The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange climbed 165 points or one per cent to 17,362 on Friday after investment bank, Goldman Sach's upgraded India's equities. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange rose 50 points or one per cent to 5,278.

Oil prices rise in Asia

Oil prices rose in Asian trade today. New York's main contract crude for delivery in May, gained 33 cents to 105.68 dollar per barrel. Brent North Sea crude also for May settlement was up 12 cents at 123.26 dollar.

Sensex trades 68 pts up

The BSE benchmark Sensex was trading 68 points up at 17, 265 points a shortwhile ago. It recovered today by 105 points in early trade, on fresh buying by funds and retail investors at lower levels. The 30-share barometer had lost over 405 points on Thursday.In a similar fashion, the wide-based Natio...

Sensex trades 74 pts up

The BSE benchmark Sensex was trading 74 points up at 17, 271 points a shortwhile ago. It recovered today by 105 points in early trade, on fresh buying by funds and retail investors at lower levels. The 30-share barometer had lost over 405 points on Thursday.In a similar fashion, the wide-based Natio...

Budget 2012: Debate continues among Indian Diaspora in West Asia

Union Budget -2012 continues to be debated at various forums among the Indian Diaspora in the West Asia region. The Indian Business and Professional Council in Dubai organized one such panel discussion in Dubai on Thursday. The experts agreed that it was a balanced budget and not a populist one. Ini...

Capital requirements for co-ops to go up: RBI

The Reserve Bank said that the minimum capital requirements for cooperative banks will soon go up to as much as 3 crore rupees from the present 15 lakh rupees. RBI Executive Director S Karuppasamy gave this information in Mumbai on Thursday. He said that depending on the location and area RBI is com...

Senses recovers over 105 pts in early trade<br/>

The BSE benchmark Sensex today recovered by over 105 points in early trade, on fresh buying by funds and retail investors at lower levels.The 30-share barometer, which had lost over 405 points on Thursday, rebounded by 105 points to 17,301.67. All sectoral indices were trading in the positive zone w...

Rupee plunges 50 paise to two-month low of 51.17 against dollar

At the Interbank Foreign Exchange market, the rupee plunged 50 paise, to an over two-month closing low of 51.17 against the dollar, on Thursday. The rupee fell amid a steep fall in the stock market, and dollar demand by importers.

Sensex tumbles 405 points to close at 17,196<br/><br/>

The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange tumbled 405 points, or 2.3 percent, to 17,196, on across-the-board selling by investors, amid falling European markets, on Thursday. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange dropped 137 points, or 2.5 percent, to 5,228.Stock markets in Japan, China, Hong Kong,...

Sensex tumbles 405 points

The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange tumbled 405 points, or 2.3 percent, to 17,196, on across-the-board selling by investors, amid falling European markets, on Thursday. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange dropped 137 points, or 2.5 percent, to 5,228.Stock markets in Japan, China, Hong Kong,...