Business

October 13, 2026 3:22 PM

Indigo signs USD 328 million finance deal with Citi for 8 Airbus aircraft buys

India's largest carrier Indigo has signed a USD 328 million financing deal with Citi to buy eight narrow-body planes to be manufactured by Airbus. This is the world's first aviation financing transaction insured by the Belgian export credit agency (ECA) Credendo, and the maiden ECA-backed aircraft ...

October 13, 2026 10:33 AM

Sensex, Nifty rebound in early trade led by IT firms, HDFC Bank

India’s benchmark indices rebounded in early trade on Tuesday amid a rally in blue-chip HDFC Bank and IT stocks. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 305 points to 72,224.15 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty was up 93.40 points to 22,458.50. From the 30 Sensex firms, HCL Tech jumped nearly 5 per...

October 13, 2026 10:16 AM

Asian stocks dive on AI jitters ahead of US bank earnings

Asian stocks fell sharply on Tuesday as investors fretted about the durability of the rally in AI shares and increased competition while a widening conflict in the Middle East soured risk sentiment ahead of the tone-setting US earnings season. Investors have ridden the AI wave in the past four year...

October 12, 2026 8:44 PM

Piyush Goyal Calls for Doubling India-UK Bilateral Trade by 2030

Doubling bilateral trade by 2030 should be a shared ambition for India and the United Kingdom, Union Minister for Commerce and Industry  Piyush Goyal said, calling upon businesses in both countries to translate the opportunities created by the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CE...

October 12, 2026 5:11 PM

Retail inflation rises to 5.54% in September

India’s retail inflation rose to 5.54% in September from 4.83% in August, while food inflation increased to 7.74% from 5.97%, according to provisional Consumer Price Index data released on Monday. The CPI series, with 2024 as its base year, showed rural inflation at 6.08%, compared with 5.24% in ...

October 12, 2026 4:18 PM

Stock markets tumble on oil price spike, foreign fund outflows; Sensex drops

Benchmark stock index Sensex dropped by nearly 548 points on Monday as a fresh spike in crude oil prices, unabated foreign fund outflows and rising bond yields dented investors' sentiment. Erasing opening gains, the 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 547.65 points, or 0.76 per cent, to settle at 71,924.68....