Blackstone is preparing PGP Glass for a public listing. Axis Capital, Bank of America, and HSBC are appointed as lead bankers. The company aims to raise between $400 million and $500 million. PGP Glass is a global specialist in glass packaging solutions. It serves customers in cosmetics, spirits, and pharmaceuticals. The company has operations in India and Sri Lanka.
SBI PSU Fund has emerged as the top performing equity mutual fund over three and five years, riding a strong rally in public sector stocks. Experts assess whether earnings momentum, sector re rating and government support can sustain returns amid post Budget 2026 volatility and rising valuation concerns.
Sebi proposes to revise 'fit and proper person' criteria for market intermediaries, including stockbrokers, to ease compliance burdens. The regulator suggests removing automatic disqualification upon filing of an FIR or charge sheet in economic offense cases, advocating for case-by-case assessment of conduct and investor risk.
Motilal Oswal Private Wealth recommends a balanced investment strategy, suggesting 50% allocation to large-cap and hybrid funds, 40% to mid and small-caps, and 10% to global markets. Investors are advised to make immediate lump-sum investments in large caps and hybrids, while staggering mid and small-cap allocations over the next few months. Partial profit-booking in silver is also suggested.
Sebi chairperson Tuhin Kanta Pandey stated no immediate regulations are planned for equity derivatives, with the current framework to continue. He also indicated that a US-India trade deal would boost investments by removing regulatory overhang and trade frictions. Separately, Sebi proposed exempting market makers' algorithmic orders from penalties under the order-to-trade ratio framework.
