European Stocks Advance as Investors Rotate Into Defensives

(Bloomberg) — European stocks rose, with defensive sectors such as health care and real estate outperforming amid lingering worries around artificial intelligence. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index was up 0.4% by the close. Banking and insurance stocks also gained, while miners were the biggest laggards following a slide metal prices. Oil dropped, dragging energy shares…

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Gold shines brightest! Yellow metal beats Nifty 50, real estate and fixed income across 1, 5, 10 and 20 years

gold price: Long-term investing data once again highlighted a key finding – Gold returns have outperformed Indian stock market index Nifty and other asset classes including fixed income, real estate in long as well as short term. A comparison of returns across equities, gold, real estate and debt as of January 31, 2026 by FundsIndia’s…

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Budget 2026: Real estate sector pins hopes on Affordable Housing revival, tax relief, infrastructure push

As the Union Budget 2026 approaches, India’s real estate sector finds itself at a crucial crossroads. While headline numbers point to record luxury home sales and rising property values, industry leaders warn that the underlying reality is far more complex—and troubling. The widening gap between premium housing and mass affordability has emerged as the sector’s…

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