June 6, 2024
Rahul Gandhi calls for probe into stock market swings amid India’s general election drama
NEW DELHI: India’s opposition Congress leader Rahul Gandhi called for a parliamentary inquiry on Thursday into stock market spikes before and after exit polls after the country’s general election concluded last week. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s alliance won the vote with a surprisingly slim majority, well below the universal prediction from weekend exit polls. Predictions from Saturday’s exit polls sent stock markets higher on Monday, with the NSE Nifty 50 (.NSEI) and S&P BSE Sensex (.BSESN) jumping 3.3% and 3.4% respectively, a day before the Electoral Commission counts the votes and announces results. Modi and some of his ministers had


