India Inc`s business sentiment soars amid policy continuity, robust domestic demand

Buoyed by policy continuity and strong domestic demand, especially in rural India, business optimism has soared among India Inc and the industry remains bullish on business sentiments in FY25, a survey showed on Sunday.  The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Business Confidence Index rose to a two-quarter high of 68.2 in the second quarter of … Read more

RBI likely to maintain status quo as MPC meet begins, realty sector hopeful on repo rate

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to maintain the status quo in its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, said industry experts on Monday, as the much-anticipated three-day meeting began, led by Governor Shaktikanta Das, amid geo-political uncertainties. The six-member committee began deliberations on interest rates and analysing the state of the economy amid … Read more

Indian shares set to open higher

Indian shares are set to open higher on Monday after logging losses for five straight sessions, and tracking Asian peers after strong U.S. jobs data dispelled worries of a recession. The GIFT Nifty was trading at 25,253 points, as of 7:50 a.m. IST, indicating that the NSE Nifty 50 will open above its previous close … Read more

SAIL, BHP join hands to boost steel decarbonisation in India

The Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) on Monday announced a collaboration with leading global resources company BHP to accelerate steelmaking decarbonisation in the country.  SAIL, the largest government-owned steel producer in India, said the move is an important step for them in promoting lower carbon steelmaking technology pathways for the blast furnace (BF) route … Read more

Japan leads Asia stock rally, dollar gains after blowout US payrolls

 Asian stocks rallied and the dollar reached a fresh seven-week peak on the yen on Monday after blowout U.S. labour data dispelled fears of a recession and spurred a sharp paring of rate-cut bets. Short-term U.S. Treasury yields rose after the closely watched non-farm payrolls report on Friday showed the economy unexpectedly added the most … Read more