Sebi has approved new settlement regulations that tie amounts to a formula, separate disgorgement of wrongful gains, create a fast-track route and issue settlement notices before show-cause notices. Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey says recovering siphoned money is 'non-negotiable'.
The Reserve Bank of India bought a net $18.65 billion in July, beating a record from June 2021, as FCNR(B) and swap inflows poured in. Its outstanding net short position in forwards rose to a record $136.77 billion, creating future dollar obligations.
An RBI bulletin study projects private corporate capital expenditure rising to ₹3.2 trillion in FY27 from ₹2.6 trillion, after the cost of projects sanctioned by lenders hit a record ₹4.4 trillion in FY26, led by infrastructure and power.
The yen snapped a five-session losing streak after Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said US President Donald Trump had raised concerns about the currency's weakness with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, reviving expectations of US–Japan coordination.
The S&P 500 rose 1.2% and the Nasdaq 2.1% for the week as Microsoft, Qualcomm, Dell and Akamai led a Friday rally, but small caps fell and the 10-year Treasury yield touched 5.20%, its highest since 2007.
India's benchmark indices ended lower for a seventh consecutive week, with the Nifty down about 5.8% over the run, as record foreign outflows, US Treasury yields at 2007 highs and crude above $100 weighed on sentiment despite a Friday rebound.
The IITM Unicorn Frontier Fund I has reached a first close of ₹450 crore towards a ₹1,000 crore target, and plans to back about 25 deep-tech startups in areas from defence and spacetech to semiconductors, robotics and climate technology.
Indian startups raised $203.4 million across 21 deals between September 21 and 25, more than three times the previous week's total, led by Ultraviolette's $85 million round and Ema's $77 million Series B.
Aequs's board has approved a preferential issue of up to 2.8 crore warrants to its promoter group at ₹231.55 each, raising about ₹650 crore to build capacity across aerospace and consumer manufacturing, with ₹325 crore payable at allotment.
Private equity firm True North has reportedly picked up a 2–3% stake in adtech group InMobi for about $50–60 million, largely through secondary purchases, as the Bengaluru-founded company moves its domicile to India ahead of a planned public listing.