India emerges as global leader in IPOs: Economic Survey

Supported by sound macroeconomic fundamentals, strong domestic investor participation and continued regulatory reforms by Sebi, the markets remained resilient even as trade disruptions, volatile capital flows and uneven corporate earnings weighed on sentiment worldwide. Kindly note that this illustration generated

Why gold loan book has doubled in 2 years

State-owned lenders hold a dominant 60 per cent market share in the business, while gold-loan focused NBFCs (non banking finance companies) hold an 8.1 per cent share of the portfolio outstanding. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff The gold loan portfolio across the

Market selloff on FPI exodus erases Rs 16 trillion mcap in a week

Despite heavy FPI selling, indices are still only about 5 per cent below record highs. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Key Points Market breadth remained weak, with 2,989 stocks declining and 1,229 advancing The spot gold hit a new high of $4,976.59

Dr Reddy’s profit down 14% on low Lenalidomide US sales

In the October to December period of FY26, DRL recorded a 12 per cent Y-o-Y drop in revenue from North America to Rs 2,964 crore from Rs 3,383 crore due to continued price erosion in Lenalidomide. Photograph: Reuters In contrast,

IMF raises India’s GDP growth projection to 7.3% for FY26

The IMF on Monday raised India’s growth projection to 7.3 per cent for fiscal 2025-26, up 0.7 percentage point from its October forecast, on the back of better-than-expected performance of the economy. Photograph: Bhawika Chhabra/Reuters The Washington-headquartered multilateral lending agency

Automobile exports from India rise 24% in 2025

Automobile exports from India rose 24 per cent in 2025 driven by robust demand for cars, two wheelers and commercial vehicles in the overseas markets, as per the latest SIAM data. Kindly note the image have only been published for

Infosys Q3: Higher growth guidance drives IT stocks

Shares of information technology (IT) companies were in demand  on Friday, with the National Stock Exchange’s (NSE’s) Nifty IT index rallying 3.3 per cent. Photograph: Vivek Prakash/Reuters This came after Infosys reported steady sequential growth, driven by health care boost

Stock markets end higher on rally in Infosys shares

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher on Friday, driven by a sharp jump in Infosys after the company raised its revenue growth guidance for FY26. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters After two days of losses, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed

Infosys Q3 net falls 2.2% to Rs 6,654 crore

IT services major Infosys on Wednesday reported a 2.2 per cent decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 6,654 crore in the October-December quarter of FY26. Illustration: Dado Ruvic/Reuters The Bengaluru-headquartered firm had registered a net profit (attributable to owners

Infosys takes Rs 1,289 cr hit on new labour codes in Q3FY26

Infosys on Wednesday reported a one-time exceptional hit of Rs 1,289 crore on account of the impact of the implementation of new labour codes, as India’s second-largest IT services firm announced its December quarter earnings. Kindly note the image has