Oil prices mixed as rising Mideast tensions offset demand concerns

Oil prices experienced mixed movements as weak Chinese demand clashed with Middle East tensions following the Syrian rebels’ overthrow of President Assad. Brent crude futures dipped slightly, while US WTI crude futures saw a marginal increase. Concerns over a supply surplus loomed despite OPEC+’s decision to extend production cuts, with Saudi Aramco reducing prices for […]

Jane Street exercises Dalal Street options

Local popularity of the high-frequency trading (HFT) firm soared further after the New York-based entity, which trades multiple asset classes worth hundreds of billions of dollars, made a ₹4.3-crore job offer to a student from IIT Madras.

Religare’s Rashmi Saluja 7th highest-paid CEO at over ₹68 crore in FY24

Religare Enterprises Executive Chairperson Rashmi Saluja’s FY24 gross remuneration reached ₹68.86 crore, making her the third-highest paid BFSI leader and seventh overall in India. This includes ₹14.12 crore excluding ESOPs. Saluja’s reappointment vote is scheduled for December 31 amidst an ongoing control dispute with the Burman family, Religare’s largest shareholders.

Banks unlikely to offer higher deposit rates after CRR cut

Indian banks are unlikely to raise deposit rates further due to slowing credit growth and a recent cash reserve ratio cut. The influx of liquidity ensures sufficient funds for lending, stabilizing deposit rates near their peak. Any rate reduction hinges on the central bank lowering the benchmark repo rate, potentially triggered by easing inflation.