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India’s merchandise trade deficit in June 2025 shrank to $18.78 billion, significantly tighter than the $21.88 billion recorded in May and markedly below economists’ $22.2 billion projection. The improvement comes as import values—especially cr

Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra emphasised yesterday that the RBI’s current “neutral” monetary policy stance does not close the door on future rate cuts. In an interview with CNBC-TV18, he made it clear: now that inflation has ea

India’s consumer price inflation (CPI) eased sharply to 2.1% in June—its lowest point in 78 months—largely due to a continued decline in vegetable and food prices. This drop brought Q1 FY26 average inflation to 2.7%, falling 20 basis points sho

Mutual funds exhibited a focused investment approach in June 2025, concentrating their buying and selling activity in a limited basket of stocks. While there are over 4,000 companies listed on the BSE, mutual funds maintained active holdings in only

India’s National Stock Exchange (NSE) has surged to the fourth spot among global stock exchanges by IPO fundraising in the first half of 2025, attracting a total of $5.51 billion—roughly 8.9% of worldwide IPO capital in that period. That succe

Mutual funds (MFs) in India demonstrated heightened investment activity in June 2025, injecting over ₹39,000 crore into equities amid market volatility. This aggressive deployment nearly matched the month’s total block deal value of ₹41,000 cro

Several listed companies are offering bonus shares this week (July 14–18, 2025), rewarding their shareholders and boosting stock liquidity. Notable names in this round of corporate actions include Ashok Leyland, Samvardhana Motherson International,

India’s income tax landscape has undergone a significant transformation in the past decade. The most telling sign of this progress? A massive fivefold rise in refunds issued to taxpayers, jumping from ₹83,008 crore in 2013–14 to ₹4.77 lakh cr

Global trading central Jane Street is now free to resume trading in Indian equity markets after depositing ₹4,843.5 crore in an escrow account, as mandated by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). This move complies with SEBI's interim

The Franklin India Multi Asset Allocation Fund is an open-ended hybrid scheme aiming to deliver long-term capital appreciation by diversifying investments across three key asset classes—equities, debt & money market instruments, and commodities

In a strategic move to reduce dependency on Chinese imports and secure critical technology supply chains, the Indian government has announced a ₹1,345 crore incentive scheme to promote domestic production of rare earth magnets. The announcement was

Indian stock markets witnessed a sharp decline on Friday, July 12, 2025, as major IT stocks came under selling pressure following Tata Consultancy Services’ muted Q1 earnings. Broader concerns over the delayed India-U.S. trade deal, rising global t