per barrel, a […]

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Asia-Pacific Markets Slide Following Weak U.S. Session

By BPN News Desk November 17, 2025

Across Asia-Pacific stock markets on Monday, most benchmarks declined as investor sentiment stayed cautious after a volatile session on Wall Street. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 fell by about 0.3% after official data revealed a 1.8% annualised contraction in the country’s July-September GDP. The Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong also dipped by roughly 0.8%, […]

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Mutual Fund Reach Still Shallow Despite Record AUM: SEBI Chief

By BPN News Desk November 7, 2025

India’s mutual fund industry has reached a record ₹75 trillion in assets under management (AUM), but overall household participation remains limited, SEBI Chairperson Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Friday. Speaking at an industry event, he noted that while awareness levels have grown, only about 6.7 percent of Indian households currently invest in mutual funds. This […]

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SEBI Proposes Sweeping Fee Structure Reforms For Mutual Funds

By BPN News Desk October 29, 2025

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed major changes in the mutual fund industry to bring more transparency and reduce investor costs. A new consultation paper suggests that statutory levies such as Securities Transaction Tax (STT), Goods & Services Tax (GST), Stamp Duty and other charges be excluded from the Total Expense […]

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Asia-Pacific Markets Surge on US-China Trade Hopes

By BPN News Desk October 27, 2025

Asian stock markets rallied sharply on Monday, driven by growing optimism that the Donald Trump-Xi Jinping meeting could yield a favourable trade agreement. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index climbed over 2 % to cross 50,000 for the first time, while South Korea’s KOSPI and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index also registered strong gains. Trade Optimism Drives […]

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Gold Drops As US-China Trade Progress Reduces Safe-Haven Demand

By BPN News Desk October 27, 2025

Global gold prices extended their decline as progress in trade talks between the United States and China reduced investor appetite for safe-haven assets. Spot gold slipped by around 0.7% to near US $4,083 an ounce in early Singapore trade and posted a weekly loss of 3.3%, its first since mid-August. Trade Talks And Market Impact […]

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Foreign Investors Ramp Up Buying In Indian Markets

By BPN News Desk October 26, 2025

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have shifted to net buying in Indian markets this month, after a prolonged period of selling. Data up to October 25 shows that FII net selling through exchanges stood at a modest ₹3,363 crore, while investments via the primary market reached around ₹10,692 crore, marking a notable change in sentiment. Drivers […]

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Sensex Ends 484 Points Higher

By BPN News Desk October 17, 2025

The BSE Sensex climbed 484 points on Friday, while the Nifty 50 crossed the 25,700 mark to close at a fresh one-year high. Key winners and movers Stocks such as Asian Paints and Mahindra & Mahindra saw double-digit gains of around 4% and 3% respectively. Among financials and energy names, Reliance, HDFC Bank, and ICICI […]