The Opposition is taking this line of argument, that the exposure of LIC and public sector banks like the SBI to the Adani Group has significant implications for middle-class savings
The move is to shield investors against risky and speculative trades
The Opposition parties tried to raise the issue in both Houses of Parliament but were disallowed by the chair
Typically, investors who want to bet that the company's stock will fall borrow shares in the market and sell them, hoping to buy them back at a lower price, in a practice called short selling
The domestic currency closed at 82.18 per US dollar as against 81.93 per dollar on Wednesday
The fall was triggered by short seller Hindenburg Research's accusation against the group of accounting fraud and stock manipulation
The bank said in the memo it has decided to remove lending value "to all Adani issued securities with immediate effect"
Steep rise in yields raises questions about group's ability to raise fresh debt abroad
Lord Jo Johnson, younger brother of former British prime minister Boris Johnson, has resigned his non-executive directorship of a UK-based investment firm linked with the now-withdrawn Adani Enterprises Follow-on Public Offer (FPO). 'The Financial Times' newspaper referenced UK Companies House records to reveal that 51-year-old Lord Johnson had been appointed as a director of London-based Elara Capital Plc in June last year and resigned on Wednesday, the day when the Adani Group announced the withdrawal of the FPO. Elara, which described itself as a capital markets business raising funds for Indian corporates, was among the bookrunners on the FPO. Johnson insisted he has been assured of the company's "good standing" and has stepped down due to his own lack of "domain expertise". "I joined the board of Elara Capital, an India-focused investment firm based in London, as an independent non-executive director last June in the hope of making a contribution to UK-India trade and investmen
When a stock is included in the ASM list, it serves as a warning to the investors about unusual activity in the stock
Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh on Thursday dismissed apprehensions about any impact of Adani group firms' stock route on clean energy development, saying India has many such large companies in the sector. Singh's statement comes at a time when opposition party members have joined hands in both the houses of the Parliament demanding suspension of regular proceedings to discuss the allegations of fraud against the Adani Group. The proceedings of Lok Sabha as well as Rajya Sabha were completely washed out on Thursday due to the issue. Asked about the impact of the issue on clean energy sector, Singh told reporter in a press conference, "I have the most robust renewable energy capacity in the world and that means that I have at least 15-16 large companies which are at the level of global companies. It will not impact us in any way. We have many large companies and those are some of the biggest renewable energy companies in the world." The opposition parties have ..
CLOSING BELL: Broader markets, however, outperformed benchmark indices as Nifty MidCap 100 and Nifty SmallCap 100 indices surged up to 0.5 per cent
SBI's exposure includes $200 million from its overseas units, the person said, asking not to be identified discussing private information
The withdrawal of Adani Enterprises' share sale caps a dramatic setback for Gautam Adani, the school dropout-turned-billionaire whose fortunes rose rapidly in recent years
Quoting the Hindenburg Research Report, he said in the notice that crores of rupees of many public sector banks of the country including the State Bank of India (SBI) are at stake
Vaishnaw declined to comment on how allegations against Adani were being assessed by the government
Given the unprecedented situation and the current market volatility, Adani Enterprises has cancelled its Rs 20,000 crore follow-on-offer (FPO)
Even for those Indians who don't have shares in the Adani group, the concern now is the health of their portfolios
Banks either want more collateral for loans, or are scrutinizing the value of the company's debt to lend against
Stocks to watch today: The Board of Adani Enterprises (AEL) has announced that it will not go-ahead with the fully subscribed Follow-on Public Offer (FPO)