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Top stocks to buy today: Stock recommendations for June 18, 2026 – check list

TazaPulseJune 18, 2026

Top stocks to buy today (AI image) Top stock market recommendations: Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL), Canara Bank, and TVS Motor Company – these are the top 3 stocks that Aakash K Hindocha, Vice President – Research, Nuvama Professional Clients Group/Nuvama Wealth Management has recommended buying on June 15, 2026. He has also shared his technical...

Insurers want marine insurance pool to continue even after ceasefire

TazaPulseJune 18, 2026

Mumbai: With the cessation of hostilities between the US and Iran hopes have risen of normalization of trade, but Indian insurers plan to retain the marine insurance pool to ensure that there is enough domestic capacity to ensure that trade is protected when similar geopolitical events arise in future.Insurers and brokers said that while the...

Fertilisers: ‘It takes time to restart plants’: Hormuz reopening may not ease fertiliser woes anytime soon, say industry executives

TazaPulseJune 18, 2026

Fertiliser availability and prices may take another three to four months to return to normal despite a tentative US-Iran peace agreement and the expected reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, industry executives said.While the agreement is expected to ease pressure on global energy and shipping markets, executives said disruptions caused by the conflict in West...

Trade deal with UK set to kick in from July 15

TazaPulseJune 18, 2026

NEW DELHI: The India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) and the social security deal are set to be operationalised from July 15 after talks between PM Narendra Modi and his counterpart Keir Starmer in Evian on Wednesday.“We have got an even solution that balances the interests of our stakeholders on the issue of steel,” a senior...

China’s export surge sparks Europe fears as G7 countries weighs response to ‘China Shock 2.0’

TazaPulseJune 18, 2026

China’s booming exports are emerging as a major concern for Europe, with leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) economies discussing ways to address growing trade imbalances amid fears of a new “China Shock” hitting European industry, according to news agency AP.After years of US tariffs aimed at curbing Chinese manufacturing dominance, Beijing has continued...

NSE files DRHP for $2-3 billion IPO; Tiger Global, SBI among major sellers

TazaPulseJune 18, 2026

The National Stock Exchange has formally restarted its long-delayed journey to the stock market, filing draft papers with Sebi for an estimated $2-3 billion initial public offering nearly nine years after its first listing attempt was derailed by the co-location controversy, according to an ET report.The draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) proposes an offer for...

PNGRB asks oil, gas firms to strengthen compensation for accident victims

TazaPulseJune 18, 2026

New Delhi: Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has urged oil and gas companies to review and strengthen their compensation policies beyond statutory requirements to ensure adequate support for families of workers killed or permanently disabled in accidents.While several companies have already enhanced their voluntary compensation packages following its interventions and continued follow-up, the...

India-UK FTA clears steel hurdle; 85% of Indian exports shielded from British curbs

TazaPulseJune 18, 2026

India has secured protection for a majority of its steel exports to the UK under the India-UK free trade agreement, with 85% of outbound shipments remaining outside Britain’s upcoming steel safeguard measures, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday, PTI reported.The announcement comes as India and the UK prepare to operationalise their Comprehensive Economic...

US Federal Reserve policy meet: Kevin Warsh-led FOMC keeps interest rates unchanged; projects hike by year-end, raises inflation forecast

TazaPulseJune 18, 2026

Kevin Warsh (AP file photo) US Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh-led FOMC on Wednesday kept the key interest rate unchanged in the 3.5% to 3.75% range. This is Kevin Warsh’s first policy review after taking over from Jerome Powell as US Federal Reserve chair.“The Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds...

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Huntington’s disease drugmaker UniQure to seek FDA OK for gene therapy

TazaPulseJune 17, 2026

Thomas Fuller | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images UniQure plans to seek FDA approval of its experimental gene therapy for Huntington’s disease, the company said Wednesday, months after previous agency leaders criticized the evidence backing the application. UniQure said the FDA in a recent meeting communicated that a three-year analysis from a Phase...