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Sensex drops 20 points in noon trade

Giving up all its initial gains, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange fell 20 points, or 0.1 percent, to 19,713 in volatile afternoon trade, a short while ago. But earlier in the morning, the Sensex had surged 293 points, or 1.5 per cent, to 20,026, after capital market regulator, SEBI allowed ov...

Sensex drops 40 points in noon trade

Giving up all its initial gains, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange fell 40 points, or 0.2 percent, to 19,693 in afternoon trade, a short while ago. But earlier in the morning, the Sensex had surged 293 points, or 1.5 per cent, to 20,026, after capital market regulator, SEBI allowed overseas en...

Oil prices fall in Asian trade

Oil prices fell in Asian trade today after a US-Russia deal on Syria's chemical weapons averted a potential Western military strike on the Assad regime. New York's main contract, West Texas Intermediate for delivery in October eased 86 cents to 107.35 US Dollars in afternoon trade,...

Rupee up by 76 paise against the dollar

The rupee pared its early gains but was still quoted higher by 76 paise to 62.72 per dollar in late morning deals today on selling of the US currency by banks and exporters. The local currency resumed lower at 63.70 per dollar as against the last weekend's level of 63.48 at the Interbank Fo...

Sensex gains 226 points in noon trade

The BSE benchmark Sensex was trading 226 points up at 19,959 a shortwhile ago. The 30-share index gained 293 points in opening trade today, mainly on the back of a flurry of buying by funds and investors. It had lost over 265 points in the previous two sessions.The wide-based National Stock Exchange...

Sensex gains 293 points in opening trade

The BSE benchmark Sensex shot up by 293 points in opening trade today, mainly on the back of a flurry of buying by funds and investors. The 30-share index gained 293 points to trade at 20,026 with banking, capital goods, PSUs and power sector stocks leading the rally. It had lost over 265 points in ...

Rupee up by 90 paise against the dollar

The rupee today strengthened by 90 paise to trade at four-week high of 62.58 against the dollar at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market on increased capital inflows and dollar selling by exporters. The rupee had settled at 63.48 against the dollar on Friday, up marginally by two paise over previous...

Cotton production estimated at 370 lakh bales in 2013-14

Cotton production in the country is expected to be 370 lakh bales in 2013-14 with Gujarat accounting for nearly one third of it, according to Indian Cotton Federation (ICF). Cotton production was 350 lakh bales during 2012-13. The federation attributed the improved crop and better yield to favourabl...

IT firm HCL Infosystems plans Oman operations

Leading Indian hardware and ICT systems integrator, HCL Infosystems, is eyeing the market in Oman. The company after making inroads in UAE and Qatar has plans to expand its reach to tap the markets in Oman and Saudi Arabia. The company made an entry into the gulf region in 2010 in UAE and then sprea...