New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Credit card spending in India grew 6 per cent year‑on‑year (YoY) in February 2026, a report said on Monday.However, on month-on-month basis, it eased to Rs 1,772 billion — a moderation of 11 per cent. The spending data indicated a slowdown in consumption momentum, largely driven by the top 4 banks, the report from Asit C. Mehta Investment Intermediates Limited said.Card issuance remained robust at 1.05 million new cards up 7.7 per cent YoY, hitting a 23-month high,…
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New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The flexible office space market of India has witnessed a sharp surge over the past eight years, with annual transaction volumes rising 8.4 times from 2.2 million sq ft in 2017 to 18.6 million sq ft in 2025 across the top eight cities, a report showed on Wednesday.The report by Knight Frank India highlighted that such growth indicated a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 30 per cent, significantly outpacing the broader office market, which grew at 9 per cent over the…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) India’s services sector, now contributing about $2.2 trillion to gross domestic product (GDP), is expected to grow to about $6 trillion by 2035, implying a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 10.6 per cent, a report said on Tuesday.The huge surge will increase services’ share of GDP to nearly 60 per cent while it currently accounts for about 55 per cent of GDP, the report from OmniScience Capital said.The report highlighted the growing dominance of India’…
Mumbai, March 14 (IANS) Indian equity benchmarks lost nearly 6 per cent on a weekly basis, reflecting sustained selling pressure amid escalating geopolitical tensions in West Asia.Nifty dipped 5.31 per cent during the week and lost 2.06 per cent on the last trading day to reach 23,151. At close, Sensex was down 1,470 points or 1.93 per cent at 74,563. It advanced 5.52 per cent during the week.The sharp correction has largely been driven by the surge in crude oil prices and rising macroeconomic c…
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) A sustained rise in crude oil prices due to the US-Iran war will benefit upstream oil exploration companies, energy infrastructure companies and select refineries while pressuring oil‑sensitive sectors such as aviation, paints, tyres, chemicals and logistics, a report said on Monday.Apart from these sectors, the report from Axis Securities recommended overweight positions also in defence and infrastructure, adding that stocks in less oil-sensitive sectors such as bank…
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Shares of IBM saw their sharpest single-day fall in more than 25 years after new fears emerged about how artificial intelligence could hurt one of the company’s most stable businesses.The stock dropped 13.2 per cent to close at $223.35, marking its biggest one-day decline since October 18, 2000.IBM’s shares are now down around 25 per cent so far this year as investors rethink how fast AI could change the economics of enterprise software and IT services.The sell-off was …
Mumbai, Feb 20 (IANS) The Indian equity markets opened the last trading session of the week in red on Friday, extending sharp losses seen the previous day.As of 9.26 a.m., Sensex lost 154 points, or 0.19 per cent, to reach 82,343, and Nifty dipped 31 points, or 0.12 per cent, to settle at 25,423.Main broad-cap indices moved in opposite directions as the Nifty Midcap 100 lost 0.13 per cent, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 gained 0.13 per cent.Sectoral indices traded mostly in the green except Nifty …
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Artificial intelligence is set to redefine what work means across almost every role, especially for knowledge workers, and the shift is happening much faster than the industrial age, Mihir Shukla, Co-Founder, CEO and Chairman of US-based Automation Anywhere said on Tuesday.In an interview with IANS, Shukla said AI will reshape what work means across nearly every function, particularly for knowledge workers.“Unlike the industrial age that evolved over decades, the AI tr…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Deal activity in India marked “a measured start” to 2026 as the market recorded 207 deals worth $7.2 billion in January, even as the private equity (PE) activity remained resilient, a report said on Monday.The report from Grant Thornton Bharat said India’s deal ecosystem saw moderation in activity amid the absence of large-ticket transactions with volumes and value easing 11 per cent and 60 per cent respectively on a month-on-month basis.The private equity landscape …
Ahmedabad/Surat, Feb 3 (IANS) The Indian share market surged on Tuesday after the announcement of a trade agreement between India and the United States, which lowered tariffs on Indian exports. The deal, finalised after discussions between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump, cuts tariffs from 50 per cent to 18 per cent, ending months of uncertainty that had been weighing on investor sentiment.The reduction in tariffs has had a notable impact on key sectors, partic…