Gold slumps by Rs 1,150/10 gm; silver declines Rs 300

Gold prices slumped for the second straight session by Rs 1,150 to Rs 78,350 per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday on frantic selling by stockists and retailers, the All India Sarafa Association said. Photograph: Leonhard Foeger/Reuters The

Sovereign Gold Bonds On Way Out

‘It has also outlived its initial purpose of reducing physical gold imports.’ Photograph: Kind courtesy Hamiltonleen/Pixabay   With an increased emphasis on reducing government debt, the finance ministry is considering discontinuing the issuance of Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) from the

India’s forex reserves drop by $3.23 bn

India’s forex reserves dropped by $3.23 billion to $654.86 billion for the week ended December 6, the RBI said on Friday. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters In the previous reporting week, the reserves had increased by $1.51 billion to $658.09 billion, ending

Alisha Moopen: This is one of the largest health-care deals in India

‘Along with Blackstone, we would be keen to look at opportunities in the North.’ IMAGE: Aster Medcity in Kochi. Photograph: Kind courtesy Aster Hospitals The deal between Aster DM Healthcare and Blackstone-backed Quality Care India Ltd — which have announced

Google’s Willow milestone may revolutionise AI, quantum computing

With Google announcing the milestone of Willow — a state-of-the-art quantum computing chip that can solve complex problems in under five minutes, a computation so complex it would have taken a supercomputer around 10 septillion (10^25) years to complete —

India’s industrial production growth slows to 3.5% in Oct

India’s industrial production (IIP) growth slowed to 3.5 per cent year-on-year in October 2024, mainly due to poor performance of mining, power and manufacturing, as per official data released on Thursday. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters The IIP recorded a growth of

Intense selling in select index majors; Sensex, Nifty end down

Equity market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Thursday due to intense selling in index majors Reliance Industries, L&T and HUL as investors turned cautious ahead of the inflation data announcement. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex declined 236.18

Lab Or Natural? What Diamond Would You Prefer?

Suddenly, the legendary advertising line — a diamond is forever — is losing its shine. Kindly note the images has only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Bat Sheva Sida/Pixabay Most of the diamonds we have in the

India to continue resilient growth in 2025: S&P

S&P Global Ratings on Tuesday said the Indian economy is set for “resilient growth” in 2025 and projected inflation pressure to recede which will lead to “modest” easing of the monetary policy by the RBI. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters In its

Equity MFs inflow drops 14% in Nov

Equity mutual funds witnessed an inflow of Rs  35,943 crore in November, marking a drop of 14 per cent on a month-on-month basis, amid heightened volatility in stock markets driven by various macroeconomic factors, geopolitical events and US election results.