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Capital markets regulator Sebi on Monday slapped penalties totalling Rs 50 lakh on three foreign portfolio investors for exceeding the prescribed limits on short-term investments in debt securities.

The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) on Monday invited bids from merchant bankers to assist the government in its planned stake sale in public sector banks and listed financial institutions.

Kotak Institutional Equities reported that IndusInd Bank, JSW Steel, Apollo Hospitals, and Asian Paints have over 5% pledged promoter holdings. The total pledged holdings in BSE-500 companies stood at ₹1.63 trillion in December 2024, showing a slight decline from the previous quarter.

Indian equities have been highly volatile, with Sensex dropping nearly 10,000 points from its peak. Yet, in FY25, Sensex gained 2.5%, and BSE Smallcap rose 6%. Among smallcaps, nine stocks, each held by 10+ mutual funds, surged over 100%.

India’s investment landscape is evolving as 45% of young investors under 35 prefer stocks over traditional savings. Digital platforms drive this shift, with 68% relying on technology for investment learning. Virtual trading and financial literacy play key roles in this transformation.

Indian markets declined for the fifth straight session on Monday, with the Sensex dropping over 800 points and Nifty50 closing below 22,600. Auto and FMCG stocks saw gains, while power, utilities, metal, telecom, and IT stocks faced selling pressure.

Citi has recently upgraded India to “overweight” status, as strategists forecast a significant upside driven by the country’s less demanding valuations. They noted that “the market also screens like a relative outperformer, should tariff risks return.” Additionally, India’s sharp downturn from recent highs has been marked by persistent selling from foreign institutional investors, who have offloaded stocks worth as much as Rs 2 lakh crore, further influencing market dynamics.

Oil prices extended last week s losses on Monday as investors awaited clarity on talks to end the war in Ukraine and weighed up the prospect of a resumption in crude exports from northern Iraq.

The Indian rupee ended little changed on Monday, in contrast to the gains in its regional peers, as dollar demand from oil companies weighed.