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Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in green on the first trading session of the New Year 2026. While Nifty50 went above 26,150, BSE Sensex was up over 100 points. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 26,169.30, up 40 points or 0.15%….

Soaring global demand for semiconductors sent South Korea’s exports to their highest-ever level in 2025, official data showed Thursday, despite a year of trade turmoil sparked by US President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught.Total exports last year were valued at over $700 billion, according to data from Seoul’s industry ministry, up 3.8 percent from the previous…

Venezuela, currently in the throes of an escalating crisis with the United States, closed the books Wednesday on a complicated year for its economy, with the official cost of buying a US dollar up 479 percent in the last 12 months.The gap between the official and black market rate is mounting as well, nearing 100…

A nationwide New Year’s eve strike to protest low pay and lack of social security benefits elicited a mixed response from delivery workers, even as app-based platforms offered festive bonuses in a bid to counter delayed service and manpower shortage. Most customers had no clue about the strike but several orders were inordinately delayed. Anticipating…

Top stocks to buy (AI image) Top stock market recommendations: According to Aakash K Hindocha, Deputy Vice President – WM Research, Nuvama Professional Clients Group, the top buy calls for today are: Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC), Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). Here’s his view on Nifty, Bank Nifty, and…

MUMBAI: Stress tests conducted by RBI suggest that Indian banks are at their healthiest point in more than a decade, with bad-loan ratios expected to improve further in the coming months and all banks retaining adequate capital even under extreme stress. According to the Financial Stability Report (Dec 2025), the banking system could withstand a…

India new labour code (Image for representation) NEW DELHI: A month after notifying the four new labour codes, Centre on Wednesday released draft rules for their implementation, which lay out how minimum wages will be calculated, fix weekly working hours, set procedures to recognise and verify trade union membership, and provide for the composition of…

MUMBAI: In 2025, single-digit gains in the sensex and Nifty hid Dalal Street’s efforts to balance local and global factors which left investors jittery at regular intervals. Behind the headline numbers, however, new market darlings emerged, some older ones lost favour with investors, a number of well-known companies went public, IPOs garnered record amounts from…

MUMBAI: The outlook for 2026 blends domestic resilience with rising global uncertainty, according to RBI’s financial stability report (Dec 2025). While India’s macroeconomic fundamentals and banking system remain sound, the report stresses that the economy is exposed to global shocks translating into rupee pressure, and to vulnerabilities created by deeper financial linkages at home. The…

N Chandrasekaran (File photo) NEW DELHI: Tata Group chairman N Chandrasekaran, in his year-end message to employees on Wednesday, said companies that deliver on commitments, foster collaboration across teams, and take calculated risks will be best positioned to navigate volatility and create long-term stability. “For India and for the Tata Group, this era of uncertainty…