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New Delhi, Gold futures on Monday witnessed a massive jump of Rs 1,493 and crossed the psychological mark of Rs 96,000 per 10 grams due to rising demand in the global market.The yellow metal contracts for June delivery on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) continued their stellar performance for the third consecutive day and climbed Rs 1,493 or 1.57 percent to touch a new peak of Rs 96,747 per 10 grams in early trade.Later, it bounced back sharply and was trading at Rs 96,600 per 10 grams, up Rs 1,346 or 1.41 per cent with an open interest of 21,540 lots.Similarly, the follow-on contract for August delivery rose by Rs 1,464 or 1.53 percent to hit a record high of Rs 97,360 per 10 gram on MCX.Commodity markets were closed on Friday on account of Good Friday.Analysts said the ongoing trade ...

New Delhi, Automobile exports from India grew 19 percent to over 53 lakh units in FY24-25 on the back of strong demand for passenger vehicles, two-wheelers and commercial vehicles in overseas markets.Total exports stood at 53.63 lakh (53,63,089) units in the previous fiscal as against 45 lakh (45,00,494) units in FY23-24 ending March 31, 2024.Passenger vehicle shipments grew 15 percent to 7,70,364 units in FY24 as against 6,72,105 units in the previous fiscal.The segment recorded its best ever annual performance in the last fiscal on the back of demand for global models manufactured in India, industry body SIAM said.With the improvement in manufacturing quality, some companies have also started exporting to developed markets.Utility vehicle dispatches led the sector with dispatches of 3,6...

Prestige Estates Projects Ltd reported a 48% growth in sales bookings in Q4, touching nearly Rs 7,000 crore.Prestige Estates Sales: The fourth quarter witnessed a 9% growth in sales volumes, reaching 4.49 million sq ft, with 2,301 units sold.Prestige Estates Projects has announced a significant 48% growth in sales bookings for the January-March quarter, touching nearly Rs 7,000 crore.This growth is in contrast to the annual decline, where pre-sales for FY 2024-25 fell 19% to over Rs 17,000 crore.The decrease in annual sales bookings is attributed to deferred launches due to delays in approvals, resulting in the Company not meeting its annual target of Rs 24,000 crore.The fourth quarter saw a 9% increase in sales volumes, reaching 4.49 million sq ft with 2,301 units sold. Average realisati...

Sonata Software Ltd shares fell as much as 12% in early trade on Thursday, April 17, after the company issued a warning about revenue from its international business during the quarter ended March 31, 2025.In an exchange filing on Wednesday, Sonata Software said its international business revenue is likely to be lower than previously reported, as revenue estimates from its largest customer are likely to be lower than anticipated.For the December quarter, Sonata Software's international business contributed 25% to the company's total revenue, according to its investor presentation.The company had talked about a large customer during its December quarter earnings call held in February this year.Sonata Software MD and CEO Sameer Dhir had highlighted during the earnings call that while the gr...

New Delhi, Silver prices rose by Rs 362 to Rs 95,136 per kg in futures trade on Wednesday as participants increased their bets.The price of silver contracts for May delivery on the Multi Commodity Exchange rose by Rs 362 or 0.38 percent to Rs 95,136 per kg in a business turnover of 15,818 lots.Analysts said fresh deals by participants led to a jump in silver prices.Globally, silver was trading 0.52 percent higher at $32.48 an ounce in New York.

New Delhi, Bank stocks surged on Tuesday, with IndusInd Bank jumping nearly 7 percent, in line with a rally in the broader market.Shares of IndusInd Bank rose 6.84 percent, Axis Bank 4.18 percent, HDFC Bank 3.23 percent and ICICI Bank 2.86 percent on the BSE. Shares of Canara Bank rose 2.40 percent, Yes Bank (2.10 percent), State Bank of India (1.23 percent), Bank of Baroda (1.10 percent), Federal Bank (0.84 percent) and Kotak Mahindra Bank (0.44 percent). The BSE Bankex index rose 2.51 percent to 59,866.95. "Banking stocks have benefited from the cut in deposit rates," said Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Investments Ltd. Rising for the second consecutive session on Tuesday, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 1,577.63 points, or 2.10 percent, to close at 76,734.89. The NSE Ni...

New Delhi, Apr 14 The number of unsold homes stood at around 5.6 lakh units at the end of the March quarter, down 4 per cent year-on-year, due to robust sales, according to Anarock. Data from real estate consultant Anarock showed that the number of unsold homes across seven major cities declined to 5,59,808 units at the end of March 2025 from 5,80,895 units in the same period a year ago. These seven cities are Delhi-NCR, Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune. According to the data, the number of unsold homes priced below Rs 40 lakh declined 19 percent to 1,12,744 units at the end of March from 1,39,905 units in the same period a year ago. In the Rs 40-80 lakh price category, there were 1,57,741 unsold homes by the end of 2025, down 1...

NBCC shares jumped nearly 2 percent on April 11 after the company released two positive updates about its sales. The company's shares closed at Rs 89 per share. In an exchange filing released on April 11, the Navratna company announced that it has successfully sold 560 residential units at Aspire Leisure Park in Greater Noida. The units were sold through e-auction and have a total sale value of over Rs 1,153 crore. The company further said, "NBCC will receive a marketing fee at the rate of 1 percent of the sale value." In another exchange filing released after market close on April 9, NBCC had announced that it sold 1,185 residential units in the third phase of Aspire Dream Valley in Greater Noida through e-auction at a total sale value of about Rs 1,504.69 crore. Earlier in the ...

Suzlon Energy Shares: Shares of Suzlon Energy surged 5.37% to hit an intra-day high of ₹53.96 per share on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday, April 11. This stems from a quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) 3.76% increase in the company’s retail shareholder count, from 54.69 lakh in December FY25 to 56.75 lakh in March FY25. As per shareholding pattern data released by the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), individual investors with nominal share capital of up to ₹2 lakh held a 25.12% stake in Suzlon Energy in the fourth quarter of financial year 2024-25 (Q4FY25), as against 24.49% in the previous quarter. High net worth individuals (HNIs)--- those with a nominal share capital of more than ₹2 lakh reduced their stake in the company by less than one percentage point to 13.59% in Q4FY25 from ...

Shares of Anil Aggarwal-owned mining company Vedanta Ltd have fallen for the third consecutive session, extending a three-day decline of over 18%.The stock fell another 7% on Monday, April 7, while it had declined nearly 9% last Friday and 4% last Thursday.The stock has declined in five of the last six trading sessions.With this decline, the stock is now down nearly 30% from its 52-week high of ₹526. The stock is still up 15% from its 52-week low of ₹317.On the charts, the stock has slipped below all its key moving averages, 50, 100 and 200-day moving averages, following this recent decline.The stock has also entered the oversold zone, as its Relative Strength Index (RSI) has fallen to the level of 26. An RSI reading below 30 indicates that the stock is at oversold levels.Recently, Vedant...