FPIs selling did not impact Indian stock market much as DIIs come to the rescue

 Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold equity worth Rs 58,710 crore (till October 11), but massive selling didn’t have a serious impact on the market, market experts said on Saturday.  According to them, the entire FPI selling has been absorbed by the domestic institutional investors (DIIs) who are receiving sustained fund inflows. The major trend in … Read more

Hemant Jain appointed as new PHDCCI President

 Hemant Jain has taken charge as new President of the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI), it was announced on Saturday. He succeeds Sanjeev Agrawal, who now assumes the role of immediate former president at the leading industry chamber.  Rajeev Juneja has taken over as the Senior Vice President and Anil Gupta as Vice … Read more

Happy over IREDA`s excellent second-quarter results: Pralhad Joshi

The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) has created a new revolution in the clean energy sector and Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday expressed happiness over the "excellent second-quarter results."   “I am happy over IREDA's excellent second-quarter results,” stated Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy and Food, Public Distribution, Joshi. Speaking to … Read more

India`s industrial production sees marginal contraction, manufacturing production rises

 India's Index of Industrial Production (IIP) saw a marginal contraction of 0.1 per cent in the month of August, against July's 4.7 per cent as manufacturing production rose by 1 per cent, the Ministry of Statistics data showed on Friday.   In the manufacturing sector, the top three positive contributors were the manufacturing of basic … Read more

Employable percentage of final-year, pre-final year students reach 51.3 pc in 10 years: Centre

As India continues its journey towards becoming the skill capital of the world, the employable percentage of final-year and pre-final year students increased from 33.9 per cent in 2014 to 51.3 per cent in 2024, the government said on Friday.  With one of the youngest populations in the world, India can realise its demographic dividend … Read more

Middle East tensions, high crude oil prices bring rupee to 84-mark against dollar

With elevated crude oil prices amid global geo-political situations, the rupee on Friday breached the 84-mark against the US dollar for the first time.  The rupee traded lower by 0.12 at 84.09, pressured by the recent rise in the dollar index from $100.50 to $102.40 and its steady hold. According to trade experts, the Middle … Read more

BJP`s strong performance in assembly polls brought optimism to domestic market: Experts

 The ruling party’s stronger-than-expected performance in the assembly elections brought a degree of optimism to the domestic stock market this week amid global geo-political uncertainties, analysts said on Saturday.  The broader market showed some resilience and attempted to bounce back, with the Nifty50 index finding support at the 24,800 level. However, this support remains tentative, … Read more