Stock market holidays 2025: Trading activities will be suspended for 14 days throughout the year. (AI image) Stock market holiday for Holi 2025: Stock exchanges in India, BSE and NSE, will remain closed on Friday for Holi celebrations, resulting in an extended weekend amidst the ongoing market downturn. The NSE and BSE have said that…
Union minister Piyush Goyal NEW DELHI: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday suggested to industry that it was imperative to shed some protectionism as the world was looking at reciprocity, while assuring exporters that govt was working overtime to protect their interests.“Reflecting on reciprocal tariffs, he has cautioned the EPCs (export promotion councils)…
BENGALURU: Indian IT firms generated around $20 billion in free cash flows last year, and more than 75% was returned to shareholders. Industry experts believe Indian IT firms are in for a big reset, especially with AI disrupting the linear relationship between revenue and employment.The Indian IT sector is reeling under a single-digit growth cycle….
NEW DELHI: Kerala had the highest inflation rate among states, while Telangana had the lowest rate in Feb, latest data showed, highlighting that price pressures continue to persist in some of the larger states.Kerala recorded an inflation rate of 7.3% in Feb, followed by Chhattisgarh at 4.9%, Karnataka at 4.5%, Bihar at 4.5% and Jammu…
NEW DELHI: LG Electronics India, a subsidiary of the South Korean chaebol LG, has received markets regulator Sebi’s approval for its Rs 15,000 crore initial public offering (IPO), people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.This will be the second South Korean company to tap the Indian stock market following the listing of Hyundai Motors…
Yog guru Baba Ramdev and Patanjali Ayurved’s Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna (ANI Photo) MUMBAI: The board of Magma General Insurance has approved a share purchase agreement under which Patanjali Ayurved and several foundations will acquire a controlling stake in the company. The agreement, finalised on March 12, involves the transfer of equity shares from existing…
MUMBAI: RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra on Thursday urged banks to strengthen risk management frameworks to address credit risks associated with emerging green technologies, which have limited reliability and efficiency track records. “Regulated entities need to develop suitable capacity and technical know-how to better appraise risks in financing projects using such green technologies,” he said at…
India’s dollar stockpile had its biggest weekly gain in over three years, bolstered by RBI’s currency swap operations last month. Foreign exchange reserves grew by $15.3 billion to nearly $654 billion in the week to March 7, data released on Thursday showed. That is the highest weekly gain since Aug 27, 2021, according to Bloomberg…
NEW DELHI: Sebi has widened the ambit of the scope of Unpublished Price Sensitive Information (UPSI) by including any proposed fundraising activities agreements which can impact the management or control of the company, restructuring plans, and one-time bank settlements. The new rules would come into force from June 10. Source link
MUMBAI: India’s financial sector is embracing generative AI at pace, with banks, insurers, and non-bank lenders deploying it to cut costs and improve efficiency. An EY report suggests productivity gains in banking operations could reach 46% by 2030. The report found that 74% of financial firms have initiated proof-of-concept trials, 42% have allocated budgets, and…