Silver hits record high amid supply woes, trade tensions

HYDERABAD: Breaking out from the shadows of glittering gold, silver hit a record Rs 1,13,000 a kg on MCX late Friday. It came on the back of international prices hit a 13-year high of $37.8/Oz in the spot market and $38.7 in futures, amid rising trade worries after US President Donald Trump returned with reciprocal … Read more

US markets today: S&P 500 and Nasdaq retreat from record highs, Donald Trump tariffs jolt investor sentiment

US stocks opened lower on Friday, pulling major indexes off their record highs from the previous session, as investor sentiment turned cautious following President Donald Trump‘s fresh tariff announcements.The S&P 500 fell 0.6% in early trading, while the Nasdaq composite slipped 0.4%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 317 points, or 0.7%. The pullback … Read more

Asian markets mixed; Wall Street hits record high; Hong Kong’s Hang Seng jumps 1.6%

( Representative AI image) Asian markets were mixed on Friday as investors stayed cautious despite Wall Street hitting record highs.Chinese markets led regional gains, with the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong surging 1.6% to 24,402.41 and the Shanghai Composite rising 1.1% to 3,546.50, supported by fresh signs of economic stimulus and buying in tech … Read more

Bitcoin hits record high of $116,046; surges 24% this year; Ethereum rose 3%

Bitcoin soared to a fresh all-time high of $116,046.44 on Thursday, driven by strong institutional demand and supportive crypto policies under US President Donald Trump’s administration.Earlier in the day, it had already broken its previous record of $113,734.64 before climbing further by 9:27 pm GMT. With this rally, the world’s largest cryptocurrency is now up … Read more

Rs 9 lakh crore liquidity glut prompts record Rs 2.5 lakh crore RBI drawdown

MUMBAI: RBI will conduct a record Rs 2.5-lakh-crore variable rate reverse repo (VRRR) auction on Friday as it seeks to absorb a persistent glut of liquidity in the banking system. This move follows a series of recent VRRR operations that have drained Rs 3 lakh crore, yet the money market surplus remains above Rs 3 … Read more

Mutual fund SIP inflows touch record high: June investments hit Rs 27,269 crore, up 2% from May; contributing SIP accounts cross 8.64 crore for first time

Monthly investments through systematic investment plans (SIPs) surged to a new peak of Rs 27,269 crore in June 2025, up 2% from Rs 26,688 crore in May, crossing the Rs 27,000 crore mark for the first time, according to fresh data from AMFI.The SIP assets under management (AUM) rose to Rs 15.30 lakh crore in … Read more