Finance

November 2, 2026 4:25 PM

Sensex jumps 1,233 points on sharp rally in Reliance, steep fall in oil prices

Stock market benchmark indices ended sharply higher on Monday, with the Sensex rallying 1,233 points and the Nifty climbing to 23,440.80, driven by a steep rally in bellwether Reliance Industries post earnings announcement and cooling crude oil prices. Foreign fund inflows and positive domestic mac...

November 2, 2026 9:56 AM

Indian equity markets open up to 1 pc higher despite mixed global cues

Indian equity benchmarks opened strong on Monday, surging about 1 per cent each despite mixed global cues amid buying in energy, auto and information technology (IT) sector stocks. At open, Sensex was up 718.71 points or 0.97 per cent at 75,178.24, while Nifty was up 169.20 points or 0.73 per cent...

November 2, 2026 8:47 AM

Shares steady as Apple earnings near, oil eases

Share markets steadied in Asia on Monday as investors hoped for Apple earnings later in the day to provide some relief from AI cash-burn worries, while oil prices eased after talks continued between Iranian and Qatari mediators. Apple has been an oasis of relative calm given it does not spend billi...

November 1, 2026 11:29 AM

India’s Coal Imports Decline 5.83% in August 2026

India’s coal imports declined by 5.83 per cent in August 2026, falling to 104.57 million tonnes (MT) from 111.05 MT in the corresponding month last year, according to the Ministry of Coal. The country imported 6.48 MT less coal in August compared to the same month in 2025. The decline reflects ef...

October 31, 2026 4:57 PM

Centre Removes Export Duty on Petrol, Raises Levies on Diesel and ATF

The Centre has withdrawn the special additional excise duty on petrol exports while increasing export levies on diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF), according to notifications issued by the Ministry of Finance on Saturday. Under the revised rates, petrol exports will attract no export duty, comp...

October 30, 2026 10:06 PM

Government Constitutes High-Level Committee on Banking for Viksit Bharat

The Government of India has constituted a High Level Committee on Banking for Viksit Bharat to review the country’s banking sector and recommend structural, institutional, regulatory and legislative reforms to make it globally competitive, financially inclusive and resilient for Viksit Bharat, 204...

October 30, 2026 4:13 PM

Sensex, Nifty extend gains for 2nd day as IT, pharma stocks lead rally

Indian equity benchmarks closed in positive territory for the second straight session on Friday, driven by buying in IT and pharma counters, while broader markets remained under pressure. The Sensex advanced 308.49 points, or 0.42 per cent, to settle at 74,459.53, while the Nifty gained 116.35 poi...