ICRA’s Chief Economist, Aditi Nayar, projects a slight rise in WPI inflation to 2.5-3% this month, diverging from CPI but converging by December. She anticipates CPI inflation cooling to 5-5.1%, potentially prompting a February rate cut. While a record trade deficit was driven by gold imports, Nayar expects moderation, forecasting a full-year current account deficit of 1.3-1.4% of GDP.
TCS, Infosys, other IT stocks drop up to 3% as Anthropic IPO sparks rally in global AI stocks
Indian IT stocks fell amid reports that Anthropic, the maker of Claude, is preparing for an IPO that could value it at around $1.5 trillion.