Geoff Dennis on sanctions, oil shocks and the outlook for India’s emerging markets

The latest round of US sanctions on Russian oil giants has once again roiled global energy markets, raising questions about the supply of crude oil to major buyers such as India and China. In an exclusive conversation with ET Now, Geoff Dennis, Global Market Analyst, shared his views on the ripple effects of the sanctions, […]

Federal Bank approves issuance of warrants of Rs 6,200 crore to Blackstone; stock 2%

Kerala-based private lender Federal Bank on Friday approved the issuance of convertible warrants worth Rs 6,196 crore to Asia II Topco XIII, a subsidiary of private equity giant Blackstone, sending its shares up as much as 2.2% to Rs 232.25 on the BSE. The move positions Blackstone to acquire a nearly 10% stake in the […]

Hero MotoCorp shares its focus on entering the UK market with a MotoGB partnership

Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, will be on investors’ radar on Friday, October 24, after announcing its entry into the UK through a partnership with Lancashire-based distributor MotoGB. The company will debut its Euro 5+ range of motorcycles, led by the Hunk 440, marking its presence in Britain as the […]

Infosys shares will go ex-dividend as October 26 is the last day to qualify for interim payout

Infosys, one of India’s leading IT giants, is set to focus more on dividends today as investors keep an eye on the company’s announced interim dividend of Rs 23 per share. The stock is trading at an interim dividend of 460%, and today is the last day to buy Infosys shares to qualify for the […]

Indices rise for the sixth day in a row on optimism about the US trade deal

Mumbai: Indian stock indexes ended higher for a sixth straight session on Thursday after giving up most of the nearly 1% gain earlier in the day, fueled by optimism around reports that India is negotiating with the US to cut tariffs from 50% to 15-16%. While information technology (IT) stocks led the upward movement on […]

S&P downgrades India’s Tata Motors PV outlook on JLR’s slow recovery after cyberattack

Ratings agency S&P Global on Thursday downgraded its outlook for India’s Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles to “negative”, citing a “slow recovery” of the carmaker’s core Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) unit, which was hit by a cyber attack early last month. The cyber incident at the British JLR, the cash cow unit of Tata Motors, led […]

Sebi proposes to relax geo-tagging requirement for NRI customers

Sebi on Thursday proposed to relax the geo-tagging requirement for non-resident Indian customers during their re-KYC or KYC process through digital onboarding or video client identification (V-CIP). In a draft circular, the market watchdog has sought public comments on its proposal to relax the condition requiring non-resident Indian (NRI) customers to be physically present in […]

Ahead of Market: 10 Things That Will Determine Stock Market Action on Friday

The Indian market ended higher on Thursday, in a session that saw the Sensex and Nifty record 52-week highs and move closer to their all-time highs, buoyed by optimism around an earnings rebound and renewed foreign inflows. Investor sentiment was further improved by expectations that strong holiday demand, recent tax cuts and policy support will […]

Oil prices rise 5% as Trump imposes sanctions on Russian crude

Oil prices rose more than five percent on Thursday after US President Donald Trump targeted Russia’s key oil industry with new sanctions in a bid to end the war in Ukraine. The international benchmark contract, Brent North Sea crude, rose 5.4 percent, while West Texas Intermediate rose 5.7 percent. Trump on Wednesday announced new sanctions […]