Instead of plunging into the nascent gold rush himself, he hurriedly set up a store selling picks, shovels, pans and other supplies. To stoke the frenzy, he famously paraded through San Francisco streets waving a vial of gold, shouting, “Gold! In fact, every segment of the domestic capital market infrastructure is a story of head-spinning numbers. Large full-service brokers include ICICI Securities, HDFC Securities, Axis Securities, Kotak Securities and Motilal Oswal Financial Services, among others. As noted earlier, one segment enjoying a dream run on Dalal Street is stock exchanges.

Source: Mint January 19, 2026 13:01 UTC