Raised Interest Rates Benefited NRIs

Reserve Bank of IndiaAiming to control the inflation, the Reserve Bank of India has raised the interest rates on March 30. This unexpected increase in interest rates caused a drop of over 600 points in the Indian stock market on April 2 though the market recovered.
Long-term investor, such as NRIs have fully exhibited this response as they pumped nearly Rs.1 billion in months of February and March, whereas, earlier, they were sellers mainly due to high rupee-dollar rate and valuation concerns. The mutual funds have also eased off and become attractive for the investor.

Strengthened Rupee has mixed response from Industry

Indian CurrencyIndian industry looked confused over the issue whether the RBI should intervene in order to protect exporters from the gaining rupee or not.
As per CII, the domestic industry would have to accept a strengthening rupee in the short term, whereas, FICCI, Assocham and FIEO fancies RBI to check the sharp climb in the currency.

Transfer Pricing Provisions Ruled Out, If Tax Liability Absent

Authority for Advance Rulings has decided that the income-tax department cannot apply transfer pricing provisions, if a foreign company does not have a liability to pay tax. This ruling would give relief to the Netherlands-based Vanenburg Group BV which had shifted the entire shareholding of its Indian subsidiary Cordys R&D (India) Pvt Ltd to its Cordys Holdings BV (Netherlands).
Vanenburg Group had asked a judgment from the AAR on whether the relocation would draw capital gains tax and the transfer pricing provisions under Sections 92-92F of the Income-Tax Act, 1961.

Investors Prefer Online Trading

As per reports, approximately one-fifth of the retail turnover is being transacted online which is low as compared to markets like South Korea and Japan having 85% and 80% of the total retail turnover is transacted over the Internet. Hong Kong and Singapore market’s net-based transactions account for only 15% of the retail turnover.

Internet trading in India has grown 100% every year during the last 5 years. Almost 45% of the total retail trading is expected through the online network.

The Internet seems like the biggest leveler, enabler and differentiator as the broking industry will split into two parts where one would like to call itself wealth management providers while others will concentrate on the high volume business by providing lower charges.

Sunita Tests LOCAD-PTS

With the purposeSunita Williams of extending future exploratory journeys into space, the first major test on the

DaimlerChrysler Will Soon Depart Tata’s Land

DaimlerChrysler DaimlerChryslerIndia’s new plant near Pune will end up the land lease a

Pages

News in Focus

Nextspin Casino Offers Immersive Experience with Casino Games with Focus on Asian Markets

Nextspin Casino, a Swedish software development company established in 2018, has rapidly ascended in the online gaming industry by delivering innovative and engaging slot games.

Reliance Power Share Price Surges After Q3 Profit; Trades Close to 52-Week Highs

Shares of Reliance Power, led by Anil Ambani, soared over 10% on Thursday, reaching Rs 43.95 on the BSE, following the company’s announcement of a net profit of Rs 41.95 crore for the December quar

Betnacional Offers Tough Competition to Betano and Betfair in Brazilian Online Casino Market

Betnacional Casino has swiftly emerged as a formidable entity in Brazil's gaming sector, leveraging strategic mergers and acquisitions to solidify its market presence.

KEC International Share Price Could Reach Rs 960: Prabhudas Lilladher Research

Prabhudas Lilladher has revised its rating for KEC International from ‘Hold’ to ‘Accumulate’, citing strong execution, a robust order book, and growth in core business segments such as Transmission

BPCL Share Price Jumps 2%; Fibonacci Levels Suggest Rally till Rs 278 (Immediate Resistance)

BPCL Share price was trading firm after Goldman Sachs confirmed its positive outlook for oil marketing companies with target price for BPCL at Rs 360.

Indian Startups Discuss AI Expansion with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman met with Indian startup and tech leaders on Wednesday to discuss key issues surrounding artificial intelligence, including lowering the cost of AI models and ensuring data sov