Due to the high demand for both passenger cars and two-wheelers, retail sales of autos in India climbed by a double-digit percentage in February compared to the same month last year, according to the automobile dealers’ group FADA. Total registrations across segments increased by 16% year-on-year to 17,75,424 units last month, as compared to 15,31,196…
The state-owned power producer NTPC announced on Monday that its electricity production increased by over 12% between April – February of last year to 364.2 billion units. NTPC Ltd. “recorded 11.92% rise in generation, i.e. 364.2 BU in FY23 through February month, compared to the country’s generation growth of 9.56%,” according to a company release….
The Indian rupee recorded the second weekly gain and best performance after the Chinese yuan due to foreign fund inflows, an increase in risk appetite as a result of foreign investors buying Adani group stock. Spot rupee increased by over one percentage point to close just above 82. The S&P 500 saw its first weekly…
Farmer payments totaling 82% of the fair and remunerative price (FRP) have been made by the 189 sugar mills currently processing sugarcane through September 2023. By December 19, these mills had crushed 236.69 lakh tonnes (lt) of sugarcane, according to information provided by the Maharashtra Sugar Commissioner office, and they still owed FRP of $7,407.20…
Market ended higher for the fourth consecutive week and rallied more than 1 percent in the week ended November 11 on the back of a strong comeback by global markets after lower-than-expected U.S. inflation data, continued FII support, rising rupee. For the week, BSE Sensex gained 844.68 points or 1.38 to end at 61,795.04, while…
In a very volatile week that concluded October 7 amid mixed global cues and a falling rupee, the market rallied with a more than 1% gain, snapping a three-week losing skid. The Sensex added 764.37 points, or 1.33 percent, to 58,191.29, while the Nifty50 gained 220.3 points, or 1.28 percent, to 17,314.65 at the close…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on September 30 announced a 50 basis points hike in the repo rate stepping up its fight against persistently high inflation. Repo is the rate at which the central bank lends short-term funds to banks. One bps is one-hundredth of a percentage point. With the latest rate hike, the…
Sensex and the Nifty gained 1.68% during the week, boost by falling crude prices and a decline in domestic bond yields. Autos were top losers while banks, capital goods, and healthcare were top gainers. In the last couple of sessions, the oversold U.S. market rebounded, which provided much-needed support for Nifty to come out of…
To control the spike in future prices, the central government has extended concessional duties on edible oil imports by six months to March 31, 2023. At present, crude palm, soybean, and sunflower oils imports attract only the 5% agri infra cess and a 10% education cess upon it, meaning a total tax incidence of 5.5%. Basic…
In a highly volatile week, the Indian benchmark indices lost 1 percent each and also broke the five-week gaining streak, amid mixed global cues, rising dollar, and crude oil prices. Buying by foreign investors, however, provided some support on the downside. For the week, the BSE Sensex fell 812.28 points (1.32%) to end at 58,833.87, while…
