One of the significant changes in the Union Budget 2018 was the introduction of tax on long term capital gains (LTCG) at the rate of …
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What are the Nifty and Sensex and how are the indices calculated?
A common question that is asked in the stock markets very colloquially is “Market kya lagta hai”. While this question does not have a very …

Key takeaways from the third quarter GDP estimates…
On the 28th of February, the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation (MOSPI) released the GDP estimates for the 3rd quarter ended December 2017. Of …

Did you know the impact of IPO funding on IPO listing?
Over the last few months you may have been surprised to see the HNI portion of some of the IPOs being oversubscribed by 300 and …

A guide on the difference between an IPO and an OFS…
The Initial Public Offer (IPO) market has been abuzz over the last 2 years. While IPOs helped raise nearly $2 billion in the fiscal year …

Know how the ASBA process simplifies the IPO application process…
Back in the early 1990s the entire IPO process used to be complicated and intimidating. You would apply for an IPO in a fixed price …

Why the fiscal deficit may not be a cause for concern
The Union Budget 2018 presented by Arun Jaitley was in the strict sense of the word a macro budget. It takes a look at the …

New initiatives that the budget has put to spur growth
Union budget 2018 has actually been a big picture budget. It has not been about the nuances of taxes and levies but it has been …

What will India’s maiden budget after GST focus on?
The Union Budget speech would be typically divided into two parts. The first part would contain all the government allocations and resources and the second …

What are the key Budget Expectations on equities and capital markets?
It is natural to look at the Union Budget each year from the point of view of the equity markets. The Sensex and the Nifty …