RBI data shows that the number of credit cards issued by banks has also increased sharply to 10.61 crore by September 2024 from 9.3 crore in September 2023, 7.36 crore in March 2022 and 6.20 crore in March 2021.Credit card repayment defaults are on the rise, reflecting growing stress and debt burden among customers. Credit…
According to CLSA, the Indian cement sector may see a price increase of 4% in the second half of FY25 and this will be good news for companies that have been affected by low prices across India for the last several quarters. However, the sustainability of these price increases remains a key monitorable factor, according…
According to data compiled by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Association, retail sales of vehicles across categories in India rose 11.21 percent to 32,08,719 units in November as against 28,85,317 units in the same month last year. Retail sales of two-wheelers rose to 26,15,953 units in November as against 22,58,970 units in the same month…
Oil prices rose more than 1% on Monday, as top importer China took its first step toward easing monetary policy for the first time since 2010 to boost economic growth, state media reported, citing a politburo meeting. Brent crude futures rose $1, or 1.4%, to $72.12 a barrel at 1356 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate…
The State Bank of India (SBI) has projected that India’s gross domestic product (GDP) will grow at 6.3% during the current financial year (FY25), lower than the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) forecast of 6.6%, which was revised upward from 7.2% earlier. “We believe GDP growth for FY25 will be lower than the RBI forecast…
IGL share price jumped nearly 4 per cent in mid-day trade on December 5 after the city gas distributor announced that the board will consider a proposal to issue bonus shares on December 10. “It is notified that the Board of Directors is scheduled to meet on December 10, 2024 to consider a proposal to…
Funding raised by non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) from mutual funds (MFs) grew nearly 47 percent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to Rs 2.33 trillion in October 2024. Sequentially, funding support by MFs to NBFCs increased by 0.3 percent compared to September, according to CARE Ratings. Mutual funds (MFs) credit exposure to NBFCs, which includes commercial paper (CP) and…
Shares of Tata Power surged over 4 percent following the release of its Q2FY25 results, with several brokerages reaffirming their ‘buy’ ratings.Elara Securities said ‘buy’ while raising its target price on the stock from Rs 463 to Rs 518 and upgrading its rating from ‘accumulate’.Other brokerages including Motilal Oswal Financial Services, JM Financial and Nomura…
Tata Motors Limited on Sunday said total sales in November rose marginally to 74,753 units as against 74,172 units in the same month last year. Tata Motors said in a statement that total domestic sales last month rose 1 per cent to 73,246 units as against 72,647 units in November 2023. The company said total…
Maruti Suzuki India on Sunday reported that its total sales in November grew 10 percent year-on-year to 1,81,531 units.The automaker had dispatched 1,64,439 units to its dealers in November last year.Total domestic passenger vehicle wholesales stood at 1,41,312 units as against 1,34,158 units in the same month a year ago, a growth of 5 percent.Sales…
