Ravindra V Rao, VP-Head Commodity Research at Kotak Securities, said Investors were paralyzed by fear this week as the banking crisis moved from the U.S. to Europe, raising concerns about contagion in the international financial markets. The U.S. regulators announced plans to reduce systemic risk at the beginning of the week in a joint statement…
Oil prices were little altered on Friday following a meeting between Saudi Arabia and Russia that helped to calm the markets, but crude benchmarks were still on track to drop for a second consecutive week after this week’s sell-off in the global financial markets was started by a banking crisis. After ending three days of…
A safe-haven-fueled rise that had propelled gold prices to their highest level since early February was reversed on Thursday in the global markets. Once Credit Suisse became the latest target for concerns about a banking crisis, traders sought more clarity on the financial industry. Spot gold was down 0.3% at $1,912.48 per ounce after increasing…
Due to conflicting global indications, the gold rate is trading flat on Wednesday while the silver rate is down 0.48 percent. Gold April futures were down Rs 42 or 0.07% to Rs 57,441 per 10 kilos on the Multi Commodities Exchange. On the MCX, silver May futures were trading for Rs 321 less per kilogramme….
The biggest US bank failure since 2008 continued to reverberate through financial markets as oil prices extended losses ahead of important inflation data. After a turbulent session on Monday and a 2.5% decline in the closing price, West Texas Intermediate fell under $75 a barrel. Investors will be watching the consumer price index reading, which…
On Thursday, oil prices remained almost unchanged due to a larger-than-anticipated drop in U.S. crude stocks and concerns that more aggressive U.S. interest rate increases would slow economic growth and reduce oil consumption. Brent crude futures had increased by 5 cents to $82.71 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures had increased by…
Due to unfavourable global indicators, the gold rate is trading lower on Thursday, while the silver rate is down 0.23%. Gold April futures were down Rs 76 or 0.14% on the Multi Commodities Exchange, trading at Rs 54,835 per 10 kilos. At Rs 61,672 per kg on the MCX, silver May futures were trading 145…
On Wednesday, oil prices increased for a second day as expectations for global fuel consumption were raised by news of rising manufacturing activity in China, the largest consumer of crude. May Brent crude oil was up 24 cents, or 0.3%, to 83.69 per barrel. The April contract reached its expiration on Tuesday at $83.89, up…
Monday’s solid U.S. economic statistics fueled concerns that the Federal Reserve will continue raising interest rates to control inflation, but gold prices were flat and remained close to a two-month low. Gold’s spot price remained at $1,810.48 per ounce. At $1,817.40, U.S. gold futures were unchanged. On Monday, gold prices fluctuated between flat and up….
As a stronger currency and concerns about further interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve clouded the picture for non-yielding metal, gold prices fell on February 17 in the international markets and were expected to decline for the week. At $1,832.42 per ounce, spot gold prices were down 0.3%. This week, the price of…
