Stock market holidays for December: As November comes to a close and the final month of the year begins, investors will want to know on which days trading sessions will be there and on which days stock markets are closed. are likely keeping a close eye on year-end portfolio adjustments, global cues, and corporate earnings.For…
Parliament’s winter session kicks off Monday NEW DELHI: As the Winter Session of Parliament begins on Monday, the government is set to push a heavy economic agenda, lining up nine key bills ranging from insurance reforms to new taxation frameworks for sin goods such as tobacco and pan masala. The session will run from December…
Newly listed eyewear retailer Lenskart reported a strong first quarter as a public company, with operating revenue rising 21% year-on-year to Rs 2,096 crore for July–September. Improved operating leverage also pushed net profit up 20% to Rs 103 crore, while Ebitda climbed 44% to Rs 414 crore from Rs 287 crore a year earlier. India…
British Airways is preparing to expand its India operations to tap into the country’s fast-growing aviation market and rising outbound travel demand, a senior airline executive said, citing the country’s “incredible potential”.The carrier, which has been flying to India for more than a century, currently operates 56 weekly flights from Indian cities to London —…
Banks across the country will observe several holidays in December 2025, as per the festive and regional holiday calendar issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). These holidays come in addition to the usual Sunday closures and the second and fourth Saturdays of the month. Banks will remain operational on the first, third, and…
Gold prices are expected to stay strong and may come close to historic highs in the coming week as market participants monitor crucial US data, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech and the RBI’s policy announcement, according to analysts.“Gold moves out of the consolidation range as investors focus on the manufacturing and services PMI data…
Foreign investors withdrew a net Rs 3,765 crore from Indian equities in November following October’s brief respite, influenced by global risk-off sentiment, instability in global technology stocks and a preference for primary over secondary markets.This November decline followed October’s net inflow of Rs 14,610 crore, which had interrupted three consecutive months of outflows — Rs…
India’s Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) market is set for a significant upturn, with an estimated Rs 10.8 trillion growth opportunity emerging across office and retail segments over the next four years, according to a report by JLL, a real estate and investment management company.“The REIT sector [is] positioned for an additional Rs 10.8 trillion…
MUMBAI: Loans against gold jewellery have become the unlikely star of retail credit with outstanding balances in this category surging 128.5% year-on-year to Rs 3.38 lakh crore in Oct 2025 and 63.6% since March 2025. Gold loans now account for nearly a fourth of the addition to the bank’s personal loan book in the last…
NEW DELHI: The Indian economy is expected to grow at 7% or higher during the current financial year and top the $4 trillion-mark, chief economic adviser V Anantha Nageswaran said on Friday.The growth estimates are higher than the 6.3-6.8% projected in the Economic Survey tabled in Parliament ahead of the Budget.“The first half of the…
