For example, 15 years loans are being priced at even lower than 6%, linking with Repo / T-Bill rates. At the same times 10- year government bond is currently trading at 6.2% and by the current pricing trends this could even gravitate towards 6.0% again.

In another transaction, Societe Generale bought 8.5 million shares of SBI cards at Rs. 1,021 apiece through a bulk deal on the NSE.

The Fed has promised not to cut back on the $120 billion of Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities it is buying each month until it sees "substantial further progress" toward its goals of maximum employment and 2 per cent inflation.

Those bonds are likely to offer 6.45-6.55 percent with seven-year maturity, three people familiar with the matter told ET.

While business resumption is still better than the levels registered prior to the Covid pandemic, mobility indicators are mixed, with other real economy indicators struggling, Nomura Global Markets Research said in a note.

These are facing a fine of Rs 16 lakh, payable jointly and severally, for violation of Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices norms.

This was the tranche-1 NCD issue of the housing finance company with a base issue size of Rs 200 crore and a greenshoe option of up to Rs 800 crore.

The ITC stock is now up 15 per cent this month, a feat thought near impossible for a stock that couldn’t get itself out of the tight trading range of Rs 200-220 for almost six months. The optimism is real as investors pin hope on strong volume recovery in the cigarette business in coming months aided by the reopening of the economy. ITC investors are firmly atop the momentum bull for now.

Barring the dollar-pegged stablecoins, top cryptocurrencies have declined as much as 40 per cent in just a couple of weeks. Ethereum has dropped the most, up to 39 per cent. It was followed by XRP and Solana, declining 36 per cent each.

Real estate shares were in demand after the Karnataka government slashed stamp duty. Metals and chemical stocks made a strong comeback. BLS International continued to decline after some fraudulent SMSes and messages, while RPSG Venture saw profit taking.