Sensex, Nifty open higher as crude oil prices slip up to 2 pc

IANS | August 24, 2026 9:33 AM

Mumbai, Aug 24 (IANS) Domestic equity markets opened higher on Monday after two straight weekly losses amid decline in crude oil prices, though investors awaited clarity on potential US sanctions on Iran later in the session amid elevated geopolitical tensions.

RBI monetary policy trapped in ‘chalk and cheese’ problem: SBI report

IANS | August 24, 2026 9:18 AM

New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The recent RBI monetary policy minutes, monetary policy press statement and RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra’s statement for August, and even earlier months, reveal the conundrum of “chalk and cheese” in monetary policy, an SBI Research report said on Monday.