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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Nifty 50, India’s benchmark index, ended flat on Thursday, 27 February, in a lacklustre session amid volatility. After opening at 22,568.95, the index traded within a narrow range of 22,500–22,613 before closing flat on the monthly F&O expiry day, forming another Doji candle on the daily chart.

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Gold prices tumbled by Rs 1,150 to Rs 88,200 per 10 grams in the national capital on Thursday, tracking a bearish trend in global markets, according to the All India Sarafa Association. Gold of 99.5 per cent purity also slumped by Rs 1,150 to Rs 87,800 per 10 grams from the previous close of Rs 88,950 per 10 grams. Silver prices tanked by Rs 1,000 to Rs 98,500 per kg from the last close of Rs 99,500 per kg. Bullion markets were closed on Wednesday for Mahashivratri.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. There will be fewer designer handbags and high heels under Christmas trees this year. Spending on personal luxury goods is set to fall by 2% in 2024, according to Bain, a consultancy.

organised retail sector in India is growing at a rapid pace and is projected to reach USD 230 billion by 2030 on account of increasing disposable incomes and evolving consumer preferences, a Deloitte-RAI report said on Thursday. It said that the organised retail in the country is growing at a compound annual growth rate of 10 per cent.

Bitcoin has fallen sharply, dropping over 20% from its January peak of $109,350, raising concerns about whether the crypto market has entered a bear phase. On Thursday, February 27, Bitcoin hit an intraday low of nearly $83,000 before recovering to around $85,000. The sell-off has wiped out nearly $300 billion in market value, leading to increased volatility and investor anxiety.

The NSE Nifty 50 Index has lost 14% from its peak in September as investors grew skeptical of the market’s steep valuations, with corporate earnings and economic growth starting to disappoint. In recent days, the India NSE Volatility Index also slid, on falling demand for options betting on moves in the benchmark equity gauge, which comprises mostly India’s heavyweights.

«We need to watch the net FII futures index positioning also, where they have been holding the highest short position on record and does that really see a significant reduction because then that would signal a change in stance from the institutional player, but so far that is the setup,» says Rohit Srivastava, Founder, Strike Money Analytics & Indiacharts. This particular series has not been that great for all the bulls out there. We have been testing lower lows for ourselves. But what are the cues for the next expiry and what kind of a rollover data you are reading into? Rohit Srivastava: Some reduction in the total futures open interest when we actually look at the final data and that would give us a sign that some level of capitulation actually ended up happening because even at the end of last month, there was some reduction, but it did not really take the positioning down to new lows.

Pi Coin has taken the cryptocurrency world by storm. Since its Open Mainnet launch on 20 February, the digital asset has gained over 290%, with its price soaring past $2.16. This dramatic surge has placed it ahead of major players like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin, all of which have seen declines of 9–20% in the past week.

Robert Kiyosaki has once again voiced his bullish stance on silver, calling it the best investment opportunity at the moment in his recent post on social media platform X, suggesting that while gold may surge past $3,000, silver is the asset to watch for explosive gains. “When gold goes through $3,000 a new all time high…my sources say SILVER will take off. Silver is the best investment at the best price. Silver is still about 50% below its all time high,” said Kiyosaki in his post.

Disclaimer: This is an AI-generated live blog and has not been edited by LiveMint staff. Nifty 50 Today Live Updates: The NIFTY Metal at (0.74%), NIFTY Financial Services 25/50 at (0.68%) & NIFTY PSU Bank at (0.52%) are currently the top performing sectors among the Sectoral Indices. While NIFTY Consumer Durables at (-0.74%), NIFTY MidCap 150 Quality 50 at (-0.74%), NIFTY Smallcap 250 at (-0.44%) are currently the low performing sectors Nifty 50 Today Live Updates: The Nifty 50 opened at 22568.95 (0.09%) , 21.40 points higher than the previous closing.

SpiceJet will be in focus on Thursday after it turned profitable in the third quarter that ended December 2024 on the back of strong passenger demand and improved operational efficiency. The profit for Q3 stood at Rs 26 crore as against a loss of Rs 300 crore a year ago. The airline’s total revenue surged by 35% to Rs 1,651 crore.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Sensex broke its five-day losing trend on Tuesday and ended slightly higher, primarily due to gains in financial and telecom stocks. However, the oil & gas and IT sectors continued to face downward pressure.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. • Fiem Industries: Buy above ₹1,420, stop ₹1,395, target ₹1,550-1,580 This counter from the auto industry has now given a strong breakout above moving average bands, indicating that the revival emerging despite the market weakness spells some buying emerging at lower levels. Tuesday’s trading action highlights that the rise in prices is supported by volume and could now result in some revival.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Nifty 50 ended flat on Tuesday after a lackluster trading session. After a muted opening at 22,516.45, the index moved higher toward 22,600 in the initial hour.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s stock markets witnessed a mixed ride on 25 February, the previous trading session before today. The S&P BSE Sensex managed to break its five-day losing streak, closing 147.71 points, or 0.20%, higher at 74,602.12 points.

Indian equities is the strongest in recent years if a key long-term trend market indicator is to go by. Almost 86% of the country's top 500 stocks are trading below the 200-day moving average (DMA) — an indicator that shows the long-term trend of a stock or an index. It reflects the deep-rooted pessimism in the market at this juncture on account of unrelenting foreign institutional selling and growing risk-off sentiment among domestic investors. In the Nifty 500 index, 427 stocks are trading below the 200 DMA, while 68 are above it, according to Axis Technical and Derivatives.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing heatwave warnings for various regions, banks, non-bank lenders, and payment companies are bracing for a challenging summer ahead. Lenders expect a decline in collection efficiency by more than a percentage point and a drop in loan disbursals and customer sign-ups due to less active sales teams in the field.