SEBI cracks ₹144 crore stock manipulation scam| Credit for small businesses | The Daily Brief #499

Start your investing journey for free! Open a zero-brokerage Demat and trading account with Zerodha to invest in Stocks, Mutual Funds, ETFs, and Bonds: https://zerodha.com/open-account/?c=Z... In today's episode of The Daily Brief, we cover two stories shaping Indian and global markets: 1. The ₹140 Crore Stock Market Scam A deep dive into how fraudsters allegedly manipulated penny stocks using fake broker SMSes, artificial price movements, and coordinated trading. Here's how the scam worked, how investors were trapped, and how SEBI uncovered one of its biggest market manipulation cases. 2. Why India's Small Businesses Still Struggle for Loans Despite improvements in formal lending, most of India's smallest businesses still don't get the credit they need. We explore new research on the MSME credit gap, why tiny businesses remain underserved, and what needs to change. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:28 The ₹140 crore scam 11:34 Credit for small businesses 22:33 Tidbits 📬 Subscribe to The Daily Brief newsletter: https://substack.com/@zerodhaonline 🎧 Listen on: Spotify — https://open.spotify.com/show/2SJiLdv... Apple Podcasts — https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast... Some images may have been created using AI. No copyright infringement intended. This content is for informational purposes only. Nothing mentioned constitutes a recommendation or endorsement.