Expenditures climbed 5.5% from June to Rs 1.93 lakh crore, which was a third higher than in July last year, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed. Net new card additions in July hit a five-month high at 425,000, taking the total tally to 111.6 million. The industry had reported a marginal contraction of 235 cards in June.
Oil claws back losses as Strait of Hormuz is closed again
Brent crude futures jumped $6.11, or 6.76%, to $96.49 a barrel by 2327 GMT and U.S. West Texas Intermediate was at $90.38 a barrel, up