Big news related to the price of gold and silver. During this business week, from Monday to Friday (January 3 to January 7), there was a significant increase in the prices of gold and silver. On the last trading day of the previous week, Friday (January 31), the price of 10 grams of 24-carat gold was ₹82,086, which has now increased by ₹2,613 to reach ₹84,699. Meanwhile, the country's largest insurance company LIC's consolidated net profit for the third quarter (July-September) of the financial year 2024-25 increased by 16% year-on-year (YoY) to ₹11,009 crore. In the same quarter a year ago, the company had a profit of ₹9,469 crore. Before yesterday's big news, today's major events to watch. Meeting of Finance Minister with RBI Board: Nirmala Sitharaman provided information on budget decisions including relief given in income-tax Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held a meeting with the Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Saturday (February 8). In this, she discussed the major proposals of the Union Budget 2025-26, including the relief given in income tax. RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra and other senior officials were also present in the meeting.Original Article