Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee declined 36 paise to settle at 90.70 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Friday (February 6, 2026), weighed down by geopolitical uncertainty over the U.S.-Iran talks, and a sharp rise in global crude oil prices. The currency gained in the first half of the…
This image is used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s benchmark Nifty 50 increased 3.45% in the past week, closing the day at 25693.7 points on Friday (February 6, 2026), as markets calmed down from sudden surprises like the STT hike, the U.S.-India trade deal and the Anthropic-led AI scare. The index…
Tata Steel. File picture | Photo Credit: Reuters Tata Steel on Friday (February 6, 2026) posted a multifold jump in consolidated profit to ₹2,730.37 crore in the December quarter, on the back of increased income. It had reported a profit of ₹295.49 crore in the October-December period of the preceding 2024-25 financial year, the company…
Bitcoin sank to roughly half its record price. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. futures and Asian shares traded mostly lower on Friday (February 6, 2026), tracking Wall Street’s losses as technology stocks again dragged on markets. Bitcoin sank to roughly half its record price, giving back all it gained since U.S. President Donald Trump won…
State-owned refiner IndianOil. File picture | Photo Credit: Reuters State-owned refiner IndianOil’s profit in the December-end quarter accelerated more than four times on a year-over-year (YoY) basis fuelled by a favourable lower crude oil price regime. Also Read | Indian Oil to raise Brazilian crude purchases as Russian imports slow, executive says The refiner’s net…
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles on Thursday (February 5, 2026) reported a consolidated net loss of ₹3,483 crore for the third quarter ended December 2025, impacted significantly by the cyber incident at its British arm Jaguar Land Rover. The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 5,485 crore in the corresponding quarter of the…
Bharti Airtel. File picture | Photo Credit: Reuters Bharti Airtel on Thursday (February 5, 2026) said its consolidated net profit plunged by about 55% to ₹6,630.5 crore in the third quarter ended December 2025. The company’s consolidated profit, attributed to the owners of the parent, was ₹14,781.2 crore in the year-ago period, according to a…
Shares of InterGlobe Aviation declined nearly 4% on Thursday (February 5, 2026). | Photo Credit: Reuters Shares of InterGlobe Aviation declined nearly 4% on Thursday (February 5, 2026) morning trade after the Competition Commission ordered a detailed probe against IndiGo for unfair business practices. The stock dropped 3.65% to ₹4,782.45 on the BSE. At the…
Infosys. File picture | Photo Credit: The Hindu IT stocks tumbled on Wednesday (February 4, 2026), with Infosys slumping over 7%, in line with a heavy selloff in tech companies in the U.S.. Shares of Infosys plunged 7.19%, Tata Consultancy Services tanked 6.95%, LTIMindtree dropped 5.51%, and Hexaware Technologies tumbled 4.98% on the BSE. The…
Tata Power. File Picture | Photo Credit: The Hindu Tata Power on Wednesday (February 4, 2026) posted a marginal rise in consolidated net profit to ₹1,194 crore in the December quarter owing to lower revenues. It had posted a consolidated profit of ₹1,188 crore during the quarter, according to a regulatory filing. The company’s total…
