Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says the government would only review the fiscal deficit target closer to the 2020/21 budget

Global oil prices shot up the most since the Gulf war in the immediate aftermath of the unprecedented drone missile strikes on key oil facilities in Saudi Arabia that disabled 5 per cent of the global supply

Tellurian and Petronet LNG India have jointly announced that the two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for up to five million tonnes per annum (5 mtpa) of LNG through equity investment in Driftwood

\"The massive amount of savings in corporate tax due to the measures declared today aggregating to Rs 1.45 lakh crore is a timely stimulus for the revival of our economy,\" said JSW CMD Sajjan Jindal

The government has slashed basic corporate tax rate to 22 per cent from 30 per cent while for new manufacturing companies it has been cut down to 15 per cent from 25 per cent

Gold fell by Rs 170 to Rs 38,390 per 10 gram on Friday in the national capital on strong rupee which rallied after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced corporate tax cut, according to HDFC Securities.

Sensex and Nifty have gained over 5% in today's trade. All 30 scrips under Sensex were trading higher and only 2 Nifty stocks Zee Entertainment and Tata Consultancy Services were trading in the red.

FM's announcements cheered the investors taking market capitalisation of BSE to 144.72 lakh crore from 138.54 lakh crore on Thursday, a gain of 5.28% or Rs 7.31 lakh crore within minutes

The benchmark Sensex spiked over 5 per cent, 2,256 points to 38,349, after the FM Sitharaman slashed basic corporate tax rate to 22 per cent from 30 per cent while for new manufacturing companies it has been cut down to 15 per cent from 25 per cent.

There are a few small finance banks that are offering interest rates higher than those in bigger banks in order to attract customers.