No Extra 25% Tariffs on India for Russian Oil, Implies Trump

No Extra 25% Tariffs on India for Russian Oil, Implies Trump

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had assured in February that India would increase energy imports from the US to $25 billion in 2025 from $15 billion in 2024 to help reduce the trade deficit of the US. This was followed by Government-owned Indian oil and gas companies entering into discussions for more long-term energy purchases from the US companies. New Delhi has also made it clear that it was diversifying its sources of energy imports to reduce dependence on Russian oil. Aug 16, 2025
Stock market hits 9-month high as Sensex surges past 84,000, Nifty nears 25,650

Indian stock market settles flat ahead of key US-Russia summit

Sensex settled at 80,597.66, up 57 points or 0.07 per cent. The 30-share index started the session slightly up at 80,625.28 against last session's closing of 80,539.91, continuing the last day's momentum. The index remained range-bound, touching an intra-day high at 80,751.18 and a low at 80,489.86, during the session amid a mixed approach from the investors. Aug 14, 2025
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Trump tariffs a 'slow burn' for Wall Street, likely to hit US economy hard

"While Wall Street pours champagne over record-high stock indexes, the US economy is quietly swallowing a bitter pill: tariffs. The same markets that panicked in April are now shrugging at the reality of a new trade regime - one that could be far costlier than investors seem willing to admit," the article highlighted. Aug 10, 2025
Indian stock market ends lower amid US tariff jitters, Sensex declines 765 points

Indian stock market ends lower amid US tariff jitters, Sensex declines 765 points

Sensex closed at 79,857.79, down 765.47 or 0.95 per cent. The 30-share index opened in negative territory at 80,478.01 against last session's closing of 80,623.26 following selling pressure due to US tariff concerns. The index touched an intraday low at 79,775, falling about a per cent to a three-month low, amid overall selling. Aug 8, 2025
Indian stock market closes higher in volatile session amid fresh US tariff concerns

Indian stock market closes higher in volatile session amid fresh US tariff concerns

Sensex settled at 80,623.26, up 79.27 points or 0.10 per cent. The 30-share index started the session in negative territory at 80,262.98 against the last day's closing of 80,543.99, experiencing pressure following Trump's additional tariff announcement. However, the index recovered from the losses to touch an intra-day high of 80,737.55 amid buying in IT, Banking's and other heavyweight stocks in afternoon trade. Aug 7, 2025
RBI leaves repo rate unchanged at 5.5 pc, sticks to neutral stance

US tariff hike won't have major impact on India's economy: RBI Governor

Speaking at a press conference after the monetary policy announcement, the RBI Governor said, "There might not be a major impact of the ongoing uncertainty over the US tariffs on India's economy. This is subject to retaliatory tariffs coming into the picture, which we do not foresee." Aug 6, 2025
Sensex ends lower in volatile session as Mideast tensions flare up

Indian stock market settles lower amid higher US tariffs concerns

Sensex closed at 80,710.25, down 308.47 points or 0.38 per cent. The 30-share index opened the session slightly down at 80.946.43 against last day's closing of 81,018.72. However, the index further extended the loss amid a mixed approach in Auto, and Consumer Durable stocks and selling in the Pharma and Consumer goods sector. Aug 5, 2025