Despite the February slowdown, gold ETF inflows this year have reached $3.06 billion, pushing total assets under management close to $20 billion, according to the World Gold Council. The inflows into gold exchange-traded funds plunged 77 per cent last month to $565 million, compared with a record high of $2.5 billion logged in January, as…
At the end, the rupee settled at 91.70 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar, losing 6 paise from its previous closing level. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee stayed range-bound throughout the session on Friday and ended 6 paise lower at 91.70 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar, resisting pressure from inflated crude oil prices and…
Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled over 1% on Friday (March 6, 2026) after a day’s breather as the conflict in the West Asia entered its seventh day, driving crude oil prices higher. Weakness in the U.S. equities, subdued trend in European…
The Union government has asked oil marketing companies to prioritise LPG supply to domestic consumers. File. | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) has asked oil refining companies to maximise production of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) and make it available to the three public sector entities — IndianOil, Hindustan…
In this screengrab from a video posted on March 6, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a post-budget webinar on ‘Agriculture and Rural Transformation’. Photo: @NarendraModi/YT via PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (March 6, 2026) asked farmers to leverage India’s diverse climatic conditions and focus on scaling up the harvest of high-value crops…
The decision by the U.S. to “allow” India to import Russian oil for a period of 30 days will help mitigate the spike in the price of oil and delays in oil shipments to import-dependent India, according to analysts. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in an early morning post on X on Friday (March 6,…
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee stayed firm and gained 2 paise to 91.62 against the U.S. dollar on Friday (March 6, 2026) after the U.S. announced a 30-day waiver for Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil, easing pressure on the global energy flow amid the ongoing war…
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled in early trade on Friday (March 6, 2026) after a day’s breather amid persistent geopolitical conflict in West Asia and relentless foreign fund outflows. Weakness in the U.S. equities and subdued trend in Asian markets also…
Gold recaptured some losses but remained on track for the first weekly decline in more than a month, pressured by a stronger US dollar and inflationary risks tied to the ongoing war in West Asia. Bullion rose as much as 1.2 per cent to break above $5,100 an ounce, though was headed for a weekly…
Image used for representational purposes only. File | Photo Credit: AP India is in touch with U.S. authorities for securing maritime insurance cover from the International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), sources in the government informed on Thursday (March 5, 2026). Further, to shield the country against any potential impact on fuel availability amid the ongoing…
