Bitcoin hits another high at $29,000, value quadruples in 2020


vaulted above $29,000 to reach yet another record level on the last day of 2020, showing no signs of slowing down its torrid December rally.


The largest climbed to as high as $29,292 before pulling back slightly to trade at $28,972 as of 11.30 am in Hong Kong on Thursday. It has advanced almost 50 per cent in December, on track for its biggest monthly gain since May 2019.



“Key to this rally is that it has been sustained over several weeks,” said Matt Long, head of distribution and prime products with crypto brokerage OSL in Hong Kong. “If we do see a break to the downside, it will be instructive on the direction of first-quarter flows whether we see institutions continue to buy on a potential dip.” has now quadrupled in value this year amid the global

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Covid impact: Govt extends deadline for filing income tax and GST returns


In a breather to taxpayers, the government on Wednesday extended compliance deadlines for income tax, goods and services and Vivad se Vishwas direct dispute resolution scheme in view of the challenges arising due to the pandemic.


“Considering the problems being faced by the taxpayers, it has been decided to provide further time to the taxpayers…. to comply (with due dates),” government said in an official release.



The deadline for filing return by individual taxpayers for 2019-20 has been extended to January 10, 2021 from December 31, 2020. The due date for for companies for FY20 has been extended by 15 days to February 15, 2021.


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Sensex, Nifty extend record run on vaccine booster; Ultratech Cement up 4{bce2ac57dae147ae13b811f47f24d80c66c6ab504b39dda4a9b6e8ac93725942}


The Sensex and Nifty raced to fresh record highs on Wednesday as gains in financials, auto, and cement counters helped benchmarks extend their winning run for the sixth straight session amid positive global cues.


European equities marched higher after the UK became the first country to approve the Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University.



Serum Institute of India (SII) termed the approval as encouraging and said the company would now wait for the final nod for the vaccine in India.


After succumbing to profit-booking in afternoon trade, the Sensex closed up by 133.14 points or 0.28 per cent at a record high of 47,746.22. The barometer scaled its all-time intra-day high of 47,807.85.


Similarly, the broad-based Nifty rose by 49.35 points or 0.35 per cent to finish at its lifetime high of 13,981.95. It

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Markets on a roll: Sensex, Nifty scale new peaks, log gains for 5th day


Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty scaled fresh record highs on Tuesday, extending their bull run for the fifth straight session on the back of gains in banking and IT stocks. The Sensex settled with gains of 259.33 points, or 0.55 per cent, at a new closing high of 47,613.08.


Starting off on a bullish note, the 30-share index went on to hit its all-time intraday high of 47,714.55 before paring some gains.



Likewise, the NSE barometer Nifty ended higher by 59.40 points, or 0.43 per cent, at a fresh closing high of 13,932.60.


Intraday, the 50-share Nifty marked its all-time record at 13,967.60.


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Bitcoin on longest monthly winning run since 2019 after topping $28,000

is on track for its longest monthly winning streak in more than a year after touching a record above $28,000 over the weekend.


The largest reached an all-time high of $28,365 on Sunday before paring some of the advance, according to a composite of prices compiled by Bloomberg. The run of outsized returns over October, November and December so far is the longest such stretch since mid-2019.


“My sense is we’re very close to a top — we could hit $30,000 though,” said Vijay Ayyar, head of business development with crypto exchange Luno in Singapore. “We should definitely see a pullback, but the magnitude is probably lesser. We might only see 10 per cent to 15 per cent drops.”

It’s been a tough year by all accounts. But for Bitcoin, 2020 has been a marvelous time.


The almost quadrupled, surpassing $20,000 for the