For the second time in a row, RBI maintained status quo in the face of high inflation, and left the repo rate unchanged but maintained an accommodative stance

Most Asian equities closed higher today, tracking an overnight surge on Wall Street. US stocks rose sharply yesterday after US President Donald Trump tweeted support for aid to airlines and other stimulus measures

Gold, Silver prices today: Spot gold was steady at $1,884.64 per ounce, after rising 1.1% in the previous session. US gold futures were down 0.22% at $1,887

Overseas, most Asian indices except Singapore's SGX Nifty and Japan's Nikkei ended the day with gains, while European markets traded marginally in the red territory

Gold, Silver prices today: Overseas, gold futures traded near a one-week low hit in the previous session after President Trump halted negotiations with the US Congress on a large coronavirus stimulus bill

Banking and financial stocks rallied and traded as the top gainers today, followed by heavy buying in realty and media index, while metals, pharma and FMCG ended marginally bearish

Domestic markets also traded buoyed today backed by the announcement by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), on Unlock 5.0 guidelines, further relaxing curbs on activities outside of containment zones

Gold, Silver prices today: Overseas, Spot gold was trading flat at $1,896.21 per ounce and U.S. gold futures were down 0.3% at $1,902, while Comex gold was trading 0.44% lower at $1,891 per ounce

Sectorally, all the indices were trading in the green territory, with over 3.5% gain registered in banks and private banking index, and 2,5% growth seen in metals and FMCG index

On the currency front, the Indian rupee settled 10 paise higher at 73.76 against the US dollar on Wednesday as against Tuesday's close of 73.86 against the greenback, supported by positive domestic equities

Gold, Silver prices today: Overseas, Spot gold fell 0.5% to $1,889.66 per ounce, after hitting a one-week high of $1,899.12 earlier in the session. U.S. gold futures were down 0.4% at $1,895.40, while Comex gold was trading 0.20% lower at $1,890 per ounce.

Asian markets that opened bullish today ended lower for the day. European markets traded in the red as investors fretted over another wave of the coronavirus pandemic that can spark tighter lockdown measures

Gold, Silver prices today: Global rates of the bullion metal gained marginally as US dollar retreated from a two-month high of 94.745 reached last week, making gold cheaper for holders of other currencies

Asian markets began the fresh trading week with modest gains after data released Sunday showed China's industrial enterprises grew for a fourth consecutive month. European stocks turned positive, tracking global rally

Amid the expiry of September futures & options contracts today, all sectors traded with high volatility and ended deep in red, with 4.2% fall registered in IT and Metal, followed by almost 2% drop in other sectors

Having a significant play in the Indian economy, RIL, through its enormous customer base in telecom and retail has been the safest bet for investors in such volatile times

Gold, Silver prices today: Amid concerns over fresh rounds of coronavirus-induced lockdowns across Europe and Britain, precious metals continued falling for the fourth straight session overseas

Overseas, Australian markets were leading the gainers, while most Asian markets closed marginally higher. However, a delay in new US fiscal stimulus by Congress and an increase in the number of coronavirus cases kept gains checked

The stock hit its 52-week low of Rs 867.82 on March 23, 2020. Since then, RIL- India's most-valued company-has seen its stock jump 172% to its all-time high of Rs 2,368.80 on September 16, 2020.

IndusInd Bank, followed by Bharti Airtel, Tata Steel, ICICI Bank, M&M, Maruti, Axis Bank and ONGC were the top losers on Sensex. On the other hand, Kotak Bank, Infosys and TCS were the gainers