Gold and silver surged to fresh highs on Friday, extending recent gains amid geopolitical tensions, a weaker US dollar, and expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts at its upcoming January 27 meeting. Market uncertainty was also fueled by comments from US President Donald Trump on securing permanent US access to Greenland, though the deal’s details remain unclear and Denmark rejected any challenge to its sovereignty.
AU Small Finance Bank Q2 profit jumps 53% to Rs 858 crore
AU’s gross non-performing assets ratio fell 42 basis points (bps) to 1.99% at the end of September. This helped in 25% lower provision at Rs