In the mid-1990s, when the shares of listed companies first began to be held in electronic form, they accounted for less than 1 per cent of the stocks bought and sold on the stock exchanges. This climbed to 99.5 per cent by 2001.
'We need people who can position a product digitally and craft the journey for customers, by improving user interface and user experience.'
Affordable pricing, a variety of themes, and the ease of transacting are among key reasons that have made smallcases a hit among young investors.
Of the existing set of potential leaders, Bakhshi was clearly the only choice as he beat out other high-level candidates that included executive directors Anup Bagchi, Vishakha Mulye, NS Kannan, and Vijay Chandok who were lacking the all-round game that Bakhshi has.
Focus will, however, shift back to corporate earnings, liquidity situation and global events - specially crude price.
Not only does yoga help beat stress, it also helps them stay agile physically and mentally, say CEOs.