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New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): The outlook for the edible oils and agri-linked consumer staples sector remains constructive, led by strong volume growth in core categories and improving demand dynamics across industrial segments, according to a recent research report by Nuvama. The sector is witnessing a demand-led upcycle, with edible oils emerging as the primary growth engine. Volume growth in this segment is expected to remain robust, supported by steady consumption across key categories ...Read More >
BENGALURU, April 6 (Reuters) - India's services sector grew at its weakest pace in 14 months in March as the Middle East war dampened domestic demand, a survey showed on Monday, though overseas orders hit a near record while input cost pressures were at their most intense since mid-2022. Here are the key details: * The final HSBC India Services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) (INPMIS=ECI), opens new tab, compiled by S&P Global, fell to 57.5 in March from February's 58.1, but was higher than a ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's services sector continued to expand in March, supported by strong international orders and rising business confidence even as domestic new‑business growth eased, a report said on Monday. The HSBC India Services PMI report compiled by S&P Global said that India Services PMI or the headline figure remained above its long‑run average of 54.4. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services PMI Business Activity Index eased from 58.1 in February to 57.5 in March. Firms reported i ...Read More >
Mumbai: Mumbai's bullion market witnessed a downward correction in precious metal prices on Monday, April 6, 2026, providing a slight reprieve for investors and consumers alike. The price for 24-karat gold, often considered the benchmark for pure gold, fell by Rs 180 per gram, bringing the current market rate to Rs 14,913. This shift reflects broader fluctuations in the global commodities market and local demand-supply dynamics within the city. The 22-karat gold segment, which is primarily used ...Read More >
India's Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is widely expected to maintain its benchmark repo rate at 5.25% this Wednesday, as policymakers carefully monitor the economic ripple effects of the ongoing Iran war. The conflict has triggered a severe energy shock, driving the Indian rupee to record lows beyond 95 per U.S. dollar and pushing 10-year government bond yields to nearly 7.14% -- their highest point in almost two years. After delivering 125 basis points in cumulative rate cuts throughout 2025, th ...Read More >
(RTTNews) - India's services activity expanded at the slowest pace in more than a year in March amid intensification in cost pressures, final data compiled by S&P Global showed on Monday. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services PMI dropped 57.5 in March from 58.1 in February. Nonetheless, a score above 50.0 indicates expansion. The flash score was 57.2. Total new orders grew at the slowest pace since early 2025, and output was constrained by the detrimental impact of the Middle East war on ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 6 (PTI) The Congress on Monday hit out at the Shiv Sena (UBT) over the latter's accusation that the grand old party was using regional outfits as "crutches", and not treating them as "equal stakeholders" in the Opposition alliance. Maharashtra Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant criticised the editorial in the Sena (UBT) mouthpiece 'Saamana', alleging that the newspaper's executive editor, MP Sanjay Raut, appears confused on several occasions between his roles as a politician and jo ...Read More >
Faridabad: The impact of the ongoing conflict in the Persian Gulf is now clearly visible in the daily lives of ordinary people in India. The soaring prices of cooking gas have disrupted household kitchen budgets. Driven by a shortage of LPG cylinders and inflation, people are now rapidly turning toward alternative fuels, leading to a sudden, massive surge in the demand for firewood and coal. Upto 50% Surge In Demand Initially, the trade in firewood and coal recorded a growth of around 20 per c ...Read More >
MUMBAI, April 6 (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India's tightening of foreign exchange rules will help shield the rupee from pressures emanating from offshore markets, but traders may continue drawing pricing signals from those markets, a senior Axis Bank official said. A 4.5% fall in the Indian rupee since the breakout of the Iran war prompted the central bank to impose a cap on banks' net open FX positions in the onshore markets in late March. The RBI also barred lenders from offering non-de ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): India's banking sector is expected to sustain credit growth momentum in the near term, though margin pressures are likely to persist, according to a research report by Systematic Institutional Equities. The report highlights that advances growth remains robust, supported by broad-based traction across segments. "The strong advances growth momentum that got built at the end of 3QFY26 has sustained in Q4FY26," it noted, adding that system-level advances grew 13.8 ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) India's services sector growth momentum rose at the softest pace in 14 months in March, mirroring the slowdown in new business intakes, a monthly survey said on Monday. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services PMI Business Activity Index fell from 58.1 in February to 57.5 in March, amid the weakest rises in new business and activity since January 2025. In the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) parlance, a print above 50 means expansion, while a score below 50 denotes co ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): India's services sector growth moderated in March, with the HSBC India Services PMI falling to 57.5 from 58.1 in February, signalling the slowest expansion in 14 months, according to a report released on Monday. "Falling from 58.1 in February to 57.5 in March... indicated the weakest rate of expansion for 14 months," the report noted, while adding that the index remained above its long-run average of 54.4, highlighting continued overall growth. Also Read | Kar ...Read More >
BENGALURU, April 6 (Reuters) - India's services sector grew at its weakest pace in 14 months in March as the Middle East war dampened domestic demand, a survey showed on Monday, though overseas orders hit a near record while input cost pressures were at their most intense since mid-2022. Here are the key details: * The final HSBC India Services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), compiled by S&P Global, fell to 57.5 in March from February's 58.1, but was higher than a preliminary estimate of 5 ...Read More >
Mumbai: India's central bank is expected to keep interest rates on hold on Wednesday as policymakers assess the fallout from the war in Iran, which threatens the South Asian economy and has battered its currency and bond markets. Instead, the focus is likely to be on calming financial markets, with assurances of readiness to support the weakening rupee and inject liquidity to keep bond yields in check, economists and traders said. Also Read: RBI may keep rates unchanged, focus on rupee stabili ...Read More >
BENGALURU: India's services sector grew at its weakest pace in 14 months in March as the Middle East war dampened domestic demand, a survey showed on Monday, though overseas orders hit a near record while input cost pressures were at their most intense since mid-2022. The final HSBC India Services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), compiled by S&P Global, fell to 57.5 in March from February's 58.1, but was higher than a preliminary estimate of 57.2. Also read: RBI MPC Meeting: India seen hold ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India's three-day Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting began on Monday, with analysts widely expecting the central bank to keep the repo rate unchanged amid heightened uncertainty due to the West Asia conflict. The meeting -- scheduled from April 6 to April 8 -- comes at a time when rising crude oil prices and global geopolitical tensions have clouded the inflation outlook. While the RBI is likely to maintain the status quo in the upcoming policy, experts said ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): India's services sector growth moderated in March, with the HSBC India Services PMI falling to 57.5 from 58.1 in February, signalling the slowest expansion in 14 months, according to a report released on Monday. "Falling from 58.1 in February to 57.5 in March... indicated the weakest rate of expansion for 14 months," the report noted, while adding that the index remained above its long-run average of 54.4, highlighting continued overall growth. The report attr ...Read More >
MUMBAI, April 6 (Reuters) - India's central bank is expected to keep interest rates on hold on Wednesday as policymakers assess the fallout from the war in Iran, which threatens the South Asian economy and has battered its currency and bond markets. Instead, the focus is likely to be on calming financial markets, with assurances of readiness to support the weakening rupee and inject liquidity to keep bond yields in check, economists and traders said. All but two of 71 economists in a March 23- ...Read More >
BENGALURU, April 6 (Reuters) - India's services sector grew at its weakest pace in 14 months in March as the Middle East war dampened domestic demand, a survey showed on Monday, though overseas orders hit a near record while input cost pressures were at their most intense since mid-2022. Here are the key details: * The final HSBC India Services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), compiled by S&P Global, fell to 57.5 in March from February's 58.1, but was higher than a preliminary estimate of 57. ...Read More >
MUMBAI, April 6 (Reuters) - India's central bank is expected to keep interest rates on hold on Wednesday as policymakers assess the fallout from the war in Iran , which threatens the South Asian economy and has battered its currency and bond markets. Instead, the focus is likely to be on calming financial markets, with assurances of readiness to support the weakening rupee and inject liquidity to keep bond yields in check, economists and traders said. All but two of 71 economists in a March 23 ...Read More >
In a notable development, The Reserve Bank is reported to likely keep the benchmark policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent in the April monetary policy review meeting, as the West Asia crisis continues to nurture inflationary fears. The continuing geopolitical tensions in West Asia have resulted in increased volatility in commodity prices and sharp currency movement that have seen the rupee hit record lows. As per economists interviewed by PTI, these developments have unprecedentedly compl ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 6: The Reserve Bank of India's three-day Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting began on Monday, with analysts widely expecting the central bank to keep the repo rate unchanged amid heightened uncertainty due to the West Asia conflict. The meeting -- scheduled from April 6 to April 8 -- comes at a time when rising crude oil prices and global geopolitical tensions have clouded the inflation outlook. While the RBI is likely to maintain the status quo in the upcoming policy, expe ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Reserve Bank of India's three-day Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting began on Monday, with analysts widely expecting the central bank to keep the repo rate unchanged amid heightened uncertainty due to the West Asia conflict. The meeting -- scheduled from April 6 to April 8 -- comes at a time when rising crude oil prices and global geopolitical tensions have clouded the inflation outlook. While the RBI is likely to maintain the status quo in the upco ...Read More >
New Delhi: Moody's Ratings has lowered India's GDP growth forecast for FY27 to 6 per cent from 6.8 per cent earlier, citing the economic fallout of the ongoing West Asia conflict. In its latest credit opinion, Moody's warned that prolonged disruptions, especially in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supplies, could trigger household shortages, raise fuel and transport costs, and spill over into food inflation due to India's dependence on imported fertilisers. The region accounts for nearly 55 per ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Moody's Ratings has slashed India's economic growth estimates for the current fiscal to 6% from 6.8% earlier, saying the ongoing conflict in West Asia will moderate growth momentum and raise inflation risks.In its credit opinion report on India, Moody's said prolonged disruptions, particularly LPG shipments due to the conflict, would lead to near-term household shortages, higher fuel and transport costs, and spillovers to food inflation through India's reliance on imported fertilisers ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 5: Moody's Ratings has slashed India's economic growth estimates for the current fiscal to 6 per cent from 6.8 per cent earlier, saying the ongoing conflict in West Asia will moderate growth momentum and raise inflation risks. In its credit opinion report on India, Moody's said prolonged disruptions, particularly LPG shipments due to the conflict, would lead to near-term household shortages, higher fuel and transport costs, and spillovers to food inflation through India's relia ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 5: The domestic stock market is expected to remain volatile this week as investors track the Reserve Bank's monetary policy decision, key global macroeconomic data and the impact of the West Asia conflict, analysts said. Movements in crude oil prices and foreign fund flows will also influence domestic equities, they added. Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments Ltd, said the RBI's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting will command centre stage domestically, with in ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 5: The Reserve Bank is likely to keep the benchmark policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent in the April monetary policy review meeting, as the West Asia crisis is likely to push up inflation, according to economists. The continuing geopolitical tensions in West Asia, volatility in commodity prices and sharp currency movement that have seen the rupee hit record lows have complicated the policy outlook, and its projections on growth, inflation and also the stance of policy will ...Read More >
New Delhi: Global rating agency Moody's Ratings slashed India's economic growth estimates for the current fiscal to 6 per cent from 6.8 percent earlier, saying the ongoing conflict in West Asia will moderate growth momentum and raise inflation risks as well. "While inflation remains contained for now, geopolitical risks have tilted the inflation outlook to the upside," Moody's said in its credit opinion report on India, while projecting inflation to average 4.8 per cent in FY27, up from 2.4 per ...Read More >
MUMBAI, April 4: Indian stock markets appear to be moving into a consolidation phase, marked by high volatility and limited clarity on direction, as global uncertainties and mixed domestic signals keep investors on edge, according to market experts on Saturday. Indian equity benchmarks ended the holiday-shortened week on a subdued note -- reflecting the ongoing uncertainty in the market. The Nifty slipped 0.47 per cent, while the Sensex also closed lower, marking the sixth consecutive week of ...Read More >
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