Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty closed lower on Monday (December 29, 2025) due to selling in oil & gas and IT shares, foreign fund outflows and thin year-end trading. Extending the downtrend to the fourth day running, the 30-share BSE Sensex declined by…
The rupee fell 23 paise against the greenback to settle at a new all-time low of 91.01 (provisional) on December 16. A look at the yearly fall in the rupee against the USD since 2015. | Photo Credit: PTI Graphics The forex markets, particularly the Indian rupee, witnessed some volatile movements in the year 2025….
Bond market angle “Infrastructure financing in India is largely driven by banks and specialised NBFCs. But banks rely on short-term CASA and deposits, creating asset–liability mismatches that make them ill-suited for long-duration infrastructure financing,” said Manish Aggarwal, partner, strategy, risk & transactions, and national leader—Infrastructure, Capital Projects & Public Asset Management, Deloitte India.
Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos The rupee fell 5 paise to 89.95 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Monday (December 29, 2025) amid foreign fund outflows and a muted opening in the domestic equity markets. Forex traders said foreign portfolio investors continue to offload Indian equities, which has been weighing on…
Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Silver prices extended their record-breaking rally for a sixth straight session on Monday (December 29, 2025), surging 6% to touch a lifetime high of ₹2,54,174 per kilogram in futures trade amid strong investor demand and bullish global trends. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), silver…
| Photo Credit: iStockphoto Silver prices swung wildly after they topped $80 an ounce, with the market still weighing in on the impact of the US-based CME group’s fixing a higher margin and cutting the positions that a person could hold in the futures market. In India, silver future contracts on MCX topped ₹2.5 lakh…
Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty eked out marginal gains in early trade on Monday (December 29, 2025) but later picked up momentum, tracking a firm trend in Asian peers and sustained buying by domestic institutional investors. The 30-share BSE Sensex went up by 22.24 points to…
Silver pulled back sharply in Monday morning trade after briefly surging past $80 an ounce for the first time, as the CME Group’s decision to raise margin requirements triggered concerns of a repeat of past market interventions. The white metal climbed as much as 6 per cent to touch $83.62 before reversing course to trade…
A joint home loan availed by two or more close family members, such as spouse, siblings, parents or children, enhances loan affordability. It not only divides the repayment responsibility but can also help lower interest rates and improve eligibility for a higher loan amount by combining the income of both borrowers. Many lenders also offer…
Retail investors suffered huge losses in futures and options (F&O) segment, evident from a SEBI study. Will it help if retail investors are prevented from taking exposure to risky instruments? Here, we discuss why such measures may not always be the optimal answer to helping such market participants. Risk compensation Individuals arguably adjust behaviour to…
