LG India soars past South Korean parent, becomes $13 billion giant after blockbuster debut

LG India soars past South Korean parent, becomes  billion giant after blockbuster debut

In a stunning debut that defied expectations, LG Electronics India surged 50.4% from its IPO price on its first day of trading on Tuesday, taking its market capitalisation to Rs 1.16 lakh crore, or about $13.13 billion, higher than its South Korean parent LG Electronics Inc, which is valued at around $8–9 billion in Seoul. … Read more

Gold falls Rs 160 to Rs 99,800 per 10 g; silver trades flat

Gold falls Rs 160 to Rs 99,800 per 10 g; silver trades flat

Gold price fell by Rs 160 to Rs 99,800 per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday due to continuous selling by jewellers and stockists, according to the All India Sarafa Association. The precious metal of 99.9 per cent purity had closed at Rs 99,960 per 10 grams on Friday. Gold of 99.5 per … Read more

RBI could announce another repo rate hike on April 6 to manage inflation

RBI could announce another repo rate hike on April 6 to manage inflation

The Reserve Bank of India is likely to announce another rate hike on Thursday, following the bi-monthly review of its monetary policy. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das is set to address the press at noon tomorrow, with the Monetary Policy Committee having met on April 3 and April 5, with one more day of deliberation set … Read more

An SDR booster from IMF puts India’s forex kitty at $633 billion

An SDR booster from IMF puts India’s forex kitty at 3 billion

India’s foreign exchange reserves rose to a record $633 billion in the week ended August 27 after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) made an allocation of 12.57 billion special drawing rights (SDRs), equivalent to $17.86 billion, to the country on August 23. The fresh SDR allocation to the Reserve (RBI) follows the recent G-20 decision … Read more

Tata Motors flat ahead of Q1 results; here’s what to expect

Tata Motors flat ahead of Q1 results; here’s what to expect

New Delhi: Shares of Tata Motors traded flat in Friday’s morning trade ahead of the company’s financial result for the quarter ended June 30 later in the day. The scrip was up 0.10 per cent at Rs 103.75, while the benchmark BSE Sensex was down 0.11 per cent at 37,696 at around the same time. … Read more