Gold and Silver hit record highs in 2025. The gold prices on MCX jumped by nearly 78% from ₹75,233 on December 20, 2024, to ₹1,33,589 on December 22, 2025, The Economic Times reported. Silver gave a 144% return in the same period, rising from ₹85,146 to ₹2,08,062 per kg. In comparison, the share market index gave a return of 10.18%.

Fibrebond CEO Graham Walker sold his firm to Eaton for $1.7 billion. The terms of transaction included a condition, 15% of sale proceeds would go to his employees. In June 2025, 540 full-time employees began receiving $240 million in bonuses, average of $443,000, to be paid over five years, as long as employees remained at the company for that period.

Pakistan is witnessing a renewed rise in flour prices as Sindh government's attempt to stabilise the market through subsidised wheat distribution failed. Flour mill owners have refused to lift government wheat stocks as officials are demanding bribes of Pakistani Rs 1,200/bag to release wheat from government warehouses. Some traders are also misusing the policy and selling wheat at inflated price.

Italy will lose nearly €140 million (₹1,480 crore) after the European Union extended its ban on exporting sanitary ware, including toilets and bidets, to Russia. The ban is part of efforts to tighten pressure on Russia over its war in Ukraine. Russia President Vladimir Putin responded to the ban, saying, "Will cost them dearly."

Manufacturing and PSUs led the Sensex in the late 1980s, while cyclicals and commodities dominated the index in the following decade, Moneycontrol reported. Information technology, which led the Sensex during the early 2000s, today holds a more moderate weight. Financial services led the 2010s, while financials and consumption are driving gains in the 2020s.

Indian government's PIB Fact Check has issued a warning for customers of SBI against messages asking them to download and install an APK file to redeem SBI rewards via WhatsApp. "SBI never sends links or APK files over SMS/WhatsApp…Never download unknown files or click on such links," PIB Fact Check said. Earlier, SBI warned its customers about ongoing online scam.

India's start-up ecosystem attracted $10.5 billion in funding in 2025, with the number of start-up funding rounds falling by nearly 39% from last year to 1,518 deals. AI start-ups in India raised just over $643 million across 100 deals in 2025, a modest 4.1% increase from the previous year. Seed-stage funding fell to $1.1 billion, a 30% drop from 2024.

Adani Group announced ₹1.8 lakh crore investment in defence manufacturing in 2026, with focus on enhancing unmanned systems and advanced guided weapons, said Business Standard, citing company sources. Adani Defence & Aerospace transitioned from extended planning cycles to rapid deployment of military hardware in 2025. It plans on building autonomous systems across air, land and sea domains.

US technology giants, including Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta, have pledged at least $67.5 billion in India's data centres and artificial intelligence infrastructure. This is because India generates nearly 20% of the world's data, but requires significantly more storage and computing infrastructure, The New York Times stated. Also, India is a rapidly growing digital economy with a vast user base.

Rajkumar Bafna has resigned from his post as the President Finance of Delhi-based Akums Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, as per an NSE exchange filing. In his letter to CFO Sumeet Sood, Bafna stated that he is quitting due to "Delhi pollution level". Notably, hospitals in Delhi-NCR have been facing a rise in lung screening tests due to worsening air pollution.