I expect a second leg up for both silver and gold following recent sharp corrections mirroring the 1980 Hunt Brothers episode ...

For a broadly positive start to a year, though, there are a striking number of caveats, extremes and oddities for skeptics to invoke.

STT increase in Budget 2026: In her Budget speech, Sitharaman proposed to increase STT by a massive 150% on futures transactions and by 50% on options transactions. The announcement shook Dalal Street ...

Sensex jumped 2,072.67 points to settle at 83,739.13; Nifty 50 surged 639.15 points to 25,727.55. All the sectoral indices traded in the green, with Nifty Realty, Nifty Metals, Nifty Pharma, Nifty ...

The intent of the STT hike in Union Budget 2026 is to moderate the “unchecked explosion” of retail gambling in the stock market.

Indian equities opened lower on Thursday, with the Sensex and Nifty giving back some recent gains as investors turned ...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the securities transaction tax (STT) on futures will be hiked from 0.02 to ...

The BSE Sensex fell 1,546.84 points to 80,722.94, while Nifty 50 slipped 495.20 points to 24,825.45. Market veteran and investor Vijay Kedia said the post-Budget fall was driven more by sentiment and ...

The cryptocurrency leader, Bitcoin, failed miserably with an extreme flash crash late Friday night that forced price reductions on Bitcoin.

US markets recovered in afternoon trade off intraday lows, with gold and silver continuing to recover/rally. Concerns over ...

"The purpose (of STT hike) is not on revenue generation... the purpose is to ensure hard earned savings is used to maximize wealth in households," said Nageswaran.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stays the fiscal consolidation course while shifting the focus to debt; markets fall ...