Not positive
The moratorium is better for banks than borrowers.
Read more:EMI deferment: Pain for customers, gain to banks
No limits
FPI limits on stocks have been lifted
Downgraded
Moody’s has downgraded the credit ratings of a bunch of private banks.
Read more:Moody’s places IndusInd Bank’s ratings under review for downgrade
Steep cut
Small savings rates have been cut sharply by 100-140 bps from April 1
Read more:Interest rate on small-saving plans slashed by up to 140 bps for 3 months
After the pruning
How do small savings look after the steep cuts?
Read more:Are small savings schemes still attractive after steep rate cuts?
The time is now
Its time to buy as valuations have corrected, says Anand Radhakrishnan of Franklin Templeton.
Read more:‘It makes sense to buy India’s best businesses at current valuations’
Not locked down
Small-cap funds are reopening for lumpsum subscriptions the latest being the one from Nippon AMC.
Read more:Nippon India reopens small cap fund
Reduced
RBI has reduced the trading hours for financial markets for ten days.
Read more:RBI cuts trading hours of financial markets
Compiled by Aarati Krishnan