March 21, 2025 7:37 PM March 21, 2025 7:37 PM

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Sensex Rises 557 Points, Nifty Ends at 23,350; Rupee Gains 39 Paise

The benchmark domestic equity indices today ended the week's last trading session on a strong note, extending their winning streak for the fifth straight session amid buying across most sectors and renewed optimism over easing foreign selling. The broader market indices at the BSE also logged gains....

March 21, 2025 7:35 PM March 21, 2025 7:35 PM

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Gold & Silver Prices Decline in Indian Bullion Market

In the Indian Bullion Market, 24 Karat Gold was trading over half a percent down at 88,650 rupees per 10 grams, while Silver 999 Fine was trading one percent down at 98,630 rupees per kilogram a short while ago. At the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold for the April contract was trading more than half ...

March 21, 2025 7:34 PM March 21, 2025 7:34 PM

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Lok Sabha Passes Demands for Grants, Appropriation Bill for 2025-26

The Lok Sabha has passed Demands for Grants of various ministries for 2025-26 in respect of the Union Budget. During the proceedings, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla applied the guillotine to pass the Demands for Grants for the Ministries, including Chemicals and Fertilisers, Power, Commerce and Industry...

March 21, 2025 6:23 PM March 21, 2025 6:23 PM

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US stocks Ends Lower

US stocks closed with modest losses on Thursday in a choppy trade as investors gauged the latest round of economic data and the Federal Reserve's policy statement against tariff concerns. The Nasdaq Composite slipped over 0.3 per cent, the S&P 500 lost 0.22 per cent and the Dow Jones Industrial ...

March 21, 2025 6:35 PM March 21, 2025 6:35 PM

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India Raises Concern Over US Deportation Practices, Seeks Humane Treatment

India has strongly registered its concerns with the US authorities on the treatment meted out to deportees on the flight that landed on the 5th of last month in Amritsar, particularly with respect to the use of shackles, especially on women. This was stated by Minister of State for External Affairs ...

March 21, 2025 6:01 PM March 21, 2025 6:01 PM

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Asian Stocks Slip; European Markets Trade in Red

Four out of five major Asian stocks logged losses today. Hong Kong's Hang Seng ended over 2.2 per cent down, China's Shanghai Composite index fell 1.3 per cent, Japan's Nikkei dropped 0.2 per cent and Singapore's Strait Times index slipped marginally by 0.1 per cent.   Conversely, South Korea's Kosp...

March 21, 2025 5:56 PM March 21, 2025 5:56 PM

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India’s Forex Reserves Rise to $654.27 Billion, Gold Reserves Up by $66 Million

India's foreign exchange reserves rose by 305 million dollars, reaching over 654.27 billion dollars in the week ending March 14. According to the Weekly Statistical Supplement released by the Reserve Bank of India, during the last week, gold reserves rose by 66 million dollars, totalling over 74.39 ...

March 21, 2025 5:52 PM March 21, 2025 5:52 PM

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Rupee Gains 39 Paise to Close at 85.98 Against USD

In the Forex market, the rupee today strengthened by 39 paise to close at 85 rupees and 98 paise against the US dollar, supported by a positive trend in domestic equity markets and fresh foreign fund inflow. The dollar index, which indicates the US dollar's strength against a basket of six other lea...

March 21, 2025 5:08 PM March 21, 2025 5:08 PM

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India Protests China’s New Counties in Hotan, Reaffirms Sovereignty Over Ladakh

India has registered its solemn protest through diplomatic channels over the creation of new counties in Hotan prefecture of China. In a written reply in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh noted that parts of the jurisdiction of these so-called counties fall in Ind...