The Indian Rupee logo is seen inside the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) headquarters in Mumbai | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee slumped 28 paise to an all-time low of 90.43 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Thursday (December 4, 2025), amid substantial Foreign Institutional Investor (FII) outflows and restrained intervention from the…
Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s smartphone exports to the U.S. more than three-fold year-on-year to $1.47 billion in October despite global challenges, according to the government data. The export stood at $0.46 billion in October last year. Cumulatively, smartphone exports to the United States surged to $10.78 billion during April-October this fiscal…
The four labour codes — Code on Wages, 2019, Industrial Relations Code, 2020, Code on Social Security, 2020 and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 – were notified on November 21. File. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The four labour codes ushering another wave of reforms in the country are likely…
A street money exchanger holds U.S. and Iranian banknotes at Ferdowsi square, Tehran’s go-to venue for foreign currency exchange, in downtown Tehran, Iran. File | Photo Credit: AP Iran’s rial currency fell on Wednesday (December 3, 2025) to a new low of 1.2 million to the U.S. dollar as nuclear sanctions squeeze Tehran’s ailing economy….
Though gold hit a record high of $4,381.58 an ounce on October 17, central banks across the world continued buying the precious metal, data from the World Gold Council (WGC) showed. However, gold purchases by them have been lower than in the past three years when compared with the January-October period. “Central bank demand for…
From the Sensex firms, Bharat Electronics, Mahindra & Mahindra, Titan, NTPC, State Bank of India, Adani Ports, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles and Bajaj Finserv were among the major laggards. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower in a largely range-bound trade on Wednesday (December 3, 2025) amid…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on December 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: Sansad TV via PTI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday (December 3, 2025) said the levy of excise on tobacco will ensure that incidence of tax on the demerit…
This image is used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee breached the 90-a-dollar level for the first time to settle at a fresh all-time low of 90.21 (provisional) on Wednesday (December 3, 2025), down 25 paise from its previous close, amid sustained foreign fund outflows and higher crude oil prices….
The 30-share Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex dropped 165.35 points to 84,972.92 in early trade. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Wednesday (December 3, 2025) amid persistent foreign fund outflows and profit-taking by investors. Falling for the fourth day in a row, the 30-share Bombay…
Image for representational purposes only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee breached 90-levels against the greenback for the first time on Wednesday (December 3, 2025), falling 6 paise to 90.02 in early trade, as banks kept buying U.S. dollars at higher levels and Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) outflows continued. However, a weaker dollar index…
