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Domestic stock market fund raising remains strong in FY26; 83 companies raise Rs 1.3 lakh crore till Nov: NSE report Fund mobilisation in the domestic stock market remained strong in the current financial year, with 83 companies raising Rs 1.3 lakh crore as of November in FY26, according to a report released by the National…
Rupee strengthened in early trade on Monday, rising 22 paise to 89.45 against the US dollar, extending its recovery after hitting record lows in recent weeks.Earlier this month, rupee slid to a series of lifetime lows, even weakening beyond the 91-per-US-dollar mark. The currency, however, later healed in recovery attributed to likely intervention by the…
Asian stocks began the week on a positive note, following Wall Street’s gains on Monday, as tech stocks drove investor’s sentiments and currency markets grappled with volitality, with Japan’s yen sliding to record lows.In Japan, Nikkei added 973 points or 1.97% to reach 50,480 at 8:40 AM IST. South Korea’s Kospi also inched 1.88% to…
MUMBAI: The amendment to insurance laws is expected to trigger a fresh round of consolidation and deal-making in the sector, alongside new capital inflows following govt’s decision to permit 100% foreign direct investment.Apart from opening the door to higher foreign ownership, the new bill seeks to widen consolidation options by allowing insurance companies to amalgamate…
MUMBAI: The win-loss ratio in the SME IPO space has been nearly equally distributed in 2025. Of the 254 small and medium enterprises that tapped the primary market and have been listed till Dec 19, this year, 120 stocks were still in the green, while 132 stocks were in the red. And two were at…
MUMBAI: A new report warns that proposed changes to housing data collection risk overcorrecting an implementation problem rather than fixing a design flaw. Critiquing the govt’s plan to shift to monthly rent surveys, the authors say the move amounts to “throwing the baby out with the bathwater,” based on a flawed diagnosis and an unnecessarily…
India’s stock market has become one of the calmest in the world – so calm that it’s prompting a rethink of strategies among players in the country’s vast derivatives space.Despite geopolitical flare ups and a recent global selloff in risk assets, Nifty has barely budged for months as domestic money overwhelms foreign flows and derivatives…
BENGALURU: Air India will discontinue non-stop San Francisco services from Bengaluru and Mumbai from March 1, citing aircraft deployment challenges and higher costs due to airspace restrictions. The move has triggered confusion and concern among passengers from the two cities who have made bookings, particularly for travel beyond Feb 28.The Tatas-owned airline will, however, scale…
India is emerging as a rare bright spot in retail at a time when shopping malls across Western economies are facing sustained closures, according to real estate consultancy firm Anarock.Since 2020, the US has recorded a net shutdown of nearly 1,200 mall stores, with rising vacancy levels pushing almost 40 per cent of empty malls…
NEW DELHI: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), in a first-of-its-kind exercise, has sent around 60 officers from its headquarters across the country for inspections of operation and maintenance of around highway stretches and to evaluate the “general look, feel and comfort” from the perspective of users.The officials have been directed to mandatorily feed…
