Govt grants exporters relief on export obligations amid West Asia crisis

Under Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) scheme, domestic firms are allowed to import duty-free machines but they have to meet certain export obligations against that   The government has granted certain relaxations to exporters in fulfilling their export obligations, as the trading community is facing difficulties in the movement of goods due to the ongoing…

RBI gives nod to Manappuram Finance for BC Asia Investments. Details here

The NBFC stock has faced near-term pressure, with its share price slipping slightly over the past five sessions and declining about 4% over the last month. Manappuram Finance, on Saturday, said that the company has received Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approval for the proposed acquisition of up to 41.66% of the company’s paid-up equity…

Nifty Auto up 3x vs Nifty in last 4 years; analysts expect further upside

The Nifty Auto index has zoomed as much as 157.8 per cent in the last four calendar years as against a 50.6 per cent surge in the benchmark Nifty 50, shows data. The Nifty Auto index was up over 1 per cent in intra-day trade on Friday, and hit a fresh all-time high for the…

India’s retail inflation eases to a 75-month low of 2.82% in May

May marks the fourth consecutive month that inflation has remained below 4 percent india’s inflation stays below 4 percent India’s retail inflation eased to a 75-month low of 2.82 percent in May, compared with 3.2 percent in April, as food inflation eased below 1 percent for the first time in nearly four years, according to…

Selloff in smallcap, midcap shares: What’s behind this panic selling?

  The pain was much deeper in the broader market as Nifty Smallcap 100 and Nifty Midcap 100 tumbled 3.55 per cent and 2.41 per cent, respectively.   Domestic benchmarks continued their losing run for the eighth consecutive trading session on Friday as all sectoral indices dragged. The pain was much deeper in the broader…