Commerce and Industries Minister Piyush Goyal with Peter Kyle, the U.K.’s Secretary of State for Business and Trade on October 8, 2025. Photo: X/@PiyushGoyal Commerce and Industries Minister Piyush Goyal met Peter Kyle, the U.K.’s Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on Wednesday in Mumbai with a view to move forward with the operationalisation…
U.S. markets ended lower on October 7. Global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.78% to $65.96 a barrel. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty climbed in early trade on Wednesday (October 8, 2025), taking their winning momentum to the fifth day running, driven by buying in IT stocks and fresh foreign…
Stablecoins are a category of crypto assets that aim to maintain a stable value relative to a specified asset, or basket of assets, providing perceived stability. Various definitions of stablecoins exist, with different countries; standard-setting bodies such as the Financial Stability Board, Bank for International Settlements and International Monetary Fund; and many central banks contributing…
A central challenge for policy makers in India, at the present juncture, is to work out a balance between the long-term benefits of global trade and the short-term harms that current uncertainties pose to large sections of the population who are at risk of low wages and unemployment. Tackling this requires a change of the…
Rupee traded in a tight range as investors preferred to remain on the sidelines amid uncertainties over global trade, forex traders said. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee fell 4 paise to close at 88.78 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday (October 7, 2025), weighed down by a strong American currency overseas and unabated…
Among Sensex firms, Bharti Airtel, HCL Tech, UltraTech Cement, Power Grid, HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finance, Tata Steel and ICICI Bank were among the major gainers. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty advanced for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday (October 7, 2025), helped by a rally in blue-chip bank stocks and…
Foreign Institutional Investors offloaded equities worth ₹313.77 crore on October 6, 2025. File | Photo Credit: PTI Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty were trading in the positive territory in early trade on Tuesday (October 7, 2025), extending their winning momentum to the fourth day running, helped by a rally in blue-chip stocks and continuous…
Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Gold prices skyrocketed by ₹9,700 to scale a fresh peak of ₹1,30,300 per 10 g in the national capital on Monday (October 6, 2025), lifted by safe haven buying in the overseas markets and depreciation in the rupee. According to the All India Sarafa Association,…
Image used for representative purpose only. The growth of India’s services sector eased in September from the recent high in August, as new business and activity expanded at slower rates, according to a monthly survey released on Monday (October 6, 2025). The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services PMI Business Activity Index fell to 60.9 in…
File photo of Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal. As the India-European Union set to begin trade talks from October 6, Mr. Goyal had recently expressed hope that the two sides will sign the agreement soon. | Photo Credit: ANI Senior officials of India and the 27-nation European Union (EU) will commence the next…
