Alphabet-backed Aye Finance raises Rs 454 crore from major investors ahead of its IPO; Goldman Sachs main investor

Alphabet-backed Aye Finance has raised Rs 454 crore from major investors ahead of its IPO, which opens for public subscription on February 9, lending strong institutional backing to the NBFC, focused on micro-SME lending.The company informed the stock exchanges that it had allotted shares to investors at Rs 129 per share, the top end of […]

Vodafone Idea Q3 Results Preview: Losses set to increase further; marginal sales growth

Vodafone Idea is expected to report weak performance in the December quarter, with revenue growth remaining subdued and losses widening as modest gains in ARPU continue to be offset by continued subscriber losses. On average, five brokers expect third-quarter revenue to rise around 1% year-on-year, while losses will widen to around Rs 6,700-7,000 crore. Turnover […]

Rs 4.5 lakh crore PSU bank rally attracts FII buying in 10 stocks. Are you late to the party?

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) are piling into India’s public sector banks after a blistering rally added Rs 4.5 lakh crore in market capitalization over the past year, with FIIs raising stakes in 10 of the 12 PSU lenders in the December quarter as improving fundamentals and attractive valuations bring about a major change in investor […]

Nifty finds support near 25,900; Volatility offers buying opportunities, says Rahul Sharma

Indian equity markets showed signs of recovery with a return of buying interest, but traders should brace for higher volatility in the near term, said Rahul Sharma, Director and Head – Technical & Derivatives Research at JM Financial Services.Speaking to ET Now, Sharma said the Nifty 50 has found short-term support around the 25,900-25,950 zone […]

Billionaire Deepinder Goyal to sacrifice Rs 1,000 crore perpetual ESOPs for giving up CEO role

Billionaire Eternal founder Deepinder Goyal is set to lose over Rs 1,000 crore in unvested employee stock options (ESOPs) as he steps down from the role of Group CEO. He is returning 3.3 crore shares to the corporate pool. Analysts call this an extraordinary corporate governance gesture that could eliminate the need for shareholder dilution […]

Market participants are seeking equity tax relief ahead of the Budget

Market participants have urged the government to ease capital market taxes, including a higher exemption limit for long-term capital gains, ahead of the 2026-2027 Union Budget.They also suggested that the government avoid further increases in transaction taxes. The Union Budget will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1.Market participants also demanded an […]