Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee depreciated 19 paise to 86.59 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Friday (July 25, 2025), a negative trend in domestic equities and foreign fund outflows dented investors’ sentiments. Forex traders said the local unit is trading in a range-bound manner as…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with his British counterpart Keir Starmer after Britain’s Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Jonathan Reynolds and Union Minister Piyush Goyal signed a free trade agreement, at Chequers Estate, in U.K.. (X/@narendramodi) The India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed on Thursday (July 25, 2025) establishes a modern, forward-looking…
Jewellery retailers in India are reporting a significant surge in old gold exchanges, driven by record-high gold prices. | Photo Credit: PAUL NORONHA With gold prices hovering above ₹95,000 per 10 grams and rising steadily over the past year, many consumers are opting to recycle or exchange their old jewellery rather than buy new. For…
A view of the Bombay Stock Exchange in Bombay | Photo Credit: AP Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled in early trade on Friday (July 25, 2025) dragged down by Bajaj Finance and persistent foreign fund outflows. A weak trend in Asian markets also dented investors’ sentiment. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 407.45 points…
The markets watchdog proposed MIIs, like stock exchanges or clearing corporations, appoint two executive directors reporting to the Managing Director. | Photo Credit: HEMANSHI KAMANI Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) proposed measures to strengthen the governance of market infrastructure institutions (MII) in a consultation paper released on June 24. The need for review…
Gold prices up across India | Photo Credit: DHIRAJ SINGH Gold prices in India saw an increase today across all cities. The price for 8 grams of 24-carat gold also rose in all cities compared to yesterday. Below is a detailed breakdown of gold prices in key cities. Gold rates in India: The gold prices…
Representative image | Photo Credit: PTI Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty pared early gains to end lower on Wednesday (July 2, 2025), dragged down by selling pressure in HDFC Bank, L&T and Reliance Industries shares ahead of the impending U.S. tariff deadline. Flight of foreign capital from markets and a mixed trend in global equities…
India’s oil imports from Russia declined 14.5% in February, the lowest since January 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters The story so far: Reversing course after being on an upward trajectory for about a week, oil prices slipped as much as 9% late Monday with emerging confidence about no disruption to oil supply globally and a de-escalation…
Element Six, De Beers Group’s subsidiary will focus on industrial solutions using synthetic diamonds | Photo Credit: REUTERS De Beers Group plans to exit lab-grown diamond (LGD) jewellery business and is in talks to sell certain assets, including inventory under Lightbox brand, with potential buyers. Established in 2018, Lightbox was launched with transparent linear pricing…
A screen displaying the Sensex is pictured at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty climbed in initial trade on Thursday (July 3, 2025), mirroring a positive trend in Asian markets, amid optimism over India-U.S. trade deal. The U.S.-Vietnam trade deal also had…
