LIC has hiked its stake in Bank of India (BoI). File | Photo Credit: Reuters Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has hiked its stake in Bank of India (BoI) to 8.38% as of May 9. LIC has bought about 2.026% stake in public sector BoI between September 2, 2021, and May 9, 2025, BoI said in…
Cipla reports a fourth-quarter profit. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Cipla, India’s third-biggest drugmaker by sales, reported a fourth-quarter profit that beat estimates on Tuesday (May 13, 2025), helped by strong demand for its drugs used to treat chronic conditions, especially respiratory illnesses. The company’s consolidated net profit came in at ₹12.22 billion ($143.5 million)…
Image used for representative purposes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee pared most of its initial gains to settle 3 paise higher at 85.33 (provisional) against the American currency on Tuesday (May 13, 2025), due to rising appetite for riskier assets amid easing trade tariff tensions. However, rising crude oil prices, a strong U.S….
Image for representation | Photo Credit: Reuters Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) warned investors of Strata SM REITS that the application to surrender registration was accepted by the market regulator. SEBI’s decision follows “certain news reports and review of certain legal proceedings against the promoter”, according to a statement from SEBI. “SEBI engaged…
Representative image | Photo Credit: PTI Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Wednesday (May 14, 2025) as retail inflation eased to a nearly six-year low of 3.16% in April, creating enough room for the Reserve Bank to go for another round of rate cuts in the June monetary policy review….
Representative image | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee appreciated 31 paise to 85.05 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Wednesday (May 14, 2025), supported by gains in domestic equities and positive macroeconomic data. Forex traders said a surge in global crude oil prices may weigh on the rupee. Over the last few sessions,…
A cooling U.S. April inflation data and a pause in global trade tensions added to the positive trend in the equity markets, traders said. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher on Wednesday (May 14, 2025) as retail inflation eased to a nearly six-year low of 3.16% in…
Foreign institutional investors offloaded equities worth %476.86 crore on a net basis on May 13, 2025, according to exchange data. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee pared most of its initial gains and ended the day higher by 10 paise at 85.26 (provisional) against the American currency on Wednesday (May 14, 2025), supported by gains…
The 30-share BSE benchmark gauge Sensex declined 106.78 points to 81,223.78 in early trade. The NSE Nifty dipped 38.45 points to 24,628.45. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Thursday (May 15, 2025) dragged down by blue-chip bank stocks and weak trends in Asian markets. The…
Benchmark indices extended gains for the second straight day on May 15 The benchmark Nifty 50 increased 1.6% to 25,062 points, the highest since October 2024, on Thursday (May 15, 2025). This is the first time that the Nifty is crossing 25,000 points since corrections and market volatility set in. The BSE Sensex increased 1.5%…
