Asian markets slipped mostly into red on Wednesday, the final trading session of 2025, as investors remained cautious ahead of the New Year holiday and took cues from Wall Street losses.In Hong Kong, HSI slipped over 224 points to 25,630. Nikkai was also trading at a loss, shedding 187 points or 0.3%. Shanghai and Shenzhen…
XRP slipped to $1.85 after breaking the $1.87 support zone, with heavier exchange inflows pointing to renewed distribution just as bitcoin’s rebound lost momentum and broader risk appetite stayed cautious. News background Institutional interest in XRP remains structurally supportive through ETFs, but near-term flows are telling a different story. On-chain data shows a sharp pickup…
NEW DELHI: The Army has launched a training programme for the Village Defence Guards (VDG) in Jammu and Kashmir amid the ongoing counter-terrorism operation in the higher reaches of Chenab valley.According to the Army, around 15 Village Defence Guards, including women volunteers, are undergoing intensive training in handling automatic rifles, minor tactics, self-defence, bunker construction…
Year 2025 is ending, 2026 is knocking on the door, and most major global stock markets remain shut to celebrate the New Year. Investors are, therefore, wondering whether Indian stock exchanges will stay open for trading on January 1, 2026. Are NSE and BSE open on January 1, 2026? Both benchmarks, the Bombay Stock Exchange…
Despite the pullback seen with Silver losing almost 9% on Monday, Gold & Silver remained on track for their best annual performances since 1979. (AI image) Gold price prediction today: Gold and silver prices are set for the best annual performances in several years, says Maneesh Sharma, AVP – Commodities & Currencies, Anand Rathi Shares…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shama Mohamed has raised concerns over the law and order situation following the death of Angel Chakma, a student from Tripura in Dehradun.Referring to a video circulating online, she alleged rising threats against minorities and questioned the Prime Minister’s silence, urging the Supreme Court to take suo motu cognisance of the…
Silver bars are stacked in the safe deposit boxes room of the Pro Aurum gold house in Munich, Germany, January 10, 2025. Angelika Warmuth | Reuters BEIJING — China is set to tighten controls on silver exports from Thursday, expanding restrictions on the once-ordinary metal critical to the U.S. industry and defense supply chains. Tesla…
Bulgaria was preparing to switch to the euro on Wednesday night to become the 21st eurozone member, amid concerns the move could usher in higher prices and add to political instability rattling the Balkan country.At midnight (2200 GMT Wednesday), Bulgaria will wave goodbye to both 2025 and its lev currency, which has been in use…
Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Indian equity benchmark indices, Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, opened in green on the last day of the calendar year 2025. While Nifty50 was above 26,000, BSE Sensex rose over 200 points. At 9:17 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 26,015.70, up 77 points or 0.30%. BSE Sensex was…
Dogecoin slipped 3% to $0.1226 as year-end selling pressure pushed the token through a key support zone, keeping the meme coin pinned to the lower end of its December downtrend. DOGE broke below $0.1248 during the heaviest trading window of the session, with volume running about 157% above average — a sign the move wasn’t…
