Representative image (Picture credit: AP) Asian equities were largely flat on Thursday while oil prices stabilised, as markets took stock of easing geopolitical tensions and awaited fresh cues on US fiscal and trade policy, especially US President Donald Trump’s looming tariff deadline. According to news agency Reuters, investors remained cautious amid uncertainties surrounding Federal Reserve…
MUMBAI: An RBI report has called on lenders to reduce loan rates, saying financial conditions are conducive for transmitting the central bank’s 50-basis-point (100bps = 1 percentage point) policy rate cut from June 6 to the credit market. In its state of the economy report for June, RBI noted that high-frequency indicators for May 2025…
NEW DELHI: A total of Rs 21,534 crore has been disbursed by govt under various production-linked incentive schemes that cover sectors, such as large-scale electronics manufacturing, IT hardware, pharmaceuticals and bulk drugs, telecom and networking products and food processing.PLI schemes are under various stages of implementation across 14 key sectors and have resulted in cumulative…
MUMBAI: RBI has extended trading hours for key money market segments to improve liquidity management, enhance price discovery. It also aims to bring Indian markets closer to global standards. From July 1, the call money market will remain open till 7pm, while from Aug 1, market repo and tri-party repo (TREP) trading will close at…
MUMBAI: Stronger indications of an Israel-Iran ceasefire lifted investor sentiment on Dalal Street Wednesday, pushing sensex to over its eight-month high mark. Easing crude oil prices and short covering by speculators who were cutting their losses also helped the rally in the late session, market players said.At close, sensex was at 82,756 points, up 700…
Despite a 100 basis point cut in the Reserve Bank of India’s repo rate since February 2025, some small finance banks are still offering attractive fixed deposit (FD) rates above 8% for general depositors on deposits below Rs 3 crore. While most banks have lowered interest rates in line with the policy easing, investors looking…
As of March 2025, SBI’s CET-1 stood at 11%. According to industry analysts, this figure ranked amongst the lowest for public sector banks. (AI image) State Bank of India (SBI), the nation’s most valuable public sector enterprise, is nearing the final stages of selecting several merchant banks to secure up to Rs 25,000 crore through…
The Nifty Realty index has surged 8% over the past month—outpacing the Nifty 50’s 1.4% gain—as real estate stocks continue to show resilience despite global market headwinds.Analysts told ET that despite some profit booking after the June 9 peak of 1,049.50, the realty index remains above key short- and long-term moving averages, signalling sustained upward…
US President Donald Trump called Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell “terrible” and said he had narrowed down his choice for the next Fed chair to “three or four people,” stoking fresh speculation about an early leadership change at the central bank.“I know within three or four people who I’m going to pick,” Trump told reporters,…
Promoters Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines infused Rs 9,558 crore into Air India during 2024–25, with the bulk of the investment coming after the merger of Vistara and Air India in November last year, the airline confirmed on Wednesday.Air India spokesperson said the capital was raised to support ongoing transformation plans, fund capital expenditure, and…