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A new report examines how India's retail day traders have collectively lost billions of rupees in the derivatives market. It highlights that the vast majority of small individual traders lose money on futures and options trades, prompting fresh debate about trading addiction, broker practices and the need for tighter regulation of India's booming retail derivatives market.

The Reserve Bank of India has completed net sales of government debt totalling 1 trillion rupees, the first time it has reached that figure in a decade. The scale of the central bank's selling marks a notable shift in management of India's bond market and liquidity, drawing attention from investors tracking the country's debt markets and interest rate outlook.