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Private sector activity eases to five-month low in October, PMI shows

October 24, 2025 admin

Image used for representation purpose only. Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto Growth in India’s private sector eased to a five-month low in October as weaker demand and rising output prices weighed on business optimism, a survey showed on Friday (October 24, 2025). HSBC’s flash India Composite Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), compiled by S&P Global, fell to 59.9…

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Rupee rises 9 paise to 87.79 against US dollar in early trade

October 24, 2025 admin

The rupee appreciated 5 paise to close at 87.88 against the U.S. dollar on October 23, 2025, and once again rose 9 paise to 87.79 against the dollar in early trade on Friday (October 24, 2025). File | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee rose 9 paise to 87.79 against the dollar in early trade on…

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Stock markets decline in early trade amid profit-taking, fresh foreign fund outflows

October 24, 2025 admin

Brokers track market trends as Sensex and Nifty extend gains on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ANI Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Friday (October 24, 2025) amid profit-taking after almost a week-long rally and fresh foreign fund outflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 153.18 points to 84,403.22 in early trade. The…

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October 24, 2025 admin

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Three Indian firms among 45 entities sanctioned by EU for links with Russia

October 23, 2025 admin

Three India-based companies were among 45 entities sanctioned by the European Union on Thursday (October 23, 2025) for their alleged links with Russian military. The EU slapped the punitive actions against the firms as part of its 19th package of sanctions which are part of efforts to put economic pressure on Russia for its invasion…

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Piyush Goyal hopes for India-U.S. trade deal in ‘near future’

October 23, 2025 admin

Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal during a round table discussion with CEOs of German Mittelstand (SME) companies & Indian businesses, in Germany on October 23, 2025. Photo: X/@PiyushGoyal Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday (October 23, 2025) said he hoped for a trade deal with the U.S. to materialise in the “near future”….

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Watch: Arvind Subramanian and Devesh Kapur decode India’s development odyssey

October 23, 2025 admin

Arvind Subramanian, the former Chief Economic Adviser, and political scientist Devesh Kapur have come out with a new book ‘A Sixth of Humanity: Independent India’s Development Odyssey’. In a conversation with TCA Sharad Raghavan, they explain India’s development model, which is a blend of democracy, socialism and liberalisation. Source link

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India’s Russian oil imports in October remain ‘robust’: Kpler data

October 23, 2025 admin

India’s imports of Russian crude remain “robust”, tracking at approximately 1.8 million barrels per day at present. | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s imports of Russian crude remain “robust”, tracking at approximately 1.8 million barrels per day at present, provisionally up by 250 thousand barrels per day from September, maritime data and analytics provider Kpler mentioned…

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UPI leads in payments volume, RTGS in value; debit card transactions decline: RBI report

October 23, 2025 admin

In terms of volume, the payment transactions grew from 3,248 crore in Calendar Year (CY) 2019 to 20,849 crore in CY 2024. In terms of value, from ₹1,775 lakh crore to ₹2,830 lakh crore during this period according to Payments Systems Report, a bi-annual publication released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday…

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Sensex, Nifty end marginally higher as profit-taking erodes sharp intra-day gains

October 23, 2025 admin

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended marginally higher on Thursday (October 23, 2025), helped by robust buying in IT and tech stocks amid growing optimism on the U.S.-India trade deal front. After hitting a 52-week high, indices reversed most of their intra-day gains on fag-end profit-taking after sentiment turned cautious amid concerns over U.S….

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