Indian Capital Market Case Study

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CHAPTER 3
THEORETICAL BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
3.1 HISTORY OF THE INDIAN CAPITAL MARKET
The history of the capital market in India dates back to the eighteenth century when East India Company securities were traded in the country. Until the end of the nineteenth century securities trading was unorganized and the main trading centers were Bombay (now Mumbai) and Calcutta (now Kolkata). Of the two, Bombay was the chief trading centre wherein bank shares were the major trading stock During the American Civil War (1860-61). Bombay was an important source of supply for cotton. Hence, trading activities flourished during the period, resulting in a boom in share prices. This boom, the first in the history of the Indian capital market lasted for a half …show more content…

They are designed to meet the long term funds requirements of the issuer and investors who are not looking for immediate return and can be sold with a long maturity of 25-30 years at a deep discount on the face value of debentures. Ex-IDBI deep discount bonds for Rs 1 lac repayable after 25 years were sold at a discount price of Rs. 2,700.
3) EQUITY SHARES WITH DETACHABLE WARRANTS
A warrant is a security issued by company entitling the holder to buy a given number of shares of stock at a stipulated price during a specified period. These warrants are separately registered with the stock exchanges and traded separately. Warrants are frequently attached to bonds or preferred stock as a sweetener, allowing the issuer to pay lower interest rates or dividends. Ex-Essar Gujarat, Ranbaxy, Reliance issue this type of …show more content…

An Index comprises stocks that have large liquidity and market capitalization. Each stock is given a weight age in the Index equivalent to its market capitalization. At the NSE, the capitalization of NIFTY (fifty selected stocks) is taken as a base capitalization, with the value set at 1000. Similarly, BSE Sensitive Index or Sensex comprises 30 selected stocks. The Index value compares the day's market capitalization vis-à-vis base capitalization and indicates how prices in general have moved over a period of

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