September’s GST cuts had helped keep prices steady for a while, but now, almost six months in, the phase is ending. India’s consumer goods makers now increasing prices by up to 5%, as rising commodity costs and weak rupee put pressure on margins. The impact is now visible in stores this quarter, with distributors saying…
Cigarette stocks lit up Dalal Street on Wednesday after reports that manufacturers had raised prices to counter higher tax outgo. Shares of ITC Ltd, Godfrey Phillips India Ltd and VST Industries Ltd climbed by as much as 15%, following media reports that companies have implemented price hikes to pass on the impact of the recent…
Oman’s New Tiered Expat Work Permit Fees: Incentives for Omanisation Compliance The Sultanate of Oman is shaking up how companies hire foreign workers by introducing a tiered fee structure for expatriate work permits that directly ties costs to compliance with national employment targets known as Omanisation. The move, announced this week by the Ministry of…
Gold price prediction today: Maneesh Sharma, AVP – Commodities & Currencies, Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers is of the view that gold prices are likely to resume their upward trend in the long run. He takes a look at the top factors for gold prices in the coming days: Gold ended the last week…
Planning to visit a bank? You might want to check the bank holiday list first! Banks in India follow both national and state-specific holidays, which means branches do not shut uniformly across the country. What’s open in one region could be closed in another, and hence, it is essential to check the schedule in advance…
Asian equities edged higher on Wednesday as investors weighed developments in US-Iran nuclear discussions and fresh details of Japan’s investment commitments to Washington.Tokyo led regional gains, with the Nikkei rising 1.23% or 684 points to 57,250 at 10:07 am IST, after the United States confirmed the first batch of funding from the $550 billion Japan…
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a “MASSIVE Trade Deal with Japan,” under which Tokyo will make a “$550 BILLION commitment to invest in the United States of America.” The White House unveiled three large-scale investment projects backed by Tokyo with a combined value of $36 billion, representing the first tranche under Japan’s $550…
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: Mehul Kothari, DVP – Technical Research, Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers recommends buying Bharti Airtel, Finolex Industries, and Coal India as the top stock picks for February 18, 2026. The expert shares a detailed outlook on each stock along with target prices:Bharti Airtel – Mean…
NEW DELHI: Despite the surge in gold and silver imports upsetting the trade balance, the trends for the two precious metals are very different. With the average price of gold rising nearly 25% on a year-on-year basis to $94,554 a kg during April-Dec, buyers became cautious, resulting in demand falling. Data released by the commerce…
MUMBAI: Even as property prices continued to rise at a faster pace – 2.2 % in the Dec quarter, rental demand declined by 2.4% quarter-on-quarter across India, indicating a market adjusting to yield compression rather than a broad-based slowdown, Magicbricks said in a report. Chennai emerged as the top market in terms of gross rental…