Market Talk – March 6, 2025
ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 286.69 points or 0.77% to 37,704.93 • Shanghai increased 39.13 points or 1.17% to 3,381.10 [...]
India surprised everyone. They did not remove the tax on gold and in fact increased it. India is the number-one consumer of gold jewelry. Sales have declined recently because many expected the tax to be lifted. A near 10% tax on gold has been rather high. Nevertheless, the government sees this as a capital outflow.