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Market experts anticipate continued recovery in the short term. (AI image) Stock market today: BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in red on Friday. While BSE Sensex was down over 100 points, Nifty50 was near 23,150. At 9:16 AM, BSE Sensex was trading at 76,237.17, down 111 points or 0.15%. Nifty50…

CLSA has a ‘hold’ recommendation on Voltas with a target price of Rs 1,375. Analysts said that the company indicated encouraging secondary sales ahead of peak summer season on a high base while the market share losses early this year have been more due to seasonality and geographical presence. The company expects to continue to…

MUMBAI: Dovish comments from the US Fed chair on Wednesday night after keeping rates unchanged led to an 899-point rally in sensex on Thursday that took the index to close above the 76K mark, a one-month closing high. It was the fourth consecutive session of gains for the index during which it added a little…

NEW DELHI: The commerce ministry has recommended a 12% safeguard duty on some specific steel products for 200 days to protect the domestic industry, which has been facing the brunt of a sudden spike in imports.“…Authority considers that a provisional safeguard duty of 12% will be appropriate to eliminate serious injury and threat to the…

MUMBAI: India’s economy continues to display remarkable resilience amid global uncertainty, with growth underpinned by strong agricultural output and recovering consumption, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) noted in its State of the Economy report.Key sectors – including agriculture, construction, financial services, and trade – remain buoyant. The country is benefitting from easing inflation, robust…

Chinese President Xi Jinping. (File photo) US President Donald Trump is escalating his global trade war, targeting not just China but also allies like India. As part of his “America First” economic strategy, Trump announced that India will face reciprocal tariffs starting April 2, claiming that the country imposes some of the highest duties on…

BENGALURU: The IT sector is trudging in the slow lane, operating at a lacklustre pace. Industry analysts forecast a slower pace of recovery with moderate growth for a longer period, even as the IT sector faces potential challenges stemming from the macro-economic environment and technology transition, increasing risks to revenue growth. This presents a case…

Microsoft Corp, the biggest backer of Sam Altman’s OpenAI, and BlackRock Inc, which has an executive on the artificial intelligence startup’s board, are joining forces with one of his chief rivals.Microsoft and BlackRock said on Wednesday that Elon Musk’s xAI is joining their effort to build $30 billion worth of data centers and other artificial…

MUMBAI: RBI net sold $11.1 billion in the spot foreign exchange market in Jan, according to data released on Wednesday. It purchased $49.2 billion and sold $60.3 billion during the month.This was lower than Dec 2024, when RBI bought $54 billion and sold $69 billion, resulting in net sales of $15 billion. From April 2024…

Air India is considering a substantial new order for wide-body aircraft from both Boeing and Airbus, according to industry sources, as part of its ongoing transformation under Tata Group’s ownership.The discussions are for 30 to 40 aircraft, divided between Airbus A350 and Boeing 777X models, with possibilities of exceeding 50 aircraft. Sources indicated to Reuters…