Indian Market News

The National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) has received in-principle approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to foray into the equity and equity derivatives trading space, marking a major strategic shift for the e

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved the initial public offering (IPO) proposals of three diverse companies: Gujarat Kidney and Super Speciality Hospital, Epack Prefab Technologies, and Anand Rathi Share & Stock Brokers.

In a dramatic escalation of trade pressure, the United States has imposed a 50% tariff on Indian imports, citing India’s continued engagement in the purchase of Russian crude oil. The decision marks a steep increase from the earlier 25% duty and co

Deloitte India has revised its full-year GDP growth forecast for FY26 to a range of 6.4%–6.7%, slightly lower than its previous projection of lower than 6.7%. The revision reflects heightened uncertainty owing to global trade tensions, heightened g

India’s textile exports to Japan stood at $354 million in 2024, highlighting a substantial untapped market within Japan’s total textile imports of $30.87 billion. During a recent high-level delegation to Tokyo, Indian officials encouraged leading

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) significantly offloaded Indian equities recently, focusing on key sectors such as IT, financials, oil & gas, realty, and consumer goods. Rising global uncertainty, valuation concerns, and weak corporate earn

SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey has dismissed reports suggesting that the Securities and Exchange Board of India is planning to eliminate weekly futures and options (F&O) expiry cycles. He called such media speculation “false and speculative�

India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, has cleared procurement proposals worth approximately ₹67,000 crore. The initiative aims to modernise the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force with critical equipme

Goldman Sachs has trimmed India’s real GDP forecast to 6.5% for 2025 and 6.4% for 2026, citing the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on Indian exports. These tariffs, which targeted sectors such as gems, textiles, pharmaceutical

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday, August 6, 2025, kept the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.5%, maintaining a neutral stance in its bi-monthly Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting. RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said the decision was unanimo

India’s corporate profit growth remained weak in April–June 2025, extending a slowdown that began last year despite a strong macroeconomic backdrop. Aggregate earnings growth for the 38 Nifty 50 firms reporting so far stood at just 7.5%, and earn

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