INDIA MARKET LENS

Sitharaman Keeps Door Open On LTCG Tax Rethink, Says Budget 2027 Prep Underway

Indian markets moved higher.

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Market participants have raised the issue of whether all asset classes should be treated similarly, Sitharaman said, noting that the government will keenly hear views on these matters.

Because the driver here is macro rather than company-specific, the read-through is to index-level positioning rather than to any single name — correlations tend to rise when the whole market faces the same signal.

  • This is a market-wide development — its reach goes beyond any single stock.