Foreign investors have turned cautious on Indian equities this month, pulling out Rs 88,180 crore so far as rising global tensions, a weakening rupee and high oil prices dent sentiment. The sharp outflow comes just weeks after a strong February, when foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) had pumped in Rs 22,615 crore, the highest in 17…
Global airlines have suffered their worst financial shock since the COVID‑19 pandemic as the ongoing war involving US Israel and Iran has disrupted industry operations, wiping more than $50 billion off the market value of the world’s largest carriers amid rising fears of fuel shortages.The conflict, now entering its fourth week, has grounded flights, disrupted…
The Middle East crisis has left oil markets on edge, and the volatility is expected to continue. Prices are likely to stay high, even as forecasts vary on how long the surge will last, with the ongoing conflict still disrupting global supplies. Prices edged lower on Friday but held firmly above the $100 mark, reflecting…
Karnataka: LPG cargo ship from US arrives at New Mangalore Port NEW DELHI: The Pyxis Pioneer, a Singapore-flagged cargo vessel carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from Texas in the United States, docked at New Mangalore Port in Karnataka’s Mangaluru on Sunday.Click here for live updates on Middle East crisis The tanker, built in 2019, arrived…
The Iran war has entered its fourth week and global oil markets are showing a clear split with actual fuel supply prices are rising much faster than widely tracked oil futures. Brent crude, the global benchmark, has jumped over 50% to around $112 a barrel following the near-complete closure of the Strait of Hormuz and…
NEW DELHI: Deepening its investigation into the alleged multi-crore fraud involving Reliance Communications (RCOM) and State Bank of India (SBI), CBI has questioned three former top-tier executives of the Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group.The agency issued summons to Satish Seth and Gautam Doshi, both former group managing directors, for examination in connection with the FIR registered…
MOSCOW: The US-Israeli missile attack on Iran’s Bandar Anzali, a key transit hub on the INSTC linking Mumbai with St Petersburg, is a major blow to the Indo-Russian ambition of boosting bilateral trade to $100 billion by 2030 via the crucial corridor, experts said Saturday.The 7,200-kilometre long multi-modal International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) links Mumbai…
NEW DELHI: Following a temporary waiver issued by the US administration on sanctioned Iranian oil stranded at sea, Indian refiners on Saturday said they would be keen to buy the crude, even as Tehran maintained that no surplus stocks existed.US treasury secretary Scott Bessent announced the waiver on Friday, saying that by temporarily unlocking this…
NEW DELHI: Senior executives of some of the highway construction companies told TOI that the increase has started impacting the road construction cost as bitumen and fuel expenses are around 30% of the project cost. “Since the commercial diesel price is revised from time to time, we are worried whether there will be another round…
MUMBAI: Net selling by foreign funds in the stock market is on track to break the all-time monthly record as rupee this month has been weakening to record lows at regular intervals and rising crude oil prices are threatening India’s macro fundamentals as the war in West Asia is continuing without any sign of de-escalation.So…
