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WPI inflation eases to 12.41% in Aug as prices of manufactured goods dip

August is the 17th consecutive month of double-digit wholesale price inflation (WPI)

Sensex gyrates 1,232 pts, ends 224 pts down; Nifty holds 18,000; banks jump

CLOSING BELL: Financials, largely banks, along with metals gave muscle to the bounce back with the Nifty Metal and the Nifty Bank indices rising over 1 per cent each

Consultations in progress on revising WPI base year to 2017-18: DPIIT secy

Inter-ministerial consultations are progressing on revising the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) base year from 2011-12 to 2017-18, a top government official has said. Revising base year to 2017-18 for computation of wholesale inflation would help in presenting a more realistic picture of the price situation in the country. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) in June last year issued a draft technical report of a working group, which suggests revising the base year of wholesale price index and addition of about 480 new items such as medicinal plants, pen drive, lifts, gymnasium equipment and certain motorcycle engines in the new series. The draft report was placed in public domain and its feedbacks were considered before finalisation of the report. "The working group submitted its report in June. ...Now inter-ministerial consultation is in progress," DPIIT secretary Anurag Jain told PTI. In the case of agriculture commodities, new items such as medicinal

India's July WPI inflation eases to 13.93% as food, fuel prices decline

Wholesale Price Index-based (WPI) inflation was 15.18 per cent last month and at a record high of 16.63 per cent in May. It was 11.57 per cent in July 2021

Top headlines: WPI inflation eases to 5-month low; Go Digit files for IPO

Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets its dairy products under the Amul brand, on Tuesday increased prices of its Gold, Taaza and Shakti milk brands by Rs 2 per litre.

WPI inflation eases to 5-month low of 13.93% in July; food prices soften

India's wholesale price inflation in July eased to lowest in five months at 13.93 per cent against 15.18 per cent in June

22 states, UTs see rise in inflation, despite marginal reduction overall

Lakshadweep was the only UT where the urban inflation rate was in double digits in June

June WPI-based inflation cools to 15.18% from May's four-decade high

June WPI inflation of 15.18 per cent comes on the back of a high base of 12.07 per cent for the same month in 2021

US inflation impact: Global recession fears to cool WPI inflation in India

Impact on CPI inflation to come later, rupee depreciation to negate some of this impact

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Top headlines: AI allowed to acquire AirAsia India; WPI inflation at 15.88%

Delhi's single-day Covid-19 infections breached the one thousand mark on Tuesday, with a positivity rate of 6.50 per cent and two fatalities, according to data shared by the health department here.

WPI inflation spikes to record 15.88% in May as heatwave stokes food prices

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation maintained its increasing trajectory for the third month in a row, and remained in double digits for the 14th consecutive month since April last year

Limited downside in markets provided inflation remains in check: Analysts

Peaking of inflation, analysts believe, could put a cap on bond yields and a floor on equity valuations

High WPI may put pressure on retail inflation, says RBI in annual report

The Reserve Bank said in its annual report said there is a risk of high wholesale price inflation (WPI) putting pressure on the retail inflation, albeit with a lag

WPI inflation hits 15.08% in Apr, in double-digits for 13th straight month

Wholesale price inflation rate is now in double digits for 13 consecutive months.

Top headlines: Airtel's Q4 net zooms 164%; WPI inflation hits 15.08% in Apr

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Sensex soars 1,345pts, Nifty tops 16,250; LIC ends 8% down at Rs 875 on BSE

CLOSING BELL: Shares of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) listed at Rs 867.20 on the BSE, a 8.6 per cent discount when compared with its issue price of Rs 949 per share

Want to beat inflation? Hedge your portfolio with exposure to gold

Stock investors must avoid highly leveraged companies and those trading at steep valuations to beat inflation.

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Top headlines: WPI inflation rises to 14.55% in Mar; Amway's assets frozen

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