Over the five trading sessions ending March 20, the Sensex benchmark remained largely flat with a slight negative bias, slipping just 31 points to close at 74,532. Although the index advanced in four out of the five sessions, a sharp decline of around 2,500 points on March 19 erased most of those gains. During the same period, 14 stocks in the BSE SmallCap index recorded continuous declines across all five sessions, with cumulative losses of up to 23%. (Data source: ACE Equity)
Gold, silver slide up to 2% as fresh US strikes on Iran fuel inflation fears, hurt peace hopes
Gold prices declined on Thursday as U.S. strikes on Iran boosted oil and fueled inflation concerns, impacting interest rate outlooks. Spot gold fell 0.8% to