New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) Following are the top business stories at 2040 hours:
DEL49 BIZ-LD IIP
* Industrial output growth slows to 9-month low of 1.2 pc in May
New Delhi: India's industrial production growth slowed to a nine-month low of 1.2 per cent in May 2025 due to poor performance of manufacturing, mining and power sectors caused by the early onset of Monsoon, according to official data released on Monday. *
DEL77 BIZ-LD FISCAL DEFICIT
* Fiscal deficit slips to 0.8 pc of full-year target at May-end 2025: CGA data
New Delhi: The central government's fiscal deficit fell to 0.8 per cent of the full-year target at the end of May, mainly due to a whopping Rs 2.69 lakh crore dividend received from the Reserve Bank of India. *
DEL79 BIZ-INDIA-US-LD TRADE PACT
* India toughens stance on agri issues; trade talks with US enter crucial phase
New Delhi: India has hardened its position on issues related to agriculture as negotiations with the US team in Washington have entered a crucial stage, an official said on Monday. *
DEL61 BIZ-LD STOCKS
* Markets snap 4-day rally; Sensex ends 452 points lower as banking stocks drag
Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled on Monday after a four-day rally amid emergence of profit-taking, mainly in bank stocks. *
DEL41 BIZ-RUPEE-CLOSE
* Rupee falls 23 paise to close at 85.73 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee pared initial gains and settled for the day in the negative territory, down 23 paise at 85.73 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, on weak domestic equities and a bounce back in crude oil prices. *
DEL81 BIZ-RBI REPORT-LD NPA
* Bank GNPAs decline to multi-decadal low of 2.3 pc in March, may inch up by March 2027: RBI report
Mumbai: The gross non-performing assets (NPAs) of the banking system declined to a multi-decadal low of 2.3 per cent in March 2025, the Reserve Bank said on Monday. *
DEL31 BIZ-GST-GOVT DATA
* Gross GST collections double in 5 years to record Rs 22.08 lakh cr in FY25
New Delhi: Gross GST collections doubled in five years to reach an all-time high of Rs 22.08 lakh crore in the 2024-25 fiscal year, from Rs 11.37 lakh crore in FY21, government data showed on Monday. *
DEL72 BIZ-FINMIN-SMALL-SAVINGS
* Govt keeps interest rates on small savings schemes unchanged for Q2
New Delhi: The government on Monday left interest rates unchanged for various small savings schemes, including PPF and NSC, for the sixth straight quarter beginning July 1, 2025. *
DEL93 BIZ-LD-DHONI-TRADEMARK
* Dhoni seeks trademark for sobriquet 'Captain Cool'
New Delhi: Former Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has filed a trademark application for the phrase 'CAPTAIN COOL', a sobriquet widely associated with his calm on-field demeanour. *
DEL78 BIZ-GAS-PRICE-HIKE
* APM gas price hits ceiling of USD 6.75
New Delhi: The price of natural gas used for producing CNG for vehicles and cooking gas was raised 5 per cent for July, following a surge in oil prices triggered by Israel's military strike on Iran. *
DEL48 BIZ-GOLD-PRICE
* Gold prices dip Rs 200 to Rs 97,470 per 10 gram
New Delhi: Gold prices fell Rs 200 to Rs 97,470 per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday due to continuous selling by stockists, according to the All India Sarafa Association. *