Bears gripped Dalal Street on Friday as benchmark indices edged lower heading a negative close for the third straight day. Nifty tumbled 132.70 points or 0.75% at 17,859.45 while Sensex settled at 59,900, down 450 points. Both indices ended the first week of 2023 nearly 1.5% lower. Most of the major sectoral indices logged losses. […]
Kounal Gupta, founder and CEO of Henry Harvin Education shares his views on opportunities and challenges of the education system in India with FE Education Online. What is the best thing about today’s education system? Also, edtech platforms make self-paced learning and customization possible. Learners may personalise their educational experiences based on their needs, interests, […]
The Indian share market tanked over 1% on Tuesday as investors shied away from equities fearing a recession in the wake of the central bank’s liquidity tightening. Markets have been volatile over the past few sessions and analysts see persistent volatility going forward as well. Analysts believe that the recent correction is a result of […]
Four Adani group companies’ shares have been excluded from the Nifty Alpha 50 index as the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) rejigged its indices. Adani Enterprises, Adani Green Energy, Adani Transmission, and Adani Total Gas have been excluded from the Nifty Alpha 50 index, along with ten other stocks. The rejig and replacement is […]
India is not keen to add its bonds to global indexes due to their concerns over ensuing market volatility, even as the gauge providers look at including the debt, according to TD Securities. “The message that we received was loud and clear; officials and even domestic funds were content with the status quo,” Mitul Kotecha, […]
Wall Street’s main indexes were subdued on Wednesday as data showed U.S. job openings fell less than expected, fuelling investor anxiety about interest rate hikes ahead of the Federal Reserve’s December meeting minutes.A survey from the Labor Department showed job openings fell 54,000 to 10.458 million on the last day of November, compared with expectations […]
By Bibhu Prasad Das During the pandemic, online upskilling courses witnessed a boom among women. India’s progress in gender diversity is evident through Coursera’s Women Skills Report, where India ranked second worldwide for the highest number of women learners. The share of women enrolling in courses increased from 26% in 2019 to 36% in 2021, […]
Indian equity indices concluded Thursday’s session in the red territory with NSE Nifty closing below 18,000 and BSE Sensex below 60,400. The top gainers of the BSE Sensex were ITC (up 1.91%), NTPC (up 1.77%), Hindustan Unilever (up 1.75%), Mahindra & Mahindra (up 1.27%) and Nestle India (up 1.22%) while Bajaj Finance (down 7.21%), Bajaj […]
The banking sector has disappointed investors in the first two months of the year, with stocks of major lenders falling quite sharply. Before the beginning of the year, the outlook on the sector was strong, with stocks tipped to be among the better performers. However, the first two months have seen a Rs 2.55-trillion wipeout […]
The SGX Nifty signaled that domestic benchmark indices NSE Nifty and BSE Sensex might open in the green, as Nifty futures traded 31 points higher at 17,684.5 on the Singaporean exchange. On Wednesday, the markets extended losses, closing lower, with Nifty down 0.23% at 17,618 while Sensex settled at 17,618, lower by 0.27%. “The dark […]