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After a bruising week that wiped out more than Rs 6,000 from gold prices, commodity markets are heading into September with traders bracing for another bout of volatility as US jobs data and geopolitical tensions take centrestage, analysts said. Investors will focus on manufacturing and services PMI data from major economies, including India. Inflation figures…
After slipping around 1% in August and failing to reclaim its 200-day moving average, Nifty may be undergoing accumulation rather than entering a deeper correction, as long as the crucial 24,000 support holds, according to Anand James, Chief Market Strategist at Geojit Investments. James sees a breakout above 24,500 opening the door to 24,900–25,100 and…
Kirit Somaiya, former Member of the Lok Sabha and vice president of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Maharashtra unit, has sought the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI) attention over the sharp swings in the Sensex during the Closing Auction Session (CAS) on August 27. The Sensex plunged more than 2,000 points within minutes during…
In response to a mass workers’ strike earlier, the Punjab state government directed officers to issue show cause notices to employees for their “unauthorised” absence on Thursday, PTI reported. This comes after over 3 lakh state government employees went on strike by taking mass leave on 27 August to push for payment of pending Dearness…
Dalal Street’s biggest stocks may be monopolising portfolios, but they are no longer driving returns. Samco Mutual Fund CIO Umesh Mehta says Nifty’s mega caps are “languishing” as widespread institutional ownership leaves them with few incremental buyers, even as growth and earnings momentum migrate further down the market-cap ladder. Samco has responded with an unusually…
The Jeevan Pramaan system enables eligible pensioners to submit a Digital Life Certificate (DLC) online. However, the process remains largely inaccessible for most Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) due to operational challenges when attempting to complete the verification from abroad. Consequently, overseas retirees frequently rely on traditional, offline methods to keep their benefits active. Submitting the annual…
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has highlighted its Employees’ Enrolment Campaign 2026 in a recent tweet. The campaign is focused on widening social security coverage, regularising past compliance, bringing transparency and adding more workers into the formal employment system. The campaign was highlighted by EPFO in a post on its official X handle dated…
Several Indian stocks are set to see heightened trading activity on Monday as the MSCI rebalancing changes announced on August 13 are scheduled to be implemented on August 31, with the revised weights becoming effective on September 1 (Tuesday). The final 30 minutes of trading on Monday are expected to be particularly important as market…
If you have ₹1.5 lakh to invest in the Public Provident Fund (PPF) every year, does it matter whether you put the entire amount in April or invest it in monthly instalments? This write-up is dedicated towards discussing this aspect in detail, along with the salient features of PPF. To put it simply, yes, timing…
Many cardholders find themselves trapped in the cycle of debt as they carry a balance on a credit card from month to month only deepens debt. Findings from a survey reveal that many cardholders only pay the minimum amount on their credit cards while the interest accumulates. This not only becomes a cost addition but…