Canada saw its study permits fall by roughly 25 percent in 2025, with the number of Indian student permits nearly halving year-on-year. The government's policy to reduce temporary resident growth is a key factor, and Ottawa has capped 408,000 permits for 2026. Indian students face tougher competition and may consider other study destinations.

Among factors that may affect Indian markets in February's last week, the most prominent is US Supreme Court's verdict striking down Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs. Multiple countries' economic data, set to be released this week, may also have an effect. Iran-US war's possibility, its effect on oil prices and India's GDP numbers for October-December 2026 may also play a role.

Pernod Ricard, the parent company of Jameson and Absolut, ruled out an IPO in India, even as sales in the country jumped 4% in July-December 2026. Executive VP (Finance) Helene de Tissot said reducing the company's net debt-to-EBITDA ratio doesn't automatically include a plan to list in India. The company said its India business remains above the 6% growth range.

US-based Blue Owl Capital sold $1.4 billion (₹12,700 crore) worth of loans to three pension funds and to its own insurance asset manager, Kuvare Asset Management. Blue Owl acquired Kuvare in 2024 in a $750-million (₹6,800 crore) deal. "If similar transactions are repeated...it would...make it more difficult to track the risk", NDTV Profit reported, citing Barclays analysts.

SEBI has put General Manager Achal Singh under immediate suspension in a late-night crackdown for allegedly interfering in an ongoing investigation into C2C Advances Systems and misusing his official position to extort money, Businessworld reported. SEBI barred Singh from entering any office premises of the regulator. It also clarified that Singh will only be paid a subsistence allowance.

Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal said that the trade during the Holi festival this year is expected to cross over ₹80,000 crore in the country. This amount reflects a growth of nearly 25% compared to last year, Khandelwal said. According to CAIT estimates, the festive trade in Delhi alone is expected to cross ₹15,000 crore.

Association of National Exchanges Members of India will meet Finance Ministry officials to flag concerns over RBI's new capital market exposure norms, Moneycontrol reported. RBI directed banks to increase cash collateral backing bank guarantees from 50% to 100%. Brokers believe this may restrict bank funding for proprietary trades, reduce liquidity, widen bid-ask spreads and increase impact costs.

ICICI Bank on February 21 received an Order in Appeal from the Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax (GST) Department raising a tax demand of ₹50.38 crore. The tax demand comes along with an equivalent amount of penalty and interest. The bank said it will take appropriate steps, including contesting the order through a further appeal within the prescribed timelines.

Veteran fund manager Samir Arora explained why Donald Trump's 15% tariffs aren't bad for India, calling them "internal tax issue for US". Arora said the 15% tariffs are only for 150 days and have brought Europe, Japan and South Korea to where they were before. "It'll be same without recent drama," Arora said on tariffs returning to 18% for India.

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