Stock market investors this week would track the renewed tariff tensions between the US and China, domestic inflation data, besides, quarterly earnings from blue-chips HCL Tech, Infosys and Reliance Industries would also drive the momentum in equities, analysts said.
In the midst of crime and cop shows all over, a family comedy comes as a relief, notes Deepa Gahlot.
Sarfaraz fell to Manav Suthar (4-0-23-3) after a whirlwind knock laden with powerful hits down the ground which saw Mumbai stutter as they lost wickets in heaps.
India's top cement producers delivered a solid July-September quarter (Q2) in 2025-26 (FY26), lifted by firmer prices, higher sales volumes, and a favourable base. Seasonal weakness and maintenance outages did dent sequential performance, but the overall picture remained positive - and the road ahead looks steady.
Some say the MPC will raise the rate, while others are of the view that there is already de facto interest rate tightening through rising bond yields, which might prompt the central bank to go for a pause.
'The primary market's rhythm mirrors investor confidence. While sentiment may appear cautious, it reflects maturity, not weakness.'
CREDAI Chairman Lalit Jain said a long term status quo on interest rates would not help prospective home buyers.
'They are positioned as defensive products and can potentially give marginally higher returns than liquid funds.'
Liam Livingstone struggled in IPL 2024 -- managing just 112 runs in eight innings at a strike rate of 133.33, with a lone half-century apart from taking only two wickets.
Apart from the Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) exemptions, the regulator has provided certain other relaxations that will help IndiGo have more pilots for duty to reduce the disruptions and normalise operations.
'The statistical confidence bands of the fan charts of the forecasts will provide a better sense of the potential variability of outcomes.'
'While we expand into other areas, banca remains our primary channel, and we continue to be a banca-led organisation.'
Captains of the banking industry expect rates to move up, says Rajesh Kumar.
After effecting two back-to-back 25 basis points rate cuts, Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Wednesday hinted at another reduction in key policy rate by changing the central bank's monetary stance to 'accomodative' from 'neutral', which may further lower EMIs for consumers.
RBI has also announced new guidelines to price loans from April 1.
Property developers, consultants and brokers have seen a 40 per cent decline in enquiries from home buyers over the last three months.
India should be prepared for lower GDP growth of around 7 per cent in 2008-09, according to the Mid-Year Review of the finance ministry that was tabled in Parliament on Tuesday.
'Bank has a robust capital adequacy base. Along with balance sheet preparation, the bank is focusing on strengthening risk management for the new regime.'
Banks looking to raise capital via bond sales to fund decade-high credit growth were compelled to put some of these debt issuances on hold amid a sharp rise in yields since late September, sources told Business Standard. A major private lender, Axis Bank, has not yet followed through with a planned issuance of infrastructure bonds worth around Rs 3,000 crore. This is because volatility in the bond market in late September led to investors seeking higher yields, sources said.
The fear of losing purchasing power due to inflation and low-interest rates has led many to explore safe alternatives to fixed deposits with high returns
On higher amounts, banks are allowed to offer differential rates to depositors.
A senior SBI official dealing with the retail business confirmed the country's largest lender's decision.
Volatility in lending and deposit rates witnessed during the year is expected to end in 2009 with interest rates seen to be going down, due primarily to an easy monetary stance being pursued by the Reserve Bank of India to push growth.
The Reserve Bank of India in its quarterly monetary policy review has hiked rates.
The finance ministry has voiced the opinion that there was no need for the RBI to increase the key rates that could impact the banks lending rates.
Indian corporate are increasingly shifting away from bank funding towards alternative sources, such as equity and bond markets, as their deleveraged balance sheets have improved their ability to raise equity at better valuations. Moreover, the 100 basis points (bps) rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has enabled them to access long-term funds from the debt capital market at cheaper rates.
Individuals and corporate borrowers face the prospect of further interest rate increases, as the Reserve Bank of India battles inflation and high credit growth.
State Bank of India, India's largest lender, on Thursday slashed interest rates on working capital loans to micro, small and medium enterprises by 0.5-1 per cent effective from December 16.
Recent years have been turbulent for the insurance industry due to direct and indirect tax reforms, regulatory overhaul and other external pressures. The events cumulatively slowed growth rate to single digits from the high teens seen earlier.
YES Bank raises base rate; HDFC Bank, Axis hike deposit rates.
'The Indian consumer is moving so quickly and they have so many options.'
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday asked banks to cut interest rates and provide cheap credit to industry in order to spur economic activity.
The interest rate on these schemes have remained unchanged for over a year now.
'I will not be surprised if there is a 7 per cent handle in front of the decimal place for the full financial year.'
Ziddi Ishq is a messy, unhinged revenge drama that is all over the place, observes Divya Nair.
In policy review meet in June, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan kept interest rates intact.
Banks may reduce their interest rates.
The automobile sector is considered a good indicator of economic health. It has a very long value chain, from primary materials, like metals, glass and plastic, to value-added high-end electronic components, specialised alloys, and software.
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