NSE debt market turnover surpasses cash segment
GALLOPING debt markets in a country hooked on to equity? Well, that’s now a reality with daily turnover on the National Stock Exchange’s debt segment alone crossing Rs 2,000 crore on most of the days of the current month while its equity segment is witnessing declining turnover, which of late is at around Rs 2,000 cr, down from a high of over Rs 7,500 cr recorded on March 1, 2001.

Ficci, Assocham divided over Sebi ban on badla
THE Indian industrial associations — Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) and Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industries of India (Assocham) — have taken different postures on the badla ban.

UTI fund dabbles in low-rated debt papers
EVEN AS eyebrows are being raised for its investments in questionable equities, Unit Trust of India (UTI) has also been dabbling with low-rated debt corporate papers which could affect the interests of its investors in the debt schemes.

Healthy market to emerge from ban on badla: CSE brokers
A healthy and more realistic capital market would emerge after ban on the carry forward system from July two, a majority of CSE brokers said on Tuesday.

Members with corporate interest will not attend meet: JPC chief
MEMBERS of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), probing the stock market scam, who have a personal, pecuniary or direct interest in companies which are to be examined, will not be attending the related meetings, JPC Chairman Prakash Mani Tripathi said here on Tuesday.

‘Liquidity likely to improve in non-specified stocks’
LIQUIDITY may improve in many non-specified stocks after the ban on badla comes into effect from July 2, market and industry sources said. Currently, the volumes are concentrated in 200-odd A-group stocks where carry-forward is allowed. After the ban on deferral products comes into effect, the activity may spread over to other scrips.