Government moves to curb hoarding as LPG demand spikes; booking gap raised to 25 days

In several cases, households that earlier booked LPG cylinders roughly once every 55 days had begun placing orders within just 15 days, raising concerns over possible stockpiling and diversion. The government has increased the minimum waiting period for booking domestic LPG cylinders from 21 days to 25 days in a bid to curb hoarding and…

Bank Nifty hits fresh record high today on strong gains in IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank shares; technical indicators bullish

IndusInd Bank and ICICI Bank shares jumped 2-3 percent each, and led the rally in the Bank Nifty today, taking the banking index to a record high.   Bank Nifty hits new all-time high. The Bank Nifty scaled a new all-time high on Thursday, touching 58,609.2 in morning trade and rising 0.57 percent from the…

India clears ₹5,532 crore worth of projects under ECMS to boost electronics component manufacturing

Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw emphasised that the projects are expected to reduce India’s electronics import bill by ₹18,000–20,000 crore annually, while enabling domestic value addition of up to 40 percent — on par with China’s current levels.  In a significant move to strengthen India’s electronics manufacturing ecosystem, the government has approved seven…

BSE, Zomato, Tanla: 1 in 10 Nifty500 stocks up over 3% today; how to trade?

Technical charts show that Tanla Platforms, Mazagon Dock have given a fresh breakout on the daily charts; these 2 stocks along with BSE, Zomato and GR Infra can potentially rally another 24 per cent.   As equity markets extended the rally for the third straight trading session, 1 in every 50 stocks from the Nifty…

Sensex, Nifty: Why stock market ignored 1st RBI rate cut in 5 years

Sensex Nifty Today: It was widely anticipated that the RBI will deliver a rate cut and, hence, the market has not reacted much to the rate cut, said an analyst.   Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty were flat in Friday’s trade, with ITC Ltd, Reliance Industries Ltd and a few rate sensitive banking and financial names…