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The precious metals complex continued its southward journey on Monday, but the movements in domestic and global markets were volatile as traders weighed in the latest hike in the CME Group margins for these metals. Prospects of the US Fed turning hawkish and the dollar recovering, too, drove the complex lower. However, prices sashayed as […]

Jefferies FY27 Budget moderates fiscal deficit reduction, implying higher govt spending. Govt. focus on ease of doing business visible for GCCs & other corporate and individual taxpayers. Robust capex growth (especially in Defence) is a positive. Slightly higher deficit (10–15 bps above expectations) may pressure yields, a negative for NBFCs/PSU banks. Data centres & Electronics […]

Markets witnessed a brutal selloff on Sunday, with the Sensex plunging 1,546.84 points to close at 80,722.94 and the Nifty tumbling 495.20 points to end at 24,825.45 as the Union Budget 2026-27’s proposal to increase Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on futures and options blindsided investors and triggered panic selling across sectors. The special Budget Day […]

Silver prices collapsed 19 per cent to Rs 3.12 lakh per kg in the national capital on Saturday, while gold plunged 2 per cent to Rs 1.65 lakh per 10 grams, as investors booked profits amid a global selloff triggered by a stronger US dollar. According to the All India Sarafa Association, silver nosedived Rs […]

Capital markets regulator SEBI has introduced a special one-year window to allow investors to complete their pending transfer and dematerialisation of physical securities from February 5. This will help investors regularise and complete transfer-cum-dematerialisation of securities and would facilitate such investors to get rightful access to their assets. In a circular issued on Friday, SEBI […]

The exchange is expected to take eight to nine months to launch the offering, which is likely to be structured as an Offer for Sale (OFS) and no fresh capital raised for the company | Photo Credit: REUTERS/FRANCIS MASCARENHAS The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for […]

The merger could strengthen Musk’s push to build AI-powered data centres in space, reducing energy costs and boosting competitiveness against rivals like Google, Meta and OpenAI | Photo Credit: NEW YORK, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s SpaceX and xAI are in discussions to merge ahead ‍of a blockbuster public offering planned for later this […]

The Indian capital markets helped finance economic growth by channelising savings to investments, but in order to finance sustained growth, the country must strengthen long-term capital markets, said the Economic Survey for FY26 tabled in Parliament. The Survey noted that the corporate bond markets were shallow and illiquid, securitisation was limited, municipal bonds were underdeveloped, […]

The scheme was filed post the receipt of a letter with “no adverse observations” from National Stock Exchange of India Limited and BSE Limited.  Chennai-based listed education enterprise Veranda Learning Solutions Limited has filed the scheme pertaining to the demerger of its commerce vertical with the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Chennai. The scheme was […]

Improved global risk sentiment may encourage short-covering and fresh buying, though pressure on the rupee, continued foreign fund outflows and geopolitical tensions remain near-term headwinds. Indian equity markets are likely to stay firm at the opening on Thursday amid positive global cues. Trade Deal Boost Trideep Bhattacharya, President and CIO, Equities, Edelweiss MF, on the […]