Data providers such as Reliance Jio, Airtel and large tech startups such as Flipkart, Paytm have yet to earn big profits, while metal giants are becoming important in an emerging low-carbon world
A litre of petrol will cost Rs 97.81 rupees while diesel will be sold at Rs 89.07 in Delhi
Foreign portfolio investors exited India in droves and have sold stocks since October 2021 amid fears of an earlier and faster-than-expected rate hike by the US Federal Reserve (US Fed)
Trade deficit was $15.1 billion in February last year and at $17.42 billion a month ago
CLOSING BELL: Sectorally, the Nifty Pharma index was the best performing index, rising 2.5 per cent on the NSE. The Nifty Auto index, on the other hand, slipped 0.4 per cent
Global stock markets rallied on Wednesday and oil prices fell by more than 12% as Ukraine and Russia looked to resume diplomatic talks and UAE supports hiking oil output to ease chaos in energy market
Analysts said oil prices would overshadow the election results of five states, due on Thursday
Brent crude of $120 a barrel, Credit Suisse estimates, could add $60 billion to India's import bill. Price rises for gas, coal, edible oils and fertilisers could add another $35 billion.
A Western ban on Russian oil imports may more than double the price to $300 a barrel and prompt the closure of the main gas pipeline to Germany, Moscow warned on Monday
A sharp rise in crude oil prices also affects the markets through its adverse effects on the exchange rate
Margins could be badly impacted, while weak demand across segments could disrupt top lines
Gold prices slipped on improving sentiment and U.S. Treasury yields rose from eight-week lows as investors weighed how aggressively the Federal Reserve might raise interest rates
The government may get a lever to cut excise duties on petrol and diesel to ease the burden of rising global crude prices on the common man. More on that in our top headlines.
Bad news for airlines as fuel accounts for 40% of expenses. On Tuesday, OMCs hiked ATF price by 8.7% to Rs 93,530.6 a kilolitre. On a year-on-year basis ATF is up by 57%
Berger Paints India Ltd on Tuesday said it was monitoring the cost pressure in the wake of crude price hardening but will take a call after tracking the demand scenario. With crude oil trading above USD 100 per barrel owing to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, cost pressure will mount if the geopolitical uncertainties continue for a few months. "We are monitoring the situation closely but not raising the price in a haste. We will take a call after monitoring the demand scenario also. Price rise impacts volume demand," Berger Paints MD & CEO, Abhijit Roy, told PTI. Berger had hiked prices in the last one year to offset input cost inflation, the company said. Roy explained that out of the four major ingredients of making paints, one is linked to crude. It is the solvent binder, which is a derivative of crude. However, its price is more affected by demand-supply issues than the price of crude itself, he said. Overall, solvent binder forms about one-third of Berger's raw material ...
The Centre will wait and watch how the Russia-Ukraine crisis affects the stock markets before taking a call on deferring the IPO of LIC. More on this in our top headlines.
Brent crude rose 73 cents, or 0.75%, to $97.57 a barrel at 0130 GMT, after soaring as high as $98.08.
Cost headwinds come amid improved Q3 showing, rising yields
Oil markets have been dominated in recent weeks by Russia's threatening posture toward Ukraine
The latest Russia-Ukraine development drew a cautious response from Ukraine and Britain, after days of U.S. and British warnings that Moscow might invade its neighbor at any time.