Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) Indian equity benchmark indices ended higher on Friday, with analysts on Sunday said that they are expecting the Nifty to test the crucial 24,000 resistance mark next week, while the Sensex may face hurdles near the 76,000 zone amid persistent global uncertainty and volatile crude oil prices. Experts said the market is showing signs of gradual recovery, supported by gains in heavyweight banking stocks, although inflation concerns and geopolitical tensions continue to keep i…
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Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) The combined market valuation of six of the country’s top-10 most valued companies increased by Rs 74,111.57 crore last week, led by gains in ICICI Bank, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), Bajaj Finance and Larsen & Toubro amid a positive trend in equities.During the week, the BSE benchmark index rose by 177.36 points, or 0.23 per cent.Among the top-10 valued firms, ICICI Bank, TCS, Bajaj Finance, Larsen & Toubro and LIC em…
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) State-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has emerged as the highest profit-making company in India’s financial sector during the January-March quarter of FY26, reporting a net profit of over Rs 23,400 crore.The insurance giant also retained its top position among Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) in terms of quarterly profit during the fourth quarter of FY26.LIC last week reported a 23 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 23,420 crore for th…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has reportedly introduced a ‘one‑day‑a‑week work‑from‑home option’ for its junior employees a fortnight after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal for remote work to conserve energy.The market regulator is also considering postponing internal events to cut non‑essential travel and hotel costs as part of its effort to tackle the inflationary fallout of the US-Iran war, a report from NDTV Profit said citing s…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) India’s current account deficit (CAD) is likely to be about 2.1 per cent of GDP for FY27, assuming an oil average of $85 per barrel, a report said on Monday.The report from HDFC Bank said elevated crude and a closed Strait of Hormuz pose upside risks to forecast, adding that the recent gold import compression measures could provide some offset.The bank said that raising import duty to curb gold imports could trim the deficit, estimating a 20 per cent decline in gold vo…
Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) The combined market valuation of nine of the country’s top-10 most valued companies declined by Rs 3.12 lakh crore last week amid a sharp sell-off in domestic equities triggered by rising geopolitical tensions, weakness in the rupee, and surging crude oil prices.The broader market sentiment remained under pressure as the 30-share Sensex plunged 2,090.2 points, or 2.7 per cent, during the week, while the Nifty dropped 532.65 points, or 2.2 per cent.Among the top-10 valued …
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has ordered HDFC Bank to immediately defreeze the bank account of a Delhi resident, holding that the continued freezing of the account without any FIR, accusation, or judicial order was “wholly arbitrary and unsustainable in law”. A single-judge Bench of Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, in an order passed on May 4, allowed the plea filed by Tushar Verma, whose savings account with HDFC Bank was frozen following a complaint received from the Cyb…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has unearthed an alleged nexus between a real estate developer and bank officials in a major homebuyers fraud case and filed its eighth charge sheet in connection with the matter, an official statement said on Tuesday.The charge sheet has been filed against M/s Logix City Developers Pvt. Ltd., its Directors, and officials of ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank for their alleged involvement in a criminal conspiracy linked to a housing projec…
Mumbai, May 10 (IANS) Amid a range-bound trend in equities, the combined market valuation of four of the top-10 most valued firms eroded by more than Rs 1 lakh crore last week, with State Bank of India emerging as the biggest laggard.During the week, the benchmark Sensex gained 414.69 points or 0.53 per cent, while the Nifty advanced 178.6 points or 0.74 per cent.Among the top-10 valued companies, Bharti Airtel, State Bank of India (SBI), Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Larsen & Toubro (…
Balrampur (Chhattisgarh), May 9 (IANS) Completing 11 years since their launch on May 9, 2015, the Central government’s flagship social security initiatives — Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) and Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) — are continuing to provide crucial financial support to poor and middle-class families across the country. Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the schemes offer insurance protection at extremely affordable premiums. According to …