"you might see some profit booking because people can pay taxes at lower rates booking of profits and then deploying back is a very very common strategy if you can book some short-term gains at 10% rate right you might as well book it right now rather than booking it later and paying appliable from which month uh so the finance bill will get passed and my sense it should be applicable 1 of August I'm not pretty sure on on on what so fast it will get implemented it should this is the budget session going on right now so it will get discussed in next 24 hours if it's discussed in fact it starts from first of April but we are Midway in the financial year so that means there be a lot of selling to book profits at a lower tax that is what you're perhaps seeing in the market people are trying to book profits so that they pay at a lesser tax rate you can book your long-term gains pay 10% and come out and and whatever you we might just want to call it grandfathering you can just grandfather your gains out there and you book your they hold it Beyond August 1st then if they sell it they'll have to pay half person so they're like I'll just pay 10% now and then reinvest in the market"
By Finance With Sharan | July 23, 2024 | Correct
From video
Budget 2024 Explained 01:52:28 - 01:53:26
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There will be significant profit booking in the market (likely before August 1st, 2024) as investors realize gains at current lower tax rates before the new, higher capital gains tax rates become applicable, and then reinvest.
AI Evaluation Notes
Evaluated on 2026-04-20
The Indian Union Budget 2024, presented on July 23, 2024, did indeed propose changes to capital gains tax rates, leading to market volatility and profit-booking behavior as investors sought to lock in existing rates before the changes took effect. Market data from late July 2024 confirms this trend of selling pressure and profit realization in anticipation of the new tax regime.

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