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The reason for valuations to be at this level is because corporate balance sheets are in the best of health and the debt-to-equity is at the lowest historical levels of 0.55, while companies capacity utilisation is at 80%, he said.

The brokerage described RBI s decision to ease bank lending to finance companies as Dene Wala Jab Bhi Deta...Deta Chappar Phaad Ke" (God gives abundantly whenever he gives). It was referring to RBI s move to ease the sector s woes. CLSA said Bandhan Bank is the biggest beneficiary of the step.

Indian corporate borrowers, essentially comprising manufacturing firms, NBFCs and limited liability partnership firms, raised ₹80,693 crore in the fortnight ended February 15. An ET analysis of RBI data shows that the fortnightly CP issuance has averaged over ₹50,000 crore a fortnight throughout the current fiscal and even in the previous one.

A 10% depreciation in the rupee increases the wholesale price index (WPI) by 100-130 bps, compared with 30-35 bps for the consumer price index (CPI), according to an econometric analysis by Bank of Baroda economists. A higher WPI feeds into core inflation on higher prices of raw materials - an important component of WPI.

The first week of the month saw inflows of ₹4,970 crore as funds flowed into Indian debt in anticipation of a rate cut. The second week, however, saw outflows of ₹8,163 crore as a rate cut materialised and the rupee touched record lows, making Indian bonds less attractive to foreign investors, experts said.

IndiGo s market share rose from 64.4% in December 2024 to 65.2% in January 2025, according to monthly data released by the aviation department.

Wall Street s main indexes opened higher on Thursday as AI bellwether Nvidia s upbeat forecast soothed concerns of cooling demand in the industry, though a jump in weekly jobless claims kept a check on gains.

Ad group WPP expects its revenue and profit to be flat at best this year because of a weak Chinese market and uncertainty in the United States, it said on Thursday, as its shares hit a four-year low following disappointing results.

Elon Musk s net worth has dropped by $83 billion in 2025, falling to $349 billion as Tesla shares plunged 8%. Weighed down by weak European sales and investor concerns over Musk s political activities, Tesla s stock is down 27% year-to-date.