The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reported that for the week ending May 17, forex reserves increased by $4.5 billion to an all-time high of $648.7 billion. The week ending May 17 saw an increase in the rupee of 17 paise, or 0.20%. The entire Forex kitty has increased for the past three weeks running….
Nifty closed just short of the coveted 23,000 milestone as buying across all sectors, with the exception of metal and pharmaceuticals, negated the hawkish Fed minutes. The bulls were back in action on Dalal Street. Benchmark indices reached new all-time highs. Both the Sensex and the Nifty had closed with gains of 1,196.98 points and…
Due to persistent domestic money flow and promising economic growth, investor optimism drove the market capitalization of BSE-listed companies to a record $5 trillion on Tuesday. In about half a year, the market capitalization surged from $4 trillion to $5 trillion, marking the quickest $1 trillion increase in history. For this time, the rupee has…
For FY25, JSW Steel has set aside Rs 20,000 crore for capital expenditures (capex) because it anticipates a healthy fiscal year with continued economic growth and robust steel demand. The company spent Rs 17,000 crore on capital expenditures in the previous year. According to joint MD and CEO Jayant Acharya, the steel company, which is…
The significant mining company Vedanta (VEDL), a division of Vedanta Resources (VRL), with its headquarters in London, intends to raise Rs 8,500 crore through a variety of channels, such as rights issues in one or more tranches and public offers. In a stock exchange report, Vedanta stated that the Anil Agarwal-led company has also recommended…
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries predicted that India’s oil consumption will increase to 5.80 million barrels per day in 2025, a 4.1% increase from the 5.57 million barrels per day predicted in 2024. The cartel noted in its most recent oil market report for the month that rising economic activity will lead to higher…
The Ministry of Commerce & Industry announced provisional data indicating that the annual rate of India’s wholesale pricing index (WPI)-based inflation increased to 1.26 percent in April from 0.53 percent in March. A 13-month high was reached by the WPI in April, surpassing the Reuters forecast of 1% WPI inflation as predicted. According to the…
While the cement sector had a successful year last year, with both capacity growth and utilization reaching all-time highs, demand is anticipated to decline in the current fiscal year. The business has performed well in recent years, helped by the growth in the housing and infrastructure sectors, which is one explanation for this unfavorable base…
Due to the statistical impact of a high base, the growth of “core sectors” decreased to 5.2% in March from 7.1% in February, according to figures issued by the trade ministry on Tuesday. On the other hand, the output of eight key industries increased sequentially in March by 9.9%, the highest rate in a year….
The simmering geopolitical concerns in West Asia and the hardening of US Treasury yields caused the rupee to fall to an all-time closing low of 83.54 against the dollar on Tuesday. During intraday trading, the local currency fell to a record low of 83.56, but the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) probably intervened to stop…
