March 15, 2024 5:42 PM

All key Asian stocks end lower except China’s Shanghai Composite 

All key Asian stocks ended lower on Friday (15th March 2024) except China's Shanghai Composite which ended half a percent higher. South Korea's Kospi plunged 1.95 percent, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index declined 1.40 percent, Singapore's Straits Times index slipped 0.40 percent. Japan's Nikkei-225 also...

March 15, 2024 5:29 PM

Gold up by Rs 210 to trade at Rs 65,805 per ten gram

Gold was trading higher on Friday (15th March 2024) at the Multi Commodity Exchange for April contracts. The precious metal was 210 rupees up to trade at 65,805 rupees per ten gram. While silver futures for May contracts were trading 466 rupees higher at 75,692 rupees per kilogram when reports last ...

March 15, 2024 4:46 PM

Rupee ends at Rs 82.89 against US dollar

In the forex market, the Indian rupee on Friday (15th March 2024) ended at 82 rupees and 89 paise against the US dollar.   The dollar index, which indicates the US dollar's strength against a basket of six other leading currencies, was down at 103.33 in intra-day trade....

March 14, 2024 6:50 PM

Crude Oil Futures Climb on IEA Demand Growth Revision

Crude oil futures rose today, as investors digested the International Energy Agency's (IEA) latest oil market report, in which it made a top revision for demand growth forecasts and cut its projection for non-OPEC supply in 2024. In intra-day trade, Brent crude was trading at 84 dollars and 67 cent...

March 14, 2024 6:10 PM

Gold Trades Lower at MCX, Silver Futures Up; Global Markets Reflect Similar Trends

Gold was trading lower today at the Multi Commodity Exchange for April contracts. The precious metal was 133 rupees down to trade at 65,764 rupees per ten gram. While silver futures for May contracts were trading 395 rupees up at 75,565 rupees per kilogram when reports last came in. In the global m...

March 14, 2024 5:28 PM

Indian Rupee Ends at 82.82 Against US Dollar; Dollar Index Rises to 102.82

In the forex market, the Indian rupee today ended at 82 rupees and 82 paise against the US dollar.   The dollar index, which indicates the US dollar's strength against a basket of six other leading currencies, was up at 102.82 in intra-day trade....

March 14, 2024 5:10 PM

Asian Shares Mixed; Kospi, Straits Times, Nikkei Up; Hang Seng, Shanghai Composite Down. European Markets Open Higher

Asian shares ended mixed today. South Korea's Kospi gained 0.90 percent, Singapore's Straits Times added 0.80 per cent, and Japan's Nikkei rose 0.30 per cent. On the other hand, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 0.70 percent and China's Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.20 percent.     European m...

March 14, 2024 5:31 PM

S&P 500, Nasdaq Slip as Chipmaker Stocks See Profit Booking

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended lower yesterday as investors booked profits in chipmaker stocks, while they braced for producer price data and further clues on the inflation trend ahead of next week's Federal Reserve meeting.   Nasdaq Composite closed half of percent lower and S&P 500 fe...

March 14, 2024 5:32 PM

India’s Wholesale Price Index Inflation Hits Four-Month Low at 0.20% in February 2024

India’s wholesale price index (WPI) - -based inflation moderated to a four-month low of 0.20 per cent in February 2024 annually. This is compared to 0.27 per cent in January this year.   According to provisional data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, food inflation increase...

March 13, 2024 7:06 PM

Sensex plunges 906 points, Nifty settles at 21,998

Benchmark indices ended on a weak note on Wednesday with Nifty below 22,000 due to widespread selling pressure amid a sharp fall in smallcap and midcap indices. BSE Sensex crashed over 900 points to sink below the 73,000 level. The 30-share Sensex plunged 906 points or 1.23 per cent to close at 72,...