Fresh positions built up by participants led to a rise in silver prices, analysts said. Silver prices rose 3.17 per cent to ₹2.67 lakh per kg in the futures trade on Wednesday, amid renewed uncertainty over US trade policy. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, the white metal for March delivery increased ₹8,231, or 3.17 per…
Globally, gold futures rose 0.26% to $5,199.66 per ounce in New York. Gold prices on Friday rose ₹890 to ₹1,60,599 per 10 grams in futures trade as speculators created fresh positions on a firm spot demand. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold contracts for April delivery traded higher by ₹890, or 0.56 per cent, at…
Gold discounts in India widened to their deepest in 10 months as a rebound in prices curbed demand, while China demand picked up as the bullion’s safe-haven appeal shined through via rising premiums after markets returned from the Lunar New Year holiday. Indian bullion dealers offered a discount of up to $65 per ounce over…
Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee fell 4 paise to 90.95 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Friday (February 27, 2026), weighed down by FII outflows and a fall in the domestic equity markets in morning session. However, a weaker greenback and a dip in global crude…
The 50-share NSE Nifty declined 117.15 points to 25,379.40. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty drifted lower in early trade on Friday (February 27, 2026), tracking a weak trend in global markets and fresh foreign fund outflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 364.62 points to 81,883.99 during initial trade. The 50-share…
“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times”, wrote Charles Dickens in A Tale of Two Cities. This sums up the state of affairs in India in the past decade or so. Of particular interest here is the income mobility of different segments of the population which reveals sharp upward and…
Securities and Exchange Board of India. File picture | Photo Credit: The Hindu Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) broadened the categories of mutual funds in line with the proposals in a consultation paper released last year, in its circular released 26, February. According to the circular released, SEBI introduced another new category called…
The new series of national accounts data to be released on Friday (February 27, 2026) will incorporate several methodological and statistical upgrades that will make India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Gross Value Added (GVA) data more accurate and granular, an analysis of the various changes being implemented shows. Over the last week, the Ministry…
Gold prices on Thursday dropped ₹539 to ₹1,60,606 per 10 grams in futures trade amid a fall in spot demand. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold contracts for April delivery traded lower by ₹539, or 0.33 per cent, at ₹1,60,606 per 10 grams in a business turnover of 647 lots. Analysts attributed the fall in…
Image for representative purposes only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty climbed in early trade on Thursday (February 26, 2026) led by buying in IT stocks and fresh foreign fund inflows. A rally in the U.S. markets also helped the benchmark indices build gains during initial trading. The 30-share BSE…
