Sensex trades flat during pre-noon trade
Mumbai – A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was trading flat at 47.43 points or 0.23 percent up during the pre-noon trade Thursday. All the sectors were trading in green. Good buying was observed in capital goods, consumer durables, auto and healthcare sectors. The 30-scrip... read more »
Rupee down 12 paise on dollar demand
The rupee on Thursday weakened by 12 paise to 61.91 against the dollar in early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market due to demand for the U.S. currency from importers. Forex dealers said besides dollar’s gains against other currencies overseas, increased demand from importers for the... read more »
Bharatiya Mahila Bank to open four branches in northeast
Agartala – The Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) will open four more branches in four capital cities of the northeastern states, officials said here Tuesday. “Four branches of BMB would be set up in Agartala (Tripura), Shillong (Meghalaya), Gangtok (Sikkim) and Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh)... read more »
Sensex closes flat; IT stocks down
Mumbai – A benchmark index of Indian equities markets ended! Monday’s trade flat, as foreign institutional investors (FIIs) continued to be net buyers in the market despite US Federal Reserve’s plan for a $10 billion tapering of its bond buying programme. The 30-scrip S&P... read more »
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