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JP Morgan bond index got off to a muted start with a lower-than-expected quantum of foreign flows on Friday, belying expectations of an immediate deluge. Bankers, including a top executive at the US bank, said however that overseas investment worth billions will steadily be pumped into the debt market of the world's fastest-growing major economy. Indian bonds debuted in JP Morgan's GBI-EM global index suite on Friday, with the country expected to reach a maximum weight of 10% in the GBI-EM Global Diversified Index over a 10-month period. JP Morgan's analysts expect foreign investment worth $20-25 billion to flow to the local bond market from the move.

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JP Morgan bond index got off to a muted start with a lower-than-expected quantum of foreign flows on Friday, belying expectations of an immediate deluge. Bankers, including a top executive at the US bank, said however that overseas investment worth billions will steadily be pumped into the debt market of the world’s fastest-growing major economy. Indian bonds debuted in JP Morgan’s GBI-EM global index suite on Friday, with the country expected to reach a maximum weight of 10% in the GBI-EM Global Diversified Index over a 10-month period. JP Morgan’s analysts expect foreign investment worth $20-25 billion to flow into the local bond market from the move.

Budget 2024-25 in the third week of July, India's real estate sector hopes for a series of reforms and incentives that can drive growth and address longstanding challenges. Expectations range from increased rebates on home loan interest rates, GST rate reductions, single-window clearance systems, reduced property prices, and promoting off-centre locations.Speaking to LiveMint, Pradeep Aggarwal, Founder & Chairman of Signature Global (India) Ltd.

India and the US have decided to extend a 2 per cent equalisation levy or digital tax on e-commerce supplies until June 30, the finance ministry said on Friday. In a major reform of the international tax system, India and the US have joined 134 other members of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework (including Austria, France, Italy, Spain, and the UK) in reaching an agreement on October 8, 2021, on the statement on a two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy. On October 21, 2021, the US and Austria, France, Italy, Spain, and the UK reached a political compromise on the transitional approach to the unilateral measures in force while Pillar 1 is implemented. On November 24, 2021, India and the US agreed that the same terms that apply under the October 2021 Joint Statement shall apply between India and the US with respect to India's charge of 2 per cent equalisation levy on e-commerce supply of services and the US' trade action regarding the said Equalisation Levy.

Foreign investors are increasingly interested in the Indian corporate debt market as domestic government securities are set to debut on the JPMorgan Emerging Market local currency debt index on June 28, expected to bring in $20-25bn in passive inflows. Recent data indicates higher purchases in corporate bonds and ETFs, along with a strong demand for dollar bonds. Despite the current investments remaining tepid, investors can anticipate an uptick as more foreign investors engage with Indian debt instruments, which have traditionally been overlooked in favor of government bonds.

Zomato now have strong prospects of joining the blue-chip Nifty50 index, according to a report by Nuvama Alternative & Quantitative Research Analysis.Abhilash Pagaria, head of Nuvama Alternative & Quantitative Research Analysis, stated in a recent note that if Jio Financial and Zomato enter the derivatives segment before mid-August, they are highly likely to join the Nifty 50 in the September review, along withTrent.According to Pagaria, if included in the Nifty 50, Jio Financial could attract $466 million in passive fund buying, Zomato $491 million, and Trent $463 million.The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has implemented significant changes in equity derivatives regulations, affecting stock selection for futures & options (F&O).Key changes include raising the average daily delivery value requirement for a stock to qualify for the F&O segment to ₹35 crore (up from ₹10 crore) in the cash market over the past six months, and increasing the market-wide position limit to at least ₹1500 crore (up from ₹500 crore).SEBI has introduced a product success framework to curb market manipulation through illiquid securities. If trading volumes remain low over six months, the derivatives will be discontinued.

In an exclusive episode of ETMarkets World View, Abhishek Banerjee ofLotusDew Wealth opens up about Indian sectors with potential, the RBI governor's stance on GDP growth, and much more. Recently, India recorded a current account surplus of $5.7 billion. What does it say? India was also included in the JPMorgan bond index recently. What key changes should we be aware of? Abhishek Banerjee: India's current account surplus is noteworthy because historically, India has been a current account deficit country, importing more than exporting. This deficit typically keeps the currency weaker to make exports more attractive and imports more expensive, which supports export-driven sectors like pharma and IT services.

Indian rupee ended stronger on Friday, aided by inflows spurred by the inclusion of the country's bonds into the JPMorgan emerging market debt index. The rupee closed at 83.3825 against the U.S. dollar on Friday, up nearly 0.1% from its close at 83.46 in the previous session.

Pranav Gundlapalle, Senior Research Analyst, Sanford C Bernstein, says expects private sector banks to outperform the public sector banks from now onwards, both in terms of the EPS growth numbers or even the fundamental metrics. What has not helped them from a stock price perspective has been the foreign outflows. So, with FII inflows potentially coming back, they would stand to benefit the most. What would the Indian bond inclusion in the JP Morgan Global Bond Index mean for the money market and the flows? How meaningful could it be for the interest rate environment in India?

India is set to lure billions of dollars more inflows when JPMorgan Chase & Co. adds the nation’s government bonds to its emerging markets index on Friday, opening up a $1.3 trillion market to a broader range of investors. Global funds have already poured close to $11 billion into index-eligible bonds since JPMorgan’s announcement in September. The US bank expects $20 billion to $25 billion to come in over the next 10 months, raising foreign ownership to 4.4% from 2.5% currently.

Also Read: JP Morgan bond index India inclusion: Explained key changes, flows, impact on yields, what should investors doIGBs issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) under the Fully Accessible Route (FAR) will be included in the global indices. According to JPMorgan, the average maturity of the Indian bonds included is seven years, with a yield-to-maturity (YTM) of 7.09%.

«I would say at this point, wait. I know I think markets will react as they are, markets will just be markets and throw volatility at you just to excite you all the time. But I think at some point, we got to wait to get some reaction from the companies and see some numbers in the results,» says Deepak Shenoy, Founder, Capital Mind. Just wanted to get your views on the IT sector that we are trying to get the conversation going with. What is the view? Deepak Shenoy: So, I think we will wait for results. Basically, because the problem right now that you are seeing in the IT sector is that you are not really sure of the spends that are happening abroad. And a lot of places you are having issues, specifically in Japan and in Europe, you are having a different, more recessionary impulse there. America, you are having a different situation where spending has actually slowed down quite a bit and then they are not actually giving you big deals.

Sebi on Thursday approved a proposal to tighten rules on the inclusion of stocks in the futures and options(F&O) segment and approved introduction of fixed price for taking a company private. The revision will lead to addition and deletion of about two dozen stocks.

India, 27 June, 2024: The Convergence Foundation, in collaboration with Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies, Centre for Exponential Change, and India Impact Sherpas (knowledge partner), hosted a landmark conference on ‘Creating Systemic Impact’, bringing together development practitioners, thought leaders, and philanthropists to focus on the practices and enablers of systems change.Organisations that adopt the systems change approach—System Support Organisations (SSOs)—work closely with governments at both the central and state levels to create large-scale impact by addressing the root causes of problems rather than applying quick fixes or band-aid solutions. In the keynote address by Rohini Nilekani, Chairperson of Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies, she emphasised, “This decade is one of the most critical decades in human history, demanding inclusive and exponential social change.

₹84,093 crore, show data from the National Securities Deopistory Ltd. Foreign bond investors locked in yields anticipating that the Reserve Bank of India would maintain its high-interest-rate stance leading up to the inclusion of Indian bonds in the JPMorgan index. Also read | Look who scooped up Indian bonds since the JP Morgan move “Foreign investors are shifting towards longer-dated Indian bonds," said Kunal Sodhani, vice president at Shinhan Bank.

OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite 5G first impressions: New colours, same processorAccording to tipster Yogesh Brar, the CMF Phone 1 will feature a 6.7-inch Full HD+ LTPS AMOLED display with a peak brightness of 2000 nits (800 nits in high brightness mode) and a variable refresh rate of up to 120Hz. The latest Nothing is likely to have an IP52 rating for splash and dust resistance and an in-display fingerprint sensor.The smartphone is likely to be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7300 chipset with support for up to 8GB of RAM and up to 128GB of storage.

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd and excluding Axis Bank Ltd. Now, Nomura's top large banks include ICICI Bank, State Bank of India, and Kotak Mahindra Bank, all rated 'Buy'.

Valtrust (formerly Valturst capital), is a Delhi-based multi-family office, offering investment advisory to families and individuals to grow their wealth and ensure inter-generational wealth transfer. Rahul Bhutoria, Valtrust's director and co-founder, assists families in managing their onshore and offshore investment portfolios. He shared insights on a broad range of topics related to SME IPOs during his conversation with ET Online.

Dr. Reddy’s said in the statement.The Hyderabad-based company will inherit the global nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) brand Nicotinell with a footprint in over 30 countries spanning Europe, Asia including Japan, and Latin America, along with the brand Nicabate, Habitrol and Thrive in markets outside of the US.“…The portfolio is attractive for its customer loyalty, its global nature, and the access it provides to key customers," said Israeli."We believe we can unlock more value, grow the portfolio further, and increase consumer access around the world to these global brands.

Also Read: JPMorgan on track to include India in emerging market debt index from June; How will it impact Indian bonds and yields?The index weighting of India bonds is expected to reach a maximum weight of 10% in GBI-EM Global Diversified Index, 8.7% in the GBI-EM Global Index and 14.59% in the GBI-EM Global Diversified IG 15% Cap Index.Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) area is estimated to see the largest regional hit to index weight. EMEA EM's aggregate weight is expected to drop to 26.2% by March when India's inclusion is complete compared to around 32% at the start of this month, Reuters reported.With India’s addition, Asia’s weight is estimated to increase to 47.6% in the index, HSBC Plc said in a note.