Spot gold ended the sharp surge of three sessions on Thursday. Silver prices fell sharply by ₹9,000 to ₹2.37 lakh per kilogram in the national capital on Thursday, while gold declined ₹3,500 to ₹1.51 lakh per 10 grams amid a bearish sentiment in the domestic market. According to the All India Sarafa Association, the white…
Hyundai Motor is pictured at Pyeongtaek port in Pyeongtaek. Image used for representation purpose only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Hyundai Motor said on Friday (April 3, 2026) that exports to Europe and North Africa, which typically transit through the West Asia, were being disrupted by the conflict in the region, underscoring growing strains on…
A U.S.-sanctioned tanker carrying Iranian crude oil has rerouted mid-voyage from its previously indicated destination of India – where it would have marked the first such shipment in nearly seven years – to China. The Aframax tanker Ping Shun, built in 2002 and sanctioned by the U.S. in 2025, is now signalling Dongying in China…
Neeraj Mittal, Neeraj Mittal, Secretary at the Union Petroleum Ministry. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu To review fuel supply situation in the country, Neeraj Mittal, Secretary at the Union Petroleum Ministry Thursday (April 2, 2026) chaired a meeting with Additional Chief Secretaries and Principal Secretaries (Food and Civil Supplies). Also Read | LPG and…
Gold purchases by central banks in February were led by the National Bank of Poland (NBP) and Uzbekistan but Turkiye and Russia turned sellers, data from the World Gold Council (WGC) showed. Banks were net buyers of 19 tonnes, driven largely by a 20-tonne purchase by NBP. The Polish central bank resumed buying after a…
Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Geological Survey of India (GSI) undertook 458 mineral exploration projects in the field season 2025-26, of which 230 projects were focussed on critical minerals, the ministry of mines informed Thursday (April 2, 2026). Additionally, of the 230 projects, 92 were targeted to acquire…
Coal production from captive and commercial mines increased 10.2% in the financial year 2025-26 to 210.46 million tonnes, on a year-over-year basis, the government informed in a statement Thursday. Further, dispatches from captive and commercial mines also increased 7.35% to scale 204.61 MT during the same period. The increase in coal production and dispatches is…
“India and the U.S. share a very robust and deep strategic partnership on many aspects such as technology, defence, trade, and investment,” Piyush Goyal said. | Photo Credit: ANI As one year elapses of U.S. President Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariff announcement, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal says India and the U.S. continue to have a…
Staging a spirited recovery, stock markets pared early losses to close higher on Thursday (April 2, 2026), with the benchmark Sensex rising by 185 points and the broader Nifty settling above 22,700 on strong value buying in IT and banking shares and a sharp rebound in the rupee. Rebounding more than 2,000 points from the…
Gold traded at a premium in India this week for the first time in two months, as softer prices boosted demand for the metal, while premiums in China ticked down slightly as buyers awaited a deeper correction. Dealers quoted discounts of up to $8 an ounce and premiums of $2 an ounce over official domestic…
