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Sebi has reclassified Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) as equity, enabling greater mutual fund participation and index inclusion, while InvITs retain their hybrid status. The move aligns with global best practices and boosts liquidity, growth, and investor access.

Sebi has eased minimum public shareholding norms for large companies, giving Bajaj Housing Finance more time to dilute promoter stakes. Firms between ₹50,000 crore and ₹1 lakh crore now get extended timelines, reducing market pressure and improving fundraising flexibility.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India approved reforms. These reforms relax norms for public offers and shareholding. Foreign investors will have easier market access. Real Estate Investment Trusts now have equity status. Exit load for mutual funds is reduced. There are changes to related party transactions. A new website, India Market Access , is launched for Foreign Portfolio Investors.

The initial public offer of app-based beauty and home services platform Urban Company Ltd received overwhelming investor participation, with the issue getting a huge 103.63 times subscription on the last day of bidding on Friday.

Groww’s parent, Billionbrains Garage Ventures, plans to file for a $650–800 million IPO in Mumbai, aiming at an $8 billion valuation, backed by Satya Nadella. If successful, Groww will surpass Angel One as India’s most valuable brokerage.

Ray Dalio warns U.S. markets face rising risks due to growing federal debt, recommending 10–15% gold in portfolios as protection. Standard Chartered highlights similar pressures in Europe.

Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is considering changes to weekly options expiry. The regulator plans to release a consultation paper soon. This follows concerns about retail investor losses in the options market. Sebi has already implemented measures to strengthen market rules. These include delta-based open interest calculations. Exchanges have also swapped weekly expiries.

Urban Company, Shringar House, and Dev Accelerator IPOs drew record bids worth ₹1.22 lakh crore. Urban Company led with subscriptions nearly 100 times the offer, highlighting robust investor demand despite stretched valuations and high-risk considerations.

Sebi has expanded IPO anchor investor participation to include insurance and pension funds alongside mutual funds, raising anchor quota to 40% and merging allotment categories, aimed at diversifying the investor base and ensuring greater stability.

Sebi has approved a single-window clearance system to simplify market access for foreign portfolio investors. This initiative will streamline the registration process for FPIs, including sovereign wealth funds and public retail funds, managing over Rs 81 lakh crore in Indian assets. The automatic window will apply to FPIs with significant government ownership or those regulated in their home countries.