Rupee up 3 paise against dollar

The rupee continued to rule firm in late morning deals today by gaining 3 paise to 53.89 rupees against the dollar on selling of the US currency from banks and exporters amid persistent capital inflows.A forex dealer said, weak dollar in the overseas market also boosted the rupee value.The rupee tod...

Sensex down 80 pts in noon trade

The BSE benchmark Sensex fell by 80 points in late morning deals today. The 30-share barometer, which lost 30 points in morning trade further fell by 80 points, to 19,417 as selling by funds and retail investors amid a weak trend in global markets.The nifty at the National Stock Exchange fell by 30 ...

Rupee gains 6 paise against dollar

The rupee today gained six paise to 53.86 against the dollar in early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange on fresh selling of the US currency by exporters.Forex dealers said strengthening of yen against the dollar overseas also supported the rupee.The local currency had lost 10 paise to close at...

Oil prices mixed in volatile Asian trade

Oil prices were mixed in volatile Asian trade today. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in March gained three cents to 97.34 dollar a barrel, while Brent North Sea crude for April delivery shed three cents to 117.97 dollar.

Sensex down 39 pts in early trade

The BSE benchmark Sensex fell 39 points in early trade today as selling by funds and retail investors amid a weak trend in global markets. The 30-share barometer fell by 39 points, or 0.20 per cent, to 19,458.Similarly, the wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty fell by 19 points, or 0.32 pe...

Centre, Himachal govt to raise food-grains storage capacity

The Government of India and Himachal Government will jointly work to raise additional storage capacity of food-grains up to 42,000 metric tonnes in the state.This was decided at a meeting held between Shri K.V. Thomas, Union Food Minister and Shri G.S. Bali, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer A...

Eurozone recession deepens in Q4

The Eurozone recession deepened in the final three months of 2012. Official figures show the economy of the 17 nations in the euro shrank by 0.6 per cent in the fourth quarter, which was worse than forecast. It is the sharpest contraction since the beginning of 2009 and marks the first time the regi...

Sensex falls 111 points amid broad-based sell-off

India becomes number one exporting nation to Kenya

Spl Japan desk to be set up in India to focus on Industrial, bilateral ties

A special Japan desk will be set up in India to focus on Industrial and bilateral relations between the two countries. Communication and IT minister Kapil Sibal said the desk will felicitate the collaboration, coordination and linking activities between Indian and Japanese companies and establishmen...