The precious metal price staged a recovery off the lows recorded in early February. The recovery was primarily fuelled by the uncertainty over U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff plans. The lower-than-expected U.S. GDP data also helped bolster sentiment towards precious metals. The lingering geopolitical tension in Iran also helped the cause. Comex gold managed to…
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) will enhance surveillance and enforcement on market manipulators and cyber fraudsters through technology and use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to widen the reach of its investor awareness programmes, its Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey told The Hindu in an interview. He said SEBI aims to have “optimum regulation” in…
Precious metal prices are likely to see a fiery start to the week when trading resumes on Monday, as investors would rush for safe-haven assets amid global uncertainties following the escalating the Middle East tension, analysts said. President Donald Trump announced “major combat operations” in Iran after Israeli strikes on Tehran. Iranian state media confirmed…
The story so far: Global oil markets are bracing for a potential upward price shock as trade resumes Monday (March 2, 2026) amidst escalation of hostilities in West Asia, as Israel and its ally United States (U.S.) launched air strikes against Iran on Saturday (February 28, 2026), with Tehran acting in retaliation. More importantly for…
Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Gross GST collection increased 8.1% to over ₹1.83 lakh crore in February, led by higher growth in revenues from imports. Gross domestic revenue rose 5.3% to about ₹1.36 lakh crore, while gross import revenue climbed 17.2% to ₹47,837 crore. Total refunds were up 10.2% at…
Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) infused ₹22,615 crore into Indian equities, marking the highest monthly inflow in 17 months, driven by the interim India-U.S. trade deal, correction in domestic market valuations and robust third-quarter corporate earnings. The latest buying follows three consecutive months of heavy selling….
The story so far: February was an eventful month for India-U.S. trade relations. The two countries announced an impending interim agreement on trade, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned President Donald Trump’s tariffs, the Indian negotiating team indefinitely postponed its visit to Washington, and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal hosted U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in New Delhi. All of this has raised the question: what happens…
Source: Special Arrangement. The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has plans to pursue approximately 300 projects for exploration of critical minerals in the upcoming field season, said Director General Asit Saha. “We will be increasing the number of critical mineral exploration projects from 236 in the current field season to 300 in the next field…
The recent volatile bullion prices coupled with market inefficiencies and increased inflows have taken a toll on tracking error and total expense ratio (TER) in gold and silver exchange traded funds. Tracking error in ETFs is a crucial performance metric measuring the difference between an ETF return and its benchmark index return. A higher tracking…
Even as gold prices go beyond the reach of the commoners, experts said the yellow metal remains a good investment with potential to move higher in the future. In the session Precious Metals: Beyond Aam Aadmi’s Reach, experts concurred that they do not see any immediate relief in the volatility of gold prices unless global…
