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Over 150 products may see rate cut in GST Council meet this week

The proposals to move various items from the 12 per cent and 18 per cent GST slabs to the 5 per cent slab or to the nil GST category aim to reduce the tax burden for households and boost spending. GST council plans to overhaul the rate structure, replacing the current four-rate structure with a two-rate structure.

Sep 2, 2025

BSE warns investors about four unregistered entities offering stock tips, seeking confidential data

Entities, including Money Talks with Payal, NSE Stock Pro, PTS Prabhat Trading, and PTS Prabhat Trading Service, which are active on Telegram and Instagram, are providing securities market tips to investors or assured/guaranteed returns on investment in the stock market, an official release said.

Sep 2, 2025

Indian stock market opens lower amid mixed global cues

Sensex, Nifty open marginally higher ahead of key GST meet

Among sectoral indices, the Nifty media was the top gainer, rising 0.82 per cent, followed by Nifty Oil & Gas, which gained 0.34 per cent each. Nifty FMCG advanced 0.20 per cent. All other indices were in red, with Nifty IT losing 0.42 per cent.

Sep 2, 2025

GST meet, auto sales, GDP data and global cues to drive stock market next week

India's earnings peak still ahead due to GST reforms, macro fundamentals; strong case to re-rate: Report

There is a strong case for re-rating India as it becomes the world's most sought-after consumer market, it will undergo a major energy transition, credit to GDP will rise, and manufacturing could gain share in GDP, global investment bank and financial advisory firm, Morgan Stanley, said in a report.

Sep 1, 2025

India projected to see GDP growth of 6.5 pc in FY26: S&P Global Ratings

India's growth to remain healthy in FY26 amid robust domestic consumption, govt spending

"A healthy monsoon will support the agriculture sector and rural incomes. Monsoon has progressed well so far, at 106 per cent of the long period average as on August 28. Kharif sowing is up 3.4% on-year as on August 22," said the Crisil report.

Sep 1, 2025

Sensex, Nifty open with gains as potential rate cut in US boosts sentiment

Sensex gains 335 points, Nifty above 24,500 as IT stocks lead rally

Market sentiment was buoyed by a US court ruling, declaring that the US President Donald Trump's tariffs were mostly illegal but maintained them until mid-October, and better-than-anticipated June-quarter GDP data.

Sep 1, 2025

SEBI Proposes Special AIF Schemes Exclusively for Accredited Investors

SEBI bans Golden Tobacco Ltd promoters over financial irregularities; fines Rs 30 lakh

Due to his violations of the Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements (LODR) Regulation and the Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices (PFUTP) Regulation, SEBI has banned Sanjay Dalmia, the promoter of GTL, from the securities market for two years and fined him Rs 30 lakh.

Aug 31, 2025

Despite selling, FIIs bought Rs 40,305 crore in equity via Indian primary market in Aug

Sudden changes in tariff policies and exchange rates are also weighing on FII behaviour. These factors are likely to remain volatile in the near-term, said Dr. VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investments Ltd.

Aug 31, 2025

Indian Markets Fall 2.2% Amid Tariff Concerns, Strong Q1 GDP Offers Support

In contrast, Capital Goods, Consumer Durables, Media, and FMCG, posted gains between 0.4 per cent and 1 per cent. Broader markets underperformed, with the Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Small cap 100 indices declining by 0.57 per cent and 0.39 per cent, respectively.

Aug 30, 2025

Indian stock market ends lower amid US tariff jitters, Sensex declines 765 points

Sensex, Nifty slip as heavyweights drag stock markets amid tariff concerns

Sensex ended the session at 79,809.65, down 270.92 points or 0.34 per cent. The 30-share index opened flat at 80,010.83 against the last session's closing of 80,080.57. The Index traded flat most of the time before falling over 0.3 per cent in the closing hour, touching an intra-day low at 79,741.76.

Aug 29, 2025

Indian stock market resilient, US tariffs likely to have minimal impact: Jefferies' Christopher Wood

According to Wood, the plan to rationalise the Goods and Services Tax (GST) structure was long due, but the process accelerated after the US imposed steep tariffs on Indian imports.

Aug 29, 2025

Sensex, Nifty open marginally higher; FMCG stocks lead rally

The Asian markets traded mixed in the morning session, breaking ranks from Wall Street peers as investors assessed a slew of economic data in the region. Core consumer prices in Tokyo rose at a slower pace in August. The unemployment rate also eased to 2.3 per cent in July, down from 2.5 per cent the previous month.

Aug 29, 2025

BSE strengthens norms for SME migrating Mainboard, raises profit and trading requirements

BSE to introduce pre-market trading in index and stock F&O from Dec 8

"It is proposed to introduce Pre-Open Session for index & stock futures in the Equity Derivatives Segment from Monday, December 08, 2025 onwards," BSE said in a circular. Trading members are requested to note that there shall be no new changes in the Enhanced Trading Interface (ETI) API or market data broadcast streams to facilitate the roll-out of the said functionality, the exchange added.

Aug 28, 2025

Stock market ends lower ahead of key inflation data, tariff concerns

Indian equity indices decline sharply over US tariff concerns

Sensex ended the session at 80,080.57, down 705 points or 0.87 per cent. The 30-share index started the session in negative territory at 80,754 against last session's closing of 80,786.54 amid selling across the sectors. The Index further extended the losing momentum to hit an intra-day low at 80,013.02 following the implementation of US tariffs on Indian goods.

Aug 28, 2025

India's economy continues on fast-growth track: CEA Nageswaran

India to clock average 6.5 pc growth in next 10 years, macro balance sheet strong

"India's overall indebtedness levels reflect an incipient inflexion with a rise in private sector leverage. We expect private sector debt to continue to see modest expansion while public sector debt decline keeps overall debt manageable and improves the productivity of incremental debt," said the report.

Aug 28, 2025

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