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Indian shares rise after central bank holds key rates steady

The NSE Nifty 50 index rose 0.8% to 14,809.70 and the S&P BSE Sensex was up 0.7% at 49,559 by 0449 GMT.

Published 07 Apr, 2021 12:10pm

Markets

Asian shares, currencies tread lower; Indian shares drop as cases spike

"With Europe on holiday today, volumes will rapidly taper this afternoon in Asia," said Jeffrey Halley, a senior Asia Pacific market analyst at OANDA.

Published 05 Apr, 2021 11:18am

Business & Finance

India's forex reserves rise to $582.27bn as of March 19: RBI

Changes in foreign currency assets, expressed in dollar terms, include the effect of appreciation or depreciation of other currencies held in its reserves.
Foreign exchange reserves include India's Reserve Tranche position in the International Monetary Fund.

Published 26 Mar, 2021 05:19pm

Business & Finance

India's Foreign Exchange reserves becomes world's 4th largest

As per the data of the Reserve Bank of India, the country's FX reserves stood at $ 580.299 billion as of March 05, 2021, dropping by $ 4.255bn.

Published 15 Mar, 2021 10:24am

Business & Finance

Moderate inflation in India provides room to support growth: MPC minutes

The Reserve Bank of India kept rates steady at record low levels this month and said it would maintain support for recovery from the coronavirus by ensuring ample liquidity.
The near-term outlook for inflation appears less risky than the near-term challenges for growth which warrant continuing policy support, at least until the elusive engine of investment fires and consumption, the mainstay of aggregate demand in India, stabilizes.

Updated 22 Feb, 2021 10:04pm

Business & Finance

India holds rates steady

MUMBAI: India's central bank kept rates steady at record low levels as expected on Friday and said it would maintain...

Published 06 Feb, 2021 04:06am

Markets

Indian shares end higher to clock best week since April; RBI holds rates

The NSE Nifty 50 index ended up 0.19% at 14,924.25, having risen as much as 0.8% earlier in the session, while the S&P BSE Sensex gained 0.23% to close at 50,731.63.
State Bank of India's shares surged 15% to a record high, after it beat analysts' profit estimates on Thursday.

Published 05 Feb, 2021 06:50pm

Markets

Indian shares pull back from record highs as central bank leaves rates steady

The Nifty PSU Bank index, which tracks state-run lenders jumped 6.5%, while the Nifty Banking index added nearly 3%.

Published 05 Feb, 2021 11:15am

Markets

Indian stocks firm, rupee steady ahead of budget to revive economy

"The data is unlikely to bode well for the yuan in the short term, with USDCNY likely to continue to trade with an upwards bias," wrote Mitul Kotecha, senior emerging markets strategist at TD Securities.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 10:41am

Business & Finance

India proposes law to ban cryptocurrencies, create official digital currency

MUMBAI: India plans to introduce a law to ban private cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and put in place a framework...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:06am

Business & Finance

India central bank proposes scale-based regulations for shadow banks

Higher risk appetite of NBFCs has contributed to their size, complexity and interconnectedness making some of the entities systemically significant.
The size of the balance sheet of shadow banks including housing finance companies has more than doubled to 49.22 trillion rupees in 2020 from 20.72 trillion rupees in 2015.

Published 22 Jan, 2021 04:22pm

Business & Finance

India central bank likely to propose stricter rules for shadow banks

The RBI is expected to set out proposals in a discussion paper next week, recommending that bigger shadow banks maintain a statutory liquidity ratio.
The RBI could also suggest large nonbanks be required to maintain a cash reserve ratio.

Published 16 Jan, 2021 07:18pm

Markets

Indian bond yields post biggest weekly rise in four months

The Reserve Bank of India last week said it would conduct a variable-rate reverse repo auction for 2 trillion rupees ($27 billion) on Jan. 15.
The benchmark 10-year bond yield ended at 5.99% versus 5.93% on Thursday.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 05:31pm

Business & Finance

Indian banks' loans rose 6.7pc y/y in two weeks to Jan 1

Outstanding loans rose 1.58 trillion rupees ($21.62 billion) to 107.05 trillion rupees in the two weeks.
Non-food credit rose 1.58 trillion rupees to 106.12 trillion rupees, while food credit fell 6.08 billion rupees to 925.45 billion rupees.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 05:23pm

Business & Finance

Indian govt had no outstanding loans from RBI in week to Jan 8

The central government had no outstanding loans in the week earlier as well.
State governments had 54.60 billion rupees ($747.03 million) loans from the RBI in the week ended Jan. 8, compared with 55.69 billion rupees in the previous week.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 05:20pm

Business & Finance

India central bank forms group to evaluate digital lending

Recent spurt and popularity of online lending platforms/ mobile lending apps has raised certain serious concerns which have wider systemic implications.
RBI had issued a public notice about lending apps, warning some engaged in "unscrupulous activities".

Published 13 Jan, 2021 05:37pm

Business & Finance

Indian lenders' bad loans may rise significantly: financial stability report

The gross Non-Performing Assets of banks may increase from 7.5% in September 2020 to 14.8% under a severe stress scenario.
It is assessed that the worst is behind us, though the recovery path remains uncertain.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 08:19pm

World

India's current account surplus shrinks in latest quarter

The surplus stood at 2.4% of the gross domestic product in the latest quarter, compared with a deficit of $7.6 billion, or 1.1% of GDP.
The current account surplus remained robust in Q2 FY2021, despite the entirely expected moderation from the level recorded in the lockdown quarter.

Published 30 Dec, 2020 07:00pm

Business & Finance

India's financial sector faces challenging times ahead: RBI

The challenge is to rewind various relaxations in a timely manner, reining in loan impairment and adequate capital infusion for a healthy banking sector.
Given the uncertainty induced by COVID-19 and its real economic impact, the asset quality of the banking system may deteriorate sharply going forward.

Published 29 Dec, 2020 07:39pm

Markets

Indian shares close at record high on financial, IT sector boost

Mahindra and Mahindra ended up 2pc after the automaker said on Tuesday it would increase the price of its passenger and commercial vehicles from January.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 05:13pm

Markets

Indian shares fall as investors book profits after sharp rally

8 The Nifty Bank Index fell 1.05%, with ICICI Bank declining 1.5%. The stock was among the top drags to the Nifty 50.

Published 15 Dec, 2020 11:54am

Markets

India's Sensex closes above 45,000 level as central bank raises GDP target

The S&P BSE Sensex closed 1pc higher at 45,079.55 while the NSE Nifty 50 index ended 0.95pc higher at a record closing high of 13,258.55.

Published 04 Dec, 2020 06:17pm

Business & Finance

India to fold Lakshmi Vilas into local arm of Singapore's DBS

India also said in a statement it had temporarily capped withdrawals from Lakshmi Vilas, which had been locked in protracted talks with Clix Capital.
Lakshmi Vilas has been looking for a buyer since last year and the RBI last year rejected a proposal for it to merge with shadow lender Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd.

Published 17 Nov, 2020 07:53pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 29	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 29	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 29	156.41
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 29	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 29	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 29	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 26	5099.96
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.76
Nasdaq / Apr 26	15927.90
Dow Jones / Apr 26	38239.66
India Sensex / Apr 29	74257.68
Hang Seng / Apr 29	17861.75
FTSE 100 / Apr 29	8179.85
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 29	18202.27

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 26	20535
Petrol/Litre / Apr 29	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 29	83.16
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 29	209105
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 29	2332.70
Diesel/Litre / Apr 29	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 29 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 29 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 29 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 29 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 29 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 29 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 29 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 29 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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