Market Talk – April 26, 2024
ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 increased 306.28 points or 0.81% to 37,934.76 Shanghai increased 35.74 points or 1.17% to 3,088.64 Hang [...]
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.