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04.02 / 01:21

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Today, the Indian equity markets witnessed a historic session, with benchmark indices staging their strongest single-day rally in recent memory.

04.02 / 00:21

markets UPS Target Research Trade show stage RBI likely to pause on rates in February policy as liquidity takes centre stage

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is likely to keep policy rates unchanged at its meeting on Friday, signalling a prolonged pause after aggressive front-loaded easing over the past year, even as liquidity conditions remain tight and bond yields elevated. A Mint poll of 10 economists shows nine expecting a pause at 5.25%, while one anticipates a 25-basis-points (bps) cut to 5.00%.

03.02 / 17:53

markets UPS Provident Manufacturing Trade President country Trade deal guards sensitive sectors, fine print being ironed out: Goyal

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The India-US trade agreement protects all sensitive sectors for New Delhi, Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal said, signalling the government’s commitment to the welfare of farmers, fishermen and the dairy sector. Once the agreement takes effect, US tariffs on Indian goods will fall from a steep 50% to 18%, reviving the competitiveness of Indian exports.

03.02 / 17:15

markets UPS Target Manufacturing Trade band Department Nominal GDP may get a boost from India-US trade deal: Secretary Thakur

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: India’s nominal GDP growth for FY27, pegged at 10% in the Union Budget, could turn out higher if the proposed India-US trade deal goes through, which is expected to boost domestic manufacturing, Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) secretary Anuradha Thakur said. Nominal gross domestic product (GDP) measures economic output at current market prices, without adjusting for inflation, and is crucial for tax revenues because taxes are collected on current prices and incomes, not inflation-adjusted values.

03.02 / 17:15

markets COST Manufacturing security Sustainability Trade Interviews ‘Slower FY27 customs revenue growth reflects India’s push for competitiveness, trade liberalisation’

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : The moderation in customs duty revenue growth projected for fiscal year 2027 (FY27) in the Union budget is due to lowering customs duty on raw materials and inputs to make Indian businesses more competitive, the chairperson of India’s Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Vivek Chaturvedi, told Mint in an interview. Also contributing is trade liberalisation being pursued under free trade agreements (FTAs), which will secure greater external market access for Indian businesses, according to Chaturvedi.

03.02 / 15:51

UPS security Trade President Experts reports India unlikely to halt Russian oil imports abruptly despite Trump's deal claim

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: US President Donald Trump has claimed that India has agreed to stop Russian oil purchases as part of a long-pending bilateral trade deal, but analysts and refiners said that an immediate, abrupt halt is unlikely.

03.02 / 14:37

markets UPS Provident Booking Trade President Experts US tariff cut puts Indian seafood, basmati back on America’s plate

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: US President Donald Trump's decision to reduce reciprocal tariff on Indian goods, after months of trade tensions, is expected to significantly boost seafood and basmati rice exports. Industry officials said that that lower tariffs would make Indian seafood and basmati more competitive in the US market, stimulate fresh orders, and improve price realisations.

03.02 / 14:37

markets Manufacturing Sustainability Trade medicines Investigations Pharmaceuticals India plans curbs on cheap API imports from China to shield TB drug makers

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: India plans to impose anti-dumping duties on ethambutol hydrochloride—a critical input used in tuberculosis (TB) medicines—to curb cheap imports from China and Thailand, according to a government order reviewed by Mint.

03.02 / 14:37

markets UPS Manufacturing Trade President country US tariff cut sparks hopes of job revival in India’s textile hubs

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bengaluru | Mumbai: Relief will start trickling into India’s export hubs, where months of weak orders and job losses had followed the steep tariff hike by the US, the country's largest export market. Washington's move to cut tariffs on Indian goods is set to ease the pressure on labour-intensive exporters, such as textiles and gems and jewellery.

03.02 / 14:37

markets UPS wellness Trade stage country cover Big deal: Why the India-US trade agreement is likely to spell significant gains for both partners

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. After a rocky ride, an India-US trade deal has finally been announced. It follows what was called the “mother of all deals" between India and the EU and Sunday’s long-horizon outline of growth policies as part of India’s budget for 2026-27.

03.02 / 12:27

COST UPS Provident ETF Trade Experts Mint Explainer: What’s causing gold prices to fall, and what should you do now?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. After a blistering rally over the past year, gold prices are starting to see sharp corrections. Since touching its all-time high on 28 January, gold has fallen 12.2% to $4,923.88 per troy ounce (as of 1.18 pm IST on 3 February).

03.02 / 12:27

markets COST UPS Trade show country Near-zero to 50% to 18%: The tariff shock reshaping India-US trade

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Until President Donald Trump’s return to the White House on 20 January 2025, US tariffs were largely a non-issue for Indian exporters. That low-tariff environment ended in April 2025, when Washington imposed sweeping reciprocal duties, sending the US trade-weighted average tariff into double digits for the first time in decades.

03.02 / 12:27

markets Digital Strategy Research Trade Bitcoin The crypto-hoarding strategy is unraveling

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The strategy that rewarded companies for hoarding cryptocurrencies is now punishing them. Bitcoin, ether and other digital tokens are in a slump, and the shares of companies that followed Michael Saylor’s company, now known as Strategy, in stockpiling crypto are sliding, too.

03.02 / 10:53

markets COST security Trade performer International PB Fintech shares get the cold shoulder despite decent Q3 performance

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. PB Fintech stock fell around 6% on Tuesday despite the company’s decent performance on key parameters in the December quarter (Q3FY26). Among the positives, revenue rose 37% year-on-year to ₹1,771 crore, driven by growth in core online revenue and new initiatives revenue.

03.02 / 10:53

markets COST UPS Manufacturing Research Trade country India-US trade deal boosts prospects of Indian cable & internet gear makers

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The India-US trade deal announcement has lifted investor sentiment around Indian cable and internet gear makers such as Sterlite Technologies Ltd (STL), HFCL Ltd, RR Kabel Ltd, Polycab India Ltd and Havells India Ltd, amid expectations of improved US export prospects and margin recovery after earlier tariff-related pressures, analysts said.

03.02 / 09:53

COST UPS Waves CEO Trade Experts International India-US trade deal sparks fresh wave of optimism in Indian IT

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. BENGALURU : The shares of India’s largest information technology (IT) services firms—Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, Infosys Ltd, HCL Technologies Ltd, Wipro Ltd and Tech Mahindra Ltd—jumped as much as 4% in morning trade as investors stamped their seal of approval on the India-US deal.

03.02 / 06:23

markets Trade President War show country strain In charts: How the India-US trade deal restores the level playing field

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India and the US announced on Monday that they had agreed on a trade deal. India announced that it will would face 18% US tariffs, down from 50%.

03.02 / 01:05

UPS SUN Tesla SpaceX Trade reports What a SpaceX–xAI merger could mean for Tesla stock

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Things are never dull in the Musk-onomy. Take Monday.

03.02 / 01:05

markets UPS FIVE ETF Trade electronic What to know about the wild swings in gold and silver

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The record-breaking rally in metals prices that has captivated investors from Wall Street to Main Street hit the wall on Friday, when silver and gold prices suffered their largest daily losses in more than four decades. Silver futures, which surged past a 45-year-old record high in October and more than doubled from there, crashed 31% on Friday.

03.02 / 00:17

markets Target Sustainability trends Trade stage recommendations Stocks to buy: Raja Venkatraman recommends top picks for 3 February

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The market remains in a volatile, range-bound phase following the Budget 2026 announcements. Investors should maintain a cautious stance this week, as a sustainable recovery depends on upcoming global data and clarity on domestic fiscal triggers.

02.02 / 14:57

markets Provident Analysis Research trends Trade President Why the markets began to party after sinking on budget day

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : The bloodbath in the markets on budget day was surprisingly cut short on Monday, as investors stepped in to bottom-fish and buy beaten-down stocks, especially those of blue chip companies that are part of benchmark indices. With much of the budget disappointment already priced in and global cues turning slightly supportive, the benchmarks recovered even as concerns over near-term growth and earnings lingered.

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