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Closing Prices For Crude Oil, Gold And Other Commodities
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for February delivery rose 12 cents to $48.52 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude oil for March delivery rose 17 cents to $51.80 a barrel.
Volatile Markets End 2020 Strong With Vaccines, Stimulus In Sight
Global commodity markets ended 2020 on a strong note, with recovering demand and widespread stimulus packages buoying prices after a roller coaster ride caused by the global coronavirus pandemic.
Painful As It Was, Patience Paid Off For Investors In 2020
Good things came to fund investors who waited in 2020. But, what a terrifying wait it was.
Asian Shares Set To Finish 2020 At Record High After Quiet Trading Day
Asian shares edged up on Thursday and were set to end a tumultuous 2020 at record highs, after growing investor hopes for a global economic recovery caused the dollar to fall further against most major currencies.
Gold Set For Best Year In A Decade With 24% Rise
Gold prices fell on Thursday as hopes for an economic recovery next year increased risk appetite, although the precious metal was set to wrap up the year with its best performance in a decade.
Japan Awarded More Than 100 Contracts Over 10 Years To Dentsu-linked Non-profit Groups
The Japanese government has awarded more than 100 contracts over the last decade to two nonprofit groups set up by Dentsu Inc, according to a Reuters analysis of government data, in arrangements that some opposition lawmakers say obscured the role of the...
AstraZeneca, Delta Rise; Pitney Bowes, AES Fall
Acadia Healthcare Co., up $1.74 to $50.30.
Labour Bureau to Complete 4 Surveys Including One on Migrant Workers by Oct: Gangwar
"The Bureau has recently been entrusted with four All India surveys on migrant workers, domestic workers, employment generated by professionals and transport sector which will be launched by early March, 2020 and the results of these will be available by...
S&P 500, Dow At Record Levels On Fiscal Aid Relief, Vaccine Optimism
The S&P 500 and the Dow hovered at record levels in choppy trading on Tuesday as bets that fiscal aid will fuel a vaccineled economic recovery boosted sentiment in the final days of the year.
Gold Rises As Dollar Dips On Prospect Of Higher U.S. Aid
Gold prices rose on Tuesday as the dollar weakened after the approval of larger coronavirus relief checks by Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives, while improved risk appetite kept it below last session's oneweek high.
Former Economic Affairs Sec Atanu Chakraborty to Become Part-time Chairman of HDFC Bank: Sources
The board submitted Chakraborty's name for the position to the RBI on December 28 for approval, sources said.
Japan Stocks Lead Asian Shares Higher As U.S. Stimulus Fuels Rally
Asian shares rose on Tuesday, with Japanese stocks hitting a 30year high, as investor risk was encouraged by a Brexit trade deal and hopes a longawaited U.S. pandemic relief package will be expanded.
Gold Price Rises by Rs 480 to Reach Rs 50,210; Silver Price Stands at Rs 68,900
According to HDFC Securities, gold prices on Monday increased Rs 185 to Rs 49,757 per 10 gram in the national capital. In the global market, the yellow metal traded at $1,885 per ounce.
Ratan Tata Turns 83; Here Are Some Facts about the Business Tycoon
Born in 1937, Ratan Tata is the great-grandson of Jamsetji Tata who founded the Tata Group. His parents got separated in 1948 when he was just 10. He was raised by his grandmother, Navajbai Tata.
Prices of TV and Appliances Likely to Go Up by Around 10% from January
Besides, prices of TV panels (Opencell) have also gone up by over two-folds due to short supply by the global vendors, while cost of plastic has also gone up due to rise in crude oil prices, said manufacturers.
What You Should Know About Debt Funds
People chose fixed deposits as their hard-earned money was safely locked-in for a certain period and came with reasonable interest rates and risk-free returns.
