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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.

Tesla shares rose 10% on Monday following reports the Trump administration is likely to exclude a set of sector-specific tariffs while applying reciprocal levies on April 2.

Markets regulator Sebi s board on Monday reviewed the norms for appointing specific key officials of stock exchanges and other market institutions, along with a cooling-off period before they can join a competing institution. These measures are aimed at ensuring that MIIs (market infrastructure institutions) are staffed with qualified, independent key management personnel (KMPs) and directors while safeguarding market integrity through effective cooling-off policies.

Sebi Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Monday said Indian equity markets are not so volatile despite the turmoil being witnessed across the world. He said the volatility index (VIX) value in India is less than 14 at the current juncture, which is about the same level as in September last year.