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Stock markets trade higher in early deals; Bajaj Finance surges over 6 pc

Mumbai, Jul 31 (PTI) Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty were trading higher in early deals on Friday tracking a sharp rally in Bajaj Finance, foreign fund inflows and a decline in crude oil prices. Profit-taking in IT stock, however, restricted markets rally during the initial trading. The 30-share BSE Sensex advanced 49.91 points to 77,970.95 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 28 points to 24,343.65. From the Sensex pack, Bajaj Finance jumped over 6 per cent after the firm on Thursday reported a 28 per cent year-on-year rise in consolidated profit after tax (PAT)

Rupee rises 20 paise to 95.30 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Jul 31 (PTI) The rupee maintained its upward trajectory, rising 20 paise to 95.30 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday, tracking foreign capital inflows and a decline in global crude oil prices. However, a stronger greenback capped sharper gains in the local unit, forex traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 95.40 before rising further to 95.30, up 20 paise from its previous close. Rising for the fifth straight session, the rupee surged 26 paise to close at 95.50 against the US dollar on Thursday. “The rupee is likely to continue to

Money worries harm the brain

July 30, 2026 (Conversation) Money worries can keep us up at night, but could decades of financial stress leave a lasting mark on the brain itself? That’s the question my colleagues and I set out to answer in a new study – and the answer, it turns out, is yes. Most research on money and brain health looks at people’s financial circumstances at just one point in time. This makes it hard to know whether a few difficult years have the same effect as decades of enduring struggle. For our study, published in the journal Innovation in Aging, we tracked

Shah must have issued orders to use force on students on July 20 in Delhi, he should quit: Dipke

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jul 30 (PTI) Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Thursday claimed orders to use force against students during the July 20 “Sansad Chalo” march must have come from Union Home Minister Amit Shah and sought his resignation over the police crackdown. Talking to reporters at his residence in hometown Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in central Maharashtra, he said democracy was in “danger” in the country and questions were being raised even on judiciary, while central probe agencies were being used to break political parties. “Saving democracy is not merely an Opposition issue now. The people of the country

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