New Stocks Sink Below Issue Price

On average, stocks that debuted last year are down 37 per cent from their peak levels.   The recent market downturn has spared no one, including newly listed stocks. On average, stocks that debuted last year are down 37 per

Markets end marginally lower in volatile trade

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended marginally lower in a volatile trade on Wednesday dragged by blue-chip IT stocks. Photograph: PTI Photo from the Rediff Archives The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex dipped 28.21 points or 0.04 per cent to settle

Will RBI’s rate cut help drive India’s growth

The Reserve Bank should focus on making liquidity easier rather than cutting rates if the intent is to drive growth, Axis Bank’s chief economist Neelkanth Mishra said on Tuesday. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters Mishra, who is also a part-time member of

Markets back in red amid foreign fund outflows

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended marginally lower on Tuesday as uninterrupted foreign fund outflows and slowdown in corporate earnings  continued to hit investors’ sentiment. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters After a day’s breather, the 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex ended 29.47 points

Exports contracts; trade deficit widens to $23 bn

India’s exports declined for the third month in a row in January, falling by 2.38 per cent year-on-year to $36.43 billion, while the trade deficit widened to $22.99 billion in the month. Photograph: Tatiana Meel/Reuters Imports rose by 10.28 per

Fag-end buying helps Sensex climb 58 points

Stock markets snapped the eight-day losing run on Monday with benchmark Sensex closing higher by 57 points on the back of value buying in blue-chip stocks HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries. Helped by fag-end buying, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed

How the markets will fare this week

Stock markets are expected to be driven by global trends and FPI trading activity this week after the conclusion of the earnings season, analysts said. Unabated foreign fund outflows, lower-than-expected quarterly earnings and global trade war fears hit market sentiments

Relentless FII selling hits market sentiments

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty extended their downward trend to eighth day in a row on Friday as investors’ sentiments were plagued due to persistent foreign fund outflows. Photograph: PTI Photo from the Rediff Archives Markets began the trade

Trump’s reciprocal tariffs and WTO rules: An explainer

American President Donald Trump has announced imposing reciprocal tariffs on its major trading partners including China that levy higher import duties on goods shipped from the United States. Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters He has already announced a 25 per cent duty

Utility vehicle demand aids highest-ever January PV dispatch: SIAM

Passenger vehicle dispatches from companies to dealerships witnessed an increase of 1.6 pc year-on-year in January at 399,386 units driven by robust demand for utility vehicles, industry body SIAM said on Thursday. It was the highest-ever passenger vehicle dispatch for