US Stock Market Highlights: US stocks rebounded from early losses on Thursday as hopes of a deal between Iran and Oman to manage traffic through the Strait of Hormuz eased some investor concerns. The Dow ended slightly lower, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed modestly higher amid ongoing volatility in oil prices and a…
Stocks reversed sharp declines to close higher, as investors monitored fresh developments around the Strait of Hormuz and the war in the Middle East. Oil prices held onto hefty gains. The S&P 500 Index closed up 0.1% after tumbling earlier in the session. The Nasdaq 100 ended 0.1% higher, also rebounding from a deep loss….
Japanese and South Korean equities gained after US shares ended higher on hopes of the Iran war moving in the direction of a resolution. Trading is set to be muted as a number of Asian markets are shut for holidays. Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average increased 1.4% while South Korea’s Kospi was up 2.7% post…
The National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange are closed for trading on Friday, April 3, on account of Good Friday. This marks the second market holiday this week and the first for April. Markets were closed on Tuesday on account of Mahavir Jayanti. The commodity exchange MCX is also closed on April 3 on…
Bank of Baroda Ltd. reported its fourth quarter business update on Thursday, April 2. Its total business globally increased 13.93% to ₹30.78 lakh crore at the end of March 2026 from ₹27.02 lakh crore in the previous year. Its deposits globally were up 12% at ₹16.48 lakh crore from ₹14.72 lakh crore in the previous…
Union Bank of India Ltd. reported its provisional business update for the fourth quarter on Thursday, April 2. Its total global business increased 5.79% to ₹23.85 lakh crore and was up 6.52% sequentially. Its global deposits were up 2.72% from the previous year and 6.87% from the previous quarter at ₹13.06 lakh crore. Union Bank’s…
Bajaj Auto Ltd. reported its March auto sales on Friday, April 3. The sales data is largely in-line with estimates. Bajaj Auto reported total sales of 4.45 lakh units in March compared to CNBC-TV18 poll’s estimate of 4.49 lakh units. The total sales for March increased 20% from 3.7 lakh units in the previous year….
Escorts Kubota Ltd. on Friday, April 3, said its agri machinery business division will increase the prices of its tractors from this month. It said it will be increasing the prices of its tractors, other than the Kubota brand. The same will be in effect from April 15, 2026. The increase in prices will vary…
The Trump administration has outlined a sweeping tariff framework targeting patented pharmaceutical products, while offering near-term relief to generic drugmakers. A 100% tariff on patented pharmaceutical products has been proposed, with implementation timelines of 120 days for large companies and 180 days for smaller firms. However, products sourced from regions such as the EU, Japan,…
IDFC First Bank reported a 17.2% year-on-year rise in customer deposits to ₹2.84 lakh crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, compared with ₹2.42 lakh crore a year earlier. The lender’s loans and advances grew 20% year-on-year to ₹2.90 lakh crore as of March 31, 2026, up from ₹2.42 lakh crore in the corresponding period…
