Market experts anticipate continued volatility. (AI image) Stock market today: BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in green a day after the significant market crash. While BSE Sensex was above 76,600, Nifty50 was near 23,200. At 9:16 AM, BSE Sensex was trading at 76,687.97, up 358 points or 0.47%. Nifty50 was…
NEW DELHI: IT company HCLTech on Monday reported 5.54 per cent growth in consolidated net profit to Rs 4,591 crore for December quarter of 2024-25 financial year. It had reported a profit of Rs 4,350 crore in the year-ago period, according to a regulatory filing. Revenue from operations for the quarter under review came in…
Number of missing rises as Los Angeles fires continue Firefighters made some progress to contain the multiple wildfires across the city on Sunday as more desert winds arrived. The blazes have killed at least 16 people, and Sheriff Robert Luna of Los Angeles County said that the number of missing increased by the hour. Follow…
Coal (Picture credit: Lexica AI) NEW DELHI: India’s coal imports increased by 2 per cent to 182.02 million tonnes (MT) during the April-November period of this financial year, compared to 178.17 MT in the corresponding period last year, as per the data from mjunction Services Ltd.However, imports for November dropped to 19.57 MT, down from…
Ferocious winds have turned wildfires into devastating infernos across Los Angeles, leaving at least 13 people dead and levelling more than 12,000 structures, USA Today reported citing authorities. Firefighters are engaged in a gruelling battle against the flames, with officials warning that strong winds forecast overnight and early next week could jeopardize their progress. The…
NEW DELHI: Unified Payments Interface (UPI) achieved unprecedented record of 16.73 billion in December, showing an 8 per cent increase compared to the previous month’s figure of 15.48 billion, according to the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).UPI transaction count was 15.48 billion in the month of November, according to news agency PTI.The transaction value…
NEW DELHI: Growth in the country’s eight key infrastructure sectors rose to a four-month high in Nov, led by cement, coal and electricity sectors. Data released by the commerce and industry ministry on Tuesday showed the eight core sectors, spanning coal, crude oil, natural gas, petroleum/refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity grew 4.3% in…
Equity investors are also hoping for what’s known as the “Santa Claus Rally,” in which stocks rise during the final five trading sessions of a year. A rally in the group that has led Wall Street’s gains in 2024 lifted stocks in a relatively quiet session ahead of Christmas.Following a strong day for big tech,…
Trump has also backed the idea of a strategic national Bitcoin stockpile, though many question the feasibility of the proposal. Bitcoin rose to a record high on President-elect Donald Trump’s support for digital assets and optimism about the upcoming inclusion of MicroStrategy Inc, an accumulator of the token, in a key US stock gauge.The largest…
Bitcoin climbed to a record high, extending a rally sparked by President-elect Donald Trump’s support for digital assets and his plan to turn the US into the dominant force in the sector.The largest token rose more than 3 per cent at one point on Monday in Asia to an unprecedented $106,493, exceeding its previous peak…