One theory is that collecting the figurines is a contemporary manifestation of the lipstick effect, when people indulge in little luxuries in times of hardship.

At close, Sensex settled at 82,253.46, down 247 points, or 0.30%, while the Nifty 50 ended the day 68 points, or 0.27%, lower at 25,082.30.

Shares of AU Small Finance Bank fell nearly 2.5% in early deals on Monday after Kotak Institutional Equities downgraded its rating for the stock from "add" to "sell". However, it raised its target ...

The Reserve Bank of Australia is testing stablecoins and a wholesale CBDC in a six-month trial with major banks to explore ...