April 2024 CPI Inflation: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation for the month of April eased to 4.83%. The rural inflation was reported at 5.43% and urban inflation came in at 4.11%. The CPI inflation for the month of March 2024 stood at 4.85%. RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee has a CPI inflation target of 4%,…
Stock market today: BSE Sensex and Nifty, the Indian stock market benchmark indices, opened in red on Friday with the 30-share index dipping 250 points and Nifty50 going below 22,700. At 9:25 AM, BSE Sensex was trading at 74,882.02, down 156 points or 0.21%. Nifty50 was at 22,702.65, down 51 points or 0.22%.Equity markets continued…
NEW DELHI: The Asian Development Bank raised India’s growth forecast for the current year to 7 per cent, from 6.7 per cent earlier, citing strengthening investment and improving consumption demand in the country, and pegged next year’s expansion at 7.2 per cent. It also estimated inflation to stay around 4.6 per cent in 2024.ADB had…
Mumbai: RBI‘s monetary policy committee on Friday decided to keep interest rates on hold for the seventh successive meeting, stating that “growth has surpassed all projections but cautioned that food price uncertainties continue to weigh on the inflation trajectory going forward”. RBI governor Shaktikanta Das said, “Two years ago, when inflation was at its peak…
Puma on Tuesday said it expects a weak first half of the year in a challenging market, but shares in the German sportswear brand climbed as it kept its dividend and stuck to the annual targets it set in January. Sportswear companies including Adidas, Nike, and Puma, have seen demand weaken as customers battling with…
Representative image New Delhi: In a captivating economic narrative, India‘s gold market finds itself at a pivotal juncture, delicately manoeuvring through the interplay of age-old traditions and modern financial evolution. An in-depth econometric analysis sheds light on the intricate web of factors influencing the dynamics of one of the world’s largest gold-consuming nations. India, now…
NEW DELHI: Foreign direct investment jumped 64% in October to $8.4 billion — the highest in 18 months — as the bleak global economic environment shows some signs of improvement amid moderating inflation and a pause in interest rate hikes by central banks.Latest data released by RBI showed that on a gross basis, inflows increased…
Tokyo: A second-hand pop-up store in Tokyo by casual clothing giant Uniqlo was a first for the Japanese firm, but also a sign that a local aversion to used garments may finally be fading. Uniqlo is a major player in an industry blamed for immense carbon emissions and other pollutants like microplastics. It has ridden…
The global prices also impact domestic prices in India due to high imports of the precious metal. Spot gold increased 0.5 per cent to $2,012.33 per ounce while the US gold futures also rose 0.5 per cent to $2,013.10. The dollar depreciated further by 0.1 per cent against a basket of major currencies and is…
BENGALURU – Page Industries, which licenses products of innerwear and loungewear brand Jockey International in India, reported a 7.3% fall in second-quarter profit on Thursday as inflation-hit consumers continued to cut back on spending. The Bengaluru-based company, which also operates in countries such as Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates, said its profit fell…
