MUMBAI: AU Small Finance Bank, which has received RBI nod to convert into a commercial bank, reported a net profit of Rs 667.66 crore for the December 2025 quarter, up 26.3% from Rs 528.45 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. The improvement was driven by strong growth in core earnings and a sharp reduction…
Gold is likely to inch higher gradually towards $4850 in Spot & projections around $5000 also looks achievable. (AI image) Gold price prediction today: Gold prices are expected to inch higher in the coming days, while silver may see some volatility, says Maneesh Sharma, AVP – Commodities & Currencies, Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers….
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) said that the country’s refineries are capable of processing Venezuelan crude if supplies resume. “If at all things start settling down, if at all a lot of crude starts coming out of Venezuela, then can’t we import oil from Venezuela?” he said.The executive further added that the company, used to…
NEW DELHI: Existing average capacity utilisation in manufacturing is close to 75%, indicating sustained economic activity in the sector, a survey by industry lobby group Ficci showed Tuesday. The highest capacity utilisation was recorded by metals and metals product segment at 79%, followed by electronics & electricals textiles (78%), apparels and technical textiles (75%), chemicals,…
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Mehul Kothari, DVP – Technical Research, Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers, the top stocks to buy today (January 21, 2026) are Bajaj Auto, Balkrishna Industries, and Tata Elxsi. Let’s take a look:BAJAJ AUTO – Pullback After Major Trendline BreakoutBuy: ₹9,450–9,400 | Stop Loss:…
MUMBAI: PhonePe has secured a go ahead from markets regulator Sebi for its IPO, people aware of the matter said. The Walmart-owned company is seeking to raise around Rs 12,000 crore ($1.3 billion) through an offer for sale (OFS). If it proceeds with a Rs 12,000-crore offer, it will be the second biggest Dalal Street…
NEW DELHI: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) exposure to the equity market has for the first time reached 10%, as the retirement fund body looks for avenues to augment its income to sustain the persistent high annual returns amid falling govt bond yields, where nearly 85% of its investible corpus is parked.“EPFO is allowed…
MUMBAI: Inspira Global, which owns the Chinese Wok brand, is acquiring Burger King India operator Restaurant Brands Asia (RBA). As part of the deal, Everstone Capital will exit RBA by selling its entire 11.3% stake to Inspira Global for about Rs 460 crore. The quick service restaurant space has been going through a slowdown on…
MUMBAI: The rupee weakened for a fifth consecutive session on Tuesday, closing at 90.98 to a dollar, down 7 paise from the previous session, after breaching the 91 mark and sliding to a one-month low intraday amid rising geopolitical tensions and sustained selling in domestic equity markets.The currency opened marginally weaker and slipped to 91.05…
MUMBAI: Uncertain political and economic environment, combined with weakness of the dollar and rising industrial demand for silver pushed gold and silver prices to record levels on Tuesday, both in the international and domestic markets.Gold broke above the Rs 1.5 lakh/10gm mark for the first time while silver traded above the Rs 3 lakh/kg mark,…