Economy

In the immediate past week ending April 26, the overall kitty had dropped by $2.412 billion to $637.922 billion.

While initially amending the rice export policy, DGFT maintained that the export would be allowed based on permission granted by the government to other countries to meet their food security needs.

The share of crude petroleum imported from Russia surged to around 36% in the 11 months of the fiscal year 2024 from a mere 2% in the fiscal year 2022.

Onion exports were banned on December 8 last year until March 31, 2024, to control domestic prices. This ban was later extended due to concerns about price inflation.

The BSE benchmark climbed 599.34 points or 0.83 per cent to settle at 73,088.33 on Friday.

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As per the data, domestic production of petroleum products has shown positive growth. Output in March 2024 was 1.5% higher than March 2023, and for entire financial year, it grew by 3.6% compared to the previous year.

This is a major dampener for global equities but a positive for the bond market.

In the previous financial year, the capex was Rs 18,619 crore.

The global cumulative wind power capacity now totals 1,021 gigawatts.

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The BSE Sensex has roughly added 50,000 points in just one decade and the broader NSE Nifty50 has sprinted from 7,400 to 22,500 levels.

Annual traditional festivities are expected to support transportation activity and boost petrol, while the ongoing air travel recovery is expected to bolster jet or kerosene demand.

The rise in reserves has been led by the yellow metal, which has been on fire for many months now.

"While we are very confident of our domestic growth momentum in our economy, there are certainly concerns about the external environments, which are not quite settled," Sanyal said.

On Monday, New York cocoa futures hit a record high of nearly $10,500 per tonne, having soared 140 percent since the start of the year.

The World Trade Organisation (WTO), however, lowered the trade growth projection for 2024 to 2.6 per cent.

What is interesting is that the top 10 players have controlled 70 percent or $10.46 billion of the total $14.8 billion market in Q4.

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They are often sold by the dozen, starting at around 150 rupees (about 50 cents) and rising to 1,000 rupees as stones and silk are added.