Both digital gold and gold ETFs are relevant tools for today’s investors. Digital gold offers instant access, ease of use, and convertibility into tangible assets. Gold ETFs provide regulated backing and integration into broader financial planning. Gold has always held a prominent place in Indian portfolios, but how people invest in it is changing. What…
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal addresses the Indian People’s Forum Business Connect event in Dubai. | Photo Credit: PTI Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, on Friday (September 19, 2025) said the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is investing deeply in high-tech areas, and India could be looking at collaboration in…
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto More than 75% of the items rural Indians spend money on will face either a nil rate of Goods and Services Tax (GST) or 5% once the new rates come into effect on September 22, according to an analysis published by the Federation of…
Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark BSE Sensex declined by 387 points on Friday (September 19, 2025), snapping its three-day gaining streak due to profit-taking in blue-chip shares HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank. The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 387.73 points or 0.47% to settle at 82,626.23. During the day, it dropped…
Highlights India dealers offer premium up to $7/oz this week China dealers offer discounts of $21-$36/oz Gold exports from Switzerland to China soared in August Physical gold premiums in India rose to a 10-month high this week as record prices near a festive season failed to deter investors from buying bullion in anticipation of further…
A view of the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: Reuters Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty fell in early trade on Friday (September 19, 2025) after a three-day rally amid profit-taking in blue-chips Tata Consultancy Services and ICICI Bank. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 264.36 points to 82,749.60 in early trade. The…
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee witnessed range-bound trading in morning deals on Friday (September 19, 2025) and depreciated 7 paise to 88.27 against the US dollar, dragged lower by broad dollar strength and a negative trend in domestic equities. Forex traders said the recovery in the U.S. dollar…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks about the new GST reforms at an event in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: Debasish Bhaduri Highlighting that the second generation GST reforms will boost the economy by increasing demand, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday (September 18, 2025) said that the determination of September 22 as the date…
The logo of the Adani Group is seen on the facade of its Corporate House on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. | Photo Credit: Reuters Adani Group stocks rose between 1% and 10% on Friday, a day after Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) dismissed parts of short-seller Hindenburg Research’s stock manipulation allegations against billionaire…
Representative image | Photo Credit: Reuters Stock markets closed higher for the third consecutive day on Thursday (September 18, 2025), with the benchmark Sensex gaining 320 points to end above the 83,000 level after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by 25 basis points and signalled the possibility of two additional rate…
