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04.02 / 06:35

markets COST UPS Citi security show Updates Update India’s reform agenda: Freeing up urban land should be treated as an economic imperative

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India recently notified the long-awaited modifications of its labour laws, streamlining outdated and punitive regulations that had raised the cost of doing business and discouraged scale. As states begin to operationalize the new codes, there is optimism that simpler rules will encourage the formation of new firms, investment and formalization.

04.02 / 03:35

markets UPS Provident FIVE security wellness After Budget shuts tax-free exits on SGBs, small February window offers last chance

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Budget for 2026-27 has removed the tax-free redemption benefit on sovereign gold bonds (SGBs) for secondary market buyers. Starting 1 April 2026, only those investors who bought SGBs at the time of issue and held them till maturity will get tax-free gains, excluding investors who purchased the bonds on stock exchanges even if they hold them till maturity.

04.02 / 01:21

COST UPS Citi security Strategy country reports D2C brands go offline, powering a mall leasing boom

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bengaluru: Direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands are emerging as one of the biggest drivers of mall leasing in India, as customer acquisition costs rise online and the need for physical visibility pushes them offline. Direct-to-consumer brands accounted for 27% of India’s total retail leasing in 2025, up from 25% in 2024, according to a report by Coldwell Banker Richard Ellis (CBRE), the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm.

04.02 / 01:21

markets UPS security wellness Bill Schools Podcasts Quitting your job to launch a business? Prepare your personal finances first

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Thinking of quitting your full-time job to build a startup or business of your own? Along with a business plan, it’s critical to prepare your personal finances for the early years of the new venture. “You need to survive in order to run the business," said N.

04.02 / 01:21

markets Target security Trade performer stage recommendations Stocks to buy: Raja Venkatraman's recommends three stocks for 4 February

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Stock market recap: Indian stock markets rallied on Tuesday, 3 February, after India and the US confirmed the long-awaited trade deal. US President Donald Trump said that reciprocal tariffs on Indian goods would be reduced to 18%, from 50%.

03.02 / 17:15

markets COST Manufacturing security Sustainability Trade Interviews ‘Slower FY27 customs revenue growth reflects India’s push for competitiveness, trade liberalisation’

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : The moderation in customs duty revenue growth projected for fiscal year 2027 (FY27) in the Union budget is due to lowering customs duty on raw materials and inputs to make Indian businesses more competitive, the chairperson of India’s Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Vivek Chaturvedi, told Mint in an interview. Also contributing is trade liberalisation being pursued under free trade agreements (FTAs), which will secure greater external market access for Indian businesses, according to Chaturvedi.

03.02 / 15:51

UPS security Trade President Experts reports India unlikely to halt Russian oil imports abruptly despite Trump's deal claim

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: US President Donald Trump has claimed that India has agreed to stop Russian oil purchases as part of a long-pending bilateral trade deal, but analysts and refiners said that an immediate, abrupt halt is unlikely.

03.02 / 12:27

SEC Volkswagen security Kirklands President Courts Investigations From Trump’s defense attorney to a former Mafia prosecutor, Adani hires a battery of high profile attorneys in the US

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI: Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar Adani have hired prominent attorneys in the US—including one of Donald Trump’s lawyers and a former Mafia prosecutor—to represent them in their defence against allegations of securities fraud levelled by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The senior Adani has appointed law firm Sullivan & Cromwell LLP with Robert Giuffra leading the team representing him, as per a court filing dated 30 January.

03.02 / 10:53

markets COST security Trade performer International PB Fintech shares get the cold shoulder despite decent Q3 performance

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. PB Fintech stock fell around 6% on Tuesday despite the company’s decent performance on key parameters in the December quarter (Q3FY26). Among the positives, revenue rose 37% year-on-year to ₹1,771 crore, driven by growth in core online revenue and new initiatives revenue.

03.02 / 09:53

markets Citi security stage 2020 reports International Advent re-enters Aditya Birla Capital with ₹2,750 crore housing finance deal

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI: Private equity firm Advent International will acquire a 14.3% stake in Aditya Birla Housing Finance Ltd (ABHFL) for ₹2,750 crore, valuing the company at ₹19,250 crore on a post-money basis, according to a regulatory filing by listed parent Aditya Birla Capital. The parent will retain an 85.7% stake.

03.02 / 06:59

markets UPS FIVE Digital Booking Platform security Sebi to cut FPI registration time from 30 days to just 5 days, aiming to boost foreign investment, chief Pandey says

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s market regulator plans to sharply cut the registration timeline for foreign portfolio investors, Securities and Exchange Board of India chief Tuhin Kanta Pandey said. “The idea is that we should take five days.

03.02 / 04:41

markets Target Manufacturing security Coherent trends country Rathin Roy: Why the budget lacks the coherence needed to tackle India’s real economic challenges

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. This budget has been commendably prudent and tries to alleviate the harassment that marks India’s exploitative and litigious tax system. It does little else.

02.02 / 13:01

markets UPS Career security community President A wavering Warsh comes to the Fed

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. About the author: Constance Hunter is the chief economist at the Economist Intelligence Unit. She was formerly chief economist of KPMG. Kevin Warsh has been able to thread a very fine needle.

02.02 / 10:13

markets COST security Research Trade Experts STT hike: Why derivative traders will dump futures for options

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The proposed increase in the securities transaction tax (STT) on derivatives from the next fiscal could drive a shift in trading from futures to options, where the hike in the levy is comparatively lower, experts said. This could partly offset the estimated 10-15% dent in derivative volumes, according to some of them.

02.02 / 09:27

markets COST Gap security Strategy Trade How will the STT hike on F&O trades affect arbitrage and other funds?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Budget 2026 increased transaction costs in the derivatives market by hiking the securities transaction tax (STT) on futures and options trades. While the increase is small in absolute terms, it has material implications for arbitrage funds, which depend on cash-futures spreads.

02.02 / 09:27

markets UPS security wellness Trade cricket The best thing about Budget 2026? It left your finances alone

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Towards the end of every January, the financial media gears up for budget day as if it were a cricket final. Anchors rehearse their reactions, influencers prepare their hot takes, and everyone braces for the big reveals that will supposedly reshape our financial lives.

02.02 / 06:53

MET security War country Editorial Saudi media takes an anti-Israel turn

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Saudi Arabia’s state-backed media has been taking an increasingly anti-Israel tone, a further indication of the diminishing prospects for diplomatic normalization between the two Middle East powers. In one example, a January editorial in the daily Al Riyadh criticized Israel for disregarding international law and state sovereignty.

02.02 / 00:47

markets COST UPS security Sustainability Trade shock The prospect of better returns will overshadow the budget’s securities transaction tax hike

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The government’s goal of a Viksit Bharat by 2047 requires India to sustain high growth over a long period of time. Union Budget 2026-27 operates within a framework that India has articulated for itself: of bringing down the government’s debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio on a sustainable basis.

01.02 / 14:23

markets Provident Manufacturing security Enterprise Trade electronic Budget 2026: Manufacturing gets a big push amid global headwinds

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Union Budget 2026-27 continued to push the pedal on localization in the Indian manufacturing sector, announcing a slew of measures across electronic goods, pharma, textiles, capital goods and other sectors to boost India's production and export competitiveness. The focus on self-reliance was reflected in finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s speech.

01.02 / 12:37

markets COST FIVE Manufacturing security Analysis Trade Budget bloodbath: Market breadth hits 5-year low as STT hike triggers widespread rout

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : Market breadth has hit at least a five-year low during Sunday’s budget session, with four out of every five BSE 500 stocks retreating. This marks the most widespread sell-off on a budget day since 2021, erasing gains across every sector except pharma and textiles.

01.02 / 12:11

markets Provident Maxim Platform security Research Trade Budget 2026: STT hike to hit derivatives trading volumes

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Stocks of capital-market-related companies such as exchanges and discount brokers have been hit hardest by the steep hike in securities transaction tax (STT). Listed companies aren’t the only ones that will bear the brunt — the valuation of NSE’s upcoming initial public offering (IPO) will also be affected as it is the dominant exchange in equity derivatives trading.

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