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HDFC Securities sees limited impact from RBI's new prop trading rules, expects firms to adapt
Abizer Diwanji, founder of NeoStrat Advisors LLP, pushed back on the idea that the RBI is targeting capital markets directly, noting that market regulation is SEBI's — the Securities and Exchange Board of India's — job, not the RBI's. Instead, he said, the central bank's goal is to prevent bank funding from inflating asset prices in ways that create systemic risk.
INR appreciates under Rs 95 per dollar after RBI announces measures to support foreign capital inflows and strengthen forex liquidity
The Indian rupee appreciated 81 paise to close at 94.93 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday after the Reserve Bank announced measures to support foreign capital inflows and strengthen forex liquidity. The announcements in the RBI policy boosted investor sentiments after the apex bank asserted that the country's forex reserves provide a sufficient buffer against external shocks. The Reserve Bank on Friday expectedly kept interest rates unchanged for the second time in a row as it weighed the impact of rising energy prices and supply disruptions caused by the West Asia crisis. The RBI kept its repo rate Steady at 5.25% amid uncertainty owing to US-Iran War. However, it expanded the Fully Accessible Route, or FAR, to include all new 15-year, 30-year and 40-year government security issuances. Due to this, the foreign investors will get wider access to longer-tenor Indian government bonds. This also opens up more room to invest in Indias bond market. The central bank has also ...
RBI announces measures to attract foreign capital
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced few measures in order to attract capital flow. Firstly, for government securities under the Fully Accessible Route (FAR), the central bank is expanding the universe of specified securities by including all new issuances of 15-, 30- and 40-year tenor G-secs. In addition, limits pertaining to short-term investment, concentration and individual securities on FPI investment under the General Route are being removed. These measures along with the tax benefits provided by the government this morning should help attract foreign capital for government borrowing. Second, the limits for investment by NRIs and OCIs in equity instruments traded on the stock market without SEBI registration are being increased. Further, the same facility is being extended to all individual Persons Resident Outside India (PROIs) at par with NRIs and OCIs. Third, a facility of concessional forex swap will be provided till 30th September 2026 to incentivize ECBs by PSUs.
Vodafone Idea, JSW Cement, Ola Electric, Central Bank of India among most traded stocks on NSE today, 22 May 2026 - Mint
Vodafone Idea, JSW Cement, Ola Electric, Central Bank of India among most traded stocks on NSE today, 22 May 2026Mint