Stock Market Holiday Today: Stock markets in India are closed today, Thursday, May 1, 2025, on the occasion of Maharashtra Day, and Labour Day 2025

Investors will likely only be able to assess market opportunities once the trade negotiations take place over the next four to six months, said Mobius

Mark Mobius

The rupee extended its recovery from February's record low of 87.95 a dollar, rising 2 per cent in March and 1.16 per cent in April

treasury bills, Bonds, yield curve, banking system

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) plunged by more than 3,500 points on Wednesday as uncertainty took hold due to increasing risk of a showdown with India.
Information Minister Atta Tarar said that India was planning military action against Pakistan in 26 to 36 hours, spreading panic in the market.
The market maintained a downward trend throughout the day and finally the index closed at 111,326.57, down by 3,545.61 or 3.09 per cent, from the last close of 114,872.18, according to the data provided by the PSX.
Analysts attributed the plunge to the uncertain security situation after the Pahalgam terrorist attack of April 22 that killed at least 26 people.
The Dawn newspaper reported that Mohammed Sohail, chief executive of Topline Securities, attributed the decline to news of a likely attack in the next few days.
Awais Ashraf, director research at AKD Securities, said, Investors are worried about potential Indian military action against Pakistan, concerns that have intensified follow

In a significant diplomatic break between India and Pakistan in years, Islamabad on Thursday suspended all bilateral agreements with New Delhi in response to India's suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty after the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam.

India-Pakistan

Information Minister Atta Tarar said that India was planning military action against Pakistan in 26 to 36 hours, spreading panic in the market

High net-worth individuals (HNIs) subscribed only 66 per cent, while retail and employee portions fared better at 1.78x and 5.4x, respectively

Ather Energy, Ather, EV scooter, electric scooter

All three major US stock indexes recovered from a sharp selloff earlier in the day, with the S&P 500 and the Dow flipping positive just minutes ahead of the closing bell

US stock market, wall street

Pressure was more pronounced in the broader markets, with small-cap shares falling the most

stock market

The price of 24-carat gold in Mumbai stood at Rs 97,600 per 10 grams and 22-carat gold stood at Rs 92,000 per 10 grams

Gold

Markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday barred three individuals from the securities markets for five years for allegedly misleading investors through YouTube videos to buy shares of Atlantaa.
The regulator slapped a penalty of Rs 50 lakh on Manish Mishra and Rs 10 lakh each on Vivek Chauhan and Ankur Sharma.
The markets watchdog also directed Mishra and Sharma to disgorge the unlawful gains worth Rs 10.38 lakh that they had pocketed and deposit the amount in the Investor Protection and Education Fund (IPEF) within 45 days of the order.
"...the noticees 1, 2 and 5 (Manish Mishra, Vivek Chauhan and Ankur Sharma) have colluded and engaged in a coordinated scheme to upload misleading videos to induce investors to trade in shares of the company and in doing so, they have violated PFUTP (prohibition of fraudulent and unfair trade practices) regulations," Sebi said.
Sebi observed that Manish Mishra had made illegal profit of Rs 4.37 lakh and Ankur Sharma had made illegal profit of Rs 6.01 la

Securities and Exchange Board of India, Sebi

Sebi observed that Manish Mishra had made illegal profit of Rs 4.37 lakh and Ankur Sharma had made illegal profit of Rs 6.01 lakh, while Vivek has not traded in the securities at all

Bollywood actors Ranbir Kapoor and Aamir Khan, as well as cricket players Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah, have invested in power transmission firm Karamtara Engineering's pre-IPO round.
Karamtara Engineering is a backwards-integrated manufacturer of products for the renewable energy and transmission lines sectors. It offers a diverse product portfolio, which enables it to serve as a one-stop shop for solar structures (fixed-tilt and trackers).
The company offers lattice structures for transmission lines, fasteners for solar, wind, transmission and industrial sectors, and overhead transmission line hardware fittings and accessories.
As part of the transaction, the company's promoters, Tanveer Singh and Rajiv Singh, have transferred an aggregate of 34,09,724 equity shares at Rs 310 apiece for an aggregating amount of Rs 106 crore, by way of a secondary sale, according to a public announcement.
Of these shares, Kapoor has bought 1,61,300 shares worth Rs 5 crore, Khan picked up 1,29,0

IPO, Initial public offerings

The proposed IPO is a combination of a fresh issue of shares valued at Rs 1,350 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of shares worth Rs 400 crore by promoters

The gross margin was at 41.7 per cent (down 240bps) while Ebitda at ₹650 crore was driven by Ebitda margin at 15.5 per cent

Trent, westside, fashion retail

Bajaj Finance shares: Bajaj Finance stock has "limited catalysts" for any meaningful upside in the stock in the near-term, said analysts

Bajaj Finance

Sebi highlighted that dematerialisation eliminates inefficiencies and risks associated with physical share certificates, such as loss, theft, forgery, and delays in transfer and settlement

Securities and Exchange Board of India, SEBI

Sebi had earlier issued restraint orders on two of the individuals, Manish Mishra and Vivek Chauhan, in earlier cases involving Sadhna Broadcast and Sharpline Broadcast

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