Category: Finance

Beyond Meat soars 146% after addition to meme ETF, Walmart deal

Beyond Meat shares fall 1%, giving up a triple-digit gain as meme rally fizzles

SEC investigates Jefferies over First Brands collapse, report says

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Sebi pulls plug on Avadhut Sathe's trading academy operations

Market Expert Dec 5, 2025

Sebi has ordered financial influencer Avadhut Sathe and his academy to stop unregistered investment advisory and research analyst services. They are banned from trading securities and must return ₹546 crore earned from the alleged illegal business. Sebi found they provided advice without registration, misleading over 3.37 lakh investors.

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NSE revises price bands for 230 stocks effective today

Market Expert Dec 5, 2025

The NSE has adjusted price bands for 230 stocks, with 128 moving to 20% and 90 to 10%. This move typically signifies reduced manipulation risk or improved liquidity. Conversely, 10 stocks, including TVS Electronics, will see their bands reduced to 5%, with Cura Technologies moving to 2%.

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BAT to offload ITC Hotels shares worth Rs 2,948 crore via a block deal

Market Expert Dec 5, 2025

British American Tobacco plans to sell approximately 7% of ITC Hotels shares, valued at around ₹2,948 crore, via a block deal on December 5. The sale, which represents a portion of BAT's 15.3% stake, will occur at a floor price of ₹205.6 per share. This secondary transaction follows ITC Hotels' demerger from ITC Limited.

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Kaynes Tech shares fall 6% as Kotak flags issues

Market Expert Dec 5, 2025

Kaynes Technology shares fell 6% after Kotak Institutional Equities highlighted discrepancies in inter-company transaction disclosures between the parent and its subsidiaries. The brokerage noted significant unrecorded transactions and receivables, alongside concerns about accounting for goodwill and intangibles. This follows a substantial rally in the stock.

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Analysts warn of up to 16% further downside for IndiGo amid operational turmoil

Market Expert Dec 5, 2025

IndiGo's stock is facing pressure from widespread flight cancellations. These disruptions are expected to affect revenue and profits in the coming quarter. Analysts suggest further stock drops are possible if the cancellations persist. Investors are advised to wait for clarity on the situation. The company's ability to restore operations will be key to its stock's future performance.

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To become global reinsurance hub, GIFT City must offer global regularity clarity

Market Expert Dec 5, 2025

To be sure, GIFT City already extends several benefits to reinsurers seeking to make this an operational hub. It offers no additional capital injection requirement, a 10-year tax holiday, and significantly lighter staffing and regulatory obligations than onshore India, where full-fledged operations demand a CEO, CFO, chief compliance officer and strict key managerial personnel norms.

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Modulus hires UBS Mumbai branch head Sandeep Agarwal as new CEO

Market Expert Dec 5, 2025

Sandeep Agarwal is currently serving notice period in UBS and likely to join Modulus in January. He is likely to spearhead the business as well as the investments, people cited above said. Agarwal did not respond to queries.

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Ahead of Market: 10 things that will decide stock market action on Friday

Market Expert Dec 5, 2025

Indian markets ended slightly higher as IT stocks gained ahead of the RBI policy decision. Mixed global cues, a weak rupee and FII outflows capped gains, while analysts warned of resistance near 26,150 and possible volatility on Friday.

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Market Trading Guide: Buy Cigniti Technologies and Hindustan Copper on Friday for up to 7% gains

Market Expert Dec 5, 2025

Benchmark indices fell for a third straight session, pressured by banks and financials ahead of the RBI policy. Technical indicators show weakening momentum, with Nifty slipping below the 21EMA. Analysts expect a bearish-to-sideways trend, while Anupam Rasayan and Infosys emerged as top buy ideas.

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US stocks subdued as investors look to Fed for rate cuts

Market Expert Dec 5, 2025

Indian markets are watching global trends. Wall Street indexes saw mixed movements on Thursday. Investors are closely examining new jobs data. This information helps them predict a Federal Reserve rate cut next week. Traders are also looking at inflation reports. Company earnings and forecasts are influencing stock prices. Developments around the Federal Reserve chair selection are also a key focus.

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RBI orders weekly loan data reporting to credit information cos from April 1, 2026

Market Expert Dec 5, 2025

RBI has mandated that lenders submit borrower data to credit bureaus weekly instead of fortnightly from April 1, 2026. The move aims to improve credit underwriting and loan monitoring. Lenders must update data on fixed dates each month, share full monthly files, and report compliance, with defaulters flagged to RBI.

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Banks have to offer mobile banking for basic accounts: RBI

Market Expert Dec 5, 2025

RBI also rejected banks’ suggestion to fix eligibility criteria to open basic accounts based on income and profile of customer saying that fixing an eligibility criteria would undermine the objective of repositioning BSBD account as an affordable banking product available to all customers.

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FPIs withdraw Rs 13,121 cr in just 4 days; outflow reaches Rs 1.56 lakh cr in 2025

Market Expert Dec 5, 2025

Foreign investors have pulled out Rs 13,121 crore (USD 1.46 billion) from Indian equities in the first four days of December, taking the total outflow for 2025 to Rs 1.56 lakh crore (USD 17.8 billion), data from NSDL showed on Thursday.

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British American Tobacco plans to offload up to 15.3% stake in ITC Hotels via block deal

Market Expert Dec 5, 2025

BAT announced that its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Tobacco Manufacturers (India) Limited, Myddleton Investment Company Limited and Rothmans International Enterprises Limited, intend to sell the issued ordinary share capital in ITC Hotels via block deals.

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Asian Paints, Vedanta and 3 other stocks hit 52-week highs; gains up to 18% in a month

Market Expert Dec 5, 2025

Five BSE500 stocks — including Asian Paints, Vedanta and Hero MotoCorp — hit fresh 52-week highs on Thursday, extending up to 18% gains over the past month amid strong market momentum.