The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 1,337.39 points to 80,354.59 in early trade on Friday (June 13, 2025), while the Nifty tumbled 415.2 points to 24,473. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Rupee declined 56 paise to 86.08 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Friday (June 13, 2025) due to a spike in global oil…
Indian investments in silver exchange-traded products (ETPs) increased by 195 per cent in 2024 and made up 42 per cent of annual retail investments in the country, The Silver Institute’s “World Silver Survey 2025” said. There has been a further 10 per cent additional rise in the inflows since the beginning of 2025 driven by…
Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee gained 21 paise to 85.87 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Thursday (June 26, 2025), mainly due to a weakened greenback in the global markets. However, a rise in global crude oil prices and FII outflows prevented sharp gains in the…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inspects the progress of the semiconductor project, at Jagiroad in Morigaon, Assam on February 1. | Photo Credit: ANI The story so far: The Government of India has been taking various steps to boost the production of semiconductors and electronics in India, in a bid to reduce our dependence…
The government decision to increase the drawback rate on select gold and silver article will help moderate the impact of the proposed US tariff and sliding global demand for jewellery. The Customs has notified that gold jewellery drawback rate has been increased to ₹405.40 per gram from ₹335.50 of net gold content. For silver jewellery…
A view of the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: Reuters Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rallied in early trade on Thursday (June 26, 2025), taking their winning momentum to the third day running, amid optimism following a ceasefire between Iran and Israel. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 163.27 points to 82,918.78…
A view of the wholesale vegetables market at Vashi, in Navi Mumbai. The wholesale inflation declined to 0.39% in May. | Photo Credit: PTI Wholesale price inflation (WPI) declined to 0.39% in May as prices of food articles, manufactured products, and fuel eased, government data showed on Monday (June 16, 2025). WPI-based inflation was 0.85%…
Though silver will be in deficit for the fifth year in a row in 2025, gold has performed better among the precious metals, mainly due to macro and geopolitical drivers. According to the World Silver Survey 2025, issued by New York-based The Silver Institute over the weekend, silver’s performance has been less flattering compared with…
The logo of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is seen on its headquarters in Mumbai, India. | Photo Credit: Reuters Shares of BSE declined over 1% on Thursday (June 26, 2025) morning after markets regulator Sebi slapped a ₹25 lakh penalty on the stock exchange for failing to provide equal access to corporate…
SEBI directed that the noticees be banned from trading in securities and associating with depositories, and to disgorge ₹11.37 crore jointly in addition to a penalty. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has banned, among others, Sanjiv Bhasin, the Director of IIFL Securities, from securities trading for taking…
