Planning a bank visit this week? You might want to check your city’s bank holiday list first! Bank holidays in India often vary from state to state, depending on the event, occasion and regional festivals. With no single uniform calendar followed across the country, your bank trip might be wasted in case the day turns…
MUMBAI: Life Insurance Corporation of India on Monday approved a 1:1 bonus share issue, a move that will double its paid-up equity capital and is expected to improve stock liquidity and retail participation, while leaving its financial strength unchanged. The board, at its meeting on April 13, cleared the bonus on a record date to…
Oil prices eased below the $100 per barrel mark on Tuesday on hopes of easing United States–Iran talks aimed at ending the ongoing war. The news provided some relief amid fears over supply disruptions due to the Strait of Hormuz blockade.Brent crude futures slipped $1.86, or 1.87%, to $97.50, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI)…
Emkay Global Financial Services has initiated its coverage of Avenue Supermart (D-Mart) with a sell rating and the target price at Rs 3,700. Analysts said the stock, trading at 70x forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio prices in a business D-Mart needs to become, not what it is. Quick commerce players are now only 4-13% pricier than…
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) continues to classify Tata Sons as a core investment company (CIC) in the upper layer, according to its latest NBFC list released on April 10, keeping the Tata Group‘s holding company within the ambit of potential listing requirements. In FY24, Tata Sons applied to the RBI to voluntarily…
MUMBAI: Nadir Godrej will step down as chair of Godrej Industries Group (GIG) on Aug 13 upon turning 75, moving to chairman emeritus. His nephew, Pirojsha Godrej (46), will take over as GIG chair in a planned generational transition. Valued at $20 billion, GIG spans FMCG, real estate, financial services, agriculture, and chemicals. It is…
Iran’s currency has plunged sharply in the free market, with rates hovering around 15,69,410–15,80,000 Rial per US dollar, underlining deepening stress in an economy battered by war, sanctions and internal disruption, according to Bonbast data.Average rates stood at 156,9410 (sell) and 15,68,410 (buy), with extremes ranging between 14, 64,500 and 17,20,500 Rial, signalling heightened volatility…
Domestic stock exchanges NSE and BSE will remain closed for trading on Tuesday, April 14, on account of Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti, with activity across commodity markets also partially impacted.Equity markets, NSE and BSE, will remain closed for the entire day, halting trading in stocks, derivatives and equities-linked segments.Commodity markets will see a split…
From a planning perspective, the corridor has been structured into four phases The initial 31.6 km stretch from Akshardham to Khekra, close to the Eastern Peripheral Expressway, is primarily a brownfield segment, where the existing route has been transformed into a six-lane elevated road along with a parallel service lane. The second phase, covering 120…
Iran said that it has “good contact” with India over the passage of ships from the Strait of Hormuz and wants to help New Delhi with navigation. It also denied charging toll for Indian tankers while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz.Iranian ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, in a press briefing, said that Iran and…
