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September 10, 2011 5:30 PM

Cotton export to be under open General License: Rahul Khullar

There will be no restrictions on the export of cotton in the next crop season beginning October. Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar told reporters in New Delhi that cotton export will be under Open General License for the next season.The decision was taken after deliberations by the Ministers of Finan...

September 10, 2011 5:28 PM

Cotton export to be under open General License: Rahul Khullar

There will be no restrictions on the export of cotton in the next crop season beginning October. Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar told reporters in New Delhi that cotton export will be under Open General License for the next season.The decision was taken after deliberations by the Ministers of Finan...

September 10, 2011 12:44 PM

China's trade surplus falls sharply in August

Chinese officials say the country's trade surplus fell sharply in August, after an unexpected jump in imports. China 's customs agency said on Saturday that exports rose 24.5 percent year-on-year in August to 173 billion dollar. However, imports jumped 30.2 percent to 155.5 billion...

September 10, 2011 9:59 AM

G7 finance ministers meet to discuss growing financial, economic problems

Finance ministers and central bankers of leading industrialized nations are meeting through Saturday in the southern French city of Marseilles to assess how to counter growing financial and economic problems. The Group of Seven meeting takes place amid warnings that leading industrialized economies ...

September 9, 2011 5:24 PM

Sensex slumps 299 pts, closes at 16867

The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange slumped 299 points, or 1.7 percent, to again close below the 17,000 mark, at 16,867, on heavy profit-booking by investors, amid falling global markets, today. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange lost 94 points, or 1.8 percent, to 5,059.Stock markets in Ja...

September 9, 2011 2:37 PM

Crude prices up in Asian trade

Crude prices were up in Asian trade today boosted by data showing a drop in US oil stocks. New York's main contract light sweet crude gained 23 cents to 89.28 dollar per barrel. Brent North Sea crude rose 21 cents to 114.76 dollar.

September 9, 2011 1:47 PM

Export up 44.2% in August: Commerce Secretary

India's exports went up 44.2 per cent in August as compared to the corresponding period last year. Talking to reporters in New Delhi the commerce secretary Rahul Khullar said that exports touched24.2 billion US Dollars. He said that imports rose by 41.8 per cent to reach 38.4 billion US dol...

September 9, 2011 1:28 PM

Sensex gains 100 pts

Amid highly volatile trading today, the BSE benchmark Sensex moved up for the third day in a row, gaining 100 points amid slight easing of the food inflation and a strong trend in global stock markets.The Bombay Stock Exchange 30-share index, Sensex, which had gained 352 points in the previous two s...

September 9, 2011 1:27 PM

Rupee tumbles by 31 paise

The Indian rupee tumbled by 31 paise to a fresh one-year low of Rs. 46.50 per US dollar in early trade on Friday, extending its downward spiral against the American currency on sustained dollar demand from banks and importers in view of dollar firmness in overseas markets.The rupee resumed lower at ...

September 9, 2011 12:05 PM

Sensex down 90 pts

After gaining over 46 points in the opening trade, the BSE benchmark Sensex was trading at 17,212 in the first five minutes of trade today. But in later session, Sensex lost over 99 points and was trading at 17,066 points a short while ago. While 50-share National Stock exchange, Nifty was dangling ...

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