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2 weeks ago | 
financialexpress.com | Manu Kaushik |Kishor Kadam
The reprieve for India’s drug companies from the Trump administration’s reciprocal levies could be short-lived, with the US president Dnald Trump saying, “pharma tariffs are going to come in at levels you haven’t really seen before.”“We are looking at pharmaceuticals as a separate category. We will be announcing that sometime in the near-future and not too distant future. It’s under review right now,” Trump told reporters.
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3 weeks ago | 
financialexpress.com | Sachin Kumar |Kishor Kadam
A day after declining by over 1.5% due to nervousness over US President Donald Trump’s looming reciprocal tariffs, Indian stock markets put up a brave face on Wednesday, with benchmark indices bouncing back and erasing over half the losses incurred earlier in the week.
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3 weeks ago | 
financialexpress.com | Ananya Grover |Kishor Kadam |Joydeep Ghosh
The last six months have kept stock market investors, especially newbies, on tenterhooks. After a great run of over four years, many would not have been prepared for the steep correction. However, there is good news for them. Despite the sharp fall in the second half, returns from the stock market are still in the positive territory in FY25, which is ending on Monday.
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2 months ago | 
financialexpress.com | Anupreksha JainKishor Kadam |Anupreksha Jain |Kishor Kadam
The Indian rupee and benchmark equity indices ended flat on Thursday, a day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump’s high-stakes meeting. The rupee closed at 86.8963 to the US dollar, compared with 86.8887 in the previous session. Traders noted that the rupee was likely being supported by the RBI, possibly around the 86.90/$ level.
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2 months ago | 
financialexpress.com | Anupreksha JainKishor Kadam |Anupreksha Jain |Kishor Kadam
The rupee plunged to a new record low and the benchmark indices ended in the red after on Monday as US president Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff policies against Mexico, Canada and China and the latest threat against Europe triggered fears of a global trade war. The rupee breached the 87/$ mark for the first time. It slumped 58 paise, ending at 87.195/$ against the previous close of 86.616/$, marking its biggest single-day loss since January 13. During the day, the rupee fell to a low of 87.2950.
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2 months ago | 
financialexpress.com | Anupreksha JainKishor Kadam |Anupreksha Jain |Kishor Kadam
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) measures to ease the liquidity in the banking system by infusing around Rs 1.5 lakh crore led to a relief rally on Tuesday. Leading banking stocks like HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank were the top gainers, contributing almost 90% to the Sensex’s gains. At the same time, after falling by 6 basis points intra-day, bond yields were flat at the end of the trading session. Both the Sensex and Nifty gained almost 1.5% in the morning trade.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
financialexpress.com | Kishor Kadam
Investors lost a record Rs 13.3 lakh crore in the first fortnight of the current calendar year — the highest-ever in absolute terms. In percentage terms, the 3% decline was the second-highest in a decade. Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) were the primary drivers of the downturn, selling shares worth $4.9 billion (Rs 42,363 crore) during the period. On the other hand, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) provided much-needed support to the markets, purchasing shares worth Rs 49,367 crore.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
financialexpress.com | Anupreksha Jain |Kishor Kadam |Anupreksha JainKishor Kadam
The rupee snapped a five-day losing streak and recorded its biggest single-day in more than a month on Tuesday, as reports suggested that US President-elect Donald Trump is likely to be less aggressive with his policies on tariff. Other Asian currencies, too, gained between 0.2% and 0.9% vis a vis the greenback. The rupee, after hitting an intra-day low of 85.80/$, settled at 85.72, a gain of 11 paise, or 0.12%, over the previous close.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
financialexpress.com | Kishor Kadam |Joydeep Ghosh
At a time when both the Nifty-50 and Sensex have seen volatility with a downward bias, investors have continued to keep their faith in mutual fund schemes. Net assets under management of mutual fund schemes rose to a new milestone of Rs 68 lakh crore. However, on a month-on-month basis, there was a 14% decline in equity inflows in November at Rs 35,943.49 crore. This was the biggest drop in the last seven months.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
financialexpress.com | Kishor Kadam
Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) stocks, coupled with other geopolitical concerns, weighed on the benchmark indices on Monday, leading to a decline for the second straight session. After a range-bound trading session, the Sensex closed at 81,508.46, down by 200.66 points or 0.25%. Similarly, the NSE’s Nifty 50 ended lower at 24,619, falling by 58.80 points or 0.24%.
