Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty buckled under selling pressure for the fifth straight session on Friday (January 9, 2026), falling nearly 1%, as investors turned cautious due to growing concerns over potential U.S. tariff hikes amid lingering geopolitical worries. The relentless foreign capital flight from Indian markets also…
A view of the SEBI headquarters in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has excluded brokers with less than 10,000 registered clients from complying with the technical glitch framework. The move would mean 60% of stock brokers would be kept away from the framework. “The revised framework carved…
Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Mutual fund investors chose gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) over equity-oriented schemes in December 2025, following the rally in gold and the suboptimal returns. According to data from Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI), the net inflows into gold ETFs, a mutual fund investment avenue…
Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons The initial public offering of Bharat Coking Coal Limited was subscribed 8.09 times on the first day of bidding on Friday (January 9, 2026), driven by strong demand from retail, non-institutional and existing shareholder investor categories. The issue received bids for 2,80,61,36,400 equity shares…
Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images The rupee fell 7 paise to 89.97 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Friday (January 9, 2026) amid sustained FII outflows and a rise in global crude oil prices. The apprehension of further tariffs by the U.S. and weak sentiments at the domestic equity…
The Nifty, Sensex ended the session lower due to renewed concerns over potential U.S. tariff hikes amid widespread selling pressure in global markets. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty fell sharply by nearly 1% on Thursday (January 8, 2026), continuing their weak momentum for the fourth straight session, due to…
The government projected the country’s GDP to grow by 7.4% in the current fiscal year, maintaining its status as the world’s fastest-growing major economy despite punitive U.S. tariffs and geopolitical tensions. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee fell 7 paise to settle at 89.94 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Thursday (January 8,…
Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: AP Silver prices declined sharply from record levels, plummeting ₹12,500 to ₹2,43,500 per kg, while gold receded by ₹900 in the national capital on Thursday (January 8, 2026), amid a rush of profit-booking globally. According to the All India Sarafa Association, the white metal surged ₹5,000…
Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has accused a Bank of America (BofA) unit of violating insider trading rules and breaking internal “Chinese walls” in a 2024 share sale, a notice showed. The SEBI notice followed its investigation into the conduct of the bank’s domestic securities unit in managing a March 2024…
The rupee opened at 90.20 against the U.S. dollar and traded in the range of 89.75-90.23 before settling at 89.87 on Wednesday (January 7, 2026). | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The rupee rose 31 paise to close at 89.87 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday (January 7, 2026) on possible intervention by the Reserve Bank…
