Stock markets decline in early trade dragged by blue-chips Reliance, ICICI Bank

From the 30-Sensex firms, ICICI Bank dropped 3% after its consolidated profit for the December quarter declined 2.68% to ₹12,537.98 crore, hit by an RBI-mandated ₹1,283-crore provision for agricultural loans wrongly classified as priority sector advances. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Monday (January 19,…

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Stock markets end higher on rally in Infosys shares

From the 30-Sensex firms, Infosys jumped 5.67% after the Bengaluru-headquartered firm saw its revenue from operations grow by 8.9% to ₹45,479 crore in the third quarter of the current fiscal from ₹41,764 crore in the year-ago period. | Photo Credit: Reuters Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher on Friday (January 16, 2026), driven…

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Oil prices drop 3% after Trump comments on Iran

Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Oil prices plunged on Thursday (January 15, 2026) after fears over instability in Iran were eased by comments from U.S. President Donald Trump. West Texas Intermediate dropped 3.0% to $60.16 per barrel while Brent crude was down 2.93% to $64.57, after Mr. Trump said he…

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