The strength of the currency, rising US bond yields, and prospects of a dismal earnings season have caused foreign investors to withdraw Rs 44,396 crore from Indian stocks this month. According to data from the depositories, this followed an investment of Rs 15,446 crore in December. The change in attitude coincides with both internal and…
Benchmark indices extended their downward trajectory on Thursday, closing at their lowest points in almost two months due to disappointing earnings and ongoing selling by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs), which dampened investor sentiment. After posting dismal profits for the September quarter, Bajaj Auto saw a 13% decline, making it the biggest loss on the Nifty….
The World Bank revised its growth prediction for India, increasing it from 6.6% to 7% for 2024–2025. The announcement was made in a study titled “India Development Update: India’s Trade Opportunities in a Changing Global Context,” which was made public on Tuesday. According to the research, India continued to be the major economy with the…
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…
The actual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to expand by 7% from 6.5% according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). In addition to announcing the bi-monthly monetary policy on Friday, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das also forecast real GDP growth for the upcoming fiscal year 2024–2025. Real GDP growth is anticipated to be 7%…
Many analysts have increased their GDP growth projections for FY24 in light of the 7.6% GDP growth in Q2FY24, which was stronger than anticipated and driven by a substantial increase in manufacturing activity and investments. Growth estimates for the current fiscal year have been revised upward by as many as ten experts, ranging from 20…
India’s real GDP growth in the second quarter of FY24 may have exceeded the 6.5% growth rate the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had predicted. The forecasts vary from 6.2% to as high as 6.9%, while the majority have updated their projections upward. Economists cite sequentially higher government consumption spending and relatively strong consumption demand…
According to Ashima Goyal, a member of the RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), the Indian economy has begun to perform well despite the unfavorable global environment since the Modi-led administration has carried out numerous reforms over the past nine years that have improved important macroeconomic indices. Goyal argued that it is foolish to extrapolate too…
India’s economy is anticipated to do well in its most recent assessment due to robust growth in the services sector and an uptick in manufacturing despite high-interest rates. According to the consensus estimate in a Bloomberg survey conducted before the release of the data on Thursday, the gross domestic product increased by 7.8% over the…
In response to statements of intervention by the central bank and inflows of foreign capital, the rupee defied a four-week downturn by rising by more than half a percentage point. However, in light of rising food prices and unequal rainfall distribution that call for vigilant monitoring, the RBI’s minutes sounded hawkish. While local benchmark indices…
