Mumbai: India’s stock indices climbed 1% each on Thursday as the pace of selling by overseas investors slowed, while buyers cheered second-quarter earnings on expectations of a trade truce between Washington and New Delhi. Analysts said the Nifty can inch toward 26,000 levels in the next couple of weeks, but post Diwali, the continuation of…
India’s merchandise trade deficit is expected to have widened to USD 28.0 billion in September 2025, up from USD 26.5 billion in August, according to a report by Union Bank of India. The increase in the trade gap is driven primarily by a sharp rise in gold imports, which nearly doubled month-on-month despite record-high prices….
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Monday expressed hope that India-US trade talks will reach a positive conclusion. “We are hopeful that negotiations on tariffs will play out and there will be minimal impact,” the central bank’s governor said during an event here. Malhotra’s remarks come at a time when the sixth…
India is negotiating a trade deal with the United States along the same lines as the one recently announced with Indonesia, US President Donald Trump stated. According to him, this deal will allow greater American access to the Indian market. Under the deal with Jakarta, a 19 per cent tariff will be imposed on imports into…
After a turbulent start to 2025 driven by tariff shocks, geopolitical risks, and global monetary shifts, the Indian equity market is heading into a crucial earnings season. The April-June quarter (Q1FY26) results, alongside developments in US-India trade negotiations, will likely set the tone for the rest of the calendar year. All eyes on Q1 earnings…
US President Donald Trump’s sharp remarks targeting BRICS nations have sparked fresh uncertainty over the long-delayed India-US trade deal, just months ahead of its anticipated conclusion. On Tuesday, the Republican frontrunner threatened a fresh 10 per cent tariff on countries “aligning with the anti-American policies of BRICS,” pointing to moves challenging the dominance of the…