Event tag on the Kite marketwatch
The event tag on a Kite marketwatch scrip row is a small calendar or briefcase glyph that flags an upcoming corporate action on that instrument. It is one of the most useful pieces of contextual information surfaced by Kite, because corporate actions often produce the LTP discontinuities and apparent “errors” that retail investors then report as bugs.
Where the event tag appears
On Kite web , the event tag is a small icon at the right edge of the scrip row, between the LTP and the change column. Hovering the icon shows a tooltip with the event type and the date. On the Kite mobile app , the icon appears in the row and the tap-down quote screen shows the expanded event card.
Event types tagged
| Event type | What it indicates | How it affects price |
|---|---|---|
| Dividend | Ex-dividend date approaching | LTP drops by approximately the dividend amount on ex-date |
| Bonus issue | Ex-bonus date approaching | LTP adjusts; investor receives additional shares |
| Stock split | Face value reduction | LTP and share count adjust proportionally |
| Rights issue | Rights record date approaching | LTP adjusts; rights entitlement letter sent separately |
| Buyback | Tender or open-market buyback in progress | Price typically firms toward buyback floor |
| Merger / demerger | Scheme of arrangement record date | Price reflects expected deal value; demerger creates new ticker |
| AGM | Annual General Meeting date | Informational; no price impact intrinsically |
| Board meeting | Result declaration or other agenda | Possible volatility around announcement |
| Delisting | Delisting offer or compulsory delisting | Trading halts after a notice period |
Reading the event details
Clicking the event icon opens a pop-up with the structured details:
- Event type: Dividend / Bonus / Split / Rights / etc.
- Record date: The cut-off date for shareholders to be eligible.
- Ex-date: The first trading date when the stock trades without the entitlement.
- Amount or ratio: For dividend, the per-share rupee amount; for bonus, the share ratio (e.g., 1:1); for split, the new face value.
- Announcement source: Usually a link to the BSE / NSE filing PDF.
For more complex events (mergers, demergers), the pop-up summarises the key terms and links to the original scheme of arrangement document.
Why the event tag matters
Ex-date price drops
On the ex-dividend / ex-bonus / ex-split date, the LTP drops by the entitlement amount, not because of any selling pressure but because the stock now trades without the entitlement. Without the event tag, an investor sees a price drop and assumes something is wrong. The event tag explains the drop in advance.
Holdings P&L appears to shrink
If you hold the stock on the ex-date, your holdings P&L on Kite may show a sudden drop equal to the dividend / bonus impact. This is a display artefact ; the corresponding cash credit (dividend) or share credit (bonus) lands in your account separately.
F&O contract adjustments
For stocks with active F&O contracts, corporate actions trigger contract-level adjustments by NSE clearing. The marketwatch event tag flags the underlying event; the adjusted contract specifications are published by NSE on the same day.
Calendar view of all upcoming events
Kite does not currently expose a portfolio-wide event calendar in the marketwatch UI. To see all upcoming events across your holdings, use:
- Console: Portfolio > Holdings > corporate actions tab.
- NSE corporate actions page: Public listing of all NSE-listed corporate actions.
- BSE corporate announcements: Public BSE filings.
See also
- How to use the marketwatch on Kite
- How to fix Day’s change incorrect vs previous close
- Day’s P&L on holdings: how calculated
- Corporate action (India)
- Dividend (India)
- Stock split
- Bonus issue
- Rights issue
- Buyback (India)
- Scheme of arrangement (India)
- F&O corporate action adjustment
- Delisting (India)
- How to add scrips to the Kite marketwatch
- Briefcase symbol on Kite
- P symbol on holdings page
- Kite Holdings tab explained
- Kite Positions tab explained
- Kite (Zerodha)
- Kite web
- Kite mobile app
- Zerodha
- Zerodha Console
- National Stock Exchange
- Bombay Stock Exchange
- SEBI
External references
References
- NSE India, Corporate actions calendar, nseindia.com.
- BSE India, Corporate announcements, bseindia.com.
- Zerodha Support, Corporate action display on Kite, support.zerodha.com.
- SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, schedule III, part A.