Signage is seen outside the Moody’s Corporation headquarters in New York. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Moody’s Ratings on Monday (February 9, 2026) projected India’s GDP to grow at 6.4% in the next fiscal, the fastest pace among G-20 economies, driven by strong domestic consumption, policy measures, and a stable banking system. In its banking…
FILE PHOTO: UK gold bullion bars are stacked at Baird & Co in Hatton Garden in London, Britain. | Photo Credit: Hiba Kola Gold prices in India have seen an upward trend today, February 9, with an increase seen across all major cities. The price of both 22-carat and 24-carat gold has risen compared with…
Gold and silver extended gains on Monday, with the former trading just above the $5,000-per-ounce level as the dollar dipped, while investors awaited key jobs and inflation data due later in the week to gauge U.S. interest rate trajectory. Spot gold rose 1.1% to $5,012.76 per ounce by 0502 GMT after a 4% climb on…
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty opened on a positive note on Monday (February 9, 2026) amid foreign fund inflows, a rally in Asian markets and optimism following a fresh trade agreement between India and the U.S. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 441.77 points, or 0.53%, to 84,022.17 in the morning trade. The 50-share NSE…
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee gained 21 paise to 90.44 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Monday (February 9, 2026), supported by positive sentiments after India and the U.S. reached a framework for an interim trade pact. Forex traders said the rupee opened on a…
In the international market, gold gained $234.7, or nearly 5 per cent, over the past week on the Comex, recovering to $5,000 per ounce from a low of $4,400 per ounce. Gold prices are likely to trade firm next week as traders await key economic data, including US inflation numbers, for fresh cues on interest…
Ashwini Vaishnaw, India’s IT minister, said India could attract over $200 billion in data-centre investments over the years. Addressing a press conference at a 3DExperience World event in Houston, Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang said data centres could generate huge upstream and downstream employment in India, just the way the internet did. However, execution is…
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal questioned UPA-era deals and policy decisions such as the import of palm oil. | Photo Credit: ANI Congress leader Anand Sharma on Sunday (February 8, 2026) dared Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal to cancel trade pacts with ASEAN, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore if they were against national interest. Mr….
Overall, in 2025, FPIs pulled out a net ₹1.66 lakh crore ($18.9 billion) from Indian equities. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters After three consecutive months of heavy selling, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) turned net buyers in the first week of February, infusing more than ₹8,100 crore in Indian equities, aided by improving risk sentiment, along…
As in the case of other non-north-eastern and hilly States, a substantial portion of the losses for Tamil Nadu were concentrated in the power sector. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Tamil Nadu has been identified as one of the top three States in the country, which suffer from heavy losses incurred by State Public…
