India-US trade deal: According to experts, the India-US interim trade pact has brought clarity among FII, DII and retail ...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed a hike in Securities Transaction Tax (STT), on both futures and options, by up to 150%. After the announcement, the shares of BSE, Angel One, and ...

Revenue Secretary Arvind Shrivastava says volume of F&O transactions is largely in realm of 'heavy speculation', which ...

The Indian stock market experienced a sharp decline due to increased Securities Transaction Tax on derivatives, with a 1,547-point drop in the BSE Sensex. Analysts expect the market to recover quickly ...

Budget 2026 hikes STT on Futures and options from April 1, 2026, making trading costlier. Experts question its impact on speculation and market sentiment.

Every F&O trade now costs more. Frequent, high-volume speculative trading becomes less attractive, which is exactly what the ...

Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) announced on Thursday evening that it has decided to remove ...

Since STT is charged on every trade, and not on profits, traders must pay it even if they incur losses. This makes frequent ...

While medium-long term growth levers are seen strongly in place, Tata Power's Mundra thermal plant is inoperative since July ...

Indian equity markets came under sharp selling pressure on Sunday after the Union Budget 2026–27 delivered a surprise hike in ...

The sharp rise in retail participation in India’s derivatives market and mounting regulatory concerns over speculative ...

According to Equirus, higher STT increases the cost of frequent trading, which could discourage retail participation and ...