Wall Street Live: US stocks edge lower as Middle East conflict escalates

US stocks retreated on Tuesday on escalating the Israel-Iran conflict and ahead of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision.  At the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 156.5 points, or 0.37%, to 42358.62. The S&P 500 fell 21.0

Stock markets end lower amid Israel-Iran conflict, rising crude oil prices

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed lower on Tuesday amid profit-booking after a sharp rally in the previous session as investors turned cautious in view of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran. Photograph: ANI Photo Besides, investors preferred to

RIL sells 85 lakh shares of Asian Paints for Rs 1,876 cr

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries on Monday sold 85 lakh shares of Asian Paints for Rs 1,876 crore through an open market transaction. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters The share sale came days after Reliance Industries offloaded 3.50 crore equity shares or

Passenger vehicle wholesales marginally down in May: SIAM

Domestic passenger vehicle wholesales were marginally down 0.8 per cent at 3,44,656 units in May this year as compared to 347,492 units in the same month last year, as vehicle sales across categories showed stable performance, Society of Indian Automobile

Exports fall 2.17% in May; trade deficit narrows

After registering a positive growth for two months, India’s exports slipped into negative territory again, contracting 2.17 per cent year-on-year to $38.73 billion in May due to a fall in global petroleum prices, while trade deficit narrowed at $21.88 billion

Zee Board approves ₹2,237 cr promoter infusion via warrants at ₹132/share

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. has approved the issuance of up to 16.95 crore fully convertible warrants to promoter group entities at ₹132 per warrant, totalling an infusion of ₹2,237.4 crore. The move is aimed at strengthening the company’s financial foundation

Asian Paints Block Deal: Reliance subsidiary sheds 85 lakh stake via open market operations — Details here

Asian Paints Block Deal: A Reliance Industries-owned subsidiary named Siddhant Commercials Pvt. Ltd. sold 85 lakh stake through an open market block deal on Monday, 16 June 2025, according to the official NSE data release. The exchange data showed that

Wholesale price inflation dips to 14-month low in May

Wholesale price inflation (WPI) declined to a 14-month low of 0.39 per cent in May on easing prices of food articles and fuel, and experts said geopolitical tensions could push up prices. Photograph: PTI Photo from the Rediff Archives WPI-based

Factors that will drive the markets this week

Stock investors will track the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel, Brent crude oil prices, inflation data and the US Fed interest rate decision for further cues this week, analysts said. Tariff-related news would also dictate trends in the equity

Adani’s Haifa port unaffected by Iranian missile strikes, operations normal

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani-led group’s Haifa port in Israel was unharmed by the Iranian ballistic missile attack, with cargo operations progressing unhampered, sources said. Photograph: Ilan Rosenberg/Reuters Late on Saturday night, Iran targeted Israel’s Haifa port and a nearby oil