At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 95.95, then fell to 95.97 against the U.S. dollar, registering a fall of 3 paise from its previous close. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Rupee traded in a narrow range and fell 3 paise to 95.97 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Thursday […]

File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower for the fourth straight day on Thursday (October 1, 2026) as relentless foreign fund outflows, high bond yields and a fresh spike in crude oil prices weighed on investor sentiment. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 570.59 points, […]

Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos The rupee slumped below the psychologically important 96 per dollar mark on Thursday (October 1, 2026) to close at 96.31 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar, the lowest level in more than two months, on risk aversion in global markets amid surging global bond yields and selling pressure from […]

Representational image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Global stocks were mixed, and European shares edged higher on Friday (October 2, 2026) after a global bond sell-off deepened and ahead of a U.S. monthly jobs report due later in the day. Oil prices declined even as the U.S. sent another aircraft carrier and more troops to […]

With the latest selling, FPIs have now withdrawn about ₹2.7 lakh crore from Indian equities so far in 2026. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement After two consecutive months of buying, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) turned net sellers in September pulling out ₹35,860 crore from Indian equities amid global uncertainties, elevated U.S. interest rates and high crude […]

Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee traded in a narrow range and edged up 10 paise to 96.65 against U.S. dollar in early trade on Thursday (October 8, 2026) on likely intervention by the Reserve Bank of India. Forex traders said rupee is under pressure amid persistent macroeconomic […]

A view of the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty drifted lower in early trade on Thursday (October 8, 2026) as growing prospect of tighter domestic and global monetary conditions persisting for longer, surging crude oil prices and foreign fund outflows dented sentiment. The 30-share BSE […]

Stock markets rebounded sharply on Tuesday (October 13, 2026), with the benchmark Sensex rallying 1,109 points and the Nifty closing above 22,720, bolstered by a rally in IT, financial and FMCG shares, recovery in the rupee and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s remark on LTCG tax. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 1,109.10 points, or 1.54%, to […]

Representational image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Market regulator SEBI is examining position limits for non-agricultural contracts to improve liquidity and depth without weakening risk controls, its chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Saturday (October 3, 2026). Speaking about reforms in the commodity derivatives market, Mr. Pandey said the market design should allow contracts to […]

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to increase the repo rate by 0.25% in the October monetary policy review due to mounting inflationary pressure amid the re-escalation of the West Asia crisis and also the rate hikes by global central banks, according to economists and bankers. If the RBI increases the rate in […]