According to research by CRISIL Ratings, cement consumption is predicted to increase at a slower rate of 7-8% on-year to over 475 million tonnes (MT) this fiscal, following a compound annual growth rate of almost 11% between fiscal 2022 and 2024. Nonetheless, it stated that cement companies’ operating profitability is probably going to remain above…
According to preliminary statistics provided by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry on Monday, India’s wholesale price index (WPI)- based inflation for September increased to 1.84 percent on an annual basis from a four-month low of 1.31 percent in August. WPI inflation increased to 3.36 percent in June and 2.04 percent in July. In September…
Cotton Candy prices rose by 0.09% to 57,000 due to the USDA’s reduction in India’s cotton production forecast for the 2024-25 season to 30.72 million bales due to crop damage and pest issues. Ending stocks are expected to drop to 12.38 million bales. Acreage under cotton is down by about 9%, but higher yields from…
Oil prices fell more than $1 a barrel, down more than 1.5% in early trade on Monday, as deflation worries in China weighed on oil prices. Brent crude futures were down $1.26, or 1.59%, at $77.78 a barrel, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down $1.20, or 1.59%, at $74.36 a barrel. The…
India’s palm oil imports fell by over 33% in September, reaching a six-month low of 527,314 metric tons. This was primarily due to rising domestic stocks and a rally in Malaysian palm oil prices, which discouraged buyers from importing large volumes. The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) reported a decline in overall vegetable oil…
On October 11, worries over the recent spike in oil prices and the withdrawal of foreign capital from the country’s equities markets caused the Indian rupee to fall to a record low vs the US dollar. At the latest quote, the rupee was trading at 84.05. It had fallen as low as 84.0525 against the…
Oil prices edged lower in early Asian trade on Friday as stronger-than-expected U.S. inflation data stoked some doubts about how much interest rates will fall in the coming months. Brent oil futures for December were down 0.5% at $78.98 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 0.4% at $74.79 a barrel. Although…
A negative base impact is probably why India’s retail inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, increased to 5.1% in September from 3.65% in August. CPI inflation was 5.02 percent in September 2023. With the expected 5.1% print, the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) prediction for retail inflation in the September quarter will align…
The 400 MW deal, which was signed by Suzlon Group on Thursday, comes from JSP Green Wind 1 Pvt Ltd, a division of Jindal Renewables Power Private Limited. The milestone order, according to the company, is the biggest Commercial & Industrial (C&I) gain in the sector. Suzlon’s cumulative order book currently stands at around 5.4…
For the seventh straight trading session on Tuesday, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) kept selling Indian stocks, taking out an extra Rs 5,729 crore. With the largest single-day selloff on October 4, when FPIs offloaded Rs 15,506 crore, data shows that the cumulative outflow by FPIs over the previous seven days has reached Rs 55,742 crore….
