Stocks of these 4 sectors gain as Brent crude oil slips below $70/bbl

Oil marketing companies (OMCs), paint manufacturers, tyre producers, and aviation stocks witnessed significant gains as Brent crude oil prices slipped below $70 per barrel. The price drop came after a double blow: The US imposed tariffs on Canada and Mexico,

Forex reserves drop $1.78 bn to $638.7 bn

India’s forex reserves dropped by $1.78 billion to $638.7 billion in the week ended February 28, the RBI said on Friday. Photograph: Lee Jae-Won/Reuters The overall forex kitty had jumped by $4.76 billion to $640.48 billion in the previous reporting

Sensex, Nifty end flat on trade war worries

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surrendered early gains to close almost flat in a highly volatile trade on Friday as uncertainties over the global trade war sapped investor’s risk appetite. Snapping its two-day winning streak, the 30-share BSE Sensex

Eris Lifesciences transfers ₹861.91 crore holdings to subsidiary as part of internal restructuring

Eris Lifesciences Ltd on Thursday (March 6) said it has transferred its 100% holdings in Eris Oaknet Healthcare Private Ltd (EOHPL) and Aprica Healthcare Ltd (AHL) to Eris Therapeutics Ltd (ETL), a wholly-owned subsidiary, as part of its internal restructuring.

Investment word of the day: Debt-to-equity ratio — what is a good D/E ratio and why does it matter?

Investment word of the day: It is important to assess a company’s financial health, ability to take risks, and growth potential before making investment decisions. One way to check a company’s financial health is to check its debt-to-equity ratio. What

CBDT Uncovers Rs 290 Bn Foreign Assets

In September last year, India received financial information from over 108 countries regarding foreign accounts and income in the form of interest and dividend earned outside India. Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind

L&T announces one-day paid menstrual leave

In a first for a major corporate house, engineering, procurement and construction major Larsen and Toubro on Thursday announced a one-day paid menstrual leave for women employees. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters The move will benefit about 5,000 women employees at the

India’s job market sees 41% growth in Feb

India’s job market continued its upward momentum in February, witnessing 41 per cent year-on-year growth mainly driven by freshers hiring, a report said on Thursday. In February, fresher hiring rose by 26 per cent year-on-year (YoY) reflecting sustained employer demand

Sensex rallies 610 points to reclaim 74,000

Benchmark stock index Sensex rallied nearly 610 points to reclaim the 74,000 mark while Nifty closed above 22,500 in their second day of gains on Thursday following heavy buying in Reliance Industries on easing crude oil prices. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters

RITES gets ₹28-crore order for high-speed rail corridor survey from South Central Railway

State-owned RITES Ltd on Thursday (March 6) said it has received a letter of acceptance (LoA) from South Central Railway for conducting the final location survey for high-speed elevated rail corridors between Hyderabad-Bengaluru and Hyderabad-Chennai. “…we are pleased to inform