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Gold Price Today & Silver Rate Today (26 December 2025): IBJA Gold Climbs, Silver Near ₹2.36 Lakh/kg From Delhi to Bikaner — What’s Driving the Rally

Gold Price Today & Silver Rate Today (26 December 2025): IBJA Gold Climbs, Silver Near ₹2.36 Lakh/kg From Delhi to Bikaner — What’s Driving the Rally

Gold and silver prices surged again in India on Friday, December 26, 2025, extending a year-end rally that has left both investors and jewellery buyers recalibrating budgets just days before the New Year. The spike in domestic rates tracked a record-setting run in global precious metals, where silver and gold hit fresh all-time highs amid a mix of safe-haven demand, expectations of easier US monetary policy, and thin year-end liquidity. Reuters+1 Below is what changed in India today, why the numbers you see can differ across sources, and what market experts say is powering this outsized move in bullion. Gold
27 December 2025
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Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) Stock Surges as Silver Breaks $77: Latest News, Price Drivers, and 2026 Outlook

Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) Stock Surges as Silver Breaks $77: Latest News, Price Drivers, and 2026 Outlook

NEW YORK — As of 2:51 p.m. ET on Friday, December 26, 2025, U.S. markets are open for a regular full session, despite the post‑Christmas “bridge day” feel and typically lighter holiday liquidity. Reuters Against that backdrop, Sprott Physical Silver Trust (NYSE Arca: PSLV)—a popular way to gain physical silver exposure in a brokerage account—has been moving sharply higher, tracking silver’s historic surge. Sprott’s own delayed market data showed PSLV around $25.55 earlier in the afternoon, up about 6.6% on the day, with heavy volume. Sprott The bigger engine under the hood: silver itself just blasted through record territory. Reuters
26 December 2025
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AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) Stock Slides as BlueBird 6 Reaches Orbit — What News, Analysts, and the FCC Signal Next

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) Stock Slides as BlueBird 6 Reaches Orbit — What News, Analysts, and the FCC Signal Next

As of 3:16 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, December 26, 2025, the U.S. stock market is still in session — and AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS) is having one of those “space-stock” days where the price action looks less like a calm stroll and more like re-entry plasma. ASTS shares are trading at $71.46, down 8.44% on the day, after moving between $71.31 and $79.39. Volume is elevated at roughly 15.7 million shares with under an hour left before the closing bell. Meanwhile, the broader market is relatively steady: the S&P 500 proxy SPY is essentially flat, the
26 December 2025
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Banco Bradesco S.A. (NYSE: BBD) Stock Today: Live Price, Dividend Catalyst, and the 2026 Outlook as Markets Trade the Holiday Week

Banco Bradesco S.A. (NYSE: BBD) Stock Today: Live Price, Dividend Catalyst, and the 2026 Outlook as Markets Trade the Holiday Week

New York time check: It’s 2:28 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, December 26, 2025. Banco Bradesco S.A.’s U.S.-listed ADR BBD is trading around $3.32 in today’s session, down about 1.2% from the prior close, with roughly 17 million shares traded so far—noticeable activity for a holiday-thinned tape.Bradesco’s preferred ADR BBDO is trading around $2.89, down about 2.0%. This matters because today’s price action is happening in a very specific market mood: U.S. stocks are hovering near record territory in quiet post‑Christmas trading, with the major indexes only slightly lower around midday. AP News+1 What’s moving BBD stock right
26 December 2025
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SoFi Stock (NASDAQ: SOFI) Today: Price Action, Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Are Watching Into 2026

SoFi Stock (NASDAQ: SOFI) Today: Price Action, Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Are Watching Into 2026

As of 2:49 p.m. in New York (ET) on Friday, December 26, 2025, U.S. markets are back from the Christmas break in what’s typically lighter, more headline-sensitive trading. AP News SoFi Technologies, Inc. (SoFi, ticker SOFI) is trading in the thick of that holiday tape. At the latest available trade time (about 2:33 p.m. ET), SOFI shares were at $27.33, down $0.15 (-0.55%), after opening at $27.54 and trading in a $27.12–$27.53 range on roughly 17.1 million shares of volume. Today’s market backdrop: light volume, “Santa rally” scrutiny, and why it matters for SOFI Midday, major U.S. indexes were mixed
26 December 2025
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Palantir (PLTR) Stock Today: Shares Slip in Thin Post‑Christmas Trading as Navy “ShipOS” Deal and AI Data‑Center Push Keep 2026 in Focus

Palantir (PLTR) Stock Today: Shares Slip in Thin Post‑Christmas Trading as Navy “ShipOS” Deal and AI Data‑Center Push Keep 2026 in Focus

NEW YORK — Dec. 26, 2025, 3:10 p.m. ET.Wall Street is doing that end‑of‑year thing where it technically trades, but with the vibe of a half-lit office. U.S. indexes have hovered near record territory in light post‑Christmas volume, with investors watching interest-rate expectations and positioning into the final trading days of 2025. Investing.com+2AP News+2 In that backdrop, Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PLTR) is seeing a familiar cocktail of profit‑taking, headline‑driven swings, and valuation debate—even as the company continues to stack up defense-adjacent wins and AI‑infrastructure partnerships. Palantir stock price right now As of the latest available quote during today’s session,
26 December 2025
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IREN Limited Stock Today: IREN Price Action, Microsoft AI Deal, Financing Moves, and Analyst Forecasts

IREN Limited Stock Today: IREN Price Action, Microsoft AI Deal, Financing Moves, and Analyst Forecasts

New York time check: It’s 3:08 p.m. ET on Friday, December 26, 2025 in New York, and U.S. markets are still open with less than an hour to the closing bell. IREN Limited (NASDAQ: IREN) is trading in a classic year-end tug-of-war: AI-infrastructure optimism vs. crypto-linked volatility, all in a holiday-thinned tape where price swings can look louder than the underlying news. As of 3:08 p.m. ET, IREN stock is at $40.93, down about 2.5% from the prior close, after moving between $39.53 and $42.80 on the day with roughly 15.6 million shares traded. The market backdrop right now The
26 December 2025
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Gold Price Surges Past $4,500 in 2025 as ETF Inflows Roar Back — What’s Driving the Rally and the 2026 Outlook

Gold Price Surges Past $4,500 in 2025 as ETF Inflows Roar Back — What’s Driving the Rally and the 2026 Outlook

Gold’s 2025 run has turned into a full-blown stampede—capped by a late-December surge that pushed bullion to fresh all-time highs and pulled the rest of the precious-metals complex along for the ride. On December 26, spot gold hit record territory above $4,500 an ounce, while silver vaulted beyond $77—milestones that underscore just how unusual this year has been for metals markets. Reuters reported spot gold around $4,531 after an intraday record near $4,550, with silver jumping to the $77 handle amid thin year-end liquidity and rising safe-haven demand. Reuters This is no longer just a “crisis hedge” story. Analysts and
26 December 2025
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PNB Flags ₹2,434 Crore SREI Loan Fraud to RBI: What the Exchange Filing Reveals, the KPMG Forensic Audit Trail, and What Happens Next

PNB Flags ₹2,434 Crore SREI Loan Fraud to RBI: What the Exchange Filing Reveals, the KPMG Forensic Audit Trail, and What Happens Next

Punjab National Bank (PNB) has reported a ₹2,434 crore “borrowal fraud” to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), linking the case to the erstwhile promoters of two SREI Group entities—SREI Equipment Finance Ltd (SEFL) and SREI Infrastructure Finance Ltd (SIFL)—in a disclosure made to stock exchanges after market hours on Friday, December 26, 2025. The Economic Times+2NDTV Profit+2 The headline number is large, but the filing also contains a key reassurance for investors: PNB says it has already made 100% provisioning for the reported outstanding amounts, indicating no incremental hit to its financials from the disclosure itself. The Financial Express+1
26 December 2025
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Rocket Lab (RKLB) Stock Falls in Post‑Christmas Trading After $816M Space Force Contract: Price, News, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Are Watching

Rocket Lab (RKLB) Stock Falls in Post‑Christmas Trading After $816M Space Force Contract: Price, News, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Are Watching

NEW YORK — Friday, December 26, 2025 (2:32 p.m. ET). Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ: RKLB) is having a volatile “re-entry” day on Wall Street. In early afternoon New York trading, shares were down about 7% to roughly $71.67 (delayed quote updated at 2:17 p.m. ET), pulling back after a powerful December run that recently pushed the stock to fresh highs. FinancialContent The timing matters: U.S. markets reopened after the Christmas holiday into a thin-volume, year-end tape, with major indexes hovering near record levels but slightly lower midday. AP News+1 And unlike the half-day session on Christmas Eve, NYSE and Nasdaq
26 December 2025
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Nike Stock (NKE) Today: Tim Cook’s $3M Buy Lifts Shares as Wall Street Weighs Tariffs, China Weakness, and a Slow Turnaround

Nike Stock (NKE) Today: Tim Cook’s $3M Buy Lifts Shares as Wall Street Weighs Tariffs, China Weakness, and a Slow Turnaround

NEW YORK — As of 3:01 p.m. ET on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, NIKE, Inc. (NYSE: NKE) shares are trading around $60.52, up about 0.9% on the day. Nike’s move is unfolding in a light, post-Christmas trading session with the major U.S. indexes hovering near record territory and showing limited conviction either way—typical of late-December tape, when liquidity can thin and single-stock catalysts matter more. Reuters What’s different for Nike this week: a rare, high-profile insider signal from Apple CEO Tim Cook, paired with fresh debate about whether CEO Elliott Hill’s turnaround plan is gaining traction—or simply getting more expensive.
26 December 2025
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Chernobyl Radiation Shield Damaged: IAEA Says New Safe Confinement Lost Key Safety Function After Drone Strike — Repairs Could Take Years

Chernobyl Radiation Shield Damaged: IAEA Says New Safe Confinement Lost Key Safety Function After Drone Strike — Repairs Could Take Years

A decade-long international effort to “cap” the world’s most infamous nuclear disaster site is now facing a daunting reality: the massive steel arch built to contain the remains of Chernobyl’s destroyed Reactor 4 can no longer fully do the job it was designed for. In early December 2025, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said the New Safe Confinement (NSC) — the giant protective shelter over the reactor — has lost its primary safety functions, including its confinement capability, after sustaining damage from a drone strike earlier this year. While the IAEA says there has been no permanent damage to
26 December 2025
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GSK share price set for Monday watch after EU clears Nucala COPD use

GSK share price set for Monday watch after EU clears Nucala COPD use

7 February 2026
GSK shares closed Friday up 0.83% at a 52-week high after the EU approved Nucala for certain uncontrolled COPD patients. Insider filings showed chairman Jonathan Symonds bought 2,500 shares while executive David Redfern sold 100,000. The FTSE 100 rose 0.6%. Broker ratings on GSK remained mixed.
Aye Finance IPO: Rs 454-crore anchor haul follows valuation cut below last round

Aye Finance IPO: Rs 454-crore anchor haul follows valuation cut below last round

7 February 2026
Aye Finance raised Rs 454.5 crore from 19 anchor investors ahead of its Feb 9 IPO, pricing shares at the top of a Rs 122–129 range. The company’s profit fell 40% to Rs 64.3 crore in the six months to September as bad loans rose to 4.85%. The IPO values Aye at about Rs 3,200 crore, below its last private round. Major investors include Nippon Life India and Goldman Sachs funds.
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