Sensex down 49 pts to close at 19,519

Chidambaram confident that govt to achieve fiscal deficit target of 4.8% during 2013-14

Fin Min urges banks to pass on benefits of policy rate cuts to borrowers

Sensex flat in afternoon trade

The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange declined 137 points, or 0.7 per cent, to 19,432 in early trade, this morning, on renewed selling by investors, amid weakness in the global markets. Later, the Sensex recovered some lost ground, to stand a more modest 31 points, or 0.2 per cent in the red, at 1...

India-Myanmar set three billion dollar trade target by 2015

France jobless at whopping 10.8%-highest since 1998

Unemployment in France rose to 10.8 per cent in the first quarter of the year, its highest level since 1998. Official estimates indicate the jobless rate grew from 10.5 per cent in the last quarter of 2012. The French economy went into a recession after seeing GDP fall by 0.2 per cent in the first q...

Rupee declines 16 paise against dollar

The rupee today declined by 16 paise against the US Dollar in late morning trade at 56 Rupees 89 paise after reaching 11-month low of 56 Rupees 97 paise in early trade on the Interbank Foreign Exchange market due to heavy dollar demand from importers. Besides, increased demand for the American curre...

Sensex trading flat in afternoon trade

The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange declined 137 points, or 0.7 per cent, to 19,432 in early trade, this morning, on renewed selling by investors, amid weakness in the global markets. Later, the Sensex recovered some lost ground, to stand a more modest 31 points, or 0.2 per cent in the red, at 1...

Import duty on gold and platinum hiked

The government has hiked import duty on gold and platinum from 6 to 8 per cent. This was disclosed by Revenue Secretary Sumit Bose in New Delhi yesterday. The hike is aimed at curbing import of gold, which is mainly responsible for the rise in Current Account Deficit (CAD), impacting on the country&...

India-Myanmar set three billion dollar trade target by 2015