Markets gain with Nifty close to 11,700 mark, Sensex up 315 points

The deepening conflict in West Asia has placed the Indian economy and the broader Asian region in the "eye of the storm," as supply chain disruptions and surging energy costs threaten to trigger a significant negative growth shock.

New Delhi [India], March 12: There is something quietly powerful about a window... It neither confines nor escapes. It simply allows us to look, to pause, to breathe between inner and outer worlds. In The Painted Window, multi-award-winning contemporary artist Nandita Desai turns this everyday architectural element into the soul of her fifth solo exhibition, transforming vintage and handcrafted windows into luminous works of art. Running from 16th to 21st March 2026 at the Kamalnayan Bajaj Art Gallery, Nariman Point, Mumbai, the exhibition brings together 50 artworks - windows that look outward at the world, and inward at memory and quiet reflection.

India's Consumer Price Index or retail inflation in February was recorded at 3.21 per cent, official data showed on Thursday.

Indian stock markets settled in the red on Thursday as escalating tensions in West Asia and again a sharp rise in crude oil prices weighed on investor sentiment.

India's non-bank financial companies (NBFCs) are expected to expand faster than traditional banks over the coming decade as lenders adopt artificial intelligence and expand into new loan segments, according to a research report by Nomura.

Dubai [UAE], March 12: Wizz Financial, the global fintech company specializing in cross-border payments and digital wallets, today announced the completion of its first stablecoin-powered cross-border remittance and treasury transaction originating from the United States, with capabilities into 80 countries, in partnership with BitGo Bank & Trust, N.A. ("BitGo"), an OCC-regulated digital asset trust bank and subsidiary of BitGo Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BTGO). Through the partnership, Wizz Financial is utilizing BitGo's institutional-grade wallet infrastructure and e-trade services to facilitate the conversion of fiat currency into stablecoins, enabling near-real-time settlement, enhanced liquidity management, and compliant, scalable cross-border remittance flows across its global network as new corridors are progressively launched.

Razorpay, India's omnichannel payments and banking platform for businesses, on Thursday announced the launch of the world's first Agent Studio built using the Claude Agent SDK from Anthropic at the FTX 2026 event.

Warren (New Jersey) [US] / Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 12: LTM, the Business Creativity partner to the world's largest enterprises, has been recognized as an Innovator in Avasant's Generative AI Services 2025 RadarView™. The recognition highlights LTM's strong capabilities in generative AI (Gen AI) and agentic AI, underpinned by robust governance, enterprise-scale platforms, and sustained investments in innovation.

Indian stock markets opened in the red on Thursday as escalating tensions in West Asia and again a sharp rise in crude oil prices weighed on investor sentiment.

Due to the current West Asia geopolitical situation and blockade on LPG imports, available supplies are being carefully rationed to ensure wider coverage, with domestic households being the top priority. The three major state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) have initiated a judicial distribution strategy to manage the available Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) stocks.