India’s merchandise exports rose 18% year-on-year to $45.2 billion in May, the highest monthly growth in six months, even as the trade deficit widened to $28.21 billion due to higher imports of petroleum products amid a surge in crude oil prices.The trade gap, however, narrowed marginally from $28.38 billion in April. It stood at $21.88…
The rupee rose against the US dollar for a second straight session on Monday, helped by a sharp decline in crude oil prices after a preliminary US-Iran agreement to end the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters reported.The currency also extended gains seen after the Reserve Bank of India’s June 5 measures to…
Former Niti Aayog vice chairman Arvind Panagariya has called for reviving the government’s privatisation agenda for public sector undertakings (PSUs) and public sector banks (PSBs), arguing that disinvestment remains a key pillar of India’s economic reforms.In an interview with PTI, Panagariya also advocated the creation of an independent privatisation ministry to accelerate the government’s disinvestment…
Sitharaman said the new measures were a beginning of a broader strategy to draw international capital back into India. Terming the recent measures to attract foreign capital as the “first step”, Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that India is preparing for exigencies in wake of the ongoing geopolitical crisis and US-Iran conflict.Sitharaman described…
NEW DELHI: Most of the conversation around AI has been about the jobs it could disrupt. What the technology has also triggered, far less visibly, is an unprecedented surge in demand for certain skilled human talent. An analysis by talent firm Randstad of over 50 million job postings, shared exclusively with TOI, shows the demand…
Wholesale inflation accelerated as higher prices of fuel, power, manufactured goods and food items pushed up input costs across the economy. (AI image) US-Iran war impact: Reflecting the impact of the US-Iran conflict, the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation for the month of May rose sharply to 9.68% from 8.26% in April. This is the…
Top stocks to buy today (AI image) Stock market recommendations: Sudeep Shah, Head – Technical Research and Derivatives, SBI Securities has picked Karnataka Bank, Avalon Technologies as the stocks to buy in the June 15-June 19, 2026 week. Outlook on Nifty50 and Bank Nifty has also been shared:Karnataka Bank Karnataka Bank has displayed impressive resilience…
Global markets rallied on Monday after the United States and Iran announced a framework agreement to end their conflict, raising hopes of lower energy prices, easing inflation pressures and reduced risks to the global economy.Asian equities surged, the US dollar fell to its weakest level since June 5, and oil prices tumbled more than 4%…
“Indian equity markets are expected to open on a strong positive note, with Gift Nifty trading at 23,974, up by 470 points. Asian markets surged at the start of the week after reports of progress toward a US-Iran peace deal boosted risk appetite globally. A broad gauge of Asian equities jumped more than 2%, while…
Top stocks to buy today (AI image) Stock market recommendations: Privi Speciality Chemicals, and Cummins India have been selected as the top stocks to buy for the week starting June 15, 2026 by Motilal Oswal Wealth Management Research Desk: Stock Name CMP (Rs) Target (Rs) Upside (%) Privi Speciality Chemicals 3454 3900 13% Cummins India…
