Asian shares ends mostly lower

Asian shares ended mostly lower today as Greece's inability to form a government fuelled worries over euro stability. So, Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 1.2%; China's Shanghai Composite index slipped 0.6%; Singapore's Strait Times index dropped 0.7% and South Korea&am...

Crude oil falls below 94 dollars for first time since Dec<br/>

C Rangarajan pitches for utilisation of foreign exchange reserves to arrest rupee slide<br/>

The Prime Minister&apos;s Economic Advisory Council Chairman C Rangarajan today pitched for utilisation of foreign exchange reserves to arrest the slide of rupee caused by temporary fluctuation in capital flows.Addressing an event in New Delhi ,he said,if the assessment is that depreciation in r...

Sensex falls 77 pts to close at 16,216

Falling for the fifth-straight day today, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock exchange fell 77 points, or 0.5 percent, to 16,216. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange slipped 21 points, or 0.4 percent, to 4,908.

Sensex trading at 103 points in red

The BSE benchmark Sensex was up by 65 points in early trade today, but soon lost its initial gains and was down by 103 points during the noon trade. The 30-share barometer was 103 points in red, trading at 16,190. In similar fashion, the wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty was also down b...

Inflation up by 7.23% in April

Inflation moved up to 7.23 per cent in April on account of spurt in prices of vegetables, meat, milk and pulses. Inflation, as measured by the Wholesale Price Index, was 6.89 per cent in March. In April last year, it was 9.74 per cent.Vegetables turned costlier by 60.97 per cent during April. In Mar...

Sensex loses over 105 points by noon trade

The BSE benchmark Sensex lost by over 105 points in the noon trade. The 30-share barometer which was up by 65 points in early trade today, lost its early gain and was down by over 105 points and was trading at 16,188. The wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty also down up by 38 points to 4,...

Sensex loses 48 points in noon trade

The BSE benchmark Sensex lost by 48 points in the noon trade. The 30-share barometer which gained 65 points in early trade today, lost its early gain and was down by 48 points and was trading at 16, 245.The wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty was also down up by 20 points to 4,909.

Rupee moves up marginally by 4 paise

The rupee moved up marginally by 4 paise to trade at 53.59 rupees against the dollar in early trade today on increased foreign fund inflows amid a higher opening in the equity market. The rupee had closed 21 paise lower at 53.63 rupees against the US currency in the previous session on Friday on fre...

Sensex gains 65 points in early trade

The BSE benchmark Sensex gained 65 points in early trade today, snapping a four-session losing streak, on emergence of buying by funds and retail investors. The 30-share barometer had lost nearly 620 points in the last four sessions. It recovered today by 65 points to 16,358 points with realty, meta...