Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Thursday (February 5, 2026), snapping a three-day rally, amid a weak trend in global stock markets. After starting the trade on a bearish note, the 30-share BSE Sensex further dropped 503.76 points or 0.60% to settle at 83,313.93. During the day, it tanked 666.07 points or 0.79%…
Overall, in 2025, FPIs pulled out a net ₹1.66 lakh crore ($18.9 billion) from Indian equities. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters After three consecutive months of heavy selling, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) turned net buyers in the first week of February, infusing more than ₹8,100 crore in Indian equities, aided by improving risk sentiment, along…
This image is used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters State-owned life insurer LIC on Thursday (February 5, 2026) reported a 17% jump in net profit at ₹12,958 crore in the third quarter ended December 2025. The country’s biggest insurer, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), earned a net profit of ₹11,056 crore…
Silver and gold prices extended their rally for the second consecutive day in futures trade on Wednesday (February 4, 2026), following a steep correction last week, amid strong gains in the global markets and a weak U.S. dollar. According to the Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX), silver for the March delivery jumped by ₹16,853, or 6.29%, to…
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Rupee rose 11 paise to 90.23 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Friday (February 6, 2026) on positive investor sentiments as traders keenly awaited the RBI’s MPC announcement. However, FII outflows, rise in crude oil prices, and a marginally stronger greenback…
Foreign institutional investors offloaded equities worth ₹2,150.51 crore on February 5, according to exchange data. File | Photo Credit: PTI Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty continued to trade lower on Friday (February 6, 2026) after the RBI decided to pause on the policy rate front, with IT heavyweights facing selling pressure amid weak…
Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee declined 36 paise to settle at 90.70 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Friday (February 6, 2026), weighed down by geopolitical uncertainty over the U.S.-Iran talks, and a sharp rise in global crude oil prices. The currency gained in the first half of the…
This image is used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s benchmark Nifty 50 increased 3.45% in the past week, closing the day at 25693.7 points on Friday (February 6, 2026), as markets calmed down from sudden surprises like the STT hike, the U.S.-India trade deal and the Anthropic-led AI scare. The index…
Tata Steel. File picture | Photo Credit: Reuters Tata Steel on Friday (February 6, 2026) posted a multifold jump in consolidated profit to ₹2,730.37 crore in the December quarter, on the back of increased income. It had reported a profit of ₹295.49 crore in the October-December period of the preceding 2024-25 financial year, the company…
Bitcoin sank to roughly half its record price. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. futures and Asian shares traded mostly lower on Friday (February 6, 2026), tracking Wall Street’s losses as technology stocks again dragged on markets. Bitcoin sank to roughly half its record price, giving back all it gained since U.S. President Donald Trump won…
