The Nifty 50 February 2026 futures contract settled 1% higher on Tuesday, February 24, while the Bank Nifty outperformed, rallying 3.1% during the expiry month. Nifty’s February series rollover stood at 68.2%, falling below the previous expiry’s 70.8% and the three- and six-month averages of 70.6% and 75.6%, as the March series commenced with 142.73…
The latest amendment by the Reserve Bank of India to bank lending norms hits a critical cog: cheap leverage. The RBI has barred banks from deploying depositor money to fund proprietary trading and has mandated stricter collateral rules for capital market intermediaries (CMIs), including brokers and exchanges. This comes on top of the government’s upcoming…
The Indian stock market indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, traded flat on Tuesday amid mixed global market cues. Gains in IT, FMCG and PSU banking stocks were countered by selling in metals, Oil & Gas and realty stocks. The benchmark Sensex was up 109.5 points, or 0.13%, at 83,386.70, while the Nifty 50 traded 4.05…
The Indian stock market extended its rally for the third straight session on Tuesday, with the benchmark Sensex surging above 84,300 level, and the Nifty 50 hovering near 26,000 level. The Sensex was up 380.13 points, or 0.45%, at 84,445.88, while the Nifty 50 traded 113.75 points, or 0.44%, higher at 25,981.05. Bank Nifty index…
After the change in the tax structure related to derivatives in Budget 2026, the movement in the Futures and Options (F&O) segment had intensified. In particular, the increase in Securities Transaction Tax (STT) increased the trading cost, which was bound to increase the concern of small and active traders. Meanwhile, a discussion had started in…
The recently-announced increase in the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the Budget presentation for the upcoming fiscal could be counterproductive if the government intends to curb speculative activity in futures and options (F&O), according to Nithin Kamath, founder and chief executive of Zerodha. In a post on social media platform…
