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

Iran-Israel war could hurt exports; increase freight rates

The Iran-Israel conflict has further increased global economic uncertainties, impacting world trade, including India’s exports, as it is expected to drive up both air and sea freight rates, exporters say. An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles

DLF to invest ₹5500 crore to build new luxury housing project in Gurugram

Realty major DLF Ltd will invest around ₹5,500 crore to develop a luxury housing project in Gurugram, as it seeks to achieve record sales bookings this fiscal on high demand. According to sources, the company will soon launch an 18-acre

Egypt Leads Mideast Stock Losses Amid Strikes; Israel Rebounds

Most Middle Eastern markets dropped on Sunday as investors signaled growing concerns of a wider conflict amid tit-for-tat attacks by Israel and Iran. Egypt’s main stock index was the worst performer among markets that opened for the first time since

Chaitanya Kalipatnapu: ‘Our goal is to make India 50% of overall biz’

‘India is a very strategic geography. The business is growing over 37-38 per cent year-on-year.’ Kindly note the image has been published only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pixabay Chaitanya Kalipatnapu, co-founder and executive director of edtech unicorn Eruditus,