Stockbroking firms continue to slide; Groww tanks nearly 6 pc
Shares of stockbroking firms continued to slide on Monday after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced an increase in the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on Futures and Options trade to discourage small investors from speculative trading in derivatives. The stock of Billionbrains Garage Ventures, the parent company of Groww, tanked 5.86 per cent, Geojit Financial Services lost 2.98 per cent, Anand Rathi Share And Stock Brokers declined 2.30 per cent, Angel One edged lower by 2.26 per cent, and 5paisa Capital dipped 2 per cent on the BSE. These stocks had also faced selling pressure in the previous trade. ''Indian equities ended sharply lower on Sunday as the Finance Minister proposed an increase in the STT on F&O transactions in the Union Budget 2026. Higher STT directly impacts the trading profitability for active participants and raises concerns around liquidity and volume growth. This triggered a strong selling pressure in capital market stocks including brokerages and exchanges,'' Ajay Menon, MD & CEO – Wealth Management, Motilal Oswal Financial Services, said.