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April 17, 2025 1:40 PM

UNCTAD projects India’s economy to grow by 6.5 % in 2025

India is expected to remain the fastest-growing major economy with a 6.5 per cent growth rate in 2025 while global growth is seen as marking a shift towards a recessionary path, according to the latest UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report. India has been listed among the countries that are pro...

April 17, 2025 10:59 AM

Domestic markets open on slightly lower note

Markets opened on a slightly lower note today, following an upward trend throughout the week. The Sensex started with a dip of 76 points, while the Nifty also declined, opening at 23,401. The markets continued to slide shortly after opening, with the Sensex trading marginally down at 77,024 and th...

April 17, 2025 9:58 AM

Sharp fall in US stocks amid caution over impact of tariffs

US stocks fell sharply last night, hit by a double blow from Nvidia’s China-related warning and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s caution over the economic impact of tariffs. The Nasdaq Composite sank 3.07 per cent, edging closer to bear market territory. The S&P 500 slid 2.24 percent,...

April 17, 2025 7:44 AM

WTO forecasts slump in Global trade this year due to tariff war

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has released its Trade Forecast for 2025 and 2026. The report has predicted that global trade will fall this year as a result of tariffs by United States President Donald Trump. WTO Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said in a statement that China-US decoupling i...

April 16, 2025 6:25 PM

Gold Hits Record High Globally, Surpasses $3,300 mark

Global gold prices surpassed the 3,300 dollar mark for the first time today, as investors sought safe-haven assets after US President Donald Trump ordered a probe into potential new tariffs on US critical mineral imports. Spot gold price in international markets was up 2.4 percent to 3,311 an ounce...

April 16, 2025 11:13 AM

Sensex opens 165 points lower, Nifty dips 52

The domestic benchmark indices opened flat today amid weak global cues, as selling was seen in the IT and auto sectors in the early trade. The 30-share index at the Bombay Stock Exchange, Sensex, declined 165 points to open at 76,570. The National Stock Exchange Nifty-50 dipped 52 points to trade at...

April 15, 2025 6:14 PM

Asian & European markets end in gain

Major Asian stocks edged up today. Singapore's Strait Times index surged over 2.1 per cent, South Korea's Kospi Index as well as Japan's Nikkei, both gained over 0.8 per cent each, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index added 0.23 per cent, and China's Shanghai Composite index rose slightly 0.15 per cent. Me...

April 15, 2025 6:27 PM

Oil prices down after IEA cuts demand

Oil prices inched down today after the International Energy Agency (IEA) slashed its oil demand forecast. Brent Crude was trading over 0.7 percent down at 64 dollars and 42 cents per barrel. WTI Crude was also trading over 0.7 per cent down at 61 dollars and seven cents per barrel, when reports la...

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