Indian Rupee at 7-week low as Asian equities trade in the red

The rupee tumbled to a seven-week low in early deals as Asian equity market were trading in the red on concerns that the global economic revival is still a long way off. Traders are worried that the development will hold back fund flows into local equities by overseas investors. The Indian unit opened at 48.97 … Read more Indian Rupee at 7-week low as Asian equities trade in the red

FIIs Exit India – Sell Rs 921 cr (prov) in the cash segment on Tuesday

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers of Rs 921.39 crore (provisional) in the cash segment on Tuesday, as per information on the BSE website. While FIIs made gross purchases of Rs 2,258.29 crore, their gross sales stood at Rs 3,179.68 crore. Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers of Rs 790.16 crore (provisional) on … Read more FIIs Exit India – Sell Rs 921 cr (prov) in the cash segment on Tuesday

Budget relief for sub-brokers, not to pay service tax

After finding instances of service tax evasion by sub brokers, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) had prompted tax authorities to issue orders to several south India-based sub-brokers to pay service tax. However, the recently announced Budget has brought cheers to the sub-brokers by excluding them from the purview of service tax and … Read more Budget relief for sub-brokers, not to pay service tax