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September 23, 2026 12:08 AM

Around 1,000 local personnel proposed to support exporters at district, state levels: Goyal

Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Tuesday interacted with industry stakeholders on Ease of Doing Business, Free Trade Agreement opportunities and ongoing trade reforms, emphasising the need to strengthen export facilitation thr...

September 22, 2026 11:33 AM

Sensex, Nifty open marginally higher over crude price correction

The Indian equity markets inched up slightly on Tuesday morning, tracking positive global cues and a correction in global crude prices. As of 9.20 am, Sensex added 64 points, or 0.10 per cent, to reach 74,914 and Nifty gained 34 points, or 0.15 per ...

September 22, 2026 8:27 AM

Tech rally boosts Asian stocks, dollar firms on rate-hike wagers

Technology stocks powered Asian markets higher on Tuesday as lower oil prices lifted sentiment and investors pinned their hopes on US-Iran talks, while the dollar stood tall on bets that more hikes are needed to rein in inflation. Attention is also ...

September 21, 2026 11:38 PM

UPI users will not be charged MDR, says Finance Minister Sitharaman

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) charges on eligible UPI transactions will not be passed on to consumers. Speaking to ANI, Sitharaman said MDR is a charge within the payment ecosystem and is not a...

September 21, 2026 10:54 PM

Core sector output grows 4.8% in August 2026

The Index of Core Industries (ICI) grew by 4.8 per cent year-on-year in August 2026, according to provisional estimates released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The growth was slightly lower than the 5.0 per cent recorded...

September 21, 2026 10:06 PM

RBI sells Rs 25,000 crore government securities through OMO to manage liquidity

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday sold Rs 25,000 crore worth of government securities through an Open Market Operation (OMO) auction as the central bank continued its liquidity management operations amid large foreign currency inflows, includ...

September 21, 2026 9:53 PM

World Bank, IMF back debt framework changes for poor countries

The World Bank and International Monetary Fund said on Monday that both their executive boards had approved proposed reforms of their joint framework for evaluating the debt of low-income countries to reflect a more complex and riskier environment. ...

September 21, 2026 7:44 PM

RBI issues final directions on minimum capital requirements for market risk

Commercial banks will have until April 1, 2027, to implement the Reserve Bank of India's revised framework for minimum capital requirements for market risk, as the central bank issued its final directions on Monday. The Reserve Bank of India (Commer...

September 21, 2026 4:24 PM

Sensex rises 564 points, Nifty ends above 23,400 as falling oil prices boost investor sentiment

Indian equity benchmarks closed higher on Monday, supported by improved risk appetite among investors after crude oil prices eased and global bond yields softened. Gains in heavyweight stocks and defensive sectors helped the market advance despite we...

September 21, 2026 8:25 AM

Tech leads shares higher in Asia, oil eases

Share markets edged higher in Asia on Monday as AI's insatiable demand for data buoyed chipmakers, and oil eased as hopes Saudi Arabia could boost supplies offset news of a Houthi attack on Riyadh. Trade was thin with Japan on its Silver Week holida...

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