Wholesale price inflation rises to 1.81% in Jan

Positive rate of inflation in January 2026 is primarily due to increase in prices of manufacture of basic metals, other manufacturing, non-food articles, food articles, and textiles. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters Key Points Non-food articles category inflation spiked to 7.58% in

How the stock markets will fare next week

In the near term, with tariff-related concerns easing and the domestic earnings season drawing to a close on a mixed trend, market focus will hinge largely on global cues, including the US labour data and shifting expectations surrounding the US