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Rainbow Medicare subscribed 29% on Day-1 on retail interest

The multi-speciality hospital chain had allotted shares worth Rs 470 crore to anchor investors on Tuesday

Retail shareholding in NSE-listed companies hits 7.32% in December

According to Primeinfobase.com, an arm of Prime Database Group, retail shareholding in NSE-listed companies touched an all-time high of 7.32 pc in December

Vedant Fashions IPO subscribed 21% on Day 2 of the offer

The retail portion of the issue was subscribed 31 per cent, while institutional and wealthy investor portions were subscribed 11 per cent and 9 per cent, respectively

2021 retail investing boom has lessons

Covid-19 did what innumerable seminars on investor education could not do for over two and a half decades.

Investors turn to hybrid funds on high valuations, shows data

In October, hybrid schemes received net inflows in excess of Rs 10,000 crore, taking the total inflows in such schemes in FY22 to Rs 79,431 crore

Robinhood tumbles 12% after warning of slowdown in retail trading

Shares of Robinhood Markets Inc tumbled 12% on Thursday, after the owner of the app warned that the trading frenzy among small-time investors that boosted its second-quarter revenue would slow down

Discount broking industry is getting overcrowded: Prakarsh Gagdani, 5paisa

Almost 75-80 per cent of our customers are under 35 years in age, largely first-time investors and come from tier-2 and tier-3 cities, he said.

IPO watch: G R Infraprojects subscribed 2.3 times, Clean Science by 1.7x

NMDC OFS retail book undersubscribed, mops up just 76%

Mid-, Smallcaps outperform in first half of 2021; analysts see more upside

Among sectors, the metal index recorded robust performance with S&P BSE Metal and Nifty Metal indexes gaining 63 per cent in H1CY21

Planning to invest? Short-duration funds safer option for retail investors

Rising yields at shorter end of curve will benefit these funds as liquidity level tightens

Direct exposure to equities is fraught with risks for unseasoned investors

Begin investing directly in a very small portion of your portfolio and see if you have the flair for it

ICICI Securities OFS subscribed 4.4 times on heavy institutional interest

Another 712,141 shares meant for retail investors will be auctioned on Thursday. Floor price set at Rs 440 a share

Scammers fool Britons with investment firm clones, says trade body

More than 200 British retail investors have lost nearly 10 million pounds in total to sophisticated investment scams since a government lockdown in March to fight the Covid-19 pandemic

Sebi shields small investors from AT1 bonds, urges 'full discretion'

Banks issue such instruments to augment their capital base, but regulator says small investors may not understand them fully.

Happiest Minds IPO subscribed more than 8 times on day before close

Happiest Minds is looking to raise Rs 110 crore in fresh capital through the IPO

Make gradual entry in mkts, understand risks: Sebi chief to small investors

Ball is in govt's court, says Sebi chairman on using demat accounts for investing in G-secs

Traders advise caution as retail activity in F&O segment picks up

Market participants say heightened volatility in markets is attracting investors to take advantage of sharp swings, but only few will end up making money

Stock investing: Cull overleveraged companies from your portfolio

At a time when revenues have been disrupted, these are the ones that could go belly up first

Coronavirus impact: Retail investors see Rs 3 trillion hit on investments

Experts say such investors build large positions when markets are at historical peaks

Retail investor should keep an eye on mid- and small-cap funds too

At present, the market is favouring very select quality stocks that have managed to maintain their earnings even in difficult economic circumstances