Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace scripted history with the successful launch of Vikram-1, India's first privately developed orbital-class rocket. Mission Aagaman carried multiple domestic and international payloads into Low Earth Orbit, marking a major milestone for India's commercial space sector.
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The rupee's recovery has unravelled as escalating tensions in the Middle East, higher oil prices, and a widening trade deficit push the currency back toward record lows. The analysis explores the RBI's intervention strategy, inflation risks, and why India's dependence on imported crude remains its biggest structural vulnerability.
The Union Cabinet’s latest approvals are set to transform India’s manufacturing landscape. Semicon 2.0 with a ₹1.275 lakh crore outlay, mobile phone manufacturing incentives, urea policy reforms, and railway infrastructure projects are expected to boost semiconductor, electronics, capital goods, fertilizer, and infrastructure sectors. Discover the industries and listed companies likely to remain in focus.
India’s CPI inflation increased to 4.38% in June, crossing the RBI’s 4% target due to rising food and fuel prices. Weak monsoon trends, crude oil prices, and global tensions remain key inflation risks.
The Indian rupee climbed to 94.49 against the US dollar, its strongest level in seven weeks, after a US-Iran peace agreement triggered a sharp decline in global oil prices. With India heavily dependent on imported crude, lower energy costs are easing pressure on the current account deficit, supporting the currency, and improving the outlook for inflation and monetary policy. Investors are now watching whether the peace deal is formally signed and whether oil prices continue to trend lower.
The RBI kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% in its June 2026 MPC meeting while lowering FY27 GDP growth estimates to 6.6% and raising inflation projections to 5.1%. The central bank also announced several measures to attract foreign capital and strengthen India's external sector amid rising global uncertainties.
As part of the changes, the existing 12% and 28% slabs have been removed. While 5% and 18% slabs are in place.
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) will launch derivatives on the Nifty India FPI 150 Index from August 12 after receiving SEBI approval. The new futures and options contracts are expected to strengthen risk management, improve market liquidity, and provide foreign investors with a diversified benchmark for Indian equities.
Indian benchmark indices ended largely unchanged on July 16, 2026, with IT and Auto stocks supporting the market while Realty and Financial Services lagged. Rising Brent crude prices, fresh US-Iran tensions, weak global cues, and profit booking ahead of the Q1 earnings season kept investor sentiment cautious despite selective sectoral gains.
Sensex and Nifty ended nearly flat after recovering from sharp early losses. A strong rally in TCS, HCL Tech, and the IT sector offset weakness in FMCG, metals, and defence stocks amid geopolitical concerns and higher crude oil prices.
South Korea’s KOSPI index plunged 8.95% as semiconductor giants SK hynix and Samsung Electronics led a sharp market sell-off. The decline was driven by AI valuation concerns, geopolitical tensions, rising oil prices, and investor profit booking after SK hynix’s US ADR debut.
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) will launch derivatives on the Nifty India FPI 150 Index from August 12 after receiving SEBI approval. The new futures and options contracts are expected to strengthen risk management, improve market liquidity, and provide foreign investors with a diversified benchmark for Indian equities.
Indian benchmark indices ended largely unchanged on July 16, 2026, with IT and Auto stocks supporting the market while Realty and Financial Services lagged. Rising Brent crude prices, fresh US-Iran tensions, weak global cues, and profit booking ahead of the Q1 earnings season kept investor sentiment cautious despite selective sectoral gains.
Sensex and Nifty ended nearly flat after recovering from sharp early losses. A strong rally in TCS, HCL Tech, and the IT sector offset weakness in FMCG, metals, and defence stocks amid geopolitical concerns and higher crude oil prices.
South Korea’s KOSPI index plunged 8.95% as semiconductor giants SK hynix and Samsung Electronics led a sharp market sell-off. The decline was driven by AI valuation concerns, geopolitical tensions, rising oil prices, and investor profit booking after SK hynix’s US ADR debut.
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