The high interest rate regime seems to be over in the country with the RBI slashing its repo rate, at which it lends to commercial banks, by 50 basis points (bps) this year. The key benchmark lending rate of the central bank now stands at 6% after last 25 bps cut on April 9, 2025.
The possibility of more price hikes is not over yet within the domestic fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) space even as prices of key agri commodities remain firm.While crude oil and its derivatives such as titanium dioxide and linear alkyl benzene (LAB) are benign for now, and so is soda ash, which is down nearly 17%
Markets are sizzling again. Despite the rollercoaster ride driven by the global tariff war headlines, some sectors are quietly cooking up a comeback. Among them? The humble-yet-hearty food sector. While the NSE and BSE haven’t officially plated up a “Food Sector” index, we have taken the liberty—like a good chef experimenting in the kitchen—to whip
The new financial year has started and now taxpayers want to know when they can file their Income Tax Return (ITR) for the assessment year 2025-26. However, for this, first the Income Tax Department will have to notify the ITR forms for the current assessment year. Seven different ITR forms were notified in April last
It’s a busy week on the Q4 results calendar with over 30 companies reporting their earnings in this holiday-shortened week. From tech majors Infosys, Wipro to the big boys of the banking world, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank are all set to report their Q4 performances. Wipro: Q4 earnings on April 16 Tricky times for
SEBI has yet again cautioned investors against taking advice from social media. According to SEBI, if you take stock-related advice from “social media platforms like Facebook, Telegram, WhatsApp, YouTube, be cautious you can get scammed as the fraudsters have increased their manipulative and fraudulent activities via these platforms.” The market watchdog in a press release
Unified Payments Interface (UPI) services experienced a major disruption across India, marking the third major outage in a month. Users are facing widespread issues on digital payment platforms like Paytm, Google Pay and PhonePe. (More details are awaited.) » Read More
Fairmont Mumbai, Accor group‘s luxury hotel chain, which was launched this week in the metropolis, is looking to break even within 5-7 years, general manager Rajiv Kapoor said in a conversation with FE. The Mumbai property, located in the suburb of Andheri, is the second for Accor’s Fairmont brand in India after the Fairmont Jaipur
The last date for Income Tax Return (ITR filing AY 2025-26) is now just 4 days away. This deadline will end on September 15, 2025. In such a situation, crores of taxpayers would like to see another extension in the return filing deadline. The finance ministry extended the deadline for taxpayers in May this year
JSW Group companies have been in focus. While JSW Energy boosted its renewable push with capacity addition, JSW Infra has made a brownfield rail siding acquisition. Both companies are betting on big expansion. Here are all the details- JSW Energy commissions 317 MW RE Capacity JSW Energy, a JSW Group company, announced that it has
The Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi) plans to end weekly expiry hit stocks of brokerage firms, clearing houses and the only listed stock exchange – BSE – on Thursday. The stock price of BSE and Angel one were down l 4.5% and 4.9%, respectively. Nuvama Wealth’s stock price closed 3.4% lower. Share prices
After an exceptional July, when inflows into equity funds soared to Rs 42,702 crore – the highest this calendar year – in August, flows were more subdued at Rs 33,430 crore – a drop of 22%, according to data from Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi). Retail investors continued to tap the equity market
UltraTech Cement is stepping up its play in southern India, with the region emerging as a critical growth engine for the country’s largest cement maker. According to analysts, the company has increased the south’s share of its total grey cement capacity to about 27%, compared with 16% in FY23, while its share of the industry’s
