April 2024
April 2024
BSE Market Capitalization
- 2014 : ₹100 lakh crore
- 2021 : ₹200 lakh crore
- 2023 : ₹300 lakh crore
- 2024 : ₹400 lakh crore
The last ₹100 lakh crore was added in nine months—a record.
Bharat Stock Exchange will soon add ₹100 Lakhs Crores every 6 Months…
Simple logic, when people have money they invest in stocks and they invest in companies which are on growth curve, growth come when you have Human man power from India and not from Pakistan
July 2024
India accounts for nearly 90 per cent of all options trading in the world. This was about 35 per cent pre-pandemic.
One of the reasons for this surge is, SEBI actively making it easier for people to trade in options.
SEBI has also previously raised concerns about the massive participation of the public in the conventional stock market as well, particularly in small and mid-cap stocks.
Last week, SEBI asked exchanges and other market infrastructure institutions (MIIs) to implement a standard fee structure for brokerages and do away with the existing slab-based structure.
February 2025
Market reacts after New income Tax bill news
Gold prices remain elevated
Gold prices remain elevated, surpassing Rs 82,400.
- Gold reaches new all-time high of $2,854.
- Gold market price today is approx 2900 USD per ounce
- Official Gold Rate (Fed Reserve Gold Certificate) = 42.2222 per ounce value approx 11.04 billion USD for 8k Ton of Gold supposedly held by USA.
March 2025
US stocks shows gains after talks breakdown
The US is buying gold at a record pace. In January, imports totaled $30.8 billion, while in previous years this figure did not exceed $1.7 billion per month.
June 2025
Indian women's gold higher than Pakistan's economy
2.4 trillion vs 400 billion
- Indian Women hold 25,000 tones of Gold worth $2.4 trillion.
- That's nearly six times Pakistan's GDP and even bigger than the economies of Italy or Canada.
- Pakistan's entire economy is worth around $400 billion.
- As per UBS, Gold prices have doubled since 2020, significantly boosting Indian household wealth.
January 2026
Gold soars beyond $5,000
- Spot gold prices jumped as high as $1,502 an ounce after climbing 8% last week.
- The spot gold price is the current market price at which gold can be bought or sold for immediate payment and delivery.
- The price of silver topped $100 an ounce on Monday and hit $109.83.
Spot price vs Futures price
| Feature | Spot Price | Futures Price |
|---|---|---|
| Timing | For immediate settlement (usually within 2 days). | For delivery at a specific future date (e.g., next month). |
| Purpose | Used for buying physical bullion now. | Used for hedging or speculating on future price movements. |
| Price | usually slightly lower than futures. | Typically higher (includes storage/interest costs). |
Reasons for the surge
- Investors are seeking shelter from global uncertainty, including strains between the United States and the European Union over President Trump's determination to take over Greenland, leading to fears of a renewed trade war.
- Tensions in Ukraine, Venezuela, and the Middle East continue to simmer.
- The US dollar has weakened as the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates and the turmoil abroad has weighed on other major currencies, such as the yen and the euro.
- Rising debt and deficits have also cast doubts about the US dollar's creditworthiness, making treasuries a less dependable safe haven.
- Analysts say that gold is now on track for its best year since 1979, when prices soared during a period of runaway inflation, awakening dollars, and instability in the Middle East.
- The prospect of another US government shutdown has amplified Wall Street's anxiety. Shutdown of United States of America
Surge since 2024
- Gold prices began climbing in early 2024 when the precious metal broke out of a narrow trading range and surged past $2350 an ounce, by spring.
- Later, gold prices sharply jumped towards $4,000 ounce in October 2025. NYT
