Hyderabad: Sigma Advanced Systems on Monday said it has bagged an export contract worth US$21.97 million (nearly Rs 208 crore) to manufacture and supply 40,000 units of 155 mm M107 artillery shell bodies for a customer in North America.The Hyderabad-based company said the order has to be executed over a period of six months, with…
India has outlined key demands in its ongoing trade negotiations with the United States, including preferential tariff treatment and assurances against future tariff hikes, as both countries work towards finalising an interim trade agreement, a trade official said on Monday.A proposed bilateral trade agreement between India and the United States may only be finalised after…
Wall Street recovered some ground on Monday as technology and semiconductor stocks linked to the artificial intelligence (AI) boom bounced back from Friday’s sharp sell-off while oil prices eased from overnight peaks despite continued tensions between Israel and Iran.The S&P 500 rose 0.7% after suffering its worst daily decline since October on Friday. The Dow…
Government bonds advanced on Monday shrugging off a surge in crude oil prices triggered by escalating tensions in Middle East as optimism over the Reserve Bank of India‘s accommodative policy stance and measures to attract foreign capital supported market sentiment.The yield on the benchmark 6.48% 2035 government bond fell 2.4 basis points to 6.9532%, its…
SpaceX is set to enter Wall Street, with an IPO valued at a whopping $1.75 trillion! The long-awaited listing has kicked off a rush among retail investors all chasing a slice of its rockets, satellites and AI empire, turning it into one of the most talked-about market moments in recent times. Demand is already so…
State-run Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) will shut a 120,000-barrel-per-day crude unit and some secondary processing units at its Mumbai refinery in November for planned maintenance, news agency Reuters reported citing industry source on Monday.The maintenance shutdown will affect units at BPCL’s 200,000-bpd refinery in Mumbai, one of the company’s key refining facilities in western…
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said more than 58 crore Jan Dhan accounts have brought crores of Indians into the formal banking system, strengthening financial inclusion across the country.The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) has ensured that benefits under welfare schemes, low-cost insurance and pension programmes reach beneficiaries without leakages, the Finance Minister’s…
Technically, gold is approaching an important support cluster between ₹153,500 and ₹154,500. (AI image) Gold price prediction today: Gold prices continue to be volatile amid geopolitical developments, says Manav Modi, Senior Analyst, Commodity Research at Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.Gold prices remained under pressure during the week, extending their corrective phase after failing to sustain…
By Dipti DeshpandeThe Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in its June policy review unanimously decided to leave policy rates unchanged and retain a neutral policy stance – an outcome that was largely expected. At 5.25%, the repo rate remains below its decadal average and the levels seen in fiscal 2014 when the…
More than 100 days into the Middle East crisis, the Strait of Hormuz remains the world’s biggest shipping question mark. Iran has now signalled that the strategic waterway will reopen, but not quite as before. According to Iran’s ambassador to Moscow, the route will operate under new conditions set by Iranian and Omani authorities, including…