The sudden resignation and exit of Atanu Chakraborty as part-time Chairman & Independent Director of HDFC Bank, India’s largest private sector lender, caused massive value erosion of the bank’s stocks which on Thursday (March 19, 2026) fell to 52-weeks low before closing with a loss of 5.13% at Rs 799.70 on the BSE. The bank’s…
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee crashed 60 paise to a fresh intra-day low of 93.49 against the U.S. dollar on Friday (March 20, 2026) as the greenback strengthened further and FII outflows continued unabated amid the ongoing West Asia conflict. Elevated global crude oil prices put further…
Image for representational purposes only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee crashed 82 paise, or nearly 1%, to settle at an all-time low of 93.71 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Friday (March 20, 2026), weighed down by persistent foreign fund outflows and a steep rise in crude oil prices amid mounting geopolitical tensions….
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty gave up most of their intra-day gains to end nearly 0.5% higher on Friday (March 20, 2026), following intense buying in PSU bank, IT and metal stocks amid concerns over a further spike in fuel-driven inflation. In another volatile session, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 325.72 points or 0.44%…
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Friday (March 20, 2026) after facing massive drubbing in the previous session, driven by mild cooling in crude oil prices. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 976.77 points to 75,184.01 in early trade. The 50-share…
Rice exporter and FMCG firm Amir Chand Jagdish Kumar (Exports) Ltd, has announced to open its Initial Public Issue (IPO) on March 24, 2026 to raise about Rs 440 crore through fresh issue of shares. Price band has been fixed at ₹201 to ₹212 per equity share of face value of ₹10 each. The company…
Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Indian stock markets experienced a meltdown, crashing over 3%, as oil spiked to $114 a barrel and U.S. Fed reserve signalled higher inflation on Thursday. This was the worst day since June 2024, when markets crashed over 5% in a session. This is also…
In the international market, Brent Oil futures for the May delivery increased by $9.61, or nearly 9%, to $116.99 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate for the same month contract rose 1.58% to $96.97 per barrel in New York. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Crude oil prices rose ₹74 to ₹9,067 per…
Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s stock market tumbled 2% after Israel attacked Iran’s gas fields and the latter threatened an attack on the Gulf’s key energy sites on Wednesday (18 March 2026). Nifty opened at 23,197.75 and Sensex at 74,750.92 points and picked up slightly trading at 23,270.70 points…
SEBI observed that the scheme involved trading among connected entities to create artificial volumes in a thin stock, followed by circulating tips/stock recommendations through a Telegram channel. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has levied penalties totalling ₹2.8 crore on 18 entities and barred them from securities markets…
