IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Kotak Bank and Bharti Airtel were among the top gainers today. Indian Oil, NTPC, ONGC, Tata Steel, Grasim Industries, Coal India and M&M were top losers on Sensex

The increase in WPI inflation came on the back of rise in manufactured products' prices, negating decline prices for primary articles, fuel and power, and food items

Stock Market News Updates Today: Airtel, HDFC twins, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Infosys, IndusInd Bank and Axis Bank were trading among the top gainers. Today, Sensex hit a record high of 52,235 and Nifty hit a lifetime high of 15,340

On the positive side, BofA Securities said credit demand is bottoming out and the real lending rates adjusted for wholesale price inflation are falling

Rate of inflation based on WPI Food Index decreased from 4.27 per cent in November 2020, to 0.92 per cent in December 2020; retail inflation also dropped sharply to 4.59 per cent in December, mainly due to declining food prices

The CPI inflation continues to remain above 6 per cent throughout this year -- except in March -- higher than the Reserve Bank of India's comfort zone of 4-6 per cent

Analysts at BofA Securities expect the RBI to slash policy rates by 100 bps in FY21 as base case, with 25 bps cut on August 6 to revive the coronavirus-hit economy 

Sensex, Nifty Live News Today: According to experts, prevailing uncertain market conditions amid the rising cases of the virus and extension of the lockdown period have caused volatility and led to the downfall of broader markets on a global scale.

Share Market Update: IRCTC, P&G Hygiene, Ashok Leyland, Torrent Power, Suzlon Energy among others will announce their Q3 results today

Stock Market Updates on Delhi Election Result Day: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is all set to retain power in the national capital. AAP has breached the psychological mark of 63, while BJP has been reduced to just 07 seats. The Congress Party, however, is nowhere in the race.

WPI inflation increases: Onions, which saw prices peak in December, observed an inflation rate of 455.8 per cent against 172.3 per cent in November

WPI has been continuously declining since the start of the current financial year. It had declined 310 bps from 3.2 per cent in April to 0.2 per cent in October

Share Market : Key benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty turned volatile and ended lower on Monday, tracking global equities

Wholesale price inflation rose to a 3-month high of 3.18 per cent in March on costlier food and fuel, government data released Monday showed.

Inflation based on wholesale prices inched up to 2.93 percent in February over the previous month on account of firming up of prices of food items, including vegetables and cereals, according to government data released on Thursday.

WPI inflation stood at 3.8% in December, 2018, and 3.02% in January 2018. The retail inflation, released earlier this week, too declined marginally to 2.05% in January on continued decline in food prices, including vegetables and eggs.

Let's try to understand how much the country has gained or lost in the past year in terms of economic growth and issues matter to the common man.

This meeting assumes significance as it comes just days ahead of Budget 2019 and the sixth bi-monthly monetary policy review