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NEW DELHI: Govt has notified 40 items across six sectors, including rare earth permanent magnets, capital goods, polysilicon wafers, advanced battery components and electronic capital goods and components for expedited FDI clearance for proposals coming from countries that share land border with India, a move aimed at fast-tracking approvals from Chinese companies in select segments.Besides,…
Markets regulator Sebi has introduced a new framework to classify stock market benchmarks as “significant indices” if mutual fund schemes tracking them have a daily average cumulative assets under management (AUM) of more than Rs 20,000 crore for each of the preceding six months, PTI reported.The move is aimed at strengthening transparency, governance and accountability…
According to Siddhartha Khemka – Head of Research, Wealth Management, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd, Nifty is expected to consolidate in the near term, with markets likely to remain sensitive to developments in West Asia. While, Positive domestic macros, steady Q4 earnings and intermittent FII buying has provided near-term support, elevated crude prices, currency weakness…
Petrol (Gasoline) prices in the United States have surged sharply since the start of the Iran war, with the average price of regular fuel climbing to $4.48 per gallon, up 31 cents in the past week alone, AP reported citing AAA.Fuel prices are now about 50 per cent higher than before the conflict began, driven…
According to Morgan Stanley, energy, fertilizers, and defence will be the top focus areas that the government would look to shield from global uncertainties. (AI image) The Middle East conflict presents an opportunity to step up domestic investments in some targeted sectors, says Morgan Stanley in its latest report titled: India Economics & Strategy –…
Samsung Electronics saw its market value surge past the $1 trillion mark for the first time on Wednesday, riding a powerful wave of demand for artificial intelligence (AI) chips.The rally comes as the global race to build AI infrastructure accelerates, boosting chipmakers that supply high-performance memory and processors.Samsung has emerged as a key player in…
CII president Rajiv Memani (Image/ANI) NEW DELHI: Days after chief economic adviser V Anantha Nageswaran’s lament on India Inc’s slow growth in investments, CII president Rajiv Memani on Tuesday said that investment announcements by the corporate sector in FY26 went up 50% to Rs 41 lakh crore, on the back of a 20% rise in…
Govt on Tuesday cleared two more semiconductor manufacturing projects, with investment of Rs 3,936 crore, pushing forward its ambitions to build a domestic chip ecosystem under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM).One of the approvals is for Crystal Matrix (CML), which will set up an integrated facility in Dholera. The unit will focus on compound semiconductor…
Amid expectations of an increase in retail prices of petrol and diesel, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday suggested a pass through of higher crude prices to consumers, while arguing that India had headroom to navigate the current energy shock due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.“They (govt) have cut excise taxes…
US ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Wednesday said Indian companies are planning to invest over $20.5 billion in the United States across multiple sectors, highlighting a surge in bilateral economic engagement under President Donald Trump.“Under President Trump’s leadership investment is flowing back into the United States at record levels! Indian companies plan to invest…
