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September 24, 2026 4:30 PM

Sensex closes in red, Nifty settles below 23,100 on spike in crude oil

Benchmark indices fell on Thursday, with the Sensex ending 1,247.71 points down and the Nifty declining to 23,063, following a spike in crude oil prices and selling in blue-chip Reliance Industries and bank stocks. Weak global trends also dampen...

September 24, 2026 10:25 AM

Sensex opens in red, Nifty below 23,300 points

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty opened in red on Thursday as crude oil prices surged above the USD 100 per barrel mark. Selling in banks, NBFC stocks and weak trends in global markets also dented markets' sentiment. The 30-share BSE Sens...

September 23, 2026 9:20 PM

Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates BRICS heads of tax authorities meeting in New Delhi

Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday inaugurated the BRICS Heads of Tax Authorities Meeting in New Delhi, marking the culmination of India’s BRICS Chairship of the tax cooperation track. The meeting brou...

September 23, 2026 6:41 PM

Whole-of-industry approach needed to drive India’s electronics, semiconductor ambitions

Industry leaders have called for a stronger and more coordinated approach among industry associations to accelerate India’s electronics and semiconductor ambitions, with greater collaboration across the entire value chain emerging as a key priority...

September 23, 2026 4:30 PM

Stock markets rebound amid easing crude oil prices; Sensex up 299 points

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded on Wednesday amid easing crude oil prices, which remained below USD 100 per barrel, and hopes of a possible de-escalation in the West Asia conflict. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 299.17 points, or 0.40 ...

September 23, 2026 2:56 PM

Fitch raises India’s FY’27 GDP growth projections to 6.9 pc

Fitch Ratings on Wednesday raised India's GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal year to 6.9 per cent, from 6.4 per cent, citing strong economic growth in the June quarter and overall economic resilience. According to Fitch, India's economic mom...

September 23, 2026 1:54 PM

ADB raises India’s GDP growth forecast to 7pc on stronger-than-expected Q1 growth

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday raised its forecast for India's economic growth in the current fiscal to 7 per cent, up from 6.6 per cent projected in July, citing stronger-than-expected economic performance in the first quarter despite...

September 23, 2026 11:19 AM

Stock markets rebound in early trade amid easing crude oil prices

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Wednesday amid easing crude oil prices although foreign investor selling remained a key headwind for domestic equities. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 283.66 points to 74,812.74 in earl...

September 23, 2026 8:26 AM

Asia stocks ride tech wave higher, oil stays subdued

Asian shares were aiming for a sixth session of gains on Wednesday as signs of consumer demand for AI apps continued to buoy tech stocks, while oil prices faltered on reports of increased supply out of the Middle East. Sources told Reuters Saudi Ara...

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...