US stocks end lower, adding to week’s losses
However, the inflation rate still exceeded analyst expectations, a dynamic that will likely keep the Federal Reserve on its current path to hike interest rates aggressively. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note, a proxy for interest rates, rose closer to four percent.
Expect inflation to come down to target of 4% in 2 years: Guv
The consumer price index measured inflation printed 7% in August versus 6.71% a month ago.
Sebi tightens IPO disclosure rules, OKs pre-filing of offer documents
The regulator’s board also approved a proposal on the introduction of a new option for the appointment and removal of independent directors and bringing buying and selling by mutual funds under insider trading rules. ET had reported September 29 that the Sebi board would be approving these measures.
Gas prices hiked 40%; CNG, PNG to cost more
Simultaneously, the price of gas from difficult and newer fields like the ones in Reliance Industries Ltd and its partner bp plc operated deepsea D6 block in KG basin, was hiked to USD 12.6 per mmBtu from USD 9.92, the order said.
Markets give a thumbs-up to RBI stance, snap 7-Day losing streak
The BSE Sensex closed at 57,426.92, up 1.8%. The Nifty advanced 1.6% to end at 17,094.35. The index closed above its 200-day moving average (DMA), a key long-term trend indicator, of 16,982. Shares of lenders and other rate-sensitive stocks led the rebound with the Nifty Bank index jumping 2.6%.
RBI raises repo rate by 50 bps more to 5.9%
The repo rate now stands 50 basis points higher at 5.9%, with other rates going up by the same magnitude. An ET poll of economists and investors had pegged the rate increase at 50 bps. Retail inflation is hovering at a multi-year high, having touched 7% in August and likely to have accelerated further in […]