India’s digital payments network continued its rapid expansion in May, with Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions climbing to their highest-ever monthly levels in both value and volume, latest data from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) showed.During the month, UPI handled 23.2 billion transactions worth Rs 29.90 lakh crore, surpassing the previous month’s figures…
India’s manufacturing sector expanded at its fastest pace in three months in May, supported by strong domestic demand, infrastructure-led activity and rising new business orders, even as higher costs linked to the Middle East conflict continued to weigh on manufacturers, a monthly survey showed on Monday.The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)…
IT stocks staged a sharp rebound on Monday, with shares of Infosys, TCS, Tech Mahindra and Persistent Systems climbing up to 5% as investors returned to the sector after months of AI-led pessimism and ahead of a closely watched US Federal Reserve meeting.The Nifty IT index climbed around 3% to 29,905 in morning trade, taking…
Manufacturing activity picked up pace in May, with output growth strengthening and companies stepping up purchases of raw materials. (AI image) Amid the Middle East conflict, India’s manufacturing saw robust growth, with activity gathering momentum in May and expanding at the fastest pace in three months. The growth is supported by robust demand, ongoing infrastructure…
Indian oil refiners are modifying operations to handle a wider range of complex crude grades. (AI image) The Middle East conflict has complicated the refining calculations for Indian refiners – not just in terms of the amount of crude oil that is available, but also for the kind of crude that is available. Indian oil…
Russia on Monday announced a ban on aviation fuel exports until November 30 as it seeks to safeguard domestic supplies amid falling refinery output and growing pressure on its energy infrastructure.Announcing the move, the Russian government said the restriction was aimed at maintaining stability in the domestic fuel market. “The aim of this decision is…
Gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections rose 3.2% year-on-year to over Rs 1.94 lakh crore in May, reported PTI.The collections moderated from a record Rs 2.42 lakh crore in April but remained higher than the Rs 1.88 lakh crore collected in May last year. Net GST revenue increased 3.3% to Rs 1.67 lakh crore…
India has protected its market from imports of over 2,780 tariff lines, including gold and silver bullions, jewellery, dairy, tea, coffee and tobacco, under its free trade agreement with Oman, which will be operational from Monday, officials aware of the development said. A cargo ship docked at a port with loaded containers. (AFP) India has…
MUMBAI: Personal loan growth moderated to 12.9% as of end-March 2026 and fell below overall credit growth after outpacing it for several years. However, its share in total credit remained high at 30.7%. Loans to the private corporate sector accounted for more than one-fourth of total bank credit and grew 15.5% from 11.9% a year…
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: Nuvama Wealth Management Ltd, and R R Kabel Ltd have been picked as the top stocks to buy in the June 1-June 5, 2026 week by Sudeep Shah, Head – Technical Research and Derivatives, SBI Securities:Nuvama Wealth Management LtdNUVAMA has staged an impressive recovery after taking…
