India’s paint sector faces significant cost shocks from crude-driven inflation, prompting price hikes. Despite a short-term margin hit, structural factors like painting cycles and the low proportion of paint costs in total job expenses suggest a robust recovery. Investors can anticipate a return to double-digit revenue growth as pricing power re-emerges.Read More

On Friday, the benchmark Sensex dropped 1,690 points to close at 73,583. During this steep fall, nine stocks from the BSE 200 index touched their 52-week lows.​Read More

The Indian rupee plunged to a record ​low on Friday, sliding past the 94-per-dollar mark, with mounting worries over the energy crisis sparked by the Middle East war putting the currency on track for its worst fiscal-year drop in more than a decade.Read More

PSU bank stocks slumped sharply, with the index falling 16% over a month and individual stocks plunging up to 20% amid geopolitical tensions and weak macro cues. A broader market selloff wiped Rs 8 lakh crore in investor wealth, while a falling rupee and global uncertainty weighed heavily on sentiment.Read More

Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd (ABREL) will redevelop a housing society in Mumbai and expects a revenue of Rs 1,700 crore from free-saleable areaRead More

Japanese government bond yields ​rose across the curve on ​Friday, as recent hawkish central bank signals and the Middle East ​war heightened inflation concerns and prompted investors to reprice the path of rate hikes.Read More

Bitcoin and Ethereum saw a dip of nearly 3% in the last 24 hours. Major altcoins also experienced declines. Geopolitical tensions and inflation concerns are impacting market sentiment. Analysts suggest caution and waiting for a stronger move above $70,000 for Bitcoin. Institutional accumulation is helping absorb selling pressure, but overall sentiment remains fearful.Read More

Russia has sold physical gold from its central bank reserves for the first time in 25 years to address a widening budget deficit fueled by sustained military spending. This move marks a significant shift in reserve management, with gold holdings declining to their lowest level in four years as fiscal pressures intensify.Read More

Indian stocks are presenting new opportunities as valuations have corrected significantly. Sahil Kapoor of DSP Mutual Fund highlights that while earnings growth is moderate, lower stock prices offer a chance for long-term investors. Financials, especially private banks, and select IT companies are seen as attractive. The market is becoming more constructive for global investors.Read More

Reliance Industries shares fell, wiping out more than ₹82,000 crore in market value after the government reinstated windfall taxes on diesel and ATF exports. The move, aimed at boosting domestic supply amid volatile global oil markets, was confirmed by Nirmala Sitharaman, who said higher duties would ensure adequate availability of fuel within the country.Read More