The Indian IT industry, which gets 50–60% of its income from the US market, is benefiting from the rupee’s recent weakening versus the dollar. The rupee has lost almost 108 paise against the dollar thus far in the third quarter. According to analysts, this will increase the margins of IT companies by 30 to 50…
Turmeric prices rose 0.03% to ₹13,992, but this was despite rumours of tight supplies till the next harvest season due to significant buying. Despite the Hingoli markets being closed, supplies rose sharply to 9,030 bundles from 7,965 bundles the day before. Also, turmeric production in key growing regions like Maharashtra, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh increased,…
The Union Budget 2025 presentation will cause the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) and the BSE to have full trading on Saturday, February 1, the exchanges announced on Monday. “Exchange shall be conducting a live trading session on February 1, 2025, due to the presentation of the Union Budget,” the exchanges stated in a…
Natural gas prices have risen by 7.02% to ₹320.2 due to increased global LNG demand and forecasts of colder weather in the US. A cold front is expected halfway through January, leading to an 18 billion cubic feet increase in demand forecasts. The EIA data shows natural gas storage levels fell by over 100 billion…
Unfavourable inflation data supports the possibility of a Federal Reserve rate cut in 2024, leading silver prices to rise 1.38% to ₹88,392. Core PCE prices, the central bank’s preferred inflation gauge, grew at their slowest pace in six months. Despite the central bank’s ambitious forecast for two 25 basis point rate cuts next year, market…
Growing electricity consumption and targeted renewable energy targets are expected to expand the power transmission and distribution (T&D) industry substantially. By 2030, India wants to add 500 GW of renewable energy, nearly tripling the 180 GW that is now built. This is the biggest drive for capital investment in electricity infrastructure. As a result, the…
The next president said he would impose tariffs on European imports unless the EU sharply increased its purchases of US gas and oil. The president has already promised to increase import duties on China, the country with the largest US trade deficit. To support US manufacturing, he has also imposed new tariffs on allies such…
Foreign investors moved to safe-haven dollar assets, causing the benchmark indices to drop 1.5% on Friday, their biggest weekly loss since June 2022 and their fifth straight day of decline in line with global counterparts. The NSE Nifty was down 364.20 points, or 1.52%, to 23,587.50, while the Sensex fell 1,176.46 points, or 1.49%, to…
Gold prices rose on Friday due to a softer dollar and Treasury yields, following U.S. economic data showing a slowdown in inflation. Spot gold was up 1.2% at $2,624.15 per ounce, while U.S. gold futures settled 1.4% at $2,645.10. The dollar fell 0.6% from its two-year high, making gold less expensive for overseas buyers. The…
As the demand for algo trading has grown, the markets regulator has suggested reexamining the structure to improve the system’s checks and balances. Few people understand the intricacies of this institutional investor-dominated trading system, even though ordinary investors have been experimenting with algorithms. In algo trading, pre-programmed computer programs make several deals in milliseconds. To…
