Bitcoin slipped near $87,000 as crypto retreated from October highs, while gold, silver and equities rose. Analysts cite year-end thin liquidity, geopolitical risks and macro uncertainty, with Bitcoin consolidating above key averages and awaiting clearer directional cues from global markets.
Last Updated 27 December, 2025 10:03:34 AMSilver prices surged over 150% in 2025 as supply deficits, falling inventories and strong industrial demand tightened the physical market, pushing prices above $75 and decoupling paper contracts from actual availability, with China export risks adding further pressure globally ahead.
Last Updated 27 December, 2025 09:39:00 AMMarkets stayed rangebound in a holiday-shortened week as Nifty inched higher amid low volumes. India VIX fell to record lows, signalling complacency. Momentum weakened, breadth lagged and volatility compression warned of vulnerability until a decisive breakout emerges in coming sessions.
Last Updated 27 December, 2025 08:35:45 AMIndia and New Zealand have finalized a free trade pact with an investment arrangement allowing New Zealand dairy firms to process raw materials in India for re-export. This initiative aims to boost India's exports and includes a fast-track mechanism for New Zealand products. India also committed to future consultations on dairy access for comparable economies.
Last Updated 22 December, 2025 19:16:43 PMIndia and New Zealand have concluded a free trade agreement, granting 100% zero-duty access for Indian exports to New Zealand. This pact is set to benefit Indian farmers, MSMEs, artisans, youth, and women-led enterprises, fostering significant trade growth and investment opportunities.
Last Updated 22 December, 2025 19:13:15 PMAxis Bank chief economist Neelkanth Mishra projects India's real GDP to grow 7.5% in the next fiscal, driven by reforms and supportive policies. Headline inflation is expected to remain within the RBI's comfort zone around 4%, with the central bank likely maintaining a softer monetary stance.
Last Updated 16 December, 2025 19:17:38 PMThe Reserve Bank of India is injecting Rs 1.5 lakh crore into the financial system. This move aims to prevent any cash crunch as advance tax and GST payments are due. The central bank is conducting a dollar-rupee buy-sell swap to add more liquidity. This action will help keep overnight interest rates stable.
Last Updated 15 December, 2025 16:28:57 PMIndia and France are nearing a revised tax treaty that will reduce dividend taxes for French parent companies holding over 10% stakes to 5%, while increasing it to 15% for minority shareholders. The agreement also proposes allowing India to tax share sales by any French entity, shifting to a source-based capital gains framework.
Last Updated 12 December, 2025 18:58:41 PMIndia and Oman are set to sign a free trade agreement. The pact will be signed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Oman from December 17-18. This Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement aims to boost trade and investment between the two nations. Oman is a significant export market for India in the Gulf region.
Last Updated 12 December, 2025 14:04:41 PMAnita Nariani Schulze is part of the Sindhi minority. Her complaint alleges that her senior and direct managers, both male, consistently excluded her from meetings while inviting her male counterparts, criticised her, micromanaged her work and deprived her of bonuses, despite positive performance evaluations and significant team contributions.
Last Updated 25 March, 2021 17:44:01 PMGrowth More than in MetrosAccording to companies like Aisle and Truly Madly, which have millions of users and position themselves as “serious” dating apps, and bespoke high-end dating services like Sirf Coffee, a lot more users from such places are not only keen on using these apps, but also willing to pay for it.
Last Updated 01 January, 2021 17:09:55 PM“Indian companies need to re-skill, train, and acquire more relevant talent, if they are to successfully integrate AI technologies. Most importantly, they should be willing to make the continued investment. It is an uphill race in which there will be winners and losers,” said Deloitte India CEO N Venkatram.
Last Updated 27 December, 2020 18:03:04 PMAmerica is restarting its graphite mines after decades. Demand for this key battery material is soaring, driven by electric cars and electronics. Companies like Titan Mining in New York are developing new sites. This move aims to secure domestic supply chains and lessen dependence on China. Future production could meet significant US needs.
Last Updated 26 December, 2025 06:00:40 AMTarique Rahman, acting chairman of the BNP, has returned to Bangladesh after 17 years in exile, ahead of the February 12 parliamentary elections. His arrival reshapes the political landscape following Sheikh Hasina's ouster and amid ongoing political violence. India is closely monitoring these developments due to regional implications.
Last Updated 26 December, 2025 04:26:25 AMSaudi Arabia is set to implement a stringent new law targeting counterfeit pesticides, proposing jail terms of up to five years and SR10 million fines for serious violations. The regulation aims to protect public health and the environment, with authorities empowered to act decisively against offenders, including repeat violators.
Last Updated 26 December, 2025 03:38:02 AMFatal road accidents, often involving buses or trucks, are common in Mexico. They are often caused by speeding or mechanical failure.
Last Updated 26 December, 2025 02:13:43 AMBJP has accused Arvind Kejriwal of orchestrating hoax calls to mislead voters, alleging that the AAP is claiming votes are being cut by the BJP to support AAP. They also allege distribution of money in slum areas and raised concerns about voter data confidentiality, demanding an investigation.
Last Updated 26 January, 2025 12:22:56 PMKavitha's arrest before Lok Sabha elections may psychologically impact BRS party. Meanwhile, fomer minister Harish Rao announced protests in the state. Moreover, desertion of MPs and leaders who are not contesting polls adds to party's troubles. Nagesh Kumar predictsed that more desertions could happen due to Kavitha's arrest.
Last Updated 15 March, 2024 16:27:45 PMA trading combination involving Nifty options is gaining prominence among savvy trading desks of institutional investors.
Last Updated 12 August, 2010 20:55:54 PMAs far as stock futures are concerned, we are very near to the highest-ever open interest with 195 crore shares in open interest.
Last Updated 11 August, 2010 20:52:06 PMAn analysis of 300 Asian small-cap schemes shows DSP BlackRock Micro Cap Fund leading the charge, delivering an 82% return over the past year.
Last Updated 12 August, 2010 05:20:58 AMIndia has inflation and it reflects the fundamental growth, Christopher Wood, equity strategist, CLSA, said at ET Now Mkt Summit-2010.
Last Updated 08 August, 2010 14:02:56 PMMarket may see range-bound trading this week in the absence of any major trigger.
Last Updated 08 August, 2010 19:35:47 PMPrabhudas Lilladher has a ‘reduce’ rating on Infosys Technologies as it feels that the outlook for the company and the software industry is quite weak in the near-term.
Last Updated 05 December, 2008 18:30:00 PMA crisis of $240 trillion cannot be stemmed with bailout packages of $1 to $10 trillion. 2008: Year of global financial crisis | Survive credit crisis | Ghosts of 1929
Last Updated 04 December, 2008 20:35:00 PMThe falling rupee will severely affect the small companies, whereas the big ones will be impacted moderately. Get rid of Debt | Adopt correct investment strategies
Last Updated 01 October, 2008 03:10:42 AMAt the recent low of 12514 points, the Sensex has tested the 12800-12000-pts support zone and has since then attempted a corrective rally.
Last Updated 27 July, 2008 22:40:49 PMShares of Cipla inched up on heavy volumes on Friday, after the company’s first quarter earnings beat the consensus estimate.
Last Updated 13 August, 2010 22:05:24 PMIn the past two days, the scrip recorded a gain of over 9 per cent on the BSE, making its investors richer by a whopping Rs 15,000 crore.
Last Updated 13 August, 2010 13:17:42 PMTT Ram Mohan has rightly suggested that the tax-GDP ratio measures structural improvement. The FM must rethink his medium-term debtto-GDP target.
Last Updated 05 March, 2010 00:02:47 AMFinancial inclusion and financial literacy will be the paramount objective while implementing reforms along with UID project to protect the interests of poor.
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Last Updated 06 August, 2013 08:15:00 AMThe team behind The Artist will have spent the first day of the rest of their lives conforming to the grandest, and most lucrative, of Hollywood traditions.
Last Updated 28 February, 2012 19:12:07 PMIt's the World Book fair, which comes around once every two years sprawling across the giant halls of Pragati Maidan. This is the fair's 20th edition.
Last Updated 25 February, 2012 02:08:37 AMAn elephant figurine gifted by the then HM LK Advani to US Secretary of State Colin Powell in 2002, has made its way to the State Department hall.
Last Updated 24 February, 2012 08:09:49 AMStatistical models used by IMD will still be used for monsoon forecast, but the ministry of earth sciences is putting more emphasis on dynamic models.
Last Updated 21 February, 2012 20:49:54 PMNewly discovered documents have revealed the first telegraph messages and joy when England was linked for the first time with India on 23 June, 1870.
Last Updated 21 February, 2012 09:49:25 AMHundreds of worried fans of ailing Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan today performed a yagna here to pray for his speedy recovery.
Last Updated 20 February, 2012 10:57:34 AM"The fact that we are the world’s largest democracy and we are all aware that power and a role in global affairs for a nation comes from economic strength."
Last Updated 01 June, 2014 22:30:07 PMAmbassador Joao Cravinho, head of the EU delegation, led Ambassadors of various European countries to a quiet lunch with Modi at the capital last year.
Last Updated 03 June, 2014 00:04:35 AM"It is the collective wisdom of the marketplace that there is action and we will move with speed. That improves the confidence level of industry."
Last Updated 02 June, 2014 08:57:23 AMDirectives from the Centre have to be executed at the state level. So, there are many things that are not in Modi’s hands, says Raamdeo Agrawal.
Last Updated 02 June, 2014 02:30:11 AM"Now there is a stage three and stage four of digitisation, we will take a call on this only after taking all things into account."
Last Updated 30 May, 2014 22:30:25 PM"There is a leadership vacuum in the company, because they made the wrong choice of CEO three years ago and that is playing out right now."
Last Updated 29 May, 2014 07:10:06 AMKaynes has plunged 43.5% from its October peak, with Friday’s 12.5% drop marking the steepest single-day decline. Momentum indicators remain bearish, signaling a risk of further slide toward the year’s low of Rs 3,825. However, being nearly 26% below its 200-day SMA suggests potential mean-reversion, with a contrarian recovery target at Rs 4,541 and downside below Rs 4,300.
Last Updated 07 December, 2025 10:36:51 AMChina has regained global investor confidence in a stellar year for stocks, with the MSCI China Index rising about 30%, adding $2.4 trillion in value and outperforming the S&P 500. Fund managers including Amundi, BNP Paribas, Fidelity and Man Group expect further gains in 2026, driven by AI innovation and market resilience, as both passive and active inflows fuel the rally.
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Last Updated 12 October, 2025 05:51:03 AMAlfa Laval (India) today said its parent firm has raised the delisting offer price to Rs 2,850 a share.
Last Updated 10 January, 2012 12:19:11 PMThe stocks of DB Realty and Unitech rose after top executives of these companies were granted bail in the 2G scam case.
Last Updated 29 November, 2011 22:25:23 PMFitch on Friday said it has withdrawn the ratings on Reliance Capital as the company has decided to stop participating.
Last Updated 20 October, 2011 15:30:11 PMThe poor financial health of state electricity boards could pose significant business risks for power traders in the country, says Fitch.
Last Updated 20 October, 2011 14:32:51 PMShares of cigarette companies have rallied over the past one month, with ITC, Godfrey Philips and VST Industries hitting record highs.
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