US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi (File Image) NEW DELHI: Trade talks between India and the US appear to be back on track, as President Donald Trump hinted that a “very big” agreement with India will be forthcoming soon. In a presser at the White House, Trump said, “Everybody wants to make…
MUMBAI: The sensex is not far behind Wall Street indices that are racing to their record highs. On the back of resilient domestic economic fundamentals, the sensex on Thursday closed 1,000 points (1.2%) up at 83,756 points, less than 3% off its Sept-end peak of 85,978 points.On the NSE, Nifty too rallied 304 points (1.2%)…
A battered dollar is taking another beating as investors, unnerved by fresh signs of an erosion in US central bank independence, waste no time in pushing the greenback back to its lowest levels in over three years.US President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell “terrible” in his latest attack on the…
MUMBAI: Three initial public offers (IPOs) that closed on Thursday, together eyeing to garner Rs 2,562 crore, received bids aggregating nearly Rs 22,500 crore. Globe Civil Projects with an IPO size of Rs 119 crore was subscribed 86 times, Ellenbarrie Industrial Gases’ Rs 853-crore offer was subscribed 22 times while Mumbai-based real estate major Kalpataru’s…
File photo: Infosys chairman Nandan Nilekani (Picture credit: PTI) Infosys chairman Nandan Nilekani warned that the convergence of global tariff conflicts, AI disruption, and the energy transition is creating a “perfect storm” for businesses, urging companies to prioritise innovation and supply chain diversification. Speaking at Infosys’ 44th Annual General Meeting, Nilekani said businesses now face…
US stocks opened in green on Thursday, drifting toward the brink of another record. The S&P 500 reached 6,115.94, edging up 23.78 points or 0.39%, reaching closer to its record high last set in February. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also climbed 167.74 points or 0.39%, trading at 43,150.17. Nasdaq Composite, too followed the suit,…
Zohran Mamdani (AP photo) The possible victory of Zohran Mamdani, the 33-year-old democratic socialist, in the upcoming New York mayoral polls has people on Wall Street worried. In Manhattan’s financial district, pessimistic predictions are circulating. According to Wall Street recruitment specialist Michael Nelson, his clientele, typically earning above $1 million annually, express serious concerns.“This will…
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Thursday tightened compliance norms for mutual fund schemes, regulating that rebalancing timelines will now apply across types of passive breaches in actively managed funds and not just those related to asset allocation.Until now, SEBI’s mandate for portfolio rebalancing within 30 business days applied only to passive…
Delhivery, the logistics company, saw global and Indian investors like Morgan Stanley, Citigroup Global Markets Singapore and six other entities buy a 1.6% stake on Thursday. The shares were purchased via open market deals, totalling Rs 461 crore.According to data from the National Stock Exchange (NSE), other major buyers in the transaction included HDFC Mutual…
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) is set to launch electricity futures contracts within the next two to three weeks, offering power sector participants a tool to hedge against price volatility. The move comes after the exchange secured all necessary approvals from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) last month.The product is designed to…