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March 15, 2012 2:13 PM

World Bank announces $4.3 bn aid to India

The World Bank has announced 4.3 billion US dollar financial aid to India through a new innovative and flexible financing arrangement to help the country fight poverty. This arrangement has been designed in a way to maintain net exposure of the lending arm of World Bank, International Bank for Recon...

March 15, 2012 1:02 PM

Sensex declines by 221.08 pts

Extending initial losses, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange that nosedived by 185 points in late morning trade continue to decline by 221.08 points to 17,698.22 in the afternoon deals after RBI kept rates unchanged in its mid-quarterly review of the monetary policy. All the sectoral indices, l...

March 15, 2012 12:06 PM

Sensex tumbles 185 pts

The BSE benchmark Sensex nosedived by 185 points in late morning trade soon after RBI kept rates unchanged in its mid-quarterly review of the monetary policy. After falling over 103 points in early trade, the 30-share index fell further by 185.22 points to trade at 17,734.08 a shortwhile agoAll the ...

March 15, 2012 11:29 AM

World Bank announces $4.3 bn aid to India

The World Bank has announced 4.3 billion US dollar financial aid to India through a new innovative and flexible financing arrangement to help the country fight poverty. This arrangement has been designed in a way to maintain net exposure of the lending arm of World Bank, International Bank for Recon...

March 15, 2012 10:24 AM

Oil prices mix in Asia trade

Oil prices were mixed in Asian trade today, as investors weighed concerns over a supply disruption in the Middle East and a surge in US crude stockpiles. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in April was up 25 cents to 105.68 dollars per barrel while Brent North Sea crud...

March 15, 2012 10:14 AM

Rupee falls by 25 paise against dollar

The rupee fell by 25 paise to 50.16 rupees against dollar in early trade today on the Interbank Foreign Exchange, weighed down by dollar's gains against other currencies overseas. The rupee had ended marginally higher by 2 paise at 49.92 rupees against dollar in the previous session.

March 15, 2012 10:13 AM

Sensex declines by 103 pts in early trade

The BSE benchmark Sensex declined by 103 points in early trade today as funds and retail investors booked profits ahead of RBI's monetary policy review later in the day.The 30-share barometer, which had gained over 773 points in the past four sessions, declined by 103.08 points to 17,816.22...

March 14, 2012 5:03 PM

Sensex rises 106 points

Rising for the fourth straight session, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange gained 106 points, or 0.6 percent, to a 3-week high of 17,919, amid firm European markets, today. The 30-share Sensex had climbed more than 660 points in the previous three trading sessions. The Nifty at the National Sto...

March 14, 2012 2:04 PM

Sensex gains more than 101 pts in afternoon trade

The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange shot up 227 points, or 1.3 percent, to cross the 18,000 point level after two weeks, at 18,041, in early trade, today, on sustained buying by funds and retail investors, amid positive global markets. Later, the Sensex trimmed some of its initial gains, to stan...

March 14, 2012 1:42 PM

Inflation rises to 6.95% in feb

Inflation rose to 6.95 per cent in February because of sharp increase in food prices, especially vegetables and protein-based items. As per the official data released today, food inflation was 6.07 per cent in February against minus 0.52 per cent in January.Pulses turned expensive by 7.91 per cent a...

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