Individuals not having business or professional income enjoy greater flexibility, as they can opt between the new and old tax regimes every year. (AI image) ITR filing FY 2025-26: A choice between the old and new income tax regime is an important one – which one saves you more tax? But the answer to that…
Wholesale inflation accelerated as higher prices of fuel, power, manufactured goods and food items pushed up input costs across the economy. (AI image) US-Iran war impact: Reflecting the impact of the US-Iran conflict, the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation for the month of May rose sharply to 9.68% from 8.26% in April. This is the…
Top stocks to buy today (AI image) Stock market recommendations: Sudeep Shah, Head – Technical Research and Derivatives, SBI Securities has picked Karnataka Bank, Avalon Technologies as the stocks to buy in the June 15-June 19, 2026 week. Outlook on Nifty50 and Bank Nifty has also been shared:Karnataka Bank Karnataka Bank has displayed impressive resilience…
Global markets rallied on Monday after the United States and Iran announced a framework agreement to end their conflict, raising hopes of lower energy prices, easing inflation pressures and reduced risks to the global economy.Asian equities surged, the US dollar fell to its weakest level since June 5, and oil prices tumbled more than 4%…
Top stocks to buy today (AI image) Stock market recommendations: Privi Speciality Chemicals, and Cummins India have been selected as the top stocks to buy for the week starting June 15, 2026 by Motilal Oswal Wealth Management Research Desk: Stock Name CMP (Rs) Target (Rs) Upside (%) Privi Speciality Chemicals 3454 3900 13% Cummins India…
Gold prices advanced 2% on Monday after officials from the United States and Iran announced that they had reached an initial understanding aimed at ending hostilities between the two countries. The development triggered a decline in oil prices and reduced concerns about persistent inflation and elevated interest rates. Spot gold rose 2% to $4,304.11 an…
Oil prices fell to their lowest levels since March on Monday after US President Donald Trump declared the Iran deal “complete” and announced the “immediate toll-free reopening of the Strait of Hormuz”, easing fears over disruptions to one of the world’s most important energy shipping routes.Brent crude futures dropped $3.58, or 4.1%, to $83.75 a…
Indian equities may witness an uptrend as easing concerns surrounding the US-Iran conflict improve global risk sentiment. The sharp market recovery suggests that investors are beginning to price in a more favourable geopolitical outcome. While a formal agreement remains pending, the moderation in crude oil prices and appreciation in the rupee to 94.9 against the…
BENGALURU: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said India remained the world’s fastest growing economy and the uncertainty in West Asia, along with India’s import dependence on three major commodities, resulted in the weakening the rupee against the dollar.“Whenever there is a severe fluctuation or volatility in rupee versus dollar, the RBI intervenes in the…
MUMBAI: Tech giants such as SoftBank’s shrinking appetite for India investments, more of smaller startup cheques being written by venture capital (VC) funds or the lack of euphoria in domestic stock markets which has now been overtaken by Taiwan in terms of value for that matter—all are somehow reflective of the fact that India is…
