The Hindu Business Line

Business Line, also known as The Hindu Business Line, is a business-focused newspaper from India. It is published by Kasturi & Sons, the same company that produces The Hindu newspaper, and is based in Chennai, India.

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Crude oil futures decline by more than 2% as Trump tariffs impact markets - The Hindu BusinessLine

2 weeks ago | thehindubusinessline.com

Crude oil futures drop over 2% due to escalating US trade war fears impacting global economy and demand.
Trump Tariffs News Live: Trump unleashes sweeping tariffs, fuelling US manufacturing push and global trade worries - The Hindu BusinessLine

2 weeks ago | thehindubusinessline.com

Trump Tariff Updates | Trump Reciprocal Tariff Announcement Updates - Find here all the live updates related to Trump’s tariff announcements, policies, tariff rates, how it would affect India and other countries when it takes effect on 2 April 2025.
Nifty Bank prediction today - April 3, 2025: Chart hints at a potential rally

3 weeks ago | thehindubusinessline.com | Akhil Nallamuthu

Nifty Bank opened today’s session lower at 50,910 versus yesterday’s close of 51,348. But it moved up after opening and is now at 51,440, up 0.2 per cent so far today. The advance/decline ratio is 7/5, a positive sign. AU Small Finance Bank is the top gainer by appreciating 3 per cent, whereas Federal Bank, down 0.85 per cent, is the top loser. Nifty PSU Bank has rallied 0.7 per cent whereas Nifty Private Bank has gained 0.15 per cent.
Natural gas: Extension of decline likely

3 weeks ago | thehindubusinessline.com | Akhil Nallamuthu

Natural gas futures saw some recovery in price over the past week. After marking a low of ₹321.40 (per mmBtu) last week, the contract rose to mark a high of ₹363.80 early this week. That said, the chances of a decline below ₹321 has not faded away. Although this level can act as a support, natural gas futures can drop to ₹310, where it is expected to meet a rising trendline support. Just below this is the key base of ₹300.
Pharma stocks flout market slump on US tariffs exemption

3 weeks ago | thehindubusinessline.com | Madhu Balaji

Pharma index surged over 4 per cent in early trade on Thursday after US President Donald Trump’s administration exempted pharmaceutical products from reciprocal tariffs. Market and industry experts see this as positive sign for Indian pharma companies. Only Nifty Pharma and healthcare traded in the positive territory among all sectoral indices. As at 10.06 am, Nifty pharma was up 3.18 per cent at 21,619.85 and Nifty midsmall healthcare index rose 1.93 per cent to 41,045.35.
Nifty prediction today – April 3, 2025: Index trying to gain traction

3 weeks ago | thehindubusinessline.com | Akhil Nallamuthu

Nifty 50, the benchmark index, opened today’s session with a gap-down at 23,150 compared to yesterday’s close of 23,332. It is now hovering around 23,240, down 0.4 per cent so far today. The advance/decline ratio stands at 18/32, showing a bearish bias. Sun Pharmaceuticals, up 4.4 per cent, and TCS, down 3.1 per cent, are the top gainer and loser respectively in Nifty 50.
Poonam Gupta: RBI’s first woman deputy governor in 14 years, eminent economist

3 weeks ago | thehindubusinessline.com | K Ram Kumar |Piyush Shukla

The central government on Wednesday approved the appointment of Poonam Gupta as the new deputy governor (DG) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), to succeed former DG Michael Patra, who helmed some of the key departments during his term between January 2020-2025. She is the first female DG appointed at the RBI after a period of nearly 14 years. Gupta is only the fourth DG to be appointed at the RBI, an institution which has been in existence since 1935.
Trump imposes 26% reciprocal tariff on Indian exports

3 weeks ago | thehindubusinessline.com | Amiti Sen

US President Donald Trump has announced “discounted” reciprocal tariffs of 26 per cent on India which could affect exports from several sectors, such as textiles, chemicals, gems & jewellery, machinery, electronics, auto parts, and electricals. However, reciprocal tariffs announced on some of India’s competitors, such as China, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Cambodia, are higher, which could give an edge to Indian exporters against suppliers from these countries.
An academic and economics practitioner is new RBI DG

3 weeks ago | thehindubusinessline.com | K Ram Kumar |Piyush Shukla

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will have a woman Deputy Governor (DG) after a gap of about 14 years. The government has appointed Poonam Gupta as RBI DG, a post which was lying vacant after Michael Patra demitted office in mid-January 2025. Gupta currently serves as the Director General of National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), an economic policy think tank.
SAIL looks at ways to slash debt, scale up and reduce emissions

3 weeks ago | thehindubusinessline.com | Abhishek Law

State-owned steel major, SAIL (formerly Steel Authority of India Ltd), will teeter on a financial tightrope. Facing a Q3FY25 debt position of ₹33,000 crore, up from FY24-levels, the company is looking to slash debt to ₹30,000 crore in FY25, and free up cash for a colossal ₹1.1-1.2 lakh crore expansion, Amarendu Prakash, Chairman and Managing Director, SAIL, told businessline. The 15-million-tonne per annum (mtpa) addition will be over its existing 20-mtpa capacity.