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Rupee down 13 paise against dollar in ea...

Rupee down 13 paise against dollar in early trade

The rupee weakened by 13 paise to 63.59 against the US dollar in early trade today, extending losses for the second day, due to appreciation of the American unit against other currencies overseas amid Greece’s crisis. Besides increased demand for the dollar from importers, a lower opening in... read more »

Asia markets mostly up but Shanghai tumb...

Asia markets mostly up but Shanghai tumbles again

Asian markets mostly recovered Tuesday from the previous day’s Greece-fuelled sell-off, but Shanghai sank again as analysts warned government measures to staunch a recent rout will likely not be enough. The euro held its ground after Greece’s weekend vote against creditors’... read more »

India is now the 3rd largest steel produ...

India is now the 3rd largest steel producer in the world

India has become the world’s third largest steel producer and is willing to produce 300 million tonnes in the next decade Union Steel & Mines Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said today. The country will replace USA at the 3rd spot. “So far India was the 4th largest steel producer in... read more »

Top 8 things to look out in the market t...

Top 8 things to look out in the market today

The Nifty is likely to fall in early deals on Wednesday as weak cues from Asian markets, particularly Chinese stocks, hit sentiment on Dalal Street. Wall Street closed with modest gains as Crude Oil prices stabilized near 3-month lows. Nifty Futures, traded on the Singapore Exchange, point to a... read more »

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India not planning further curbs on gold imports – trade secretary

India is not planning to impose any further curbs on gold imports as the current account deficit is under control, Trade Secretary Rajeev Kher said on Wednesday. The South Asian country has... read more »

ING Vysya Bank hits new high; Kotak Mahindra Bank nears record high on shareholders nod fo...

Shares of ING Vysya Bank hit a new high, while Kotak Mahindra Bank trading nears to its record high on the bourses after Shareholders of Kotak Mahindra Bank gave their approval to merge... read more »

Standard Chartered to Close Cash Equities, Cut 2000 Jobs

Standard Chartered Plc (STAN) is closing its institutional equities business, eliminating about 200 jobs ahead of plans to cut 2,000 more staff as Chief Executive Officer Peter Sands tries... read more »

Oil dips below $50/barrel: Petrol car users can save up to Rs 9,400 a year

With global crude oil prices going below $50 a barrel, India’s finance and petroleum ministries find themselves at cross-purposes in a way that recalls the Roman two-faced god of the... read more »

SpiceJet denies receiving credit from oil companies

SpiceJet, the troubled budget carrier, said it has received no credit from oil companies, even as it scotched speculation about having failed to submit any revival plan on Wednesday. “…... read more »