Apollo Hospitals' board has approved a major restructuring involving the demerger and consolidation of its pharmacy and digital health units under Apollo Healthtech, which will be listed separately. The move aims to unlock value and enable shareholders to directly own a stake in the restructured Omni-Channel Pharmacy and Digital Health platform.
World shares started the week mixed, with European markets opening lower, after U.S. stocks closed at an all-time high following their recovery from the shocks of the Trump administrations trade policies.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) anticipates more effective monetary policy transmission due to the increasing share of floating rate loans, which reached 75.7% in March 2025. Increased inter-bank liquidity, through measures like open market operations and CRR reductions, further supports faster transmission to financial and credit markets.
Economics Editor Faisal Islam on what was really behind the big rebellion about the government's welfare reform bill, after the government confirmed it will make major concessions.
