Dilip Soni

Gold prices declined today in the futures market. The precious metal was lower by 40 rupees, or 0.06 per cent, trading at 70,685 rupees per ten grams. Silver futures for July contracts were down by 429 rupees, or 0.53 per cent, trading at 80,798 rupees per kilogram, when the reports last came in. In the

Benchmark indices rebounded and ended higher in the volatile session today with Nifty around 22,650 as record GST collections in April, positive manufacturing data, and foreign fund inflows boosted investor sentiment. The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 128 points or 0.17 per cent to close at 74,611 points, while the Nifty-50 added 43 points or 0.19

In the forex market, the rupee closed at 83 rupees and 47 paise against the US dollar today. The dollar index, which indicates the US dollar’s strength against a basket of six other leading currencies was up at 105.78 in intra-day trade.

Key Asian stocks ended mixed today. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index rose 2.44 percent and Singapore’s Straits Times index jumped 0.13 percent. On the other hand, South Korea’s Kospi declined 0.30 percent and Japan’s Nikkei-225 fell 0.10 percent. Whereas China’s Shanghai Composite index was closed on account of a holiday. Major European markets were trading

The US Federal Reserve has kept the key interest rate unchanged at 5.25 to 5.50 percent for the sixth straight time, in line with market estimates. After a two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, US apex bank last night decided unanimously to keep the benchmark lending rate unchanged, citing a lack of further progress

The US Federal Reserve has kept the key interest rate unchanged at 5.25 to 5.50 percent for the sixth straight time, in line with market estimates. After a two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, US apex bank last night decided unanimously to keep the benchmark lending rate unchanged, citing a lack of further progress

Japan’s Nikkei 225 ended lower today with most of the markets in the Asian and European regions closed for a holiday. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index lost 0.34 per cent to close at 38,274 after the release of the country’s manufacturing PMI data. London’s FTSE was trading 0.21 per cent up when the reports last came

Gold prices rose today in the futures market. The precious metal was up by 71 rupees, or 0.10 per cent, trading at 70,486 rupees per ten grams. Silver futures for July contracts were higher by 218 rupees, or 0.27 per cent, trading at 81,069 rupees per kilogram, when the reports last came in.   In

Key US stocks ended lower yesterday as investors assessed economic indicators revealing increased labour expenses and declining consumer sentiment, coinciding with a pivotal Federal Reserve policy meeting focused on interest rate direction. The S&P 500 lost 1.56 per cent, Nasdaq Composite declined two per cent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.47 per cent.

Crude Oil slipped more than one per cent today, losing ground for a third straight session on hopes of a ceasefire agreement in the West Asia.   The Brent Crude oil futures was down by 1.25 per cent to trade at 85 dollar and 25 cents, whereas Western Texas Intermediate was lower by 1.38 per