State-owned shipbuilding and allied services provider Cochin Shipyard reported a year-on-year decline of over 19% in its consolidated net profit for the first quarter of FY27 (Q1FY27).

During the quarter under review, the company’s consolidated profit came in at Rs 151.5 crore, down from Rs 188 crore reported in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal year.

The shipbuilder’s revenue from operations during Q1FY27 touched Rs 1,094 crore, up 2.3% YoY from Rs 1,069 crore reported in Q1FY26, according to an exchange filing submitted by the Miniratna company.

The company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) stood at Rs 193 crore in Q1FY27, reflecting a decline of 20.4% YoY from Rs 242 crore in Q1FY26. Consequently, the company’s EBITDA margin contracted sharply to 17.6% in Q1FY27 from 22.7% in Q1FY26.

Ahead of the announcement of the quarterly results, Cochin Shipyard shares settled at Rs 1,495, down 0.40% from the previous close on the BSE on August 14. For the year to date, the company’s shares have declined nearly 8%, according to exchange data. At the current market price, the company’s shares trade at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 55.33. The company’s market capitalisation stood at Rs 39,370.04 crore.

The company further said that its board took note of the Rs 9.56 lakh fine imposed each by BSE and NSE for non-compliance with SEBI rules on the required number of independent directors and the composition of the Audit and Nomination & Remuneration Committees for the quarter ended March 31, 2026.
The board noted that the power to appoint directors rests with the Government of India. While one independent director, Dr Seema Suri, was appointed in May 2025, the appointment of the remaining five is still awaited. The company said the two committees can be reconstituted only after sufficient independent directors are appointed.

Additionally, Cochin Shipyard informed the exchanges that Subramanian K K, upon his promotion as General Manager (Employee Relations), has become Senior Management Personnel of Cochin Shipyard Limited with effect from August 11, 2026.

Reddit shares surged more than 14% on Friday after S&P Dow Jones Indices said the social media company would join the benchmark S&P 500, replacing AvalonBay Communities, Reuters reported.

JP Morgan analysts estimated that index funds tracking the S&P 500 would need to buy 16.7 million Reddit shares. That is nearly three times the stock’s average daily trading volume of about 5.98 million shares since the company went public in March 2024, according to LSEG data.

Reddit shares traded at $180.38, with more than 10 million shares changing hands.

Despite Friday’s rally, the stock had fallen more than 31% this year through Thursday’s close and remained more than 42% below its record high reached in September 2025.

In its latest earnings report, Reddit said volatile search-engine traffic weighed on US user growth in the second quarter, overshadowing an upbeat revenue forecast.

The index changes will take effect before markets open on August 18.
AvalonBay is being removed after agreeing in May to an all-stock merger with Equity Residential that will create a rental housing company with an enterprise value of $69 billion. The companies expect the transaction to close in the second half of 2026.The combined company, which will be named Vivmark Residential, will remain in the S&P 500 after the merger is completed, S&P Dow Jones Indices said.

Stephens analyst Melissa Roberts said companies newly added to the S&P 500 have historically outperformed the benchmark between their selection and inclusion, with the largest gains typically occurring the day after the announcement.

After joining the index, however, those stocks have generally surrendered some gains and underperformed the benchmark by about 2% over the following three months.

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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has broadened the scope of products, securities and services that can be offered by Online Bond Platform Providers (OBPPs), allowing them to offer products and securities regulated by the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), as well as certain tax-specific bonds.

Under the revised framework, OBPPs can offer products, securities or services regulated by financial sector regulators, including SEBI, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), IFSCA and the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), according to the regulator’s latest circular.

OBPPs can also offer bonds issued under Section 54EC of the Income Tax Act, 1961, or Section 85 of the Income-tax Act, 2025.

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What are online bond platforms?

SEBI prescribed a regulatory framework for entities operating or seeking to operate as OBPPs in November 2022, with subsequent circulars setting out registration, permissible products and other operational requirements.
Under the revised framework, OBPPs can continue to offer listed debt securities, listed municipal debt securities, listed securitised debt instruments, debt securities proposed to be listed through a public offering, listed Government Securities, State Development Loans, Treasury Bills and listed Sovereign Gold Bonds.They can now also offer other products, securities or services regulated by financial sector regulators.

IFSCA-regulated products

For products, securities or services regulated by IFSCA, OBPPs will have to offer them in the manner specified for SEBI-registered stock brokers operating within GIFT-IFSC and comply with applicable requirements under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999.

This includes applicable Overseas Investment Rules and limits under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS).

SEBI has also directed that such products, securities or services be clearly labelled as international or overseas instruments to prevent confusion with domestic debt securities.

These products may be offered either under a separate tab on the online bond platform or through another website or platform. They will be governed by the directions and stipulations of the respective financial sector regulator, while the OBPP will have to specify the grievance redressal mechanism on its platform.

Tax-saving bonds

The revised framework also permits OBPPs to offer bonds issued under Section 54EC of the Income Tax Act, 1961, or Section 85 of the Income-tax Act, 2025. SEBI has required platforms offering these bonds to provide a disclaimer stating that these are tax-specific instruments and that grievance redressal for these instruments does not lie with SEBI but with the issuer.

According to the circular, OBPPs must also disclose key features of 54EC bonds, including eligible issuers, lock-in period, investment limit, non-transferable status, tax features and application size. They must also disclose the exemption of these bonds from listing requirements under the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

SEBI further said that platforms must prominently disclose that investment in these instruments is intended for investors seeking to avail themselves of the associated tax benefits, subject to the eligibility criteria and other conditions prescribed under the applicable provisions of the Income-tax Act.

Compliance officer requirements

SEBI has also modified the compliance requirements for OBPPs. Under the revised framework, an OBPP must appoint a compliance officer in accordance with the SEBI (Stock Brokers) Regulations, 2026.

The compliance officer must comply with the prescribed certification requirements, including the NISM-Series-III-A: Securities Intermediaries Compliance (Non-Fund) Certification Examination for stock brokers, as prescribed from time to time.