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India’s retail inflation surges to 14-month high in October as vegetable prices soar

By Nikunj Ohri and Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s retail inflation surged to a 14-month high in October, driven by a jump in vegetable prices and dashing hopes of an interest rate cut by the central bank next month. The annual retail inflation of 6.21% in October breached the central bank’s tolerance band for …

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India’s October retail inflation accelerates to 6.21%

(Reuters) -India’s retail inflation in October accelerated to 6.21% year-on-year, breaching the central bank’s target range for the first time in over a year, as food prices remained stubbornly high, government data released on Tuesday showed. The annual retail inflation was higher than the estimate of 5.81% in a Reuters poll of 45 economists. In …

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India’s MedPlus Health Q2 profit more than doubles on strong OTC medicine demand

(Reuters) – India’s MedPlus Health Services reported a sharp jump in second-quarter profit on Tuesday, propelled by strong demand for over-the-counter (OTC) medicines. The company reported consolidated net profit of 387.4 million rupees ($4.6 million) for the quarter ended Sept. 30, compared to 145.6 million rupees a year ago. Its revenue from operations rose 12% …

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India’s industrial output up 3.1% y/y in September

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s industrial output rose 3.1% year-on-year in September backed by manufacturing activity, government data showed on Tuesday. Economists polled by Reuters had expected a growth of 2.5%. In August, industrial output had contracted for the first time in nearly two years. Manufacturing output climbed 3.9% year-on-year in September, electricity generation grew 0.5% …

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India shaping up as refining hub, to rely on fossil fuels until 2040, oil minister says

By Sethuraman N R (Reuters) – India, the world’s No.3 oil importer and consumer, is expected to rely on fossil fuels until at least 2040 and is positioning itself as a refining hub, Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri told Reuters on Tuesday. While global refining centers are downsizing as energy transition progresses at an unpredictable …

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Rupee falls to record low on buoyant dollar, persistent outflows

By Jaspreet Kalra MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian rupee touched its all-time low on Tuesday, pressured by the dollar’s rise to a more than four-month peak and on likely outflows from local equities. The rupee hit a low of 84.4125 before ending at 84.3925, unchanged from its closing level in the previous session. The currency …

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Chemicals maker BASF India Q2 profit falls 14% on higher input costs

(Reuters) – Chemicals maker BASF India posted a 14.2% drop in second-quarter profit on Tuesday, hurt by higher input costs amid the Middle East crisis. Net profit fell to 1.28 billion rupees ($15.2 million) for the three months ended Sept. 30, from 1.49 billion rupees a year earlier. The Indian arm of Germany’s BASF saw …

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Hyundai Motor India’s Q2 profit drops 16.5% on weak demand, Red Sea export disruptions

(Reuters) -Hyundai Motor India, the country’s No.2 carmaker by market share, reported a 16.5% decline in quarterly profit due to lower domestic sales and as Red Sea disruptions hurt exports, its first earnings report since listing showed on Tuesday. The company’s shares fell nearly 3% before recovering to trade down about 1% in late afternoon …

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