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November 23, 2025 12:37 PM

India, Georgia enhance cooperation in sericulture and textile trade

India has strengthened its textile and sericulture partnership with Georgia following a high-level multi-sectoral engagement held between November 17 and 21. A delegation from the Ministry of Textiles, led by P. Sivakumar—Member Secretary of the Ce...

November 22, 2025 11:02 AM

India’s trade momentum stays strong; FY26 CAD seen near 1% of GDP

India’s trade momentum remains firm despite global volatility, and the current account is expected to slip into a modest deficit before returning to positive territory later in the fiscal, SBI Research said in a report on Saturday. According to th...

November 21, 2025 4:26 PM

Indian stock markets slip on weak global cues

Indian stock markets ended lower on Friday as weak global cues weighed on investor sentiment. Selling pressure was visible across most sectors, and overall market breadth was tilted towards the bears. The Sensex fell 400.76 points, or 0.47 per cent...

November 21, 2025 4:30 PM

FM holds 11th pre-budget meeting with experts from infrastructure and energy sectors

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday chaired the 11th Pre-Budget Consultation with experts from the infrastructure and energy sectors in New Delhi, as part of preparations for the Union Budget 2026–27. The Ministry of Finance said o...

November 21, 2025 4:01 PM

India’s private-sector growth maintains expansion in November, PMI at 59.9

India’s private sector growth expanded in November but at its slowest pace in six months, with the HSBC Flash India Composite Output Index falling to 59.9 from 60.4 in October. Though still comfortably above the 50-point threshold that separates e...

November 21, 2025 10:32 AM

Sensex, Nifty slip in early trade amid global tech sell-off and fading fed cut hopes

Indian benchmark indices opened in mild red zone on Friday, amid negative global cues and fading investor hopes of a US Fed rate cut in December. As of 9.25 am, Sensex declined 80 points, or 0.09 per cent at 85,551 and Nifty dipped 15 points, or 0.0...

November 20, 2025 7:30 PM

Financial stability remains RBI’s top priority, says Governor Sanjay Malhotra

Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Thursday said that the Reserve Bank of India’s foremost priority is to ensure financial stability and that the central bank is working to simplify regulations wherever possible while retaining essential safe...

November 20, 2025 3:41 PM

India to maintain stable policy amid moderate inflation, good growth: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said India will continue providing a stable policy environment, sustained regulatory simplification, robust economic growth and very moderate inflation in the coming years. Speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy For...

November 20, 2025 2:14 PM

Gold edges lower on stronger dollar, Fed minutes weigh on rate-cut hopes

Gold prices traded slightly lower on the MCX on Thursday morning as a stronger US dollar and fresh signals from the US Federal Reserve weighed on investor sentiment. Around 9:45 am, MCX Gold December futures were down 0.23 per cent at Rs 1,22,768 pe...

November 20, 2025 1:44 PM

FPIs’ holdings hit 14-month high in November

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) increased their holdings in Indian securities to a fourteen-month high in the first half of November, even as Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) continued to sell shares during the same period. According to...