https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=69492 Proposal to raise the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on futures from 0.02% to 0.05% led to a sharp market decline and prompted concerns that higher transaction costs will reduce trading volumes, dampen liquidity and participation-especially among foreign portfolio and derivative focused funds-and strain revenue streams of brokers, exchanges, asset managers and depositories tied to turnover. en-us Sun, 01 Feb 2026 16:31:04 +0530 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 16:31:05 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=69492 Proposal to raise the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on futures from 0.02% to 0.05% led to a sharp market decline and prompted concerns that higher transaction costs will reduce trading volumes, dampen liquidity and participation-especially among foreign portfolio and derivative focused funds-and strain revenue streams of brokers, exchanges, asset managers and depositories tied to turnover. News - Sun, 01 Feb 2026 16:31:04 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=69492