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The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is focusing on expanding credit products on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) network, aiming to drive the next phase of growth in India’s retail digital payments.After RuPay credit cards and credit lines on UPI, the next major feature will allow consumers to convert UPI payments into EMIs.Sources familiar…
Gold and silver prices continued their record-breaking rally on Tuesday, with gold futures reaching an all-time high of Rs 1,12,750 per 10 grams and silver futures hitting a lifetime high of Rs 1,34,016 per kilogram on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX).The surge was driven by expectations of further US Federal Reserve interest rate cuts, safe-haven…
Rupee slips 25 paise to an all-time intraday low of 88.53 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday, as concerns over enhanced US tariffs on Indian goods and the new $100,000 H-1B visa fee weighed on investor sentiment.Forex traders said that global risk aversion and trade policy uncertainty further exacerbated the rupee’s decline.At…
Representative image credits: AP Asian share markets looked set to extend recent gains on Tuesday, driven by strong investor optimism around artificial intelligence (AI) and tech stocks, while bets on further US interest rate cuts pushed gold to fresh record levels.Wall Street had reached another record after Nvidia announced it would invest up to $100…
Gold price outlook: The yellow metal may rise to $3800/$3850 in the coming months. Long-term target is $4000. (AI image) Gold price prediction today: Gold rates are likely to maintain their long-term positive bias, with dips and corrections serving as buying opportunity for investors, says Praveen Singh, Senior Fundamental Research Analyst- Currencies and Commodities at…
ONGC takes over control of Vedanta-operated oil block The Government has directed state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) to take interim operational control of an oil and gas block from Vedanta, after rejecting the company’s request to renew its contract.Vedanta, which produces about one-fifth of India’s crude oil, has challenged the decision in the…
FMCG drops popular Rs 5 & Rs 10 packs Popular price points of Rs 5 and Rs 10 are disappearing from India’s fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) shelves. Parle-G, after two decades of selling its smallest biscuit pack at Rs 5, has now priced it at Rs 4.45. Other everyday items are also shifting- the Rs…
NEW DELHI: Indian IT companies are preparing to cushion the impact of the US administration’s steep hike in H-1B visa fees, with analysts saying the blow, while sharp, is unlikely to be fatal for the sector. On September 19, President Donald Trump signed an executive order raising the fee for new H-1B applications to $100,000,…
MUMBAI: He’s been called America’s most powerful banker, a man whose words are taken seriously by markets and policymakers around the world. Jamie Dimon is more than just chairman and CEO of JP Morgan, US’s largest bank, he’s become synonymous with it as it draws closer to becoming the first in the industry with a…
BENGALURU: Some Indian IT stocks took a hit on BSE after US President Donald Trump‘s latest proclamation on the H-1B visa, deepening concerns in an already fragile demand environment. TCS and Tech Mahindra led the losses among the top five IT firms, each falling more than 3%. HCLTech saw the least decline at 1.8%. Among…
