Markets

Will DHFL depositors have respite as administrator seeks all creditors' claims?

RBI-appointed official has asked creditors including depositors to submit their claims before December 17; depositors asked to choose one of the three authorised insolvency professionals

Dec 7, 2019

Market today: Nifty, Sensex gain ahead of expected interest rate cut

Nifty has risen 7.7% and Sensex has gained 8.43% since the last rate cut in October, mainly due to measures such as reducing the corporate tax rate and expectations of more stimulus.

Dec 5, 2019

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Market outlook: Lending rates, auto sales to set equities trends

The direction of foreign fund flows, rupee's movement against the US dollar as well as global crude oil prices will affect investor sentiment.

Dec 1, 2019

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No hallmark, no gold sales: India makes gold jewellery hallmarking mandatory from mid-January

Hallmarking will be mandatory from January 15, but a period of one year will be allowed to set up new hallmarking centres and to clear jewellers' existing stocks.

Nov 30, 2019

Petrol, diesel prices rise again. Check today's fuel rates in key cities

Petrol has become costlier by five paise per litre in Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai and four paise per litre in Mumbai after remaining constant for the last two days.

Nov 29, 2019

Will pharma regulator's deal with industry make non-price control drugs cheaper?

A 30% cap on the margin agreed at a meeting of pharma regulatory and trade bodies and lobby groups may put pressure on big manufacturers as the distributors may not agree to lower commission.

Nov 27, 2019

Petrol, diesel prices stable across all metros: Check latest rates in your city

Diesel costs Rs 65.73 a litre in Delhi, Rs 68.14 a litre in Kolkata, Rs 68.94 a litre in Mumbai and Rs 69.74 a litre in Chennai on Wednesday.

Nov 27, 2019

Sensex surpasses 41,000 mark for first time, Nifty above 12,100

Shares of Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Limited touched a record high as the company's market capitalisation (M-cap) nears Rs 10 lakh crore.

Nov 26, 2019

Must sell now: Fall in direct tax collection hastens urgency of privatisation

A 17% shortfall in October direct tax collection at Rs 50,715 crore may jeopardize government spending and worsen liquidity issues plaguing the economy if divestment drive slackens.

Nov 26, 2019

What growth woes? Sensex hits life-time high of 40,846, Nifty above 12,050

India is scheduled to release its Q2 GDP figures later this week which is widely expected to be below 5 per cent.

Nov 25, 2019

Rs 31,000-crore Amazon, Flipkart festive sales draw traders' rage to e-commerce

Total sales of Rs 31,000 crore of Amazon and Flipkart were 14% off the target; expansion of e-tailers into new geographies in a slowing economy gripped by credit crunch has worried traders across the country.

Nov 19, 2019

Saudi Aramco IPO: Oil giant may beat valuation shock with record stake sale

Saudi national oil company Aramco lowers valuation target to $1.71-trillion from earleir $2 trillion; 1.5% stake sale could still top Alibaba's $25-billion IPO to become the world's biggest.

Nov 18, 2019

FM Sitharaman announces steps to boost liquidity, demand

Favourite whipping boys: Will millennials be next blamed for swelling bank NPAs?

After taking the taint for economy's growth woes from auto sector slowdown to retail sector trouble, millennials may now draw the flak for another round of non-performing assets surge in banks.

Nov 15, 2019

India resumes buying Malaysian palm oil as Kuala Lumpur offers discount

Indian refiners stopped purchases from Malaysia last month, fearing a rise in import taxes or other measures to curb imports after Kuala Lumpur criticized New Delhi for its actions in Kashmir.

Nov 15, 2019

Will Mukesh Ambani let rival Sunil Mittal's Airtel grab brother's RCom assets?

Telco wars worsen as Bharti Airtel bids for Anil Ambani's Reliance Communication's spectrum assets that Mukesh Ambani's Jio had previously tried to acquire.

Nov 13, 2019