Foreign portfolio investors have started 2026 on a cautious note, extending their selling streak from last year by withdrawing Rs 7,608 crore ($846 million) from Indian equities in the first two trading sessions of January. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff The withdrawal
Brokerages also cut rating and share price targets for the stock Analysts have sharply reduced cigarette maker ITC’s earning estimates for the next two years, fearing a significant dent in the company’s profitability and margins. Illustration: Dado Ruvic/Reuters This is
Companies’ rent and lease expenses have seen a significant decline relative to the money they make since the pandemic. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Rent and lease expenses were the equivalent of 0.72 per cent of the total value of goods produced
Driven by improved customer experience, Ola Electric is witnessing “clear outcomes” in market share from its focused service transformation programme, the company said, as it registered 9,020 units in December, lifting its month-on-month share to 9.3 per cent from 7.2
Six banks that reported their quarterly business updates for the October-December (Q3FY26) quarter on Friday recorded double-digit growth in their loan books compared with a year ago. Deposits also posted healthy growth during the period. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh State-owned Punjab
The first day of the year 2026 was positive for the debt market with foreign investors buying a net domestic debt of Rs 7,524 crore, the highest single-day inflow since May 29 last year. Foreign portfolio investors pumped Rs 29,179
India’s forex reserves jumped by $3.29 billion to $696.61 billion in the week to December 26, the RBI said on Friday. Photograph: Florence Lo/Reuters The overall kitty had increased by $4.368 billion to $693.32 billion in the previous reporting week.
India’s manufacturing sector activity witnessed the weakest improvement in the sector in two years in December on account of softer expansions in new orders, prompting firms to limit input purchases and job creation, a monthly survey said on Friday. Photograph:
Equity benchmark index Nifty hit its lifetime peak before closing 182 points higher on Friday, and the BSE Sensex jumped 573 points, powered by strong buying in power, banking and metal stocks. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters Unabated capital infusion by domestic
With 7.64 million seats, the Mumbai-Delhi route in 2025 was the eighth busiest route in the world. Photograph: ANI Photo It is among the top 10 busiest routes in the world in terms of the number of seats and
