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SEBI Launches Demat 2.0 Pilot for Tokenised Corporate Bonds in India
This 'Insights' piece delves into the Securities and Exchange Board of India's (SEBI) pioneering Demat 2.0 pilot initiative, aimed at tokenising corporate bonds. This move leverages distributed-ledger technology to bring digital bonds to India's bond market. The pilot has already seen three companies successfully raise ₹1,025 crore through these tokenised securities. This innovation promises near-instant settlement and automated processes for coupons and redemptions, potentially making India's corporate bond landscape deeper and broader. Discussing 'SEBI Demat 2.0', 'tokenised corporate bonds', and 'digital bonds India', this story touches upon the future of the bond market in India, aligning with broader digital transformation trends and the exploration of technologies like blockchain in financial services, and how it might interact with concepts like the wholesale digital rupee (RBI CBDC). The integration with NSDL Demat 2.0 further signals a significant step towards modernizing debt capital markets.
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- Foreign funds have pulled about $25 billion from Indian equities amid an AI-led rotation
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Goldman Sachs India Portfolio: 10 Stocks Rally Up to 130% in CY26
- Goldman Sachs' India portfolio fell 27% in CY26, despite 10 stocks gaining 20–130%
- TD Power Systems led the gainers with a 129% rally, followed by GNG Electronics at 121%
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