Sensex up 48 pts in early trade

The Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex rose by over 48 points in early trade today on sustained buying by funds amid firm global cues. The 30-share BSE index rose by nearly 49 points, to 17,148 in the first five minutes of trade this morning.Likewise, the wide-based National Stock Exchange Nifty moved up ...

EGOM lifts ban on onion exports

An empowered group of ministers (EGOM) on food headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday lifted the ban over the export of onion. The meeting also fixed the Minimum Export Price of onions at 475 dollars a tonne.On the 9th of this month, the ministerial panel banned onion exports to boos...

Sensex gains 354 pts

The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange gained a solid 354 points, or 2.1 percent, to close above the 17,000 mark, at 17,099, amid firm global markets, today. IT stocks shone, on a weakening rupee. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange surged 108 points, or 2.2 percent, to 5,140.Stock markets in ...

India calls upon US investment in power sector

India has called upon the US companies to invest in the growing power sector in the country. In a statement released in New Delhi, Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde asserted that lucrative opportunities are available for the investors in the country. He added that the contribution of the priv...

Sensex gains 354 pts

The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange gained a solid 354 points, or 2.1 percent, to close above the 17,000 mark, at 17,099, amid firm global markets, Tuesday. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange rose 108 points, or 2.2 percent, to 5,140.

Sensex jumps 265 points to cross 17k mark

The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange rose 118 points, or 0.7 per cent, to 16,863 in opening trade, on Tuesday morning, on across-the-board buying by investors. Later, as regional markets firmed up, the Sensex gained further ground, to stand 265 points, or 1.6 percent in the green, and cross the 1...

Sensex recovers 186 points in afternoon trade

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex which rose by almost 118 points in opening trade today was trading 186 points up at 16,931 in afternoon trade.Similarly, the Nifty at the National Stock Exchange was trading 67 points up at 5099 points. In the Asian region, Hong Kong's Hang Seng In...

ADB approves $80m loan for improvement in Kathmandu water

Rupee down by 44 paise against dollar

The Indian rupee was down by 44 paise at a fresh two-year low of 48.25 rupees per US dollar in early trade today. The rupee resumed lower at 48.16 per dollar on the Interbank Foreign Exchange, as against its previous closing level of rupees 47.82 per dollar, before tumbling to 48.25 Rupees, a level ...

Sensex rises 118 points in opening trade

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex rose by almost 118 points in opening trade today on selective buying by funds and retail investors. The 30-share BSE index, which lost 188 points in yesterday's session, recovered by 117 points, or 0.70 per cent, to 16,863 in the first five minutes...