Investors on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) have won Rs 35 lakh crore so far this year in March, with the Sensex rising more than 4,500 points to hover around 78,000. This is the latest success for the Indian stock markets after months of relentless selloff. After a sharp decline following September’s record highs, the…
The much-needed support was given by robust domestic inflows, which caused the rupee to climb 12 paise to 85.86 against the US dollar in early trading on Monday. But, according to currency dealers, the local unit still faces difficulties due to hidden risks, which might range from crude oil prices to supply shortages. The rupee…
Stable oil prices, a decline in the dollar index, central bank liquidity support, and probable forex market interventions are just a few of the factors that have caused the Indian Rupee to rise more than 1% this week, continuing its winning streak into its eighth session and ending its best weekly performance in two years….
According to Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, Hindalco plans to invest Rs 45,000 crore over the next three years in its copper, aluminum, and specialized alumina subsidiaries. The investment will be directed toward next-generation high-precision designed products and upstream operations. While speaking at the launch of its new corporate identity, Birla…
To shield the domestic industry from low-cost imports, the commerce ministry’s Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has suggested imposing a 12% temporary safeguard levy on a few steel items. The Ministry of Finance will make a final decision. The DGTR stated in a notification that there are crucial situations in which any postponement of…
On March 19, the Nifty and Sensex experienced a surge in afternoon trading due to robust purchases in metal, oil and gas, and financial companies. However, the rally was restrained by weakness in IT and FMCG companies, which prevented the bulls from launching a full-scale attack. With the Midcap 100 and Smallcap 100 indices rising…
Bajaj Finserv is to investigate listing its insurance businesses after paying Rs 24,180 crore to acquire Allianz’s 26 percent share in Bajaj Allianz General Insurance and Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance. There is a regulatory push for the IPO of larger insurance companies, according to Sanjiv Bajaj, chairman and managing director of Bajaj Finserv. After receiving…
The AC sector is celebrating despite the warmth, which may not be good news for you. The early start of summer and aggressive channel stocking are likely to support strong volume-led growth in Q4FY25. Between March and May, the Indian Meteorological Department has forecast an above-normal number of heatwave days in the majority of the…
According to data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Monday, in February 2025, India’s wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation increased to 2.38% (provisional), mostly as a result of rising prices for food products, food article, other manufacturing, non-food item, and textile manufacturing. The WPI rate in January was 2.31 percent, which is…
The rise of global trade tensions has caused foreign investors to withdraw a little over Rs 30,000 crore from the Indian equity market in the first two weeks of the month. This followed stock withdrawals of Rs 78,027 crore in January and Rs 34,574 crore in February. Including this, data from the depositories indicated that…
