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August 1, 2025 6:28 PM

Oil prices down

Crude oil prices edged down today. Brent Crude was trading 0.8 per cent down at 71 dollars and 13 cents per barrel, and WTI Crude was also trading 0.8 per cent down at 68 dollars and 71 cents per barrel, when reports last came in....

August 1, 2025 5:54 PM

Rupee depreciates by 05 paise against US dollar

In the foreign exchange market, the rupee today appreciated by five paise to settle at 87 rupees and 54 paise against the US dollar. The dollar index, which indicates US dollar's strength against a basket of six other leading currencies, was trading at 100.09 in intra-day trade. ...

August 1, 2025 5:22 PM

Sensex, Nifty end in negative territory

Benchmark domestic equity indices today ended month's first trading session in negative territory. Concerns over US President Donald Trump’s tariff and persistent foreign fund outflows weighed on investors' sentiment. Sensex shed 586 points, or 0.72 per cent to close at 80 thousand 600. Nifty fell...

July 31, 2025 8:55 AM

New banking laws to come into effect from August 1

The Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025, aimed at improving governance standards in the banking sector and ensuring enhanced protection for depositors and investors, will come into effect from August 1. The Finance Ministry said that the Act, notified on April 15 this year, also seeks to improve audi...

July 30, 2025 9:06 PM

US imposes 25% tariffs: Govt says all necessary steps to be taken to secure national interest

India has taken note of a statement by the United States President Donald Trump on bilateral trade after he announced 25 per cent tariffs on India starting from 1st August. In a statement, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry today said that the government will take all steps necessa...

July 29, 2025 9:35 PM

Domestic markets end with gains paring initial losses

Benchmark domestic equity indices today pared initial losses and ended with gains of over half per cent, snapping their three-day losing streak. The market recovered sharply as the day progressed, buoyed by broad-based buying. The 30-share index at the Bombay Stock Exchange, Sensex, climbed 447 po...

July 28, 2025 8:03 PM

SEBI begins investor awareness campaign with NSE against financial fraud

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), in collaboration with the National Stock Exchange (NSE), has launched a nationwide investor awareness campaign titled #SEBIvsSCAM to protect investors from rising financial frauds. The campaign comes at a critical time...

July 28, 2025 2:33 PM

BSNL Posts Back-to-Back Profits in Q3 and Q4 of FY 2024-25: Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia

Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia today informed that Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) registered back-to-back net profits of 260 crore rupees and 280 crore rupees in the third and fourth quarters of the financial year 2024-25. Briefing media in New Delhi after chairing the first...

July 25, 2025 4:51 PM

Major Asian stock indices down

Major Asian stock indices slipped today as investors booked profits ahead of a crucial week marked by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff deadline and key central bank meetings in the United States, Japan, and Europe. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index declined 1.36 percen...

July 28, 2025 6:39 PM

Industrial production slowed to 1.5% in June from 1.9% in May

India’s industrial production growth, measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) slowed to 1.5 per cent in June, down from upward revised growth rate of 1.9 per cent in May, according to the data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The ...