The largest lender in the nation, State Bank of India Ltd. (SBI), said that it issued its eighth infrastructure bond on November 18th, raising Rs 10,000 crore at a coupon rate of 7.23%. “The issue attracted an overwhelming response from investors with bids above Rs 11,500 crore and was oversubscribed more than 2 times as…
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…
Gold prices rose on Monday after a small decline the previous week, although the recovery was hampered by expectations of gradual interest rate cuts in the United States. An ounce rose 0.4% to $2,571.11, following a two-month decline the previous week. On Friday, gold saw its biggest weekly drop in nearly three years. At $2,575.70,…
Natural gas prices fell by -0.75% to ₹237.5 due to increased daily production and higher-than-expected storage builds. The latest federal report showed utilities added 42 billion cubic feet of gas to storage for November 8, 2024, marking the fourth consecutive week of larger-than-usual injections. However, losses were limited by forecasts of colder weather, which is…
Oil prices fell slightly early Friday as concerns over oversupply and a stronger currency weighed on U.S. fuel stocks. Brent crude ended down 30 cents, or 0.41 percent, at $72.26 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 25 cents, or 0.36 percent, at $68.45. WTI is expected to fall 2.7 percent for…
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…
Due to healthy demand and lifting curbs on non-basmati rice, India’s agri exports are expected to reach USD 50 billion in 2024-25. Export curbs on rice, wheat, and sugar impacted agri exports by about USD 6-7 billion. However, removing rice curbs is expected to boost exports, with rice exports expected to reach 17-18 million tonnes…
Even as a rise in arrivals and muted demand put pressure on prices, short covering caused turmeric prices to rise by 0.65% to settle at 13,336. A considerable increase in production may result from the acreage being estimated to be 30–35% larger than the previous season. However, reports of crop damage from heavy rains limited…
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…
