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New Delhi: Gold loans have emerged as the leading segment in India's retail credit market, accounting for loan volumes at 36 per cent and around 40 per cent by value, driven by rising gold prices and increasing consumer preference for secured borrowing, a report said on Tuesday. The report by TransUnion CIBIL showed that the surge has been supported by a sharp increase in ticket sizes, with the average gold loan amount rising significantly over the past two years to around Rs 1.9 lakh in the December 2025 quarter. The report also noted that the consumer market indicator (CMI) -- a major gauge of credit market health -- rose to 102 in the December 2025 quarter, up from 97 a year ago and 100 in the preceding September quarter which is the third consecutive quarter of improvement.
New Delhi, Dec 26 (PTI) The Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India (MSE) is set to raise Rs 238 crore from four entities including Billionbrains Garage Ventures, Groww's parent, and Zerodha's Rainmatter Investments in a bid to stay afloat. Others who invested in MSEI are -- BSE-listed Share India Securities, and Securocorp Securities India. The exchange's board in its meeting on Tuesday approved the issuance of 1.19 billion equity shares at Rs 2 per share, comprising Rs 1 face value and Rs 1 premium to these four investors through a private placement, according to a disclosure on MSEI's websit ...Read More >
Bengaluru : Muthoot FinCorp Limited ("MFL" or "Company"), the flagship company of the 138-year-old Muthoot Pappachan Group (Muthoot Blue), has announced the launch of the secured and redeemable non-convertible debentures ("NCDs") with a face value of Rs.1,000 each, scheduled to open on Friday, July 04, 2025. The Tranche VI Issue has a base size of Rs.10,0 crore with green shoe option of Rs 190 crore , aggregating to Rs.290crore ("Tranche VI Issue"). The NCDs under the Tranche VI Issue are being offered with maturity/tenure options of 24, 36, 60 and 72 months, with monthly, annual and cumulati ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Gold loans have emerged as the top product in new originations and the second-largest retail credit book in India at Rs 16 lakh crore, trailing only home loans at Rs 44 lakh crore, according to credit bureau TransUnion Cibil, even as consumer durable loans, largely for mobile phones, have become the main entry point for first-time borrowers, replacing two-wheelers and priority sector loans. According to TransUnion Cibil's credit market indicator report, credit markets improved in the third quarter of FY26. Demand rose on the back of GST rate cuts and festive season spending, while a sh ...Read More >
Mumbai: Reserve Bank on Friday decided to cut Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by a huge 1 per cent, which will unlock Rs 2.5 lakh crore liquidity to the banking system for lending to productive sectors of the economy.With the reduction in four equal tranches ending November 29, 2025, the CRR would come down to 3 per cent. This means that the commercial banks would have to maintain a lower level of 3 per cent in liquid cash form with the RBI allowing them to have higher funds for lending."The Reserve Bank remains committed to provide sufficient liquidity to the banking system. To further provide dur ...Read More >
Jaipur: Police in Didwana have stepped up their probe into a cross-border smuggling case in which they arrested two arms and drug smugglers on June 27 for supplying Austrian Glock and Chinese Norinco pistols. It has emerged that the case has links to a massive Rs 300-crore heroin consignment seized by Punjab's Amritsar police near the India-Pakistan border in Barmer on June 30. Canada-based Joben Kaler was identified as the main overseas handler of the heroin consignment. Didwana-Kuchaman police had arrested Mohammad Ilyas from Khunkhuna and Amarjeet Singh Takhar, alias Prince, from Jalandhar ...Read More >
Mumbai: Banks are increasingly giving loans to borrowers rated prime and above, latest data from an assessor focused on individual credit showed, indicating risk aversion among lenders at a time when job expansions at corporate India have become rather tentative amid an AI-led onslaught on repetitive tasks. Data from credit bureau TransUnion CIBIL showed that the bulk of new loan originations are concentrated among borrowers with a CIBIL score of 730 and above. The shift away from riskier segments is also evident in the declining share of new-to-credit customers, whose proportion of total ori ...Read More >
India's International Train Links: These 5 Indian Stations Connect You To Another Country By Train Kerala Lottery Results Saturday 07-06-2025 LIVE: The Kerala Lottery Department, on behalf of the state government, will announce the results for the Karunya KR-709 draw today, June 07, 2025. The lucky draw will take place at Gorky Bhavan, near Bakery Junction in Thiruvananthapuram. This week's Karunya KR-709 lottery includes 12 series, with the series being subject to change each week. A total of 1.08 crore tickets are available for sale weekly, and ticket prices may vary. Check the Karunya KR-7 ...Read More >
Mumbai: A RBI report has suggested that all banks should bring down their lending rates for speedy transmission of the policy rate, which was lowered by 50 basis points earlier this month.An article published in the Reserve Bank's June Bulletin stressed that the financial conditionsremained conducive to facilitating an efficient transmission of rate cuts. Most of the banks have already passed on the rate cuts announced in February and April to their customers.It may be mentioned here that several large banks, including SBI, Bank of Baroda, and HDFC Bank, have already passed on the benchmark l ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Sectors such as banking, NBFCs, real estate, and automobiles are expected to be the key beneficiaries of the current easing interest rate environment, according to a report by Nexedge Research. The report mentioned that with borrowing costs on a downward trend, these rate-sensitive segments are likely to witness stronger credit flow, lower financing costs, and improved demand conditions. It said, 'Banking, NBFCs, real estate, and automobiles are well positioned to benefit from lower borrowing costs.' The report also noted that the Indian economy is entering ...Read More >
Apart from equities, FPIs pulled out Rs 6,709 crore from debt general limit and Rs 5,974 crore from debt voluntary retention during June 2-6. After investing a staggering amount in May, foreign investors turned net sellers with a withdrawal of Rs 8,749 crore from the Indian equity markets in the first week of this month, triggered by renewed US-China trade tensions and rising US bond yields. This momentum follows a net investment of Rs 19,860 crore in May and Rs 4,223 crore in April, data with ...Read More >
Mumbai, June 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The foreign institutional investors' (FIIs) buying, through the exchange and primary market and others category, stood at Rs 8,915 crore this month (till June 27), analysts said on Sunday. Ceasefire between Israel and Iran and the sharp decline in crude triggered a risk-on in global equity markets. Along with this favourable investment scenario, dollar continued to decline and the dollar index dipped to sub-97 level. "Declining dollar is always a positive for emerging market equity; this encouraged FIIs to buy in India," said Dr. VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investm ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The financialization of household savings in India has gained significant momentum as equities as percentage of household savings in the country has increased from 2.5 per cent in FY20 to 5.1 per cent in FY24, an SBI Research report said on Monday. The Indian credit market is witnessing some structural shifts with headline bank credit growth. Thus, arithmetic average possibly hiding more things than it reveals, the report mentioned. In future, sources of credit origination through bank deposits (primarily household savings in bank deposits) needs to be kee ...Read More >
Mumbai: Bank lending in India continues to remain rather circumspect despite a reduction of a full percentage point in policy rates this year. Lending rose 9.6% year-on-year until mid-June, compared with 19.1% a year ago. Loans to large corporates, home loans and loans to NBFCs continue to remain soft. Credit to large corporations has risen 1% in May compared to 7.1 % a year ago. Even home loans rose 9% compared to 38.7% a year ago, showed the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) latest data on sectoral deployment of bank credit. These two segments alone comprise 31% of the banking sector's non-foo ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 27 (PTI) Markets regulator Sebi on Monday proposed to allow debt issuers to offer incentives in public issues to certain categories of investors, including senior citizens, women and retail subscribers, to encourage greater retail participation in the bond market and revive interest in public debt issuances. Currently, Regulation 31 of the Sebi (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities) Regulations, 2021 prohibits any person connected with an issue from offering incentives, directly or indirectly, in cash, kind, or services, except for legitimate fees or commissions. Se ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): The retail credit demand in India strengthened during the July-September 2025 quarter, supported by Goods and Services Tax (GST) rationalisation and improved consumer sentiment ahead of the festive season, according to TransUnion CIBIL's latest Credit Market Report. The Credit Market Indicator (CMI), a composite measure of credit market health, rose to 99 in the September 2025 quarter from 98 in the preceding quarter, reflecting improved demand, supply conditions and stable asset quality. The uptick followed the GST rationalisation introduced in September ...Read More >
Nagpur: Congress Legislature Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar questioned the govt's priorities on Tuesday, highlighting the increasing number of farmer suicides in Maharashtra. He accused the govt of neglecting agrarian crisis while approving Rs20,000 crore for Shaktipeeth highway project."Money is available for massive infrastructure projects, but where is the budget for farm loan waivers as promised by the BJP before last year's assembly polls to the farmers?" Wadettiwar asked while moving an adjournment motion in the Legislative Assembly. He cited official data showing that between January and ...Read More >
Mumbai: Gold prices rose on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) on Thursday morning amid reports that India and the United States may soon sign a trade deal. The optimism over the potential agreement lifted investor sentiment in precious metals. In the early trade, MCX Gold December futures were trading 0.89 per cent higher at Rs 1,22,938 per 10 grams. Similarly, MCX Silver December contracts gained 0.93 per cent to trade at Rs 1,46,915 per kilogram. According to analysts, MCX gold prices for the December expiry are expected to move in a range of Rs 1,21,500 to Rs 1,23,000 per 10 grams. Ho ...Read More >
With the latest inflow, net FPI investment has reached Rs 7,747 crore in 2024 so far, according to data with the depositories. Foreign investors have made a strong comeback to Indian equities with a net investment of Rs 22,766 crore in the first two weeks of December driven by expectations of rate cut by the US Federal Reserve. This revival follows significant outflows in the preceding months, with Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) pulling out a net Rs 21,612 crore in November and a massive Rs ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jun 6 (PTI) Reserve Bank on Friday decided to cut Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by a huge 1 per cent, which will unlock Rs 2.5 lakh crore liquidity to the banking system for lending to productive sectors of the economy. With the reduction in four equal tranches ending November 29, 2025, the CRR would come down to 3 per cent. This means that the commercial banks would have to maintain a lower level of 3 per cent in liquid cash form with the RBI allowing them to have higher funds for lending. "The Reserve Bank remains committed to provide sufficient liquidity to the banking system. To furth ...Read More >
FII outflow: The total FII outflow has now reached Rs 1.01 lakh crore in 2025 and analysts think renewed US-China trade tensions and rising US bond yields, which steered investors towards safer assets, could be the reasons for this negative sentiment. (Picture Credit: freepik) New Delhi: After investing a staggering amount in May, foreign investors turned net sellers with a withdrawal of Rs 8,749 crore from the Indian equity markets in the first week of this month triggered by renewed US-China trade tensions and rising US bond yields. This momentum follows a net investment of Rs 19,860 crore ...Read More >
Mumbai: Uddhav and Raj Thackeray, once distant cousins, are coming together to challenge the Maharashtra government's choice to implement Hindi as a compulsory language for Classes 1 to 5 according to the National Education Policy (NEP). They perceive this action as an infringement on local identity and language variety. Uddhav's Shiv Sena (UBT) and Raj's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) are set to conduct a unified protest march on July 5, representing their first joint endeavour in twenty years. Sanjay Raut, spokesperson for Shiv Sena (UBT), affirmed the collective position through a post o ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jun 6 (PTI) Reserve Bank on Friday decided to cut Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by a huge 1 per cent, which will unlock ₹2.5 lakh crore liquidity to the banking system for lending to productive sectors of the economy. With the reduction in four equal tranches ending November 29, 2025, the CRR would come down to 3 per cent. This means that the commercial banks would have to maintain a lower level of 3 per cent in liquid cash form with the RBI allowing them to have higher funds for lending. "The Reserve Bank remains committed to provide sufficient liquidity to the banking system. To further ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): State governments and Union Territories across the country are expected to raise a total of Rs 2,54,509 crore through market borrowings during the first quarter of the 2026-27 financial year. According to an indicative calendar released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday, these borrowings will take place between April and June 2026 as part of the states' efforts to manage their financial requirements. The central bank, acting as the debt manager for ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Equated monthly instalments (EMIs) on your home, car, education and business loan is set to reduce further as the rate setting panel of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday cut the benchmark repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.5 per cent. Repo rate is the rate at which the central bank lends short term money to commercial banks. A lower repo rate means banks can borrow funds at a lower cost from the central bank and are expected to pass on the lower cost to the borrowers. With this cut, the RBI MPC has reduced rates by a cumulative 100 basis points in 2025 to boost fragile econo ...Read More >
New Delhi: The banking regulator is examining suggestions to further streamline credit bureau processes and reduce information asymmetry with lenders, a move aimed at addressing data inconsistency and transparency for customers, said people familiar with the development. "A technical working group has been formed by the RBI (Reserve Bank of India) to address concerns raised by financial institutions related to credit information companies (CICs)," said an executive, who did not wish to be identified. A senior public sector bank executive said the four CICs - TransUnion Credit Information Bur ...Read More >
Tura (Meghalaya), Aug 4 (PTI) An official of the Meghalaya Agriculture Department was swept away by strong currents of the Ganol River in West Garo Hills district while attempting to cross the water body during a family picnic, police said on Monday. The missing official, identified as Teseng M Sangma, was posted at Ampati in South West Garo Hills district and resided in staff quarters near Dolampong in Araimile police station area in Tura. Teseng had gone to Sella Wari near Ganol River for a picnic along with his family on Sunday, officials said. The incident took place when he tried to cr ...Read More >
New Delhi- Gold prices surged by Rs 3,200 to touch a new lifetime high of Rs 1,34,800 per 10 grams in the national capital on Friday, buoyed by strong festive buying by jewellers and retailers ahead of Dhanteras, according to the All India Sarafa Association. The precious metal of 99.9 per cent purity had ended at Rs 1,31,600 per 10 grams in the previous session. In tandem, gold of 99.5 per cent purity also jumped by Rs 3,200 to scale an all-time high of Rs 1,34,200 per 10 grams (inclusive of all taxes), up from Thursday's close of Rs 1,31,000 per 10 grams. Traders said buying activity pick ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Nifty Bank index hit its all-time high on Friday, rising 1.47 per cent, after the Reserve Bank decided to cut cash reserve ratio (CRR) by a huge 1 per cent, which will unlock Rs 2.5 lakh crore liquidity to the banking system for lending to productive sectors of the economy. With the reduction in four equal tranches ending November 29, 2025, the CRR would come down to 3 per cent. This means that the commercial banks would have to maintain a lower level of 3 per cent in liquid cash form with the RBI, allowing them to have higher funds for lending. The Nifty Bank index jumped 817 ...Read More >
Mumbai: Bank credit growth to non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) continues to lose steam, even after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rolled back tighter risk-weight norms earlier this year to support the sector. Experts said NBFCs are increasingly turning to bond markets for cheaper and quicker funding, while stress in microfinance and unsecured business loans has made banks cautious. Data from the RBI showed that in May 2025, bank credit to NBFCs fell by 0.3% year-on-year (y-o-y) to ₹15.63 trillion. In May 2024, loans to the sector rose 16% y-o-y. If loans to housing finance companies a ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 11: A business loan can help fund daily operations, growth plans, or asset purchases for new or established businesses. Lenders assess eligibility based on business age, credit score, financials, and documentation. Strong credit history, stable income, and proper documentation increase your chances of loan approval. Understanding these requirements helps you prepare effectively for a business loan and avoid rejections. This article explains the key criteria Indian lenders use to evaluate business loan applicants. Also Read | Paris Haute Couture Week 2025; Iris Van Herp ...Read More >