New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Global crude oil prices traded higher on Wednesday, increasing by up to 1 per cent after the United States launched strikes against Iranian military targets near the Strait of Hormuz, raising concerns over potential disruptions to energy supplies from the strategically important region.International benchmark Brent crude was up about 1 per cent at $93.26 per barrel. Similarly, US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude gained 0.97 per cent to trade around $90 per barrel.The…
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Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) Indian equities traded higher on Tuesday in the morning trade, supported by improving sentiment after signs of a pause in hostilities between Iran and Israel.Sensex rose as much as 0.7 per cent or over 500 points to hit an intraday high of 74,035.41 in early trade, while Nifty gained 0.6 per cent or more than 100 points to touch 23,259.45.On the sectoral front, Nifty MidSmall Financial Services emerged as the top gainer, rising over 1 per cent, followed by Nifty Realty, whi…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Bitcoin slid to its weakest level in May on Monday over escalating macroeconomic concerns tied to the US‑Iran conflict, causing overall crypto market weakness.The world’s largest cryptocurrency dropped to $76,711 before it recovered some losses to trade at $76,985.11 as of 2.25 pm. Major digital assets such as Ether and Solana also traded lower.Nearly $500 million of long positions were liquidated within about 15 minutes during early Asian trading hours, according to…
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) Domestic equity markets on Tuesday traded sharply lower in the morning trade amid fresh jitters over escalating geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran.Sensex was trading at 76,745, down 0.67 per cent or 524 points in early trade, while Nifty slipped to 23,949, declining 0.7 per cent or 170 points.Sector-wise, selling pressure was driven by auto, financials, banking, consumer durables, and metal stocks. Nifty Auto, Nifty Private Bank, Nifty PSU Bank, Nifty Consumer Dur…
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) The Indian equity markets posted sharp losses early on Thursday tracking cautious global cues and sustained foreign institutional selling, after the recent rally.As of 9.25 am, Sensex lost 671 points, or 0.85 per cent, to reach 77,845 and Nifty dipped 179 points, or 0.74 per cent, to reach 24,198.Main broad-cap indices showed divergence with the benchmark indices, as the Nifty Midcap 100 dipped 0.34 per cent, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 lost 0.16 per cent.All sectoral indi…
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) Domestic equity benchmarks traded in negative territory early on Monday over fresh US-Iran conflict in the Strait of Hormuz, despite positive cues from global markets and positive earnings from banking firms.Sensex traded at 78,261, down 0.29 per cent or 232 points in early trade, while Nifty declined as much as 0.46 per cent, or over 100 points, to 24,241 amid selling pressure in realty, metal, and energy stocks.Hindalco Industries, TMPV, Eternal, HDFC Life, HDFC Bank, B…
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) International crude oil benchmarks declined about 2 per cent on Friday on hopes of an end to the West Asia conflict that began on February 28.Brent crude futures traded at $97.99 per barrel, hitting an intra-day low in early trade and declining over 1 per cent.At the same time, US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell nearly 2 per cent to an intra-day low of $92.91.However, in the previous session, the global benchmark settled around 5 per cent higher at $99.39. Simila…
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) With the FY26 fiscal set to end on Tuesday, investors are gearing up for several reforms, including revised Securities Transaction Tax (STT) rules that will come into effect from April 1.Many brokers, traders and demat account holders are concerned about the sharp increase in STT on futures and options (F&O) trades, following revisions announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget FY26-27. She had also proposed a significant increase in charg…
Mumbai, March 27 (IANS) Global crude oil prices remained highly volatile this week, with both the key benchmarks trading in negative on Friday.Brent crude futures fell as much as 2.29 per cent to $105.53 per barrel as of 9:40 am, while US WTI crude declined 2.54 per cent to $92.08.So far this week, Brent crude has dropped over 5 per cent, hovering near the $100 mark, while WTI crude has also fallen nearly 5 per cent to trade around $90.Meanwhile, the Indian rupee weakened by 28 paise to hit an a…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) International crude oil prices witnessed a sharp decline on Wednesday amid growing hopes of a ceasefire in the West Asia region.Brent crude futures fell 7 per cent to an intraday low of $97.18 per barrel, while US WTI crude dropped over 6 per cent to $86.72 as of 10:40 AM.Experts said the recent correction in crude prices could offer some relief to India’s macroeconomic indicators, including inflation and the Current Account Deficit (CAD), even as technical indicator…