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Equities advanced on Monday, led by heavyweight HDFC Bank on a strong quarterly business update, while lower crude oil prices also aided sentiment.The Nifty rose 0.7% to 24,430, while sensex too climbed 0.7% to 78,285. They rose 2.4% each in four sessions, closing at a 10-week high.A narrowing rainfall deficit, drop in oil prices amid…

Mumbai: Flipkart‘s board has approved a second Esop (employee stock ownership plan) liquidity event, allowing eligible employees to liquidate up to 5% of their outstanding options vested over the past three years at Rs 713.4 per option, an internal email from group CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy showed.The second liquidity event is likely to be around $25…

NEW DELHI: Govt has proposed a new credit trading mechanism under India’s Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) norms that would allow passenger vehicle manufacturers exceeding fuel-efficiency targets to sell surplus compliance credits to peers that fall short, creating a potential new revenue stream, while easing compliance with emission standards.A draft amendment issued by the ministry…

Mahindra Group (File photo) CHENNAI: Mahindra Group is betting on a clutch of fast-growing businesses beyond its core automotive and farm equipment operations, setting ambitious expansion targets across hospitality, real estate, logistics, renewable energy, electric mobility and aerospace as it seeks to build multiple long-term growth engines.The diversified conglomerate said its so-called “Growth Gems” –…

Mumbai: Bank lending to industry in the first two months of FY27 was led by the power sector, followed by chemicals, and vehicles, even as exposure to telecommunications declined, reflecting a shift in sectoral credit allocation by lenders.According to data for the period between end-March 2026 and end-May 2026, gross bank credit to industry rose…

BENGALURU: India’s IPO pipeline is gathering momentum, with the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bengaluru-based Manipal Health Enterprises lining up two of the country’s biggest public issues even as smaller new-age companies prepare to tap the market. While NSE is targeting a Rs 30,000-crore IPO in Sept that could value the exchange at over Rs…

Vaishanaw flagged off four new trains and services Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday flagged off new train services and announced route extensions aimed at improving rail connectivity across Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, while also inaugurating the extension of an existing service through video conferencing from Bhubaneswar.The minister launched the services from Rail Sadan…

Wall Street opened higher led by a rebound in artificial intelligence (AI) stocks Wall Street opened higher on Monday, led by a rebound in artificial intelligence (AI) stocks as investors returned to the sector after recent volatility, while markets also assessed a planned mega share sale by South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix and an increase…

Increasing purchases from the US would not only diversify India’s LPG import basket and reduce dependence on Gulf suppliers. (AI image) US-Iran war impact: India is actively looking to diversify the sources of its Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) supply and the US has emerged as the biggest supplier in the months since the Middle East…

Trump rings Wall Street bells from Oval Office President Donald Trump on Monday rang the opening bells of the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq from the Oval Office to mark the launch of Trump Accounts, a new investment programme for children created under Republicans’ 2025 tax and spending law.The symbolic ceremony came as…