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For dollar-yen, the one-month implied vol dropped for a 10th straight session to 9.48%, the longest slump since December 2019. A similar gauge on EUR/CHF slid to 6.27%, falling for an eighth day out of nine to levels last seen in early March.

US 10-year Treasuries have traded in a fairly narrow range through March after the yield retreated from the year s high of about 4.80% in mid-January. Trump s tariff and trade-war threats sparked fears of a recession, pushing investors out of stocks and into the safety of bonds.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had announced access to the Negotiated Dealing System-Order Matching (NDS-OM) platform for non-bank brokers with an aim to boost retail participation in the trading of government securities during its February monetary policy.

Listed jewellery companies including Titan Company, Kalyan Jewellers, PN Gadgil Jewellers, Thangamayil Jewellery, and Senco Gold have gained 2-20% over the past week compared with 4-40% drop over a three-month period.

​​Banks set a floor price on QIPs. Reports had suggested the government had approved a fundraising worth ₹10,000 crore in offer for sale for five PSU banks to maintain minimum public shareholding norms.

A Schwab spokesperson said its decision is consistent with the firm s "long-standing approach" of only making available Schwab affiliate money-market mutual funds, while a Fidelity spokesperson said this is an extension of the company s policy to "generally restrict" third-party money-market mutual funds.

Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey indicates that the regulator will examine the issues surrounding NSE s anticipated IPO. The IPO aims to enhance transparency and accountability, with NSE s shares valued at approximately Rs 4.75 lakh crore in the unlisted market. Sebi has also doubled the FPI disclosure limit to Rs 50,000 crore.

Punjab & Sind Bank has set the floor price at Rs 40.38 per share to raise Rs 2,000 crore through Qualified Institutional Placement. The board approved the preliminary placement document and may offer a discount of up to 5 per cent on the floor price as per Sebi regulations.

Sebi has extended the suspension of derivatives trading in seven agricultural commodities, including wheat and moong, until March 31, 2026. This measure aims to control price volatility and speculation in essential agricultural products which affect food prices and inflation. Existing positions can be squared up, but no new futures trading is allowed.

Indian indices extended gains for the sixth session, driven by BFSI and IT stocks. Sensex surged 1,078 points to 77,984, while Nifty rose 308 points to 23,658. Analysts expect continued strength unless Nifty decisively falls below the 23,500 support level.