Retail tractor retail sales grew by 55.5 per cent YoY in October, which explains the massive rise in demand

The share of investment in securities which is generally in top rated sovereign bonds, has gone up from 55% in end March to 68% in September.

The S&P 500 opened lower by 10.17 points, or 0.28%, at 3,628.30, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 12.40 points, or 0.10%, to 12,218.02at the opening bell.

S&P Global shareholders will own roughly 67.75% of the combined company and the rest will be held by IHS shareholders.

the Nifty managed to settle with a minor loss of 18.05 points or 0.14 per cent.

Gold futures on MCX were up 0.36 per cent or Rs 172 at Rs 48,090 per 10 grams. Silver futures rose 1.27 per cent or Rs 763 to Rs 60,985 per kg.

One of the differences between the two is that all transactions can be viewed on the blockchain, while a large part of gold trade takes place on London’s OTC market, where less data is available.