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October 19, 2026 4:23 PM

Sensex tumbles; Nifty drops below 22,900 dragged by private banks

Benchmark equity indices ended sharply lower on Monday after two days of a rally, with the Sensex tumbling 876.37 points and the Nifty dropping to 22,888.95, following a decline in private bank stocks, mainly HDFC Bank and Axis Bank, and weak global ...

October 19, 2026 10:36 AM

Stock markets trim most of sharp early losses amid buying in SBI, Reliance Industries

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty recovered most of their early losses on Monday as buying in State Bank of India and Reliance Industries, and fresh foreign fund inflows countered the decline in Axis Bank and HDFC Bank. The 30-share BSE Sens...

October 19, 2026 8:39 AM

Asian stocks slip, Wall St and bonds benefit from oil skid

Asian share markets slipped on Monday as unease over AI's enormous funding needs undermined confidence ahead of a week packed with earnings, while Chinese economic data pipped forecasts in a positive for world growth. A fall in oil prices offered so...

October 17, 2026 8:09 AM

Stocks slip as dollar heads for weekly loss

Global stocks fell modestly on Friday as markets stabilized after a sharp tech-led selloff, while the dollar headed for a weekly loss. Markets have been rattled this week by concerns over higher interest rates and the debt-fuelled financing behind t...

October 16, 2026 4:25 PM

Stock markets end higher for 2nd day, led by strong buying in IT firms

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher for the second straight day on Friday, driven by strong buying in IT stocks amid firm global trends. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 413.66 points, or 0.56 per cent, to settle at 74,729.27. During the...

October 16, 2026 3:50 PM

India pushes rupee-based trade settlements to help countries facing hard currency shortages: FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said India is working to promote rupee-based trade settlements to help partner countries facing shortages of hard currencies continue importing essential goods from India. Speaking during an interaction with t...

October 16, 2026 12:26 PM

Govt hikes windfall tax on petrol, cuts levy on diesel exports

The Central Government has increased the windfall tax on petrol exports to ₹2.5 per litre from ₹0.5 per litre, while reducing the levy on diesel exports to ₹8.5 per litre from ₹16 per litre for the fortnight beginning October 16. According t...

October 16, 2026 12:26 PM

India-US trade pact would be concluded at earliest, in interest of global trade: FM Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday expressed hope that the India-US trade agreement would be concluded at the earliest, saying it would be in the interest of global trade and strengthen bilateral economic ties between the two countries. "...

October 16, 2026 10:42 AM

Stock markets trade lower during early session amid profit-taking

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty drifted lower in early trade on Friday amid profit-taking, a day after recording a sharp rally. Relentless foreign fund outflows and a decline in blue-chip Reliance Industries after a 4 per cent rally in the previo...

October 16, 2026 8:40 AM

Asian stocks rise as calm returns after CoreWeave shock; Indonesia faces market downgrade

Asian stocks rebounded on Friday following heavy selling in the previous session when investors dumped tech shares as questions about cloud company CoreWeave's debt pile fuelled worries about the financing driving the AI boom. Bond markets stabilize...

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