Since the West Asia conflict began on 28 Feb, FPIs have sold ₹74,795.57 crore in shares through 17 March—an average ₹6,799.59 crore a day over 11 sessions, exceeding the pace seen in October 2024’s record outflows. Source
Gold prices have corrected sharply from the record highs reached earlier this year, even as global geopolitical tensions remain elevated due to the US-Iran war in the Middle East. COMEX gold prices have declined about 11%, while the MCX gold rate has dropped nearly 19% from their peak levels. The decline comes despite the ongoing…
(Bloomberg) — European stocks rose Friday as oil prices slipped below $100 a barrel, following news reports of an Indian tanker’s passage from the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping artery that’s been effectively shut amid the Iran war. The Stoxx Europe 600 was up 0.1% as of 12:25 pm in London, reversing earlier losses….
The Indian rupee slipped to a fresh lifetime low on Friday as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and rising crude oil prices rattled financial markets. The sharp spike in oil prices has raised concerns about India’s economic outlook, given the country’s heavy dependence on energy imports. The domestic currency weakened to 92.39 per…
The Indian government bonds traded lower on Monday, after the crude oil prices jumped amid escalating military conflict in the Middle East, following the US and Israel’s strikes on Iran, weighing on investors’ risk appetite. The benchmark 6.48% 2035 bond yield rose to 6.6894%, after ending at 6.6601% on Friday. Bond yields move inversely to…
India’s bond market today is not being driven by one dramatic headline. Instead, it is being shaped by three powerful undercurrents working simultaneously — a steady central bank, dynamic liquidity management, and structural regulatory change. Together, they are quietly redefining how yields behave across the curve. Let us begin with the anchor: the Reserve Bank…
After emerging as top performers in 2025, PSU banking stocks have continued their upward trajectory this year, with investors maintaining a constructive stance on the sector, resulting in a majority of constituents scaling fresh record highs even as the broader market remains volatile. The rally is underpinned by robust December quarter earnings, supported by an…
The government, in the Union Budget 2026, proposed a record gross market borrowing of ₹17.2 lakh crore for the next fiscal year, which came in higher than market expectations. The announcement also sent the yield on India’s 10-year G-Sec to a one-year high on 2 February. Though yields have cooled off in the subsequent sessions,…
India bond: The latest Reserve Bank of India (RBI) policy disappointed the Indian bond markets. While the central bank delivered what was widely expected on interest rates, the absence of any fresh liquidity measures proved to be a letdown for bond investors. Indian government bonds rose on Monday. The benchmark 6.48% 2035 bond yield was…
Japanese government bond (JGB) yields rose to their record highs after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured a landslide victory in Sunday’s snap election to the lower house of parliament, strengthening her mandate to pursue expansionary fiscal policies, including higher government spending and tax relief. While Takaichi has repeatedly emphasized that her stimulus measures will not…
