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  • Sensex extend gains, up 44 points in early trade

    The BSE benchmark Sensex on Friday extended gains for the third straight session by adding another 44 points in early trade, on sustained buying by funds and retail investors. The 30-share index, which had gained over 208 points in the past two sessions, added another 44.30 points, or 0.25 per cent, to 17,875.05. The wide-based […]

    Exports up 10.1 pc, imports grow by 20.3 pc in Jan

    Exports grew by 10.1 percent year-on-year to USD 25.4 billion, while imports increased by 20.3 percent in January, Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar said on Thursday. Imports stood at USD 40.1 billion in January 2012, resulting in a trade deficit of USD 14.7 billion. During April-January 2011-12, the country’s exports increased by 23.5 percent to USD […]

    DGCA cancels flying licence of private airline’s

    Commander Cracking the whip on tipsy pilots, the civil aviation regulator has cancelled the flying licence of the commander of a private airline for five years. “Action has been taken as per the new Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR), which says that the licence of the first- time offender will be suspended for three months and […]

    Govt approves setting up centre for cold chain development

    The government on Thursday approved setting up of a national centre for cold chain development and allocated a one-time grant of Rs 25 crore for its corpus fund. The decision comes in the wake of post harvest losses to the tune of Rs 50,000 crore annually in absence of proper storage facilities. “The Union Cabinet […]

    Sensex up 123 pts in late buying amid firm European mkts

    Fag-end buying pushed up the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Thursday by over 123 points amid firm European markets that gained on hopes of a solution to the Greek debt crisis. After a weak opening, the Sensex moved up towards the close and wound up 123.43 points, or 0.70 per cent up at 17,830.75. […]

    Rupee loses 19 paise against dollar in early trade

    The rupee depreciated by 19 paise to 49.34 rupees per dollar in early trade on the Interbank Foreign Exchange market today. It had closed at 49.15 against the American currency yesterday. Dealers said besides dollar gains against other Asian currencies, a weak opening in the stock market amid foreign fund outflows put pressure on the […]

    Greece: Coalition talks on austerity measures conclude

    In Greece, the talks between the coalition leaders on austerity measures ended, with one remaining point of disagreement. The prime minister’s office said the three coalition partners who took part in the talks on a rescue plan for the Greek economy reached agreement on all the points of the plan except one. The remaining bone […]

    Sensex falls by 78 pts in early trade on weak Asian cues

    The BSE benchmark index Sensex fell by over 78 points in early trade on Thursday on fresh selling by funds amid a weakening trend on other Asian bourses. The 30-share index, which had gained 84.87 points on Wednesday, moved down by 78.33 points, or 0.44 per cent, to 17,628.99 points. The wide-based Nifty of the […]

    Domestic car sales rise 7.19 pc, two-wheelers by 13.6pc in Jan

    Passenger car sales in the domestic market rose by 7.19 per cent to 1,96,013 units in January, compared to 1,82,852 units in the same month last year. According to the data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), motorcycle sales in last month grew by 10.51 per cent to 8,25,887 units from 7,47,309 […]

    Bharti Q3 consolidated Net declines 22pc, revenues up 17 pc

    The country’s largest telecom company Bharti Airtel on Wednesday reported 22 per cent decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 1,011 crore for the October- December quarter due to higher interest outgo and costs related to the roll-out of 3G network. This is the eighth straight quarter for which Bharti Airtel has reported a decline […]