Indian silver ETFs tumbled up to 20% on Thursday, erasing high premiums as prices corrected sharply. The retreat from record highs came as the dollar strengthened and risk appetite improved globally, reducing demand for safe-haven assets. The slump was far sharper than moves in global spot and MCX futures, highlighting extreme ETF volatility amid shifting risk sentiment, profit-booking and geopolitical easing.
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher in highly volatile trade on Tuesday, buoyed by heavy buying in bank and metal stocks, a firm trend in global markets and optimism over India-EU FTA.
January is likely to remain a phase of consolidation, with investors balancing earnings visibility, global cues, and budget-related expectations, analysts said
The probability of a 15–20 percent rally exists, but it is not a default. The more dependable strategy is to focus on breadth of earnings, balance-sheet strength, and valuation discipline rather than targeting a specific index number, said Anirudh Garg.
भारतीय रिज़र्व बैंक (RBI) ने अपनी क्रेडिट पॉलिसी में बड़ा फैसला लेते हुए नीतिगत ब्याज दरों में 0.25 फीसदी की कटौती कर दी है। इसके साथ ही रेपो रेट 5.50 प्रतिशत से घटकर 5.25 प्रतिशत पर आ गया है। यह कदम ऐसे समय में उठाया गया है जब महंगाई रिकॉर्ड निचले स्तर पर है और आर्थिक वृद्धि को अतिरिक्त सहारे की जरूरत महसूस की जा रही है।
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The momentum in public sector bank (PSU bank) stocks took a noticeable pause this week as the government dismissed speculation around both a potential FDI limit hike and fresh merger plans in the sector. For weeks, the banking pack—led by names like SBI, Canara Bank, PNB and others—had rallied on optimism that these two transformative policy decisions were on the table. With the government clarifying that it has no plans to pursue either move, sentiment in the PSU banking space has cooled, shifting the narrative back to earnings strength and sector fundamentals.
Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rallied on Friday after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut key benchmark interest rate for the first time in six months and took steps to boost liquidity to support a "goldilocks" economy in the face of high US tariffs.
