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Stock markets decline in early trade dragged by IT firms; RBI policy in focus

Mumbai, Feb 6 (PTI) Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Friday dragged down by IT heavyweights amid weak trend in the US equities. Investors adopted a cautious approach ahead of the RBI policy announcement later in the day and fresh foreign fund outflows. Extending its previous day’s decline, the 30-share BSE Sensex edged lower by 225.15 points to 83,088.78. The 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 89.25 points to 25,553.55. From the Sensex firms, Tech Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Asian Paints, NTPC, and HCL Tech were among the major laggards. Bajaj Finance, Kotak Mahindra Bank,

Rupee rises 11 paise to 90.23 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Feb 6 (PTI) The rupee rose 11 paise to 90.23 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday on positive investor sentiments as traders keenly awaited the RBI’s MPC announcement. However, FII outflows, rise in crude oil prices, and a marginally stronger greenback capped sharper gains in the local unit, according to forex traders. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 90.28 against the greenback before rising to 90.23, up 11 paise from its previous close. On Thursday, the rupee appreciated 13 paise to close at 90.34 against the US dollar. “The Reserve Bank of India

Silver crashes 10 pc to Rs 2.68 lakh/kg on global selloff, strong dollar

New Delhi, Feb 5 (PTI) Precious metal prices tumbled sharply in the national capital on Thursday, with silver slumping 10 per cent to Rs 2.68 lakh per kg, and gold falling to Rs 1.6 lakh per 10 grams triggered by a global selloff and a firm US dollar. According to the All India Sarafa Association, silver nosedived by Rs 30,300, or 10.16 per cent, to Rs 2,68,000 per kilogram (inclusive of all taxes), compared with Wednesday’s closing level of Rs 2,98,300 per kg. Gold of 99.9 per cent purity also depreciated by Rs 4,500, or nearly 3 per cent, to

Zelenskyy says 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died fighting Russia’s invasion

KYIV, Ukraine, February 5, 2026 (AP) — Fighting against Russia’s 4-year-old invasion has cost the lives of 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers, according to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as a U.S. envoy described two days of talks between Moscow and Kyiv officials as “detailed and productive.” Ukraine has also listed “a large number of people” as missing in the war, Zelenskyy added in an interview broadcast by French TV channel France 2 late Wednesday. The last time the Ukrainian leader gave a figure for battlefield deaths, in early 2025, he said 46,000 Ukrainian troops had been killed. The two sides are locked

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