Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: AP Asian shares mostly dipped in Monday (March 30, 2026) morning trading as worries continued about soaring oil prices and the potential for further escalation in the US war with Iran. The drops in Asia follow the deep declines on Wall Street last Friday that finished…
Central government has made an ad hoc allocation of Public Distribution System (PDS) kerosene to States and Union Territories for household use, introducing a 60-day emergency measure to ease pressure on cooking gas LPG. File | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam The Central government has made an ad hoc allocation of Public Distribution System (PDS)…
Gold prices to remain volatile in near term, analyst says. Gold prices fell on Monday, as a surge in energy prices fuelled inflation worries and dampened expectations for US Federal Reserve interest rate cuts this year. Spot gold fell 0.6 per cent to $4,466.99 per ounce as of 0238 GMT. US gold futures for April…
Washington DC The U.S. and India are not “far off” from finalizing an interim trade deal, but need to bridge some negotiating gaps, such as over discussions on pulses and the staging of tariff reductions, according to a U.S. official. “We’re not that far off from finalizing the interim trade deal, but some gaps remain,”…
India’s manufacturing ecosystem is deeply embedded in global supply chains. From energy and fertilizers to electronics and chemicals, several sectors rely heavily on imported raw materials and intermediates. The recent geopolitical development in West Asia has shown how quickly supply disruptions can ripple through the economy, underscoring a stark reality that while global interdependence is…
Precious metal prices are expected to remain in a corrective phase next week as investors track geopolitical developments in West Asia and key macroeconomic data from major economies for fresh direction, analysts said. Speeches from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Monday and other Fed officials later in the week will also be closely watched…
Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has dismissed the appeals filed by BSE, where the leading bourse challenged the power of the NCLT to defreeze the Demat accounts of businesses undergoing insolvency resolution and liquidation process. “…the impugned orders have been passed in valid exercise of such…
Co-Founder and Chairman, ANAROCK, Anuj Puri. File | Photo Credit: Bijoy Ghosh Housing sales rose 9% annually to over 1.01 lakh units in January-March across the top seven cities on a low-base effect but fell 7% from the previous quarter amid global economic uncertainties due to the West Asia conflict, according to Anarock. Sales increased…
Image for representational purposes only. Photo credit: Special arrangement Seeking to improve the quality of their coking coal, state-owned miner Coal India informed it would be setting up eight new coking coal washeries, with a combined washing capacity of 21.5 million tonnes a year, at an estimated capital outlay of ₹3,300 crores. Of the eight…
Gold prices plunged by ₹3,263 or 2 per cent to ₹142,942 per 10 gram on Friday | Photo Credit: REUTERS A surge in geopolitical tensions in West Asia has jolted India’s gold market, triggering sharp price swings and dampening both domestic buying and export demand at a critical juncture for the jewellery trade. Gold prices,…
