Several prominent Indian pharmaceutical firms, including Sun Pharma, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Cipla, Lupin, Aurobindo Pharma, and Zydus Lifesciences, maintain substantial export operations to the USA. (AI image) Pharma stocks hit by Trump’s tariffs: Pharmaceutical stocks declined sharply by up to 5% on Friday, September 26, following US President Donald Trump’s declaration of imposing 100% tariffs […]
Stock market today: Nifty50 opens in red; BSE Sensex down almost 200 points
Market experts anticipate continued pressure due to global factors, economic data releases and ongoing India-US trade negotiations. (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in red on Friday on the back of weak global cues. While Nifty50 was just above 24,800, BSE Sensex was down almost 200 […]
Buy or sell: Stock recommendation by brokers for September 26
Kotak Institutional Equities have a sell recommendation on Cochin Shipyard with the target price at Rs 860. Analysts said that the government has announced a Rs 70,000 crore package to boost domestic shipbuilding through capital support, legal reforms, and demand aggregation from oil & gas public sector units. This, coupled with CSL’s MoU with HD […]
100% on pharma products, 50% on kitchen cabinets: Donald Trump announces series of tariffs – check list
US President Donald Trump on Friday announced a 100% tariff on pharma products, along with 50% on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, 30% on upholstered furniture and 25% on heavy trucks starting on October 1.The announcements came in a series of posts on his social media platform indicating that he remains committed to tariffs beyond […]
Step up lending for public infra, MSMEs: FM Sitharaman to banks
PUNE: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday called upon banks and financial institutions with strong balance sheets to step up lending for public infrastructure, industry and the MSME sector.Addressing the Foundation Day event of Bank of Maharashtra, Sitharaman highlighted the critical role of banks amid growing global uncertainty. “The global environment has become increasingly unpredictable. […]
‘Logistics cost at 8% of GDP, more burden on small cos’
NEW DELHI: A new study has estimated India’s logistics cost at 8% of GDP, with smaller firms having a higher burden.In 2023-24, for entities with turnover of up to Rs 5 crore, the cost added up to 16% of their output while it was pegged at 7.6% in the case of companies with turnover of […]
Rupee invoicing picking up in Middle East: StanChart’s Singh
MUMBAI: Standard Chartered India CEO P D Singh sees the India-Middle East trade corridor as a promising one for adoption of rupee invoicing, even though it’s a gradual shift. “It is picking up in Middle Eastern corridors and could expand in future, much like how Chinese yuan invoicing became common in solar equipment trade,” he […]
Cyrus Mistry’s son Firoz joins Afcons board
MUMBAI: Firoz Mistry, the older son of the late Cyrus Mistry, has been appointed to the board of Afcons Infrastructure, marking his first directorship in an operating entity of the Shapoorji Pallonji (SP) Group. His appointment comes weeks after his cousin Pallon Mistry was inducted into the Afcons board. The move enhances his role within […]
At Rs 1.4L/kg, silver records new high, up 59% this year
MUMBAI: The price of silver that has been in a bull rally for over three years now, broke above the Rs 1.40 lakh/kg level on Thursday, a new all-time peak in the domestic market after international prices breached the psychologically important $45/ounce mark, a more than 14-year high. A weak rupee also helped the rally […]
US market today: Wall Street slips for a third straight day as tech drags; bond yields rise on growth surprises
Wall Street struggled on Thursday, heading toward a rare three-day losing streak as investors digested stronger-than-expected US economic data and corporate results.The S&P 500 fell 0.7% in early trading, marking a deeper decline than the previous two days, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 107 points, or 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite slid […]