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  • Sensex down over 32 points in early trade on profit-booking

    Mumbai : The BSE benchmark index Sensex on Wednesday declined by over 32 points in early trade, as funds and retail investors booked profits after yesterday’s gains. The 30-share index, which had gained 110.61 points on Tuesday, fell by 32.56 points, or 0.18 percent, to 17,174.73, with stocks of IT, capital goods, auto and realty sectors […]

    Govt in-principle nods to free diesel prices

    New Delhi : The government on Tuesday said that it has taken an in-principle decision to link diesel prices with market rates, a move, which the opposition BJP asserted would push up the prices of essential transport fuel. “Government has, in principle, agreed to make the prices of diesel market determined …There is no proposal […]

    Sensex gains 111 points on heavy buying in IT stocks

    Mumbai : The BSE benchmark index Sensex on Tuesday rose by over 111 points on heavy buying in fundamentally strong stocks led by the IT pack after the country’s largest software exporter Tata Consultancy Services posted better-than expected quarter earnings. Marketmen also attributed the rise to a firming trend in global stock markets before reports […]

    500 kg gold jewellery exp to be sold in Guj on Akshay Tritiya

    Gujarat : Traders in Gujarat said that gold sales remained brisk on the auspicious occasion of ‘Akshay Tritiya’, notwithstanding the surge in the prices of the precious metal. The jewellers in Gujarat expect around 500 kg of gold jewellery to be sold across the state on Tuesday. “We expect sales of 500 kg of gold […]

    USIBC for India-specific eco pact; suggests $50 bn fund

    Mumbai : To enhance business ties between the two countries, industry body USIBC has proposed to the White House an India-specific Economic Cooperation Agreement and the setting up of a USD 50 bn sovereign debt fund in collaboration with India. The Agreement, its proponents have argued, would be unprecedented in terms of the economic cooperation […]

    ADB to fund Reliance Power’s 100 MW solar plant in Rajasthan

    Rajasthan : To help boost private investment in renewable energy, multilateral lending agency ADB has announced USD 103 million loan to Reliance Power for setting up a 100-MW solar plant in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan. “I would like to to inform you that ADB has just agreed to extend financing for Reliance Power’s 100-MW concentrated solar […]

    China to allow import of Basmati rice from India

    Mumbai : China has allowed the imports of basmati rice from India. This comes as a big boost to Indian exporters for exporting 4.5 million tonnes of aromatic rice to huge markets of of 1.3 billion Chinese population. This was stated by the Indian Ambassador to China S Jaishankar to media in Beijing yesterday. China […]

    Sensex gains 70 points in early trade, TCS up 9.85 pc

    Mumbai : The BSE benchmark index Sensex on Tuesday rose by over 70 points in early trade, as surging IT stocks led to the recovery in buying by funds and retailers after country’s largest software exporter TCS posted better-than- expected Q4 earnings. The 30-share barometer, which has lost over 407 points in the past two […]

    2G auction: TRAI sets steep minimum price; cos slam regulator

    New Delhi : Telecom regulator TRAI has proposed a steep minimum price for auction of 2G telecom spectrum, setting off fears of a hike in mobile phone tariffs which are at present among the cheapest in the world. The regulator, whose recommendations are not binding on the government, valued 2G spectrum at about Rs 7 […]

    Sensex down by 277 points

    Mumbai : Falling for the second straight day, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange dropped 277 points, or 1.6 percent, to 17,097, on heavy selling by funds, amid falling global markets, on Monday. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange lost 90 points, or 1.7 percent, to 5,201. And stock markets in Japan, China, […]