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Gold s daily trading volume surged to $298 billion in March 2025, reinforcing its status as a highly liquid, resilient asset. The World Gold Council highlights gold’s role in portfolio stability, inflation hedging, and long-term performance.

CreditAccess Grameen stock fell 9% in three sessions after Q4 showed rising slippages, higher credit cost, and weakening asset quality. Analysts cut FY27 earnings, but expect a rebound from H2FY26 as collection efficiency improves.

IRCON International posted a 14% YoY drop in Q4FY25 profit to Rs 212 crore, with revenue down 10%. Sequentially, profit surged 146% and topline rose 31%.

UnitedHealth shares fell more than 6% on Wednesday after the UK s Guardian newspaper reported that the company made secret payments to nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers, adding to the woes of the healthcare conglomerate.

Target slashed its annual sales forecast on Wednesday after posting a sharp fall in quarterly same-store sales, attributing the declines to weakened consumer confidence and a pullback in discretionary spending due to U.S. President Donald Trump s tariff war.

State-owned Oil India Ltd on Wednesday reported a 21 per cent fall in net profit in the March quarter on lower oil and gas prices. The company reported a net profit of Rs 1,591.48 crore in the fourth quarter of 2024-25 compared with Rs 2,028.83 crore earning a year back, the company said in a stock exchange filing.

The price of Bitcoin rose to its highest level on record on Wednesday, eclipsing the previous high from January, as risk sentiment continues to improve after last month s tariff-induced sell-off.

Power Finance Corp (PFC) reported an 11% increase in the fourth-quarter net profit at Rs 8,358 crore, buttressed by an increase in interest income and provisioning reversals.

The Indian Rupee weakened against the US dollar in early trading. Rising US Treasury yields and foreign fund outflows pressured the market. Global crude oil prices added to the downward pressure. Oil companies bought dollars amid geopolitical concerns. Foreign Institutional Investors were net sellers of equities. Meanwhile, Brent crude prices increased due to potential supply concerns in the Middle East.