A Surging Rupee Tripled Gold’s Global Loss in India as Silver Broke Down

Macro Snapshot: The Reserve Bank of India changed the domestic arithmetic before trading opened on 12 October. On 10 October it announced a special window to meet the entire daily dollar requirement of Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum directly from its reserves, taking a large block of import demand out of the spot market. The central bank also tightened rupee derivative rules, imposing a 20% Foreign Exchange Risk Reserve on eligible contracts above $2 million and barring the

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A Surging Rupee Tripled Gold’s Global Loss in India as Silver Broke Down

Macro Snapshot: The Reserve Bank of India changed the domestic arithmetic before trading opened on 12 October. On 10 October it announced a special window to meet the entire daily dollar requirement of Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum directly from its reserves, taking a large block of import demand out of the spot market. The central bank also tightened rupee derivative rules, imposing a 20% Foreign Exchange Risk Reserve on eligible contracts above $2 million and barring the

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GJEPC Celebrates Silver Jubilee of its Kolkata Office

Kolkata: The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), India’s apex trade body sponsored by the Union Ministry of Commerce & Industry, celebrated the Silver Jubilee (25th) anniversary of Eastern Regional Office in Kolkata. Mr. Vipul Shah, Chairman, GJEPC, Mr. Kirit Bhansali, Vice Chairman, GJEPC, Mr. Sabyasachi Ray, ED, GJEPC, Mr. Pankaj Parekh, Regional Chairman, Eastern India, GJEPC, Mr. Suvankar

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Reena Ahluwalia Inducted into Hall of Fame

Mumbai: In a glittering celebration of excellence, the gem and jewelry industry bestowed its highest honor upon Reena Ahluwalia at the prestigious IIJS Signature 2025 Show. The Hall of Fame induction, considered the pinnacle of recognition in the jewelry and diamond industry, celebrates a lifetime of achievement and contribution. The Hall of Fame recognition was awarded by Gem and Jewellery Export

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PNG Jewellers Records 24% YoY Growth in Q3

Mumbai: PNG Jewellers announced that it has witnessed a consolidated YoY growth of around 24% in Q3 FY25, driven by a strong increase in same store sales growth, festive demand in Dussehra, Diwali and the wedding season. During Q3 FY25, the retail segment saw a YoY revenue growth of around 42% as compared to Q3 FY24. The franchise segment experienced

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India Revises Nov Gold Import Data by $5 Billion

New Delhi: The India Government has revised downwards the gold import data for November to $9.8 billion, a sharp reduction from the earlier announced figure of $14.8 billion, according to data from the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S) released on Wednesday. The $5 billion revision is attributed to a ‘calculation error’ caused by the alleged double counting

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Mining Companies Slash Tens of Thousands of Jobs

Gaborone: Mining companies Anglo American and Lonmin are cutting tens of thousands of jobs as commodity prices fall. Anglo said it would cut 6,000 posts from office and other roles not directly related to production, according to a report published in bbc.com. The company, which has some 150,000 workers worldwide, said employee numbers would fall by 35% after the cuts,

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Falling Gold Prices Boost Demand in India: WGC

Mumbai: A fall in gold prices has boosted demand in India, the world’s second largest consumer, despite the summer months being a traditional quiet period, World Gold Council (WGC) said on Friday. It also said that fall in the gold prices are not universally perceived as “negative”. According to WGC, gold prices have fallen by 3.2 per cent in India,

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India Cuts Tariff Value on Imported Gold Again

New Delhi: The government on Friday slashed the import tariff value on gold for the second straight week to $354 per 10 gm in line with weak global prices of the precious metal. The import tariff value is the base price at which the customs duty is determined to prevent under-invoicing. Usually, the tariff value on gold and silver is

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De Beers Revises 2015 Production Guidance

Gaborone: Global diamond giant, De Beers Group, which is 85-percent owned by Anglo American, has revised its production guidance for 2015 to 29 million carats from 31 million carats. Anglo chief executive Mark Cutifani said the move was necessitated by a continuation of the market weakness of late 2014 during the first six months of the year that resulted in

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