Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) The Indian currency strengthened by 25 paise to 92.95 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday, supported by easing pressure on the currency after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reportedly asked state-run oil refiners to use a special credit line instead of buying dollars.The domestic currency opened stronger after closing at 93.20 in the previous session, amid improved sentiment in local equities and hopes of easing geopolitical tensions.However, the currency rema…
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New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Pakistan’s benchmark KSE-100 Index witnessed sharp volatility this week, plunging in early trade on Monday after US-Iran talks failed to yield a breakthrough, before staging a strong rebound a day later on hopes of renewed diplomacy.The index tumbled nearly 4,800 points within minutes of the market opening on Monday — reflecting panic selling across sectors.During early trade on the same day, the gauge was trading at 162,396.21, down 4,795.16 points, or 2.87 per cen…
Doha, April 11 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a sharp verbal attack on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday, accusing him of “massacring his own Kurdish citizens” while accommodating Iran’s “terror regime”. Jewish Prime Minister’s statement comes as high-stakes US-Iran negotiations are underway in Islamabad.In a post on X, Netanyahu said: “Israel under my leadership will continue to fight Iran’s terror regime and its proxies, unlike Erdo…
New York, March 30 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Monday asserted that a “new, and more reasonable, regime” was in place in Iran, indicating a regime change of sorts, and said Washington has made “great progress” in “serious talks” with it.“Regime change” is a goal he has said he set for himself, but there has been no indication of that from Tehran, which has continued to issue bellicose statements.Trump followed up his Monday statement on Truth Social with a claim to report…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are likely to cast a shadow on global equity markets, including India’s Dalal Street, market experts said on Saturday.Market experts noted that while the escalation in the Israel-Iran conflict may trigger caution among investors, the Indian stock market may open weak rather than witness heavy panic selling.The concerns came after Israel launched what it described as “preventive” strikes on Iran, sharply escalating ten…
Mumbai, Feb 28 (IANS) Indian stock markets ended the week on a weak note, with benchmark indices falling amid global uncertainty and rising geopolitical tensions. Investors remained cautious as volatility in global markets and uncertainty around US-Iran talks dampened sentiment, even though India’s latest GDP data showed strong growth.For the week, both the Sensex and the Nifty fell around 1.5 per cent. Broader markets also remained under pressure, with the Nifty Midcap 100 and Smallcap 100 in…