Foreign investors selling Indian equities due to ‘profit booking’: Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Monday said the foreign institutional investors (FII) are selling Indian equities lately due to the profit booking.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Monday said the foreign institutional investors (FII) are selling Indian equities lately due to the profit booking.
Offering rare insights in the Government’s economic thinking and giving a snapshot of the Indian Economy, together with a SWOT analysis, every word of the Economic Survey is precious to serious students of economics.
On his return to Bhopal after his visit to Japan, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav declared that the state would be a crucial contributor to India’s economic advancements in the future, emphasising that the state's importance was evident during his visit as major Japanese companies evinced keen interest in investing in Madhya Pradesh.
PHDCCI CEO and Secretary General Dr. Ranjeet Mehta discusses MSMEs, predicts India becoming a $34 trillion economy by 2047, and shares insights on the rupee slide. .
The Economic Survey tabled by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday showcased key developments in the Indian economic landscape, from growth numbers to banking sector performances. It highlighted that India’s economy is projected to expand between 6.3 per cent and 6.8 per cent in the financial year 2025-26 (FY26).
While a massive 4.67 crore additional jobs were created in the Indian economy in the financial year ended March 2024, the fast pace of employment generation has continued into 2024-25 in both the formal and informal sectors, official data shows.
The Indian economy and the domestic financial system are underpinned by strong macroeconomic fundamentals, healthy balance sheets of banks and non-banks with returns on assets at decadal highs, according to the RBI financial stability report released on Monday.
Notably, the rupee dropped to 85.0650 against the US dollar in early trade, compared to 84.9525 on Wednesday.
Indian economy is to grow at 6.6% in 2025-26, up from 6.4% in the current fiscal year, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) projected on Wednesday.
Even though the Indian Economy slowed down to 5.4 per cent in the second quarter, it will grow in the range of 6.5 to 7 per cent this fiscal, voiced Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Anantha Nageswaran on Thursday.
