Chanakya Opportunities Fund has invested in Sadbhav Future Tech’s ₹36 crore pre-IPO round, supporting its solar pump-led agri-renewable mission to empower 1 million farmers over 10 years. The fund aligns with the company’s vision of sustainable rural energy transformation.

Wall Street leaders, including JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and fund manager Bill Ackman, have cautioned about the potential negative consequences of U.S. tariffs. Dimon fears lasting damage to economic alliances and slower growth, while Ackman warns of an "economic nuclear winter." These concerns arise as JPMorgan economists increase the recession risk, and Asian stocks plunge amidst market uncertainty.

The Sensex tanked 2,227 points on Monday to 73,138, triggering fresh 52-week lows in six index stocks, including Tata Motors, Infosys, TCS, Reliance, L&T, and Titan, reflecting sharp investor pessimism and broad-based sectoral weakness.

Wall Street s main indexes opened sharply lower on Monday, with the S&P 500 on track to confirm bear market territory, as investors sought refuge in government bonds on economic worries over the fallout of U.S. President Donald Trump s sweeping tariff plans.

SEBI has penalized Reliance Securities with Rs 7 lakh for violating stock broker regulations. An inspection revealed incorrect details in client margin statements and ledger balances. The firm also failed to comply with risk-based supervision guidelines by misreporting cash collateral data.

Foreign investors pulled over ₹9,000 crore from Indian equities, marking April’s second-largest outflow in 2025. Nifty plunged 5% intraday before partially recovering, weighed by US tariffs, global recession fears, rising US yields, and a weakening rupee.

Indian markets plunged Monday amid weak global cues, with the Nifty falling over 3% and Sensex tumbling 2200 points. Analysts highlight 22000 as a crucial support level, with further downside possible if breached.

India s overnight borrowing costs for banks, indicated by the weighted average call rate (WACR), dipped to 6.16% on Monday, falling below the repo rate due to surplus liquidity. The 10-year benchmark government security yields rose slightly amidst a sell-off in stocks and bonds.

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is scheduled to announce its rate decision on Wednesday, having slashed the policy rates for the first time in nearly five years by a quarter percentage point two months ago. An ET poll showed participants expect another quarter-percentage point reduction in rates this week, taking the repo rate to 6%.