The listing process for Bharat Coking Coal Limited is in full steam with absolutely no holds or delays, sources explained. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto To improve governance and accountability, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has directed the coal ministry to map and list all the subsidiaries of state-run CIL by 2030,…
With silver prices topping $79 an ounce and gaining 18 per cent last week, the trade wonders if it would witness another “Silver Thursday” or “Silver Rule 7” will have an impact after the US-based CME Group has come up with new regulations. On December 26 (Friday), the CME Group, which operates major derivatives exchanges…
The story so far: The year 2025 has been rocky for the Indian economy. While the government has implemented several policy changes that are positive for the economy, several other factors, some international and some domestic, continue to play spoilsport. What has gone well in the year? The year began on a reasonably positive footing….
Silver prices soared by ₹9,350 to hit a fresh lifetime high of ₹2,36,350 per kilogram in the national capital on Friday (December 26, 2025), tracking strong global cues, according to the All India Sarafa Association. The white metal had closed at Rs 2,27,000 per kilogram on Wednesday (December 24). Over the past the four sessions,…
Image used for representation purpose only. Seeking to improve efficiency in the approval process towards accelerating coal production, the government on Friday notified rules that does away with the Coal Controller Organisation’s (CCO) nod for opening a coal mine, individual seams or sections of a seam. The notified amendment to the provisions entrusts the board…
Image used for representational purpose only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark index Sensex dropped by 367 points in its third straight day of losses on Friday (December 26, 2025) due to foreign fund outflows and lack of any major domestic triggers. Falling for the third consecutive day, the 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 367.25 points…
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee depreciated 15 paise to close at 89.86 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Friday (December 26, 2025), tracking a negative trend in domestic equities and foreign fund outflows. Forex traders said a recovery in crude oil prices, significant dollar demand from importers,…
Gold discounts in India widened to their highest in more than six months this week as a relentless price rally curbed retail buying, while discounts in China narrowed sharply from last week’s five-year highs. “People are in a festive mood and travelling, so they are not interested in making purchases at these record-high price levels,”…
From the 30-Sensex firms, Bajaj Finance, Sun Pharma, Eternal, Tata Steel, Tata Consultancy Services, and Bharti Airtel were among the biggest laggards. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Friday (December 26, 2025) amid foreign fund outflows as sentiment remained fragile amid low trading…
Extending its blistering rally for the fifth straight session, silver prices on Friday surged ₹8,951 to hit a fresh record high of ₹2,32,741 per kilogram in futures trade as the white metal breached the $75-per ounce-mark in the global market. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), silver futures for March 2026 contract jumped ₹8,951, or…
