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…
Driven by optimism regarding the country’s solid economic fundamentals in the face of a challenging global climate, foreign investors made a strong return on their more than Rs 2 lakh crore investment in Indian shares in 2023–2024. Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) have made net investments in the Indian equities markets amounting to around Rs 2.08…
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the capital markets regulator, will provide the beta version of the T+0 settlement on an optional basis starting on March 28, 2024, to boost market liquidity. SEBI announced the implementation of a new optional settlement cycle, saying, “The Board approved the launch of a beta version of optional…
Up until December 20, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) invested $20 billion in Indian stocks, the second-highest amount in the previous ten years. FPIs made $23 billion in market investments in India in 2020. It is noteworthy that only Japan’s economy, which attracts $30 billion, is larger than India’s among Asian economies. This year, South Korea,…
The Reserve Bank of India’s “state of economy” report, which was released on Wednesday, projects that real GDP growth in India would likely reach 6% in FY25. The current estimate, which follows the upward revision of the projected growth rate for FY24 from 6.5% to 7%, is less than the 6.5% forecast in the Monetary…
Analysts believe that although food inflation may have peaked in November at 8.7%, it may moderate gradually in the upcoming months. Due to fluctuations in important commodities included in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) basket, food inflation has been above the 6% threshold for five consecutive months as of November. Due to an 87% increase…
