Gold and Silver Update :

A few days back, the USA added silver to its critical minerals list. At the same time, some assumptions and rumours are going around that China may impose restrictions on silver exports to other countries.

In the last few years, silver’s industrial usage has increased significantly, and silver prices are rising mainly due to supply and demand factors.

Gold prices have increased mainly because of expectations of Fed rate cuts and continuous buying by central banks.

Indian Railways Fare Hike :

 

Ticket prices are going to increase from December 26 for AC and non-AC coaches at the rate of 2 paise per km. However, this hike does not apply to suburban train services, monthly season tickets, and ordinary class passengers travelling up to 215 km.

For example, the Delhi–Mumbai distance is around 1,400 km, so the total fare increase comes to ₹28.
With this fare hike, Indian Railways is expected to earn around ₹600 crore.

 

Infosys ADR vs Indian Market Movement :

On some financial platforms, we can see Infosys showing a 50% rise, but in the Indian stock market, Infosys moved up only around 3%.

The reason is that the 50% rise happened in Infosys ADR shares, which are listed in the US stock market and traded in US dollars.
Last Friday, a short squeeze occurred in the US market, and due to low liquidity, the ADR price suddenly jumped by 50%.

So, this move should be seen mainly as a liquidity-driven issue, not a fundamental change.

BSE Business Update:

In the coming period, BSE is planning to introduce monthly index options.
On BSE, index options are mainly available on Sensex and Bankex.

Sensex already has better liquidity, but for Bankex, BSE is planning to make some changes to improve participation and business growth.