BSE Limited has tightened the eligibility criteria for SME companies seeking to migrate to the mainboard. The exchange now requires a higher operating profitability of Rs 15 crores for the last three financial years, with a minimum of Rs 10 crores each year. Additionally, the minimum number of public shareholders has been increased to 1,000.
Citigroup raised its year-end S&P 500 index target to 6,600 from 6,300, betting on corporate earnings strength fueled by benefits from President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill, it said in a note on Friday.
The RBI sold at least $5 billion in onshore and offshore markets this month to curb rupee volatility, as it neared a record low amid higher US tariffs and inflation risks.
