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The INDIA VIX is down 3.9% at 11.2. the S&P BSE Sensex is trading at 30,103 down 30 points while NSE Nifty is trading at 9358 up 6 points. The BSE Metal index is the top losing index post lunch hours on Thursday, with Tata Steel and Hindalco together majorly contributing to the index losses and dragging it to lower levels.   The index is trading at 11167 down by 0.76%.The stocks that are dragging the index down are NMDC, Tata Steel, Hindustan Zinc, Hindalco and JSW Steel. NMDC is trading down by 2%, Tata Steel is down by 1.5%, Hindustan Zinc is down by 1.2%, JSW Steel is down by 1% and Hindalco is down by 0.94%.   The only stock in the index that is trading in green is Vedanta. The stock is up by 0.19% at Rs 234.  At 3 PM, the S&P BSE Sensex is trading at 30,103 down 30 points while NSE Nifty is trading at 9358 up 6 points. A total of 82 stocks registered a fresh 52-week high in trade today, while 18 stocks touched a new 52-week low on the NSE.  ...

Silver trading range for the day is 39367-40621.Silver dropped as investors dumped safe-haven assets amid reduced concerns over the French presidential elections.U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin confirmed that the Trump administration’s tax plan will include a 15% corporate tax rate. Holdings at ishares silver trust gained by 0.90% i.e. 91.27 tonnes to 10272.97 tonnes from 10181.70 tonnes. Contact us: - +91-9913158794 Or visit:- http://www.profitstreet.in/ Mail us at:-  info@profitstreet.in

The precious metals sector is off to the races in the first six weeks of 2017, as returns in both gold and silver are beating the S&P 500. The silver market is the best performer – with nearly double the gains seen in gold. Here’s a quick look at the numbers: Silver +11% Gold +6% Copper +11% S&P 500 +4% Why are silver prices outperforming gold? Here are four reasons: 1. Silver is Both a Precious and an Industrial Metal This creates a dual demand base for the metal from both investors and from the manufacturing and industrial community. A less expensive cousin than gold, silver offers investors many of the same properties as gold including portfolio diversification and a hedge against in inflation as gold and silver typically trend in the same direction. Silver attracts nearly 50% of its demand from industrial buyers for use in electronics, autos, nanosilver applications, medical devices and solar panels. Both the electronics and solar panel industries that...