Silver pulled back sharply in Monday morning trade after briefly surging past $80 an ounce for the first time, as the CME Group’s decision to raise margin requirements triggered concerns of a repeat of past market interventions. The white metal climbed as much as 6 per cent to touch $83.62 before reversing course to trade…
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Retail investors suffered huge losses in futures and options (F&O) segment, evident from a SEBI study. Will it help if retail investors are prevented from taking exposure to risky instruments? Here, we discuss why such measures may not always be the optimal answer to helping such market participants. Risk compensation Individuals arguably adjust behaviour to…
Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The combined market valuation of seven of the top-ten most valued firms declined by ₹35,439.36 crore in a holiday-shortened last week, with State Bank of India (SBI) taking the biggest hit, in line with a muted trend in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark climbed…
The listing process for Bharat Coking Coal Limited is in full steam with absolutely no holds or delays, sources explained. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto To improve governance and accountability, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has directed the coal ministry to map and list all the subsidiaries of state-run CIL by 2030,…
With silver prices topping $79 an ounce and gaining 18 per cent last week, the trade wonders if it would witness another “Silver Thursday” or “Silver Rule 7” will have an impact after the US-based CME Group has come up with new regulations. On December 26 (Friday), the CME Group, which operates major derivatives exchanges…
The story so far: The year 2025 has been rocky for the Indian economy. While the government has implemented several policy changes that are positive for the economy, several other factors, some international and some domestic, continue to play spoilsport. What has gone well in the year? The year began on a reasonably positive footing….
Silver prices soared by ₹9,350 to hit a fresh lifetime high of ₹2,36,350 per kilogram in the national capital on Friday (December 26, 2025), tracking strong global cues, according to the All India Sarafa Association. The white metal had closed at Rs 2,27,000 per kilogram on Wednesday (December 24). Over the past the four sessions,…
Image used for representation purpose only. Seeking to improve efficiency in the approval process towards accelerating coal production, the government on Friday notified rules that does away with the Coal Controller Organisation’s (CCO) nod for opening a coal mine, individual seams or sections of a seam. The notified amendment to the provisions entrusts the board…
Image used for representational purpose only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark index Sensex dropped by 367 points in its third straight day of losses on Friday (December 26, 2025) due to foreign fund outflows and lack of any major domestic triggers. Falling for the third consecutive day, the 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 367.25 points…
