Gold slips ₹125 to ₹1,12,430/10 g in futures trade ahead of key US inflation data; silver inches higher
Gold prices eased by ₹125 to ₹1,12,430 per 10 grams in the domestic futures market…
Rupee falls 3 paise to 92.43 against U.S. dollar in early trade
Image for representation purposes only. File | Photo Credit: PTI The rupee fell 3 paise to 92.43 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Wednesday (March 18, 2026), weighed down by FII outflows and a stronger greenback amid the raging war in West Asia. A fall in global crude oil prices and a positive…
Stock markets rally in early trade
The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 518.84 points to 76,589.68 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty surged 157.75 points to 23,738.90 | Photo Credit: Reuters Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rallied in early trade on Wednesday (March 18, 2026), building on gains of the past two trading sessions, amid a drop in crude…
Gold steady as investors weigh Mideast risks ahead of Fed decision
Gold prices held steady on Wednesday as investors stayed on the sidelines, assessing the economic impact of the West Asia conflict ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s policy decision. Spot gold edged down 0.1 per cent at $5,000.77 per ounce as of 0243 GMT. US gold futures for April delivery fell 0.1 per cent to…
Union Govt writes to States, UTs for speedily approving pending, new gas pipeline projects
Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: PTI The Union Government has written to State governments and Union Territories urging them that pending applications for laying of city gas distribution pipelines (CGD) be given deemed approval and new applications be accorded approval within twenty-four hours, Sujata Sharma, Joint-Secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) told reporters here in an inter-ministerial briefing here…
RBI fixes redemption price of ₹15,814 for SGB
From April 1, SGB capital gains tax rules will change, allowing tax-free gains only for original subscribers who hold bonds until 8-year maturity | Photo Credit: lakshmiprasad S RBI has fixed a redemption price of ₹15,814 per unit for premature redemption of Sovereign Gold Bond issued on September 17, 2019. Accordingly, the redemption price for…
Parliamentary panel rebukes Ministry of Planning, Niti Aayog for poor financial management
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance noted “flaws in planning” by Niti Aayog when it comes to its finances. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance pulled up the Ministry of Planning for not “planning” its finances better. The committee found that despite spending less than half of the budget…
‘Not for all LPG consumers’: Govt clarifies on eKYC norms
LPG Gas Cylinder being unloaded at a distribution centre in New Delhi on March 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, on Tuesday (March 17, 2026), had clarified that LPG biometric Aadhaar authentication (eKYC) is only required for unauthenticated LPG customers and not for all customers. The…
India’s second LPG carrier ‘Nanda Devi’ arrives at Gujarat port
Indian-flagged LPG carrier Nanda Devi, carrying 46,500 MT LPG for ship-to-ship transfer, arrives at Vadinar port, in Gujarat, on March 17, 2026 | Photo Credit: PTI India’s second LPG carrier ‘Nanda Devi’ arrived safely at Vadinar port in Gujarat on Tuesday (March 17, 2026), carrying 46,500 metric tonnes of gas after navigating the Strait of…
Oil climbs over 2% as Iran war halts supply
Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: AP Oil prices rose more than 2% on Tuesday (March 17, 2026), reversing some of the previous session’s losses, on worries about supply with the Strait of Hormuz mostly shut and U.S. allies rebuffing calls to send warships to help tankers move through the vital waterway….
India to sign U.S. deal only after clarity on tariff rates
Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal. File | Photo Credit: PTI India remains engaged with the U.S. on a trade deal, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Monday (March 16, 2026). Sources in the government, however, said that India will now sign a trade deal with the U.S. only once that country has settled its “tariff architecture”…
