According to data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Monday, in February 2025, India’s wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation increased to 2.38% (provisional), mostly as a result of rising prices for food products, food article, other manufacturing, non-food item, and textile manufacturing. The WPI rate in January was 2.31 percent, which is…
Jeera prices increased by 0.24% to settle at 20,830, driven by a delayed start to the new crop in Gujarat due to unfavorable weather. Sowing in major producing regions like Gujarat and Rajasthan began a month late, tightening early supplies. However, upside momentum was limited by subdued demand and sufficient carry-forward stocks. Farmers hold around…
The rise of global trade tensions has caused foreign investors to withdraw a little over Rs 30,000 crore from the Indian equity market in the first two weeks of the month. This followed stock withdrawals of Rs 78,027 crore in January and Rs 34,574 crore in February. Including this, data from the depositories indicated that…
Last week, Copper prices showed volatility. LME Copper was at $9,793 per metric ton after rising to $9,822.5, while MCX Copper was steady at ₹899.80. The market is expected to be affected by China’s stimulus plans and Chile’s copper production slowdown, with major banks predicting tight supplies and price volatility in the coming months. Copper…
According to the most recent report by the Lok Sabha’s Standing Committee, the government plans to build 3.3 GW of hydro capacity, 2.2 GW of nuclear capacity, and 6.5 GW of thermal capacity in FY26. By January 31, just 1.4 GW of thermal power had been added, compared to the FY25 target of 15.4 GW,…
The BSE Large-cap, BSE Mid-cap, and BSE Small-cap indices had losses of 0.8 percent, 2 percent, and almost 4 percent throughout the week, respectively. The Nifty50 slid 155.3 points, or 0.68 percent, to conclude at 22,397.20 for the week, while the BSE Sensex index fell 503.67 points, or 0.67 percent, to close at 73,828.91. The…
Gold prices are currently forecast to rise from the current $3000 to $4000 per ounce. It is considered very important to predict that the price will rise to $3000 when it starts at $1800, when it is already approaching $2900. Although it is not specified exactly when gold will reach $4000, it is expected that…
Due to continued concerns about the trade war and anticipation of a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve, safe-haven gold rose to a record high on Friday, trading near the crucial $3,000 threshold. At the Morning, the price of spot gold was steady at $2,990.54 an ounce. A record high of $2,993.80 was reached…
A trading session affected by an outage on the London Stock Exchange Group’s (LSEG) foreign exchange trading platform saw the Indian rupee gain ground on Thursday, helped by dollar sales from foreign banks and reduced short bets against it. The rupee gained 0.2% on the day and ended at 86.9975 versus the US dollar. The…
Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks and fears of oversupply amid rising trade tensions. US inflation figures for February showed softer-than-expected growth. To stabilize the region and ensure continued energy supplies, the US has initiated ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine. If the ceasefire is successful, more crude exports from the region could contribute to global supply. The…
