Nithin Kamath, Founder and CEO of stock brokerage firm Zerodha, on Monday advocated for simplifying short selling of stocks, arguing that the 'lack' of short selling in Indian markets is causing potential market distortions.
Indian stock benchmarks closed their first day of the week with slight gains in the account, as investors remained cautious ahead of anticipated U.S. tariff announcements.
The Indian stock markets ended their day in green, marginally above yesterday's closing level on Tuesday, after snapping a four-session winning streak in the previous session.
At the end of the trading session, Nifty was down 124.00 points or 0.48 per cent at 25,513.80 and the BSE's Sensex was down by 458.47 points or 0.55 per cent, reaching 83,600.43
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) made a net investment of Rs 13,107.54 crore into Indian markets during the week of June 23 to June 27, according to data released by the National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL).
India's equity benchmarks closed the day on a high note, marking its highest closing level in 2025, fuelled by "easing geopolitical tensions" in the Middle East region.
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) pumped Rs 3,346.94 crore into Indian stock markets this week, boosted by positive sentiment after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced a rate cut, according to data from the National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL).