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January 28, 2013 11:37 AM

Oil prices rise in Asian trade today

Oil prices rose in Asian trade today with dealers encouraged by better-than-expected earnings data on Wall Street. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in March gained seven cents to 95.95 dollars a barrel and Brent North Sea crude for March delivery increased 16 cents t...

January 28, 2013 11:02 AM

Rupee down by 24 paise against dollar

The rupee today depreciated by 24 paise to 53 rupees 92 paise against the US dollar in early trade on the Interbank Foreign Exchange on fresh demand for the US currency. Forex dealers said month-end dollar demand from oil importers and dollar's gain against other currencies overseas, also p...

January 28, 2013 10:29 AM

Sensex up over 41 pts in early trade

The BSE benchmark Sensex today rose over 41 points in early trade on sustained buying on hopes that Reserve Bank of India will cut interest rate tomorrow and better-than-expected corporate earnings.The 30-share barometer rose by slightly over 41 points or 0.20 per cent, to trade above 20 thousand du...

January 25, 2013 1:41 PM

Sensex gains 118 pts in noon trade<br/>

The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange rose 54 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 19,977 in early trade, today, on fresh buying by funds and retail investors. Later, the Sensex gained further ground, and stood 118 points, or 0.6 percent in the green, at 20,042 in afternoon trade, a short while ago.Key sto...

January 25, 2013 11:37 AM

Oil prices up in Asia today

Oil prices eased in Asia today, as dealers took a breather from a rally in New York that was spurred by encouraging data on Chinese manufacturing and US jobs. New York&apos;s main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in March dropped seven cents to 95.88 dollars a barrel and Brent North Sea ...

January 25, 2013 10:04 AM

Sensex gains over 53 pts in early trade

The BSE benchmark Sensex today gained over 53 points in early trade on fresh buying by funds and retail investors amid a firm trend in Asian markets. The 30-share barometer rose by 0.27 percent, to 19,977 with stocks of auto, IT, healthcare and capital goods sectors leading the recovery. The index h...

January 24, 2013 5:11 PM

Sensex down 103 pts to close at 19,924

The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange declined 103 points, or 0.5 percent, to again close below the 20,000 mark, at 19,924, on profit-booking by investors, today. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange fell 35 points, or 0.6 percent, to 6,019.Stock markets in Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea...

January 24, 2013 2:34 PM

Sensex drops over 90 points in afternoon trade

Giving up all its initial gains, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange lost 96 points, or 0.5 per cent, to slip below the 20,000 mark, at 19,931 in afternoon deals, a short while ago. Earlier in the morning, however, the Sensex had opened with a gain of 46 points, or 0.2 per cent, at 20,072, on fr...

January 24, 2013 1:41 PM

Sensex loses 96 points; slips below 20k mark

Giving up all its initial gains, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange lost 96 points, or 0.5 per cent, to slip below the 20,000 mark, at 19,931 in afternoon deals, a short while ago. Earlier in the morning, however, the Sensex had opened with a gain of 46 points, or 0.2 per cent, at 20,072, on fr...

January 24, 2013 1:23 PM

Very rich should pay a little more: Fin Min on taxes

Finance Minister P Chidambaram has favoured the argument for taxing the very rich,a little more.Talking to a private TV Channel,he said that he believes in stable tax rates but when the economy requires, when the government requires, more resources the very rich should willingly pay a little more.He...

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