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July 17, 2026 9:43 PM

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Gol prices up while silver down

  In the Indian bullion market, 24-carat Gold was trading 0.3 per cent up at  1,41,170 rupees per 10 grams, while Silver was trading 0.1 per cent down at 2,15,740 rupees per kilogram, a short while ago.  On the Multi Commodity Exchange, Gold for the August contract was trading 0.2 per cent up at 1,4...

July 17, 2026 6:18 PM

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Domestic markets end on higher note

  Benchmark domestic equity indices ended over one per cent higher today. The Sensex surged 965 points to close at 78,151. The Nifty gained 262 points to settle at 24,334.  However, in the broader market on the National Stock Exchange, Midcap 100 index dropped 0.4 per cent and Smallcap 100 index fel...

July 16, 2026 8:00 PM

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CBDT enables taxpayers to see their foreign assets in AIS on IT e-Filing portal

  The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has enabled the display of information relating to foreign assets and income, received under the Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) framework, in the Annual Information Statement (AIS) of eligible taxpayers on the Income Tax e-Filing portal. In a stat...

July 17, 2026 8:11 PM

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Oil prices marginally up

  Global crude oil prices climbed today as escalating attacks between the US and Iran heightened tensions across the Gulf. Brent crude was trading 2.1 per cent up at 86 US dollars and two cents per barrel in intra-day trade. West Texas Intermediate crude was trading 2.6 per cent higher at 81 US doll...

July 16, 2026 8:43 AM

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Centre revises Special Additional Excise Duty on fuel exports

The Central Government has revised the Special Additional Excise Duty on exports of petrol, diesel and Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) as part of its latest fortnightly review of fuel export taxes. Under the revised rates, the export duty on diesel has been increased to 15.50 rupees per litre, while the...

July 15, 2026 5:00 PM

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Govt debunks social media report of regulating crypto

  The government has debunked a post circulating on social media claiming that the Ministry of Finance has asked the Reserve Bank of India and Securities and Exchange Board of India to consider regulating crypto. The Fact Check Unit of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) said that the claim is fake. ...

July 14, 2026 8:50 PM

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Wholesale inflation up to 9.87% in June; food, fuel  key drivers

  India’s Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation rose to 9.87 per cent in June on an annual basis from 9.68 per cent registered in May this year. As per Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Mineral Oils, food Articles, manufacture of basic metals, and manufacture of Chemicals and Chemical Produ...