Benchmark indices Sensex edged up nearly 40 points while Nifty ended above 25,750 points in a lackadaisical trade on Monday, snapping the two-day declining streak on buying in select auto and banking shares. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters The 30-share BSE Sensex
‘Sebi’s move to cap brokerage charges will help investors by lowering the overall cost of investments.’ Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters Cuts in mutual fund (MF) expense ratios and sharp reductions in the caps on brokerage paid by MF schemes are
‘How responsibly banks use AI will be the decisive factor going forward.’ Kindly note that this illustration generated using ChatGPT has only been posted for representational purposes. The return on investment (RoI) from technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI)
Quarterly earnings, macroeconomic data announcements and global trends will drive the Indian stock markets in a holiday-shortened week, analysts said. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh Stock markets would remain closed on Wednesday for the Guru Nanak Gurpurab holiday. “The holiday-shortened week is
Interest in green living is rising, with clean air and open spaces becoming key selling points for residential projects, particularly as Indian cities struggle with deteriorating air quality. Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph:
Festive buying spree unleashed by lower tax rates pushed gross GST collection to about Rs 1.96 lakh crore in October, registering a 4.6 per cent year-on-year growth — the slowest rate so far this fiscal. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff The slowest
Hindustan Unilever Ltd’s (HUL’s) second quarter 2025-26 (Q2FY26) consolidated revenue rose 2 per cent to Rs 16,250 crore, with low or flat volume growth. Demand remained stable but goods and services tax (GST) transition and prolonged monsoon hurt offtake. Photograph:
Top carmakers led by Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles and Kia India on Saturday reported record sales in the domestic market riding on festive demand boosted by GST rate cut. Photograph: Babu/Reuters Other manufacturers such as
Mining major Vedanta’s consolidated net profit plunged 58.69 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to Rs 1,798 crore in the second quarter of 2025-26 (Q2FY26), dragged down by exceptional losses booked during the period under review. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters The company had
‘When you think of cross-border payments, the first things that come to mind are risk, compliance, taxation, speed, and cost.’ Kindly note that this illustration generated using ChatGPT has only been posted for representational purposes. Addressing cross-border payment challenges
