The interest rates seem to have bottomed out in the economy. The benchmark repo rate , which saw a decline from 8 per cent seven years ago to 4 per cent in May last year , is now steady at the current level. The repo rate is the rate at which banks borrow funds from RBI. It acts as a benchmark for fixing interest rates for home loans and other loan products. While the  Government and the RBI is trying their best to keep the interest rate low, but five factors point to rising interest rate risk for the borrowers. These are rising retail inflation, higher international crude prices, second Covid wave, higher G-Sec yields and gradual rise in banks term deposit rates. ALSO WATCH | Cryptocurrency Ban: Regulatory Framework for assets like Bitcoin, Ethereum & RippleALSO READ | Debit card, credit card auto-payment: What are the big changes?READ MORE | Hardening G-Sec yields to push up borrowing cost for govt, corporates

After India's inclusion in FTSE, FPIs could step up investments in the G-Sec market. This would help take the pressure off banks in terms of investing in G-Secs and allow them to focus on lending

The rupee is expected to average around 73.50-74 in FY22, as, despite a vaccine, the COVID-19 frenzy still persists and is likely to continue to grapple the foreign exchange market

'Big Bull' Rakesh Jhunjunwala, largest individual investor in the domestic markets, said the level of taxation on the equity markets is \"reasonable\" given the socio-economic conditions in India

CEA K V Subramanian said the disinvestment target of Rs 1.75 lakh crore for 2021-22 is actually a carryover of the Rs 2.10 lakh crore target set for the fiscal ending March 31, 2021. \"Of this, BPCL privatisation and LIC listing itself were important contributors,\" he added

Pawan Goenka joined Mahindra & Mahindra in 1993 as General Manager (R&D). During his R&D tenure, he led the development of the Scorpio SUV

CBI said that various incriminating documents and other material and digital evidences were recovered during the searches

There will be large banks having presence across the country and the world, mid-size banks present across the economy, small finance banks/regional rural banks/cooperatives to take care of the small borrowers and digital players, Das said

The figure has breached the pre-Covid levels, with as many as 58,290 houses being sold in the top seven cities in Q1 as against 45,200 units in Q1 2020, property consultant ANAROCK says in its report

Das says growth momentum is going as per RBI's estimate and revival of economic activity should continue unabated; he adds there could be no downward revision in RBI's 10.5% growth estimate for FY22

Amitabh Chaudhry, CEO, Axis Bank shares how DFI bill is an exciting concept and can help Indian economy in the future. Chaudhry said that DFI is an important requirement for the economy at the moment. He shared his views on PSB consolidation and privatisation of banks, adding that Indian financial services industry was an enticing prospect for various large players across the globe. Watch as he explains to Business Today's Anand Adhikari how these developments can benefit the end consumers and economy going forward.Also Read: Don't see rating downgrade for India: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Shares of Reliance Industries, Bharti Airtel, ONGC, Hero MotoCorp, Rail Vikas Nigam, JK Tyre and Industries, Suzlon, Tata Motors will be in focus in Wednesday's trading session

Stock Market News Update Today: The BSE Sensex witnessed broader-based selling with 28 out of 30 BSE index heavyweights ending in red amid fear that second and third wave infections in India are bound to hamper economic recovery

Share market losers today: UltraTech Cement, Titan Company, ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank were among top gainers on BSE Sensex pack on March 23

Xiaomi India will provide half-a-month hardship bonus to all its employees and also cover COVID-19 immunisation costs for every staff member and their family members

Stock Market News Update Today: UltraTech Cement, Titan Company, ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank were among top gainers, while ONGC, Power Grid Corporation of India, ITC, NTPC, HDFC were among top losers

Stock Market News Update Today: Tech Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories and Infosys were among notable gainers, while IndusInd Bank, Power Grid Corporation of India, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Reliance Industries were among top losers

The 10-year government securities paper, which is a benchmark, has shot up from a low of 5.94 per cent to 6.21 per cent in the last two months. The cost of borrowing for state governments is also rising

The upwards revision from its previous forecast made last September factors in an expected boost in US consumer spending on the back of progress distributing COVID-19 vaccines and a vast stimulus package, the report said

Stock Market News Update Today: NTPC was top gainers in BSE Sensex pack, followed by HUL, Power Grid Corporation of India, ITC, Reliance, Nestle India, among others