India’s merchandise exports rose 19.6% year-on-year to a record $44.24 billion in July 2026, driven by petroleum products, electronics and engineering goods. But a sharp rise in imports of crude oil, electronics…
Indian stock markets ended mixed on Thursday, with the Sensex rising 0.15% to 78,079.96 and the Nifty slipping 0.16% to 24,395.85, as elevated crude oil prices and geopolitical tensions over the Strait…
India's state-run refiners are scrambling for crude as the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed and Russian supplies face disruption. Hindustan Petroleum Corp bought 4 million barrels of West Asian crude for…
Brent crude fell 1.5% to $87.69 a barrel on Thursday, while US WTI dropped 1.6% to $81.97, after analysts and agencies cut global oil demand forecasts for 2026. Opec reduced its demand…
Indian benchmark indices extended losses on Thursday, with the BSE Sensex falling 237 points to 77,729 and the NSE Nifty declining 106 points to 24,343, as geopolitical tensions and elevated crude oil…
Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 87 to 91 paise per litre on Saturday, the third increase in nine days. The cumulative rise now stands at nearly Rs 5 per litre…
Double-digit revenue growth across sectors was the headline of the June 2026 quarter, but input cost pressures eroded profitability, according to an Economic Times analysis. Automakers such as Maruti Suzuki gained market…
Asit Bhandarkar, Senior Fund Manager, Equity at JM Financial AMC, told Business Today that IT stocks are offering support as the broader market remains volatile. Rising crude oil prices and geopolitical tensions…
Indian benchmark indices ended virtually unchanged for a third straight session on Monday, with the Sensex up 43 points at 78,542.44 and the Nifty 50 gaining 13 points to 24,583.80. Rising crude…
India has sharply expanded its energy import network, sourcing LNG from 15 countries and crude oil from 41, up from six and 27 previously. The government told Rajya Sabha on Monday that…
