Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended largely flat on Wednesday, with the 30-share Sensex snapping its three-day gaining streak, while Nifty managed to close marginally higher. The subdued close came amid a sharp selloff in IT stocks, with heavyweights such as TCS, Persistent and Infosys tumbling up to 3%. The BSE Sensex ended 40 points […]
Benchmark indices Nifty and Sensex extended their gains for a second straight session on Tuesday, supported by a sharp rally in auto and metal stocks that lifted overall sentiment. Meanwhile, broader markets outperformed, with midcap and smallcap indices rising 0.5% and 0.35%, respectively. The BSE Sensex rose 208 points to close the session at 84,274 […]
Mumbai homebuyers may benefit as new housing launches rise and primary market sales slow, potentially triggering a price war among developers and leading to price stabilisation in 2026, say real estate experts. Mumbai real estate market outlook 2026: Rising housing launches, slower sales may favour homebuyers (Picture for representational purposes only). (Mehul R Thakkar/HT ) […]
A home bought years ago may now be worth crores, but most buyers rarely calculate the true lifetime cost. stamp duty, maintenance, repairs, property tax, interest outgo, or compare it with the returns their money could have earned elsewhere. Homebuyers suffer from a common ‘optical illusion’ in real estate: looking only at the sale price […]
Gold rose, on track for a fourth monthly gain, on heightened expectations for another interest-rate by the US Federal Reserve. Silver advanced to within a dollar of a record. Gold has consolidated above the $4,000-an-ounce level since pulling back from its peak. (AFP) Gold prices rose 0.8% to $4,190.17 an ounce as of 10:03 am […]