Gold price prediction today: What’s the outlook for gold, silver amid Middle East tensions?

Gold price prediction (AI image) Gold price prediction today: Gold prices may face resistance at Rs 1,63,275, says Maneesh Sharma, AVP – Commodities & Currencies, Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers.Gold opened up at the start of the week, a widely expected move, as investors sought safe haven, following the continued US and Israel attacks … Read more

UAE preparing for normalcy: Stock market set to open today, ‘uncertainty a major factor’ for investors

Middle East tensions have entered their fifth day and the UAE is slowly moving back towards normalcy. After a two-day pause, stock markets are set to reopen, and offices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi are preparing for staff to return in person. The UAE Capital Market Authority earlier confirmed that trading and settlement on the … Read more

Gold, Silver Rate Today Live Update: Gold rises 1% on Middle East crisis; investors run to safe haven assets

Gold and silver began Wednesday’s session with strong gains on the Multi Commodity Exchange of India as intensifying US-Israeli air strikes on Iran and mounting geopolitical tensions spurred increased buying in safe-haven assets. April 2026 gold futures on the MCX climbed by more than Rs 2,157, or 1.33%, to trade at Rs 1,63,265 per 10 … Read more

Epfo: 8.25% interest rate on PF deposits for 2025-2026

By Shiva RajoraNEW DELHI: Amid weak market conditions and falling interest rates, Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Monday recommended retaining the interest rate on retirement savings accumulated by nearly 31 crore unchanged at 8.25% during the current financial year. This is the third consecutive year that the social security organisation has kept the rate … Read more

Dalal Street: Middle East tensions: Dalal-Street awaits tense session as crisis sinks global markets

MUMABI: Investors on Dalal Street are expecting another session of strong selling on Wednesday when markets resume after a day’s trading break for Holi. Escalating war in West Asia pulled most global stocks deep into the red on Tuesday. In late trades on Tuesday in GIFT City, Nifty futures were down 3.3% or about 825 … Read more

Iran Conflict: Middle East tensions: Global insurers exit Iranian waters as conflict deepens

MUMBAI: India’s trade and energy supplies face fresh risks after reinsurers and Protection & Indemnity (P&I) clubs announced cancellation of war risk insurance for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian waters, following an escalation in the Iran conflict. The cancellations, effective from this week, have left over 150 vessels stranded and disrupted a … Read more

Bullet Train Project: Railways unlikely to seek extra loan from JICA to meet higher cost of Bullet train project

NEW DELHI: The railways is looking at bearing the nearly Rs 90,000 crore additional (83% escalation) cost for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet train project and won’t seek further loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The project cost has increased from Rs 1.1 lakh crore to Rs 1.98 lakh crore because of delays and other reasons.The … Read more

IMF says ‘too early’ to gauge West Asia conflict impact as energy prices, markets turn volatile

With tensions escalating in West Asia, the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday said it is closely tracking the situation but cautioned that it is “too early to assess the economic impact on the region and the global economy,” as disruptions to trade and energy markets intensify.In a statement, the IMF said it has “observed disruptions … Read more

US stock market: Wall street crashes amid Iran tension; Dow jones slips over 900 points, Nasdaq dips by 2%

A fresh wave of global selling pressure hit Wall Street on Tuesday, as escalating tensions involving Iran deepened fears of prolonged economic disruption. The S&P 500 fell 1.8 per cent in early trade. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 907 points, or 1.9 per cent, as of 9:35 am Eastern time, while the Nasdaq … Read more