Silver and gold continued their glittering rallies on Monday. Silver extended its record-breaking rally to a sixth consecutive session as strong investor demand and supportive global cues pushed prices to fresh highs in the futures market. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), silver futures for March delivery surged by Rs 14,387, or 6%, to touch…
So far this year, silver has surged 181%, outperforming gold. (AI image) Silver price today: After a stunning rally, silver prices for the MCX Silver March futures crashed sharply on Monday, dropping by a huge Rs 21,000 per kg in just an hour of afternoon trade. MCX Silver march futures dropped to an intraday low…
NEW DELHI: India’s outlook for 2026 improved amid geopolitical challenges due to ongoing reforms and optimism in the US-India relations, said a report by Invesco Strategy & Insights.In its “2026 Annual Investment Outlook Resilience and rebalancing”, Invesco mentioned that despite equity market underperformance amid geopolitical tensions, we are cautiously optimistic on India in 2026, due…
The income tax notices suggest that the assessment of income tax returns and the release of refunds have been paused for these categories of taxpayers. (AI image) Income Tax alert! The Income Tax Department is sending emails and SMSes to taxpayers, just ahead of the year-end, alerting them of mismatches in their deduction and exemption…
The agriculture sector is expected to end 2025 with record high foodgrain production, despite global trade headwinds. The strong figures come on the back of strong monsoon-driven sowing and major cost savings thanks to GST cuts on key inputs. For the upcoming year, 2026, stakeholders are waiting for major bills on seeds and pesticides to…
The Goods and Services Tax reforms, announced on September 22 gave a much needed push to consumer demand, as sales volumes for household essentials and groceries rose sharply in the October-December quarter, as compared to a year earlier.According to executives citing NielsenIQ data and internal company numbers, volumes expanded by around 9–10% in the December…
Silver continued its glittering rally on Monday, surging past the $80-an-ounce mark. The white metal’s momentum was lifted by tight supplies, rising industrial demand and expectations of further US interest rate cuts. Besides silver, platinum also touched a record high, briefly.Spot silver jumped 3.8% to $82.15 an ounce, after earlier hitting an all-time high of…
NEW DELHI: Private equity investments in real estate fell 29% this year to $3.5 billion due to lower inflow of funds in housing and warehousing projects, according to Knight Frank India. Private equity (PE) investments stood at $4.9 billion during the preceding year. Inflow of PE funds hit record $6.7 billion during the 2018 calendar…
SS Retail files papers for Rs 500 crore IPO NEW DELHI: Mobile retail company SS Retail has filed preliminary papers with capital markets regulator Sebi to raise Rs 500 crore through its initial public offering (IPO). The company’s maiden public offering will be a combination of fresh issue of shares worth Rs 300 crore, along…
Growing Chinese auto giant BYD stands poised to officially surpass Tesla as the world’s biggest electric vehicle company in annual sales.The two groups are expected soon to publish their final figures for 2025, and based on sales data so far this year, there is almost no chance the American company led by Elon Musk will…
