Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmarks, opened in green on Wednesday. While Nifty50 went above 25,300, BSE Sensex was up over 500 points. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 25,326.40, up 151 points or 0.60%. BSE Sensex was at 82,374.35, up 517 points or…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday took part in the customary halwa ceremony, signalling the final phase of preparations for the Union Budget 2026-27, which is scheduled to be presented in the Lok Sabha on February 1. The ritual was held at North Block on Raisina Hill, the former headquarters of the finance ministry, as…
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Mehul Kothari, DVP – Technical Research, Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers, the top stocks to buy today (January 28, 2026) are Chennai Petroleum, Oil India, and Punjab National Bank (PNB). Let’s take a look:CHENNAI PETROLEUM – Consolidation near Key SupportBuy: ₹850–₹840 | Stop…
Mumbai: Vedanta Ltd, the promoters of Hindustan Zinc (HZL), is eyeing to sell up to 6.7 crore shares of HZL, translating to almost 1.6% of its equity to mop up nearly Rs 4,600 crore. On Tuesday, Vedanta informed the stock exchanges that it would sell the HZL stake through the offer for sale (OFS) route…
Chennai: Renault said the proposed India–European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) could significantly strengthen its manufacturing and export strategy in India, positioning its Chennai facility as a key global hub for vehicles and auto components. With tariff barriers expected to moderate, the French automaker aims to leverage higher localisation, expanded component exports, and new model…
New Delhi: Indian students and professionals are set to gain unprecedented access to Europe after India and Euro-pean Union finalised a sweeping free trade agreement alongside a mobility framework that commits EU to unca-pped movement for learners.Officials said the pact marks a decisive shift towards talent-led cooperation, with education, skills and research emerging as key…
NEW DELHI: Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday dismissed speculations that US President Donald Trump played a role in bringing India and the European Union together for their landmark free trade agreement, saying “don’t think we even discussed this.”Goyal made these remarks while responding to a question that sought to link the India–EU Free…
US stock markets opened on a mixed note on Tuesday as strong earnings from major companies lifted technology shares. However, a sharp sell-off in health insurance stocks pulled the Dow Jones Industrial Average lower amid concerns over future Medicare payments.At 9:30 am ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 305.69 points or 0.62 per cent,…
Air India on Tuesday unveiled the interiors of its first custom-built Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, marking a key milestone in the airline’s ongoing fleet modernisation and standardisation drive under the Tata Group.The wide-body aircraft, featuring newly designed cabins, will be deployed on the Mumbai–Frankfurt route starting February 1. This is the first Dreamliner to join Air…
Antonio Costa, Narendra Modi, and Ursula von der Leyen NEW DELHI: The India–European Union (EU) Free Trade Agreement (FTA), announced on Tuesday, is the country’s eighth such pact since 2021. Famously called the “mother of all deals” by European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen days before she arrived in Delhi with European Council President…
