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January 20, 2025 5:22 PM

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Domestic markets end with gains

Benchmark domestic equity indices today ended with gains of over half percent, driven by a rally in the Banking, Telecommunication and Financial Services sectors. The 30-share index at the Bombay Stock Exchange, Sensex, rose 454 points, almost 0.6 percent, to close at 77,073. Similarly, the National...

January 20, 2025 9:18 AM

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EPFO simplifies process of updating personal details

Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has simplified the online process of updating member profiles. The members whose Universal Account Number has already been validated through Aadhaar can update their profile with name, date of birth, gender, nationality, father or mother’s name, date of ...

January 19, 2025 5:07 PM

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Market experts interested in knowing how market reacts to Union Budget

Domestic benchmark indices have been on edge throughout the last week as worries over slowing Quarter 3 earnings loom large. It will be interesting to see how the market reacts to the Union Budget and global inflation data, which is expected in the next few weeks. Foreign fund outflows, and US polic...

January 17, 2025 7:19 PM

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Gold-Silver Prices Dip in Indian Market

In the Indian Bullion Market, 24 Karat Gold was trading down by 0.3 percent at 79,000 rupees per 10 grams, while Silver 999 Fine was also trading 0.98 percent down at 91,680 rupees per kilogram, a short while ago. At the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold was also trading down today. The precious metal,...

January 17, 2025 6:50 PM

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Oil Prices Rise Amid Supply disruptions Following US Sanctions on Russian Energy

Oil prices advanced today amid concerns of supply disruptions due to the latest US sanctions on Russian energy. Brent Crude was trading nearly flat at 81 dollars and 32 cents per barrel, while WTI Crude gained over 0.2 percent to trade at around 78 dollars and 95 cents per barrel when reports last c...

January 17, 2025 6:46 PM

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Asian Markets Show Mixed Trend; European Indices Surge Over 1%

Major Asian indices displayed mixed trends today. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gained 0.31 percent, Singapore's Straits Times Index added 0.25 percent, and China's Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.18 percent. Meanwhile, Japan's Nikkei ended down over 0.3 percent, and South Korea's Kospi fell 0.16 pe...