By Bharath Rajeswaran BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian shares inched up on Thursday tracking their Asian peers, after closing lower for three consecutive sessions, led by energy stocks as crude prices fell and metals stocks on global supply worries. The NSE Nifty 50 was up 0.15% at 22,181.20 as of 10:16 a.m. IST, while the S&P BSE …
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(Reuters) -India imported 232.5 million metric tonnes (MMT) of crude oil in the financial year 2023-24, compared with 232.7 MMT the prior fiscal year, provisional government data showed on Wednesday. The world’s third-biggest oil importer and consumer spent $132.4 billion importing oil in fiscal year 2023-24, nearly 16% lower than the $157.5 billion spent in …
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By Ashitha Shivaprasad (Reuters) – Gold prices edged down on Wednesday, but traded near their record high levels hit last week, as pressure from fading U.S. rate cut hopes overshadowed gains from safe haven demand arising out of geopolitical turmoil in the Middle East. Spot gold eased 0.2% to $2,376.39 per ounce, as of 2:15 …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian brokerage firm Angel One’s fourth-quarter profit rose 27% on Wednesday as trading activity helped more than make up for its higher spending amid heated competition for clients. The company’s profit rose to 3.4 billion rupees ($40.7 million) in the quarter, boosted by an increase in trading activity, especially among retail investors, …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s ICICI Lombard General Insurance reported a nearly 19% rise in fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, helped by an increase in premiums at its motor and health insurance units. Profit after tax rose to 5.20 billion Indian rupees ($62.18 million) for the quarter ended March 31 from 4.37 billion rupees a year earlier, …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) – Investment firms GQG and Fidelity picked up shares worth $261 million in India’s Vodafone Idea as part of the debt-saddled telecom operator’s planned $2.16 billion share sale, the company said. Vodafone Idea sold shares worth 54 billion rupees ($645.5 million) to institutional investors in the first stage of its 180 billion rupees …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) – Zee Entertainment Enterprises said on Tuesday it was withdrawing an application filed with an Indian company tribunal that was aimed at forcing Sony to merge its India unit with the company. The decision to withdraw the application, which was filed in January, will enable the company to “aggressively pursue” all its claims …
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By Ashitha Shivaprasad (Reuters) – Gold prices held steady on Tuesday, as safe-haven demand amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East offset rising expectations of fewer U.S. rate cuts this year. Spot gold was little changed at $2,382.72 per ounce by 13:56 ET (1756 GMT). U.S. gold futures settled 1% higher at $2,407.8. The yellow …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised India’s growth forecast for 2024-25 to 6.8% from 6.5% on the back of strong domestic demand and a rising working-age population. The Reserve Bank of India, the country’s central bank, estimates the economy to grow at 7% in the current financial year that started …
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By Jayshree P Upadhyay MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s top financial regulators will form a committee to assess stability risks emerging from a surge in derivatives markets and suggest policy changes if required, two sources familiar with the matter said. Options trading in India has soared in the last five years, fuelled mainly by retail investors. …
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