Author: Finance Khabar

Mumbai: Extending its losses to the second session, equity benchmark Sensex slumped 471 points on Wednesday, dragged by selling in index majors ICICI Bank, HUL, and Reliance Industries amid mixed cues from global markets. The 30-share BSE index ended 471.01 points or 0.96 percent lower at 48,690.80. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty tumbled 154.25 points or 1.04 percent to 14,696.50. IndusInd Bank was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding over 3 percent, followed by HUL, ONGC, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Kotak Bank, M&M, and Tech Mahindra. On the other hand, Titan, Maruti, PowerGrid, SBI, and NTPC were among…

Mumbai: Snapping a gaining streak of last four sessions, the BSE Sensex on Tuesday slipped by 340.60 pts to settle at 49,161.71 on profit booking by local operators at higher level. The Nifty too eased by 91.60 pts to 14,850.75. The day opened on a weak note at 49,066.45 fell by 436 pts. It was plummeted 514 pts to 48,988.18, days low before closing at 49,161.81, down 340.60 pts from its previous close. The sensex registered days high and low at 49,304.47 and 48,988.18 pts respectively. The Nifty recorded days high and low at 14,900 and 14,771.40 pts respectively. The…

New Delhi: Credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Services lowered the country’s economic growth forecast for the current financial year 2021-22 by about four per cent to 9.3 per cent on Tuesday, compared to 13.7 per cent previously. Moody’s puts India’s sovereign rating at BAA 3 with a negative outlook. He says that bottlenecks, high debt and weak financial system have an impact on sovereign rating in the path of economic growth. In February, the US rating agency had predicted India’s economic growth rate to be 13.7 percent for 2021-22. According to official estimates, the Indian economy has shrunk 8 per…

Mumbai: Financial Services major Geojit has entered into an agreement with Punjab National Bank (PNB) to provide new services to the latter’s customers. “The new service gives all the customers who have a savings account with PNB, a PNB demat account and Geojit trading account,” a joint statement said. “Saving and Demat account can be opened online in PNB with a hassle-free approach.” According to the statement, the 3-in-1 account makes it easier for PNB customers to transfer funds real time via the payment gateway facility from their savings accounts to meet their investment needs. “The trading account, which can…

Mumbai: The domestic stock market has seen a good boom amid better global cues. Business has been shopping in both the Sensex and the Nifty. The Nifty has closed around 14950. Has crossed the Sensex level. At the end of trading, the Sensex is currently up by 319 points and has closed at the level of 49525. At the same time, the Nifty has gained 119 points and has closed at the level of 14942. In today’s business, the market has got good support from the metal, auto and pharma sectors. Metal index is up 3 percent, Pharma index is…

New Delhi: Around 8 crore traders in India have lost business worth Rs 6.25 lakh crore during April due to several Covid sanctions imposed by the state government, including lockdown, curfew, etc. In a statement, the Confederation of All India Traders, the main organization for traders, has taken data from more than 40 thousand associations representing 8 crore traders under them. CAIT said that the total loss of business due to Corona epidemic in the country for the month of April is about 6.25 lakh crore rupees. The government has lost a total revenue of 75 thousand crore rupees. According…

Tennessee: FedEx is currently supporting the transportation of more than 25,000 oxygen concentrators and converters through an initiative of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum and other multinational companies. As India and its healthcare systems battle a steep surge in Covid cases across the country, transportation major FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., is working with organizations around the world to deliver critical medical supplies and equipment to India. FedEx is currently supporting the transportation of more than 25,000 oxygen concentrators and converters through an initiative of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum and other multinational companies. An initial shipment of…

Mumbai: Due to better global cues, good buying has been seen in the domestic stock market. Both the Sensex and Nifty indices have closed strongly. The Nifty has closed beyond the 14800 mark. Metal stocks have been growing strongly. The stock market has also received support from the financial sector. Currently, the Sensex has gained 257 points at the end of trading and has closed at the level of 49,206.47. At the same time, the Nifty also strengthened by 98 points and closed at 14823 level. Earlier on Thursday, the market closed sharply. Today shopping has been seen in almost…

A Public Awareness Campaign on Financial Fraud Risks Pune: Bajaj Finserv, one of the largest financial conglomerates in India, has launched its public awareness campaign, ‘Savdhan Rahein. Safe Rahein’, across digital and social media platforms, to educate customers and public at large on financial fraud risks and how to stay protected. Through this awareness initiative, Bajaj Finserv aims to convey a very important messageto its customers and prospects to strictly avoid making any refundable advance payments in the name of loan processing fee, bank charges, GST, verifications etc.,and verifying all loanoffers at the Bajaj Finance’s official website, only.Also, it’s essential…

Mumbai: The BSE Sensex on Thursday added another gains of 272.21 pts to close at 48,949.76 following gains in Metal, IT, Auto, Technology and Materials stocks. The Nifty too rose by 106.95 pts to 14,724.80. The equity market opened in green, as the BSE Sensex went up by 200 pts to 48,877.78. During the day, it rallied 334 pts at 49,011.31, days high before closing at 48,949.76, up by 272.21 pts from its last close. The sensex registered days high and low at 49,011.31 and 48,614.11 pts respectively. The Nifty recorded days high and low at 14,743.90 and 14,611.50 pts…

Bangalore: Wipro Limited has announced a partnership with Transcell Oncologics to transform vaccine safety assessment using augmented intelligence (AI). This partnership combines Transcell’s stem cell technology with the augmented intelligence capabilities of Wipro ‘HOLMES’ to ”improve the safety” of global vaccine immunisation programmes, Wipro, an IT, consulting and business process services company, said. ”By applying AI to the vaccine development process, our solution is capable of predicting adverse neurovirulent impacts resulting from vaccinations,” Bengaluru-headquartered Wipro said in a statement. Currently, vaccine safety assessment often includes testing on animals to measure adverse impacts, it said. ”Using Wipro ‘HOLMES’ instead, researchers and…

New Delhi: The spiraling crisis from resurgence of COVID-19 cases in India has dented support for the ruling BJP but voter support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party will remain strong over the coming quarters and through this humanitarian crisis, Fitch Solutions said Thursday. The sudden and steep surge in the number of coronavirus cases – the highest-ever 4,12,262 new infections and a record 3,980 daily death toll in a day – has swamped the health system, which seemed to have collapsed. While containment measures will weigh on India’s ongoing economic recovery, the localised nature of restrictions means…

New Delhi: State-owned LIC will have five working days starting from May 10 since Saturdays have been declared as a holiday for the insurer. Pursuant to a notification on April 15, 2021, wherein the central government has declared every Saturday as a public holiday for Life Insurance Corporation of India, all policy holders and other stakeholders are informed that from May 10, all offices of LIC will work from Monday to Friday, it said in a public notice. “Starting May 10, 2021, office hours from Monday to Friday would be 10 AM to 5:30 PM,” it added.

The domestic stock market has seen an increase between RBI’s announcements and mixed global signals. Both the Sensex and the Nifty have closed strongly in the business. The Nifty has closed beyond the 14600 mark. The market has been boosted by the support of Pharma, Bank and IT shares. Currently, the Sensex has gained 424 points at the end of trading and has closed at the level of 48,678. At the same time, the Nifty has also closed 121 points strong at the level of 14618. Pharma stocks have gained a lot of momentum. Sun Pharma has closed 6 percent…

New Delhi: The banks had contended that the pleas for a recall of the judgment, instead of a review, is maintainable as there was a violation of the principles of natural justice in view of the fact that they were neither parties to the matter nor heard. In a major blow to banks, the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to recall its 2015 judgment, which had held that the RBI will have to provide information about the banks and financial institutions (FIs) regulated by it under transparency law. Several FIs and banks, including the Canara Bank, the Bank of Baroda,…

Mumbai: Extending gaining streak for the third consecutive session, the BSE Sensex on Wednesday spurted 789.70 points to close at 49,733.84 following gains in Bankex, Finance, Telecom, Auto and Consumer Durable stocks. The Nifty too rose by 211.50 points to 14,864.55. The Sensex opened higher by 72 points to 49,066.64. During the day, it rallied by 857 points to 49,801.48, days high, before closing at 49,733.84, up 789.70 points from its previous close. The Sensex registered day’s high and low at 49,801.48 and 49,066.64 pts respectively. The Nifty recorded day’s high and low at 14,890.25 and 14,694.95 pts respectively. The…

Mumbai: HDFC Bank on Saturday said it has deployed mobile ATMs across India to assist customers during the lockdown. “At restricted, sealed areas, the ‘Mobile ATMs’ will eliminate the need for general public to move out of their locality to withdraw cash,” the bank said in a statement. “During the lockdown last year, HDFC Bank successfully deployed mobile ATMs in over 50 cities and facilitated lakhs of customers in availing cash to meet their exigencies.” Accordingly, customers can conduct over 15 types of transactions using the ‘Mobile ATM’, which will be operational at each location for a specific period. The…

New Delhi: ICICI Bank on Saturday reported more than three-fold jump in its standalone net profit to Rs 4,403 crore for the January-March quarter of 2020-21. The bank had posted a net profit of Rs 1,221 crore in the year ago quarter. Total income (standalone) of the bank rose to Rs 23,953 crore in January-March from Rs 23,443.66 crore in the year-ago quarter, ICICI Bank said in a regulatory filing. On a consolidated basis, the net profit of the private sector lender jumped to Rs 4,886 crore in the March quarter from Rs 1,251 crore in the last quarter of…

Keeping in mind the crisis arising from the coronaviruses, the government has made a big announcement for those trapped in controversial tax cases. It has increased the payment deadline from April 30 to June 30, 2021 under the trust scheme from the dispute made for direct tax. A statement has been issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to increase the payment deadline under the Vishwas Scheme. Accordingly, the deadline for payment under the Direct Tax Disputes Trust Act, 2020 has been increased keeping in mind the corona. The last date for grant of declaration was set as…

Increasing pollution in the country, especially air pollution, is hurting the health of people at large levels. But now research has revealed that air pollution is becoming a big threat not only to your health but also to Indian business. According to a recently released research, every year Indian businesses are losing more than $ 95 billion or 7 lakh crores due to air pollution. Which is about 3 percent of India’s total GDP. Research has also claimed that every year consumer-related businesses incur a revenue loss of US $ 22 billion. The research has been done by Dalberg Advisors…