The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reported on Friday that India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by $6.78 billion to $675.65 billion for the week ending November 8. Following its peak of $704.89 billion at the end of September, the foreign exchange basket has declined for several weeks. Over the last six weeks, their total decline…
Tata Projects, the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) division of the Tata group, is predicting double-digit growth in the current fiscal year by placing bets on sustainability and electronics.With FY24 revenues of Rs 17,247 crore, the company made Rs 139 crore in profits last year. In FY25, its competitor L&T anticipates a 15% increase in…
According to data provided by the commerce ministry on Thursday, increases in the cost of essential foods and an unfavorable base caused India’s wholesale pricing index (WPI)–based inflation to reach a four-month high of 2.36% in October. WPI inflation in September 2023 was 1.84%, whereas in October 2023 it was (-)0.26%. October saw the biggest…
By FY27, the IPO-bound NTPC Green Energy (NGEL) intends to invest Rs 1 lakh crore in new initiatives and capacity expansion in areas like green hydrogen and storage projects. Gurdeep Singh, chairman and managing director, stated on Wednesday that the company, which currently has an operating capacity of 3.3 gigawatts (GW), aims to quadruple that…
Kalpataru Projects Overseas Limited (KPIL) declared on Wednesday that it had obtained new orders of awards totaling Rs 2,273 crore, in conjunction with its overseas subsidiaries and joint ventures (JVs). The orders are for residential construction projects in India as well as the Transmission & Distribution (T&D) sector in India and international markets. Manish Mohnot,…
The rupee’s ongoing depreciation is mainly due to a strengthening dollar and selling by foreign investors. As the currency continued to decline, it reached a fresh closing low of 84.40 against the US dollar. The rupee settled at 84.40 after ranging from a high of 84.38 to a low of 84.41 during the day. According…
The Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) revealed data on Tuesday that indicated a strong increase in food prices in October 2024 caused India’s retail inflation, which is based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), to spike to a 14-month high of 6.21%. Inflation measured by the CPI was 5.49 percent in September, compared…
As the greenback remained strong, the rupee declined and ended Monday at a new record low. The pressure on the rupee is expected to persist until the markets gain clarification on the policies that the Trump administration will implement, as the dollar index remains close to its four-month high of 105.05 and US Treasury yields…
According to data published on November 11 by the Association of Mutual Funds of India (AMFI), the trade association for mutual funds, open-ended equities mutual fund inflows increased 21.69 percent month-over-month (MoM) to Rs 41,887 crore in October across the equity fund category. For the 44th consecutive month, inflows into open-ended equities funds were in…
The oil and gas industry has demonstrated remarkable growth and endurance during the previous three years. Between October 2021 and October 2024, the NSE 200 gained 46%, while the Nifty Oil & Gas index returned 47%. Several government initiatives to increase production and strengthen the economy have benefited the upstream oil and gas industry. Oil-linked…
