Category: Economic News

Slowing Indian economy spells tough times ahead for the rupee: Reuters poll

BENGALURU – A slowing domestic economy will prevent India’s rupee from recouping this year’s losses against the dollar in 2020, with optimism around an easing in the U.S.-China trade dispute not enough to give it a further boost, a Reuters poll showed. After falling nearly 9% in 2018, […]

Sensex rallies over 350 pts to hit record intra-day high; Nifty tests 12K

Mumbai, Nov 6: Market benchmark BSE Sensex surged over 350 points to hit its record intra-day peak of 40,606.91 points on Wednesday driven by strong buying sentiment in banking, metal and realty stocks. After starting on a choppy note, the 30-share index rallied to trade 332.85 points, or 0.83 […]

Rupee rises 8 paise against US dollar on forex inflows

Mumbai, Nov 5: The rupee gained 8 paise to close at a fresh five-week high of 70.69 against the US dollar on Tuesday following foreign fund inflows and gains in Asian peers after Chinese central bank cut interest rates. Forex inflows through Bajaj Finance share sale to qualified institutional […]

Sensex vaults 582 pts; Tata Motors zooms 16 pc

Mumbai, Oct 29: Equity benchmark Sensex shot up nearly 582 points on Tuesday on broad-based buying by participants buoyed by encouraging quarterly earnings and US-China trade deal optimism. On the Sensex chart, Tata Motors emerged as a standout performer surging about 17 per cent after the company reported narrowing […]

Sensex drops over 150 pts, Nifty slips below 11,300

Mumbai, Oct 10: Equity benchmark BSE Sensex dropped over 150 points on Thursday tracking losses in banking stocks amid unabated foreign fund outflow. The 30-share index was trading 170.98 points, or 0.45 per cent, lower at 38,006.97 at 0930 hours. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty fell 48.60 points, or […]

Sensex drops over 150 pts, Nifty slips below 11,300

Mumbai, Oct 10: Equity benchmark BSE Sensex dropped over 150 points on Thursday tracking losses in banking stocks amid unabated foreign fund outflow. The 30-share index was trading 170.98 points, or 0.45 per cent, lower at 38,006.97 at 0930 hours. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty fell 48.60 points, or […]

India’s services sector contracts in September on weak demand: PMI

BENGALURU – India’s dominant services sector slipped into contraction in September as new business orders fell for the first time since early 2018, according to a private survey which also found business optimism at its lowest in 2-1/2 years. Friday’s survey adds to the deepening gloom around businesses […]

RBI cuts rates to near decade lows to revive growth

MUMBAI – The Reserve Bank of India on Friday cut the key policy rate to its lowest levels in nearly a decade, stepping up its efforts to kickstart an economy growing at its slowest pace in six years. The central bank, which also sharply trimmed its 2019-20 growth […]

Sensex tumbles over 310 pts; Nifty slips below 11,500

Mumbai, Sept 30: The BSE benchmark Sensex plunged over 310 points in opening trade on Monday due to sell-offs mainly in financial, metal and auto stocks amid subdued global cues. Likewise, the NSE gauge Nifty too dropped over 84 points to slip below the psychological 11,500-level. Yes Bank, IndusInd […]

RBI rate decision, macro data to steer markets in holiday-shortened week: Analysts

New Delhi, Sep 29: RBI’s interest rate decision, macroeconomic data points and global cues would be the key driving factors for the equity market in the holiday-shortened week ahead, say analysts. Markets would remain closed on Wednesday for ‘Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti’. “Markets are expected to consolidate further with the […]

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