Shedding election jitters, foreign investors turn big bulls ahead of Budget

Shedding election jitters, foreign investors turn big bulls ahead of Budget

Nirmala Sitharaman, in her second successive term as India’s finance minister, will present the federal budget for 2024-25 next month. Foreign institutional investors, or FIIs, have turnedbullish ahead of the budget not just in the cash segment of Indian equities but also on the derivatives segment. The Lok Sabha election results earlier this month returned … Read more

The case for drowning the float in the T+0 era

The case for drowning the float in the T+0 era

Transaction costs have long been the subject of rigorous scrutiny, particularly by FPIs, who have historically lamented the high cost of entering and operating in Indian markets. These costs are multifaceted, often categorised as one-time fees for setup and registration, assets-under-custody (AuC)-based charges, and transaction-based fees. However, lurking beneath these enumerated fees is a less … Read more