Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Last week, my friend Sudha told me she had invested her bonus in a mid-cap stock. When I asked why she chose that company, she replied instantly, “My boss said it will become 10X in five years.” No goal, no logic, no fundamentals, no analysis….
According to WPI data, deflation in food articles was 4.16%in November, compared to 8.31% in October. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Wholesale price inflation (WPI) came in at (-) 0.32% in November, driven by an uptick in prices of food articles like pulses and vegetables on a month-on-month basis, government data showed on Monday (December…
The 30-share Bombay Stock Exchange index, Sensex and the 50-share National Stock Exchange index, Nifty declined in early trade. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Monday (December 15, 2025) in-tandem with a weak trend in global markets and persistent foreign fund outflows. Also, uncertainty over…
Rupee depreciates to an all time low against the U.S. dollar | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Rupee depreciated 9 paise to an all-time low of 90.58 against U.S. dollar in early trade on Monday (December 15, 2025), weighed down by uncertainty over an India-U.S. trade deal and persistent foreign fund outflows. Forex traders said rupee…
Gold extended gains on Monday, supported by a weaker dollar and softer US Treasury yields, as investors looked ahead to key US jobs data for clues on the Federal Reserve’s policy path, while silver steadied after a record-breaking run last week. Spot gold rose 0.4 per cent to $4,320.65 an ounce by 0319 GMT. Bullion…
Gold and silver prices are poised to maintain their record-setting rally in the coming week as investors focus on global inflation data and key macroeconomic indicators that shape central bank policy paths, analysts said. The spotlight will be on macroeconomic numbers, including inflation readings from India, the US, Europe, and the UK, as well as…
Enforcement Directorate. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has decided to bring to a conclusion cases registered under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA), which was repealed by the country more than 25 years ago in 1998. The criminal sections-loaded FERA of 1973 was replaced in June 2000 by the Foreign…
Gold jewellery exports dipped to $1.22 billion | Photo Credit: SHAILESH ANDRADE Gems and jewellery exports increased 20 per cent in November to $2.51 billion against $2.10 billion logged in the same period last year, on the back of lower base, better realisation and market diversification due to the US trade tariff. In rupees terms,…
The already stressed global silver market could be under further pressure from January 2026 as China has announced curbs on the export of the precious metal. The new policy, which will be in force in 2027 too, also requires Chinese companies to get licences to export silver. In another development, which points to high demand…
‘The concern that the IMF has expressed, and which underlies the lowly ‘C’ grade, is not going to be hastily resolved’ | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The release of the national accounts data for Quarter 2 recently was also one that coincided with serious concerns being expressed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) about the…
