Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd.

Yes. Caribbean Utilities (CUP-U) has been listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange since 1999, in the Regulated Electric industry, and Indian residents can buy it through Paasa. You fund the account from your Indian bank under the RBI's Liberalised Remittance Scheme and the money is converted to US dollars. Shares are held in your own name at Interactive Brokers, segregated from Paasa's own assets.

One Caribbean Utilities share is $14.99 — about ₹1,438 at a USD/INR rate of 95.92 on 25 Sep 2026. Both the Caribbean Utilities price and the rupee rate move during the day, so the rupee cost changes with them.

Remit up to $250,000 per financial year under the RBI's Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS). Banks collect 20% tax at source on LRS remittances above ₹10 lakh in a financial year; the TCS is adjustable against your income-tax liability. FX and the LRS declaration are handled by your bank when you fund your account.

Gains on shares held for more than 24 months are long-term and taxed at 12.5%. Gains on shares held for 24 months or less are short-term and taxed at your income-tax slab rate. The gain is computed in rupees using the USD/INR rate on the purchase and the sale date, so the rupee move counts alongside the Caribbean Utilities price. Paasa issues a capital-gains statement for your return.

Yes. Caribbean Utilities pays a dividend and the current yield is 5.20%; the last declared dividend was $0.78 per share, about ₹74.82. Dividends are taxed at your slab rate in India. Paasa's dividend report lists the gross dividend and any tax withheld for each payment.

The Toronto Stock Exchange trades 7:00 pm – 1:30 am IST in Indian time, so the close lands after midnight. The window shifts to 8:00 pm – 2:30 am IST when Canada is on standard time. Orders can only execute during that window.

Caribbean Utilities trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange in US dollars, but the company is domiciled in Cayman Islands. Caribbean Utilities trades as an ordinary share listed directly in Canada, not a depositary receipt. Your India-side capital-gains treatment is the same either way.

Yes. Foreign shares held on 31 March must be reported in Schedule FA of your Indian income-tax return. Paasa gives you a Schedule FA-ready statement listing your Caribbean Utilities holding, its cost and its closing value.

You sell during market hours (7:00 pm – 1:30 am IST) and the proceeds settle in USD in your Paasa account. From there you can hold the balance, reinvest, or repatriate. Funds can be withdrawn in any currency to any bank account in your own name. Whether the sale is short- or long-term is decided by the 24-month holding period.

Yes. Caribbean Utilities is priced in USD, so your rupee outcome combines the USD move with the USD/INR move between the day you remit and the day you convert back. Both directions are reflected in the capital-gains statement Paasa issues.