The number of rating upgrades has come down in the fi rst half of the fi nancial year as compared with the numbers in the year ago period as companies are facing multiple headwinds in the form of West Asia confl ict, rising crude oil prices, higher input cost and the evolution of US tariff … Read more
FIIs unlikely to return in large numbers without new growth engines in India: Bernstein Foreign investors may continue to remain cautious on Indian stocks even after the artificial intelligence (AI) trade peaks, brokerage Bernstein said. It said foreign investors are unlikely to return in large numbers unless India is able to build industries and companies … Read more
“India’s forex reserves jumped by a record $44.903 billion to a new lifetime high of $785.706 billion during the week ended September 4, 2026,” the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday (September 11, 2026). In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves increased $11.475 billion to a new all-time high of $740.803 billion. … Read more
India’s non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) are likely to maintain steady growth in the near to medium term, with credit demand remaining healthy despite geopolitical uncertainties, according to brokerage firm 360 ONE Capital.The brokerage said management teams have retained their FY27 and medium-term growth guidance, while asset quality is expected to remain broadly stable.However, pressure on … Read more
Making its energy security mandate clear, India has said that it is buying crude oil from Russia irrespective of a sanctions waiver by the US. The statement from Sujata Sharma, joint secretary in the petroleum ministry comes days after a Bloomberg report said that India has sought an extension of sanctions waiver from the US … Read more
SIAM said the total production of passenger vehicles, three-wheelers, two-wheelers, and quadricycles in April 2026 was 29,22,427 units. File The first month of FY2027 posted high double-digit growth in passenger vehicles, three-wheelers, and two- wheelers according to wholesales data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) on Thursday (May 14, 2026). This is … Read more
Indian business rarely does exactly what the government wants it to. For the past decade or so, for example, it has obdurately refused to invest as much as officials think it should. Last week, chief economic adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran said that profits for the 500 largest publicly traded companies had grown by over 30% … Read more
India plans to roll out sovereign credit guarantees on loans worth $26.7 billion, aimed at supporting businesses, particularly small firms, affected by the Middle East crisis, two government sources said. Businesses, such as textile and glass makers, have been hit by disruptions to supply from the Middle East due to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. … Read more
Leading consumer goods makers said their capital expenditure plans for FY27 remain on track despite the Iran war, which has led to a surge in crude oil prices and input costs and necessitated price increases that have eroded much of the gains from the goods and services tax (GST) rate cuts. The country’s largest car … Read more