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The rupee rose sharply against the US dollar while bonds climbed for a second day on hope that the higher than estimated surplus transfer by the central bank to the government would ease fiscal and current account deficit concerns.

Rupee pares early gains post RBI rate cut

Moreover, foreign fund outflows, heavy selling in domestic equities and rising crude oil prices also kept pressure on...

4 Oct 2019 1:50 PM IST

The 30-share Sensex resumed higher at 27,552.27 and hovered between 27,743.46 and 25,902.45 before concluding the week at 26,818.82, a loss of 455.33 points, or 1.67 per cent.

Sensex drops over 200 points as RBI cuts GDP forecast; bank stocks...

Top losers in the Sensex pack included Kotak Bank, Bharti Airtel, L&T, PowerGrid, ITC, HDFC Bank, Tata Motors among...

4 Oct 2019 1:31 PM IST

Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

RBI cuts repo rate by 0.25 per cent to support growth

The repo rate has been brought down to 5.15 per cent to help reduce borrowing costs for home and auto loans.

4 Oct 2019 12:08 PM IST

Tech majors Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys Technologies will jointly open the fourth and final quarter of the financial year 2018-19 on April 12.

India's services sector activity contracts in Sep on weak demand: PMI

The IHS Markit India Services Business Activity Index fell to 48.7 in September from 52.4 in August.

4 Oct 2019 11:54 AM IST

Rupee strengthened by 28 paise to close at 70 against the dollar on Thursday.

Rupee rises 9 paise to 70.78 vs USD in early trade ahead of RBI policy...

Forex traders said, the rupee was trading higher as investors believe RBI will go for yet another rate cut to boost...

4 Oct 2019 11:13 AM IST

Asserting that all its loans are fully secured, suspended PMC Bank managing director Joy Thomas stated that one large account - HDIL - was the sole reason for the present crisis that led to the regulatory action on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

HDIL promoters, PMC Bank board members charged with money-laundering

Mumbai Police arrested the tow directors at HDIL, Rakesh Wadhawan and Sarang Wadhawan on Thursday.

4 Oct 2019 10:33 AM IST

NSE Nifty reclaimed the 9,900-level and BSE Sensex climbed over 167 points in early trade on Thursday. Photo: PTI

Sensex jumps over 250 points ahead of RBI policy outcome

The Sensex was trading 258.60 points, or 0.68 per cent, higher at 38,365.47.

4 Oct 2019 9:55 AM IST

Nasscom President R Chandrashekhar told PTI in an interview that a new generation of users and new economic strata that are entering the digital space for the first time have necessitated focused campaigns, which promote awareness around online behaviour and threats.

DSAT test for data science skills soon

DSF will be the independent governing body for building, deploying and constantly upgrading this intervention.

4 Oct 2019 2:06 AM IST

Auto stocks are buzzing and are on a path of recovery after the huge price fall, as brokerages and analysts see a pick-up in automobile sales in the second half of the financial year on the back festive season demand and good monsoon rains.

Better days seen for auto in H2

September sales showed a reversal of trend with month-on-month (MoM) sales picking up over August.

4 Oct 2019 1:59 AM IST

The Nifty claiming 11,l883 and Sensex 39571 marked the day with all the bullishness summoned up from yesterdays gains but selling emerged at higher levels.

Nifty at its critical support zone of 11200

The market breadth was weak as 962 shares rose and 1,532 shares fell. The Small-Cap Index and Mid-Cap Index lost 0.30...

4 Oct 2019 1:56 AM IST

Market watchers expect the slowdown in consumer goods to worsen further in September quarter from the June quarter levels. Volume growth could be the slowest since Q1FY18.

FMCG Q2 volume growth to be slowest in 2 years

Volume growth could be the slowest since Q1FY18.

4 Oct 2019 1:54 AM IST

Term plans, where you get zilch if you outlive the policy tenure, are finally seeing some traction after insurers have tweaked the plans by adding a return of premium feature.

Term plans find traction with money back feature

Max Life Insurance has seen an increase in TROP sales and over half the customer base now wants to buy term products...

4 Oct 2019 1:48 AM IST