When big offers hit the market, broader indices corrected 2-4%
In the past two years, investors in gold have lost money.
Half of the sharp rise in stocks in 2014 was driven by re-ratings - rise in price-to-earning ratios on hopes the new government would turn around the economy which will reflect in corporate earnings.
Trade sanctions on Russia by Europe and the US offer an opportunity for India, but the devaluation of the rouble may play spoilsport
The rouble has been falling steadily since early November and collapsed earlier this month following a spectacular decline in the price of crude oil to five-year lows.
This year, India bought 27.7% of the gold exported by Switzerland; in Jan, this was only 15%.
Crude oil's long price slide might be ending, feel some experts. Last Friday, the price of Brent crude, seen as a benchmark for what India uses, saw a low of $75.3 a barrel - it is now trading around $79. The fall has been nearly a third from its high seen in June, only five months earlier.
Marriage season will end in the next two months and import growth is likely to taper off
The bill on October 2013 was $1.01 billion for 38 tonnes.
Silver is emerging as a stronger bet for the long-term.
Higher growth, reform bets have boosted returns but leave limited room for error.
These companies had an accumulated loss of Rs 55,656 crore (Rs 556.56 billion) in 2012-13.
Move comes after agencies unearth several cases of misuse of the 80:20 scheme.
The first was wholesale funded banks and non-bank finance companies.
China has cast a long shadow on India's economy.
Experts believe there are more such decisions in the offing, which along with a recovery in economic growth and India Inc.
It, however, lags other states on crucial parameters such as health care and rural poverty.
Import bill for September rises to $3.5-4 billion as traders and retailers stock up the precious metal.
A veteran bullion analyst expects monthly import to average 50 tonnes till December.
Despite the recent imposition of import rule and high duties, the yellow metal continues to attract buyers.
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