Although the gains were constrained by ongoing demand concerns, oil prices increased somewhat after falling to multi-month lows earlier because major producers may postpone an output rise scheduled for next month and because U.S. stocks decreased. November Brent crude futures saw a 0.1% increase, or 15 cents, to $72.85, following a 1.4% decline to the…
As per the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, the services, computer software, and non-conventional energy sectors accounted for the majority of the 48% year-over-year increase in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) equity flows into India during the April-June quarter, which amounts to $16.1 billion. Trading, medicine, chemicals, cars, and telecom are among the…
Crude oil prices dropped by -4.87% to 5,919 due to OPEC+ production increases starting in October and concerns over sluggish demand in key markets like China and the US. OPEC+ plans to increase oil output by 180,000 barrels per day in October, but other cuts are expected to remain until 2025. The Arabian Gulf Oil…
As investors prepared for a monthly data on U.S. payrolls, which might impact the pace and extent of this year’s Federal Reserve interest rate cuts, gold prices remained stable on Wednesday. Spot gold maintained its position at $2,493.34 per ounce on Tuesday, after plunging to its lowest level in over a week. At $2,524.80, US…
The World Bank revised its growth prediction for India, increasing it from 6.6% to 7% for 2024–2025. The announcement was made in a study titled “India Development Update: India’s Trade Opportunities in a Changing Global Context,” which was made public on Tuesday. According to the research, India continued to be the major economy with the…
Cotton candy prices rose 1.48% to 58,860, driven by concerns over declining acreage and supply tightness. The Kharif cropping season’s cotton acreage dropped by 9% to 110.49 lakh hectares, down from 121.24 lakh hectares last year. The Cotton Association of India predicts a total acreage of around 113 lakh hectares for this season. Due to…
Early on Tuesday, gold prices dropped as traders continued to speculate about the possibility of a September rate cut by the Federal Reserve. At $2,425.55, spot gold prices were down 0.24%. This previous month, the price of the precious metal showed great strength, hitting a record high of $2,531.60 on August 20. The report’s conclusions…
Data from S&P Global on Monday indicated that although India’s manufacturing activity decreased to 57.5 in August from 58.1 in July, it was still higher than its long-term average of 54.0, indicating a significant improvement in operating conditions. August saw weaker gains in new business and output from Indian manufacturers, albeit their rates of expansion…
Due to increasing valuations and increased volatility worldwide, foreign portfolio investors’ (FPIs’) inflows into equities suffered a noticeable slowdown in August, while domestic institutional investors’ (DIIs’) inflows reached their highest level in three months. In contrast to their July and June equity investments of Rs 23,486 crore and Rs 35,845 crore, respectively, DIIs made around…
Gold prices fell by 0.8%, settling at 71,611 INR per 10 grams due to strengthening U.S. dollar and Treasury yields following inflation data. However, gold ended the week positively due to anticipation of a potential interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve in September. The personal consumption expenditures price index rose by 0.2% in…
